Popular Post MP3 Posted July 23 Popular Post Share Posted July 23 Back in 2005, Madonna released Hung Up which peaked the charts in 41 countries, a record at the time, earning her a place in the Guinness World Records book. Not so long before the release, she was ejected from a horse and broke some ribs. She did recovery just in time for the new era. All that after her American-folk mixed-reviewed album American Life. It was a real bad era for her and many said it ended her career. She was also writing books for children at the same time. Music, the song, her latest real success before that, toped the charts in 25 countries. Less then a month after releasing Hung Up, COADF was on the shelves worldwide. It toped the charts in 40 countries, also a record at the time. It sold 3.6 million copies in its opening week, being the 13th fastest selling album ever. Second only behind Adele (25) for females. Is COADF the most epic comeback for an artist ever? 38 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KatyPrismSpirit Posted July 23 Popular Post Share Posted July 23 The Emancipation of Mimi is forever the comeback of all comebacks 27 17 3 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHTAGPOW Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 No one has ever topped this comeback since. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyManInTheWorld Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 This and Mimi 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnoughSaid Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Mariah outdid her and had the biggest comeback of all time if we're honest 18 4 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post suburbannature Posted July 23 Popular Post Share Posted July 23 (edited) It'll always be Emancipation of Mimi. A true comeback from far further depths - two involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations, label head and ex-husband openly sabotaging her, the $80 million dollar buy out, Glitter and Charmbracelet BOMBING, her mental health and commercial decline being mainstream media news for an entire summer. All of that and then ending with the Song of the Decade, 3 top 2 songs, 10 million albums sold WW, 11 Grammy noms, and IFPI #2 album for 2005. Edited July 23 by suburbannature 27 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Yes sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: The Emancipation of Mimi is forever the comeback of all comebacks Charts say otherwise 9 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, MP3 said: Charts say otherwise That's not how comebacks work, sweetie (and they both sold 10 million WW with sources differing on which is very slightly ahead so that's basically irrelevant). Not you being mad this thread didn't go as you planned. 9 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MP3 said: Charts say otherwise Hung up No.1 in 49 countires. The album no.1 in 48 countries. The Guinness records at that time. And her comeback performance at mtv Europe was sooo iconic. I got chills seeing live back then Edited July 23 by nightowl 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Just now, nightowl said: Hung up No.1 in 49 countires. The album no.1 in 48 countries. The Guinness records at that time. There weren't even 49 individual country charts in 2005. No one has been able to validate that "record." 6 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 Just now, suburbannature said: That's not how comebacks work, sweetie (and they both sold 10 million WW with sources differing on which is very slightly ahead so that's basically irrelevant). Not you being mad this thread didn't go as you planned. Hmm pretty sure it works like that. I'm not bringing down Mariah's comeback, it was a solid one too, but Madonna's one is bigger in term of cultural impact and chart topping success 3 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Just now, MP3 said: Charts say otherwise The Emancipation of Mimi's lead single was literally the biggest song of the 2000s decade. The album sold over 12m copies globally. Confessions On A Dancefloor is estimated at 10M... Emancipation also had more succesful singles than COADF (Don't Forget About Us and Shake It Off were definitely bigger than Sorry and Get It Together) COADF was big globally but let's not diminish Mariah's monstrous success with The Emancipation of Mimi... simply because Madonna went #1 in Slovenia and Lithuania 3 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 Just now, suburbannature said: There weren't even 49 individual country charts in 2005. No one has been able to validate that "record." Stop bringing that fact because it's totally false, for sure there was at least 49 individual country chart in 2005, it's been only 20 years ago... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, MP3 said: Stop bringing that fact because it's totally false, for sure there was at least 49 individual country chart in 2005, it's been only 20 years ago... Ok, list them then. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, MP3 said: Hmm pretty sure it works like that. I'm not bringing down Mariah's comeback, it was a solid one too, but Madonna's one is bigger in term of cultural impact and chart topping success 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: The Emancipation of Mimi's lead single was literally the biggest song of the 2000s decade. The album sold over 12m copies globally. Confessions On A Dancefloor is estimated at 10M... Emancipation also had more succesful singles than COADF (Don't Forget About Us and Shake It Off were definitely bigger than Sorry and Get It Together) COADF was big globally but let's not diminish Mariah's monstrous success with The Emancipation of Mimi... simply because Madonna went #1 in Slovenia and Lithuania Emancipation did not sell over 12 million. You are the one who inflates her stat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, suburbannature said: Ok, list them then. Don't get pressed because your favorite can't. The Guinness say otherwise. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 2 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: The Emancipation of Mimi's lead single was literally the biggest song of the 2000s decade. The album sold over 12m copies globally. Confessions On A Dancefloor is estimated at 10M... Emancipation also had more succesful singles than COADF (Don't Forget About Us and Shake It Off were definitely bigger than Sorry and Get It Together) COADF was big globally but let's not diminish Mariah's monstrous success with The Emancipation of Mimi... simply because Madonna went #1 in Slovenia and Lithuania It's Like That is barely a Top 15 worldwide The album sold around 10 millions, as many as COADF Shake It Off was a English-speaking countries success yeah, but worldwide it was not even a Top 40 Hung Up only fell to top the US charts, but elsewhere it was #1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbannature Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Just now, nightowl said: Don't get pressed because your favorite can't. The Guinness say otherwise. List the 49 individual charts if they existed in 2005. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Just now, nightowl said: Emancipation did not sell over 12 million. You are the one who inflates her stat. Chartmasters has her predicted at 12M units ww. I know it's not an official source but historically they have been proven to have correct estimations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 4 minutes ago, suburbannature said: Ok, list them then. Take an atlas, they are all there 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, suburbannature said: List the 49 individual charts if they existed in 2005. Why don't you ask the Guinness then? Them Getting pressed just 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, MP3 said: It's Like That is barely a Top 15 worldwide The album sold around 10 millions, as many as COADF Shake It Off was a English-speaking countries success yeah, but worldwide it was not even a Top 40 Hung Up only fell to top the US charts, but elsewhere it was #1 and despite all of this We Belong Together remains at the #1 decade-end single of the 2000s in the biggest music market globally and Don't Forget About Us was a #1 hit. Hung Up was an undeniable success but let's stop acting like COADF has as much hits as The Emancipation Of Mimi 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightowl Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 (edited) 6 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: Chartmasters has her predicted at 12M units ww. I know it's not an official source but historically they have been proven to have correct estimations. That flopping chartmaster lmao Hes a big mj stan but a madonna hater. He keeps inflating mj and Mariah stats but deflates his hated artists such as Madonna. Her whole sales just stopped in 2016 according to that mess. Lmao. Yeah right. Make me believe he's the new riaa and sales measure police now. Sorry. no official source at all. but quoting his delu but asking me about the guinness record report. Lmao Edited July 23 by nightowl 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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