Madonna Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Lionel Richie at No. 2
Madonna scores her eighth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with the debut of her "MDNA," while Lionel Richie's all-star country collaborations covers album "Tuskegee" bows in the runner-up slot -- his highest-charting album since 1986.
"MDNA" sold 359,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan, and is Madonna's fifth straight studio album to debut at No. 1. It follows 2008's "Hard Candy," which moved 280,000 in its first week. "MDNA's" opener is her best sales week since 2000's "Music" shifted 420,000 when it debuted at No. 1.
Japan - 31,000 (doesn't include digital sales)
Turkey - 30,000 (4 days)
US - 359,000
UK - 56,000 (not include pre-orders?, 32,845 on first day alone... something going on there with those numbers)