Don’t Try To Distract Me With Numbers

Don’t try to distract me with numbers, but… the numbers are in!

Confessions II enters straight to no.1 in the album charts of several major markets worldwide, including Australia, France, Italy, and the UK.

In the UK, Confessions II is the first Madonna album to reach the top of the chart since MDNA in 2012. With the new score, the Queen of the Dance Floor becomes the first US female artist to earn a no. 1 album across five decades, and equals Elvis Presley in sitting fifth on the list of acts with the most UK Number 1 albums of all time. In more news, Danceteria made its debut in the Official UK Singles Chart at no. 38.

Madonna’s Number 1 albums in the UK:

1. Like a Virgin (1984)
2. True Blue (1986)
3. Like a Prayer (1989)
4. The Immaculate Collection (1990)
5. Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996)
6. Ray of Light (1998)
7. Music (2000)
8. American Life (2003)
9. Confessions on a Dancefloor (2005)
10. Hard Candy (2008)
11. Celebration (2009)
12. MDNA (2012)
13. Confessions II (2026)

Besides the Official Albums Chart Top 100, Confessions II also debuts at the top in other UK lists: the Albums Sales Chart, the Vinyl Albums Chart, the Album Downloads Chart and the Physical Albums Chart, while it is no. 7 in the Albums Streaming Chart.

In France, Confessions II tops the albums chart compiled by Snep with 25.491 equivalent sales.
It is Madonna’s first number-one album in France in 18 years, with her last chart-topper being Hard Candy, and her 8th overall in the country. Confessions II also granted Madonna the biggest opening week of the year for a female artist in the country, and the best pop debut.

Madonna’s Number 1 albums in France

1. True Blue (1986)
2. Like a Prayer (1989)
3. Something to Remember (1995, it topped the compilations chart before rankings were fully merged)
4. Music (2000)
5. American Life (2003)
6. Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
7. Hard Candy (2008)
8. Confessions II (2026)

Madonna and her friends recently say that Italians do NOT really do it better… but it seems that we still do it well.

Confessions II enters straight to no. 1 in this week’s Top 100 albums chart compiled by FIMI/NIQ (week 28/2026).
The album is also no. 1 in the dedicated chart for CD, vinyls and music cassettes.

Madonna’s Number 1 albums in Italy

Since FIMI began tracking the official charts in 1995, Madonna has achieved 10 official number-one albums:

1. Something to Remember (1995)
2. Music (2000)
3. American Life (2003)
4. Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
5. I’m Going to Tell You a Secret (2006)
6. The Confessions Tour (2007)
7. Hard Candy (2008)
8. Celebration (2009)
9. MDNA (2012)
10. Rebel Heart (2015)
11. Confessions II (2026)

She also scored multiple number one albums when the Italian album chart was compiled by Musica&Dischi, including her top selling album True Blue (1986).

In Australia, the first country to announce this week’s lists, Confessions II entered straight to no.1 in the Top 50 Albums chart compiled by ARIA and it also sits atop the higher place of the Top 10 Vinyl Albums chart.

Confessions II is Madonna’s 22nd ARIA Chart top 10 album, and her 13th No. 1.
It marks her first studio album to reach #1 down under since MDNA in 2012.

Madonna’s Number 1 albums in Australia

1. True Blue (1986)
2. I’m Breathless: Music From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy (1990)
3. The Immaculate Collection (1990)
4. Erotica (1992)
5. Bedtime Stories (1994)
6. Something To Remember (1995)
7. Ray Of Light (1998)
8. Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
9. Hard Candy (2008)
10. MDNA (2012)
11. Rebel Heart (2015)
12. Finally Enough Love (2022)
13. Confessions II (2026)

Confessions II also entered straight to no.1 in the album charts of The Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Scotland and at no.2 in Germany, Ireland and New Zealand.