Madonna’s Rebel Heart in the Charts – Takes the #1 spot in 11 countries

Australia #1
Austria #1
Belgium #1
Canada #1
Czech Republic #1
Germany #1
The Netherlands #1
Portugal #1
Spain #1
Switzerland #1
Taiwan #1
Denmark #2
Finland #2
Singapore #2
UK #2
USA #2
France #3
Greece #4
Ireland #5
Thailand #5
New Zealand #7
Japan #8
Sweden #10

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USA #2
“Rebel Heart” wins the pure album sales race, but the “Empire” soundtrack has a greater first week due to streams and digital downloads.

“Rebel Heart” is number 1 on the album sales chart, but number 2 on the total chart, which counts streaming and all digital downloads. “Rebel Heart” will also finish at number 1 on Billboard’s chart, as they now count everything, too.

Actual numbers, streaming plus sales:

#1 Empire – Soundtrack – 128,640
#2 Madonna – Rebel Heart – 121,972
#3 Luke Bryan – Spring Break… Checkin’ Out – 95,158

Australia #1
Madonna’s new album Rebel Heart has debuted at the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart, becoming her 11th No. 1 in Australia, a run that stretches back to True Blue which reached the summit in August 1986.

UK #2
Madonna’s latest album, Rebel Heart, had been in pole position throughout the week, but Smith’s In The Lonely Hour sneaked ahead at the last minute.

In the end, he beat Madonna by 12,000 sales, the Official Chart Company said.

#1 Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
#2 Madonna – Rebel Heart
#3 Ed Sheeran – x

The album even received a few certifications…

Brazil – Gold (20,000 copies sold)
France (17,000 copies sold)

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