Talk:Like a Prayer (album)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 19:35, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

I pledge to begin this review tomorrow, but it might take some time with such a large article since I work most days. --K. Peake 19:35, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

 * The release date is not written out anywhere in the body
 * ✅; written in release & promotion section Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove the ref for pop since they are discouraged in infoboxes and this is already sourced anyway
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on studio album
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Regarding the release date, write it out and source in the body
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "on the album while co-writing" → "on the album, with her co-writing" because "while" can lead to confusion about the meaning
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "has been described as a confessional" → "is a confessional" since "described" is not appropriate lead terminology in this context, also the confessional record detail should be mentioned in comp as well as reception, as it is fully relevant there
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Could you put the quote into your own words since that is more appropriate for the lead and it's not a hard one to reword?
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "The album was dedicated" → "It was dedicated"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "The album uses live instrumentation" → "Like a Prayer uses live instrumentation" and this needs to be mentioned in comp for the same reason as the confessional record part
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * None of the elements are directly sourced in the body
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikilink lead single
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The themes of childhood and adolescence are not sourced in the body
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "received universal acclaim," → "received universal acclaim from music critics," with the pipe
 * Here, you should use the above then write after the comma "who praised..." --K. Peake 09:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Instead of the Rolling Stone comment, mention what critics mostly praised about the album
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention countries that are included in the ones where it reached number one
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "were released from the album:" → "were released from it:"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and "Cherish" peaked at number two and" → "and "Cherish" both peaked at number two, and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "a top-ten hit." → "a top-10 hit." per MOS:NUM
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Worldwide, the album" → "Worldwide, Like a Prayer"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove the word "accompanying", as "the single's" specifies that these were the videos for them
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "was a lightning rod for religious" → "led to religious" because "lightning rod" is not encyclopaedic
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and burning crosses, and a" → "and burning crosses. It also demonstrates a"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "at its release." → "at the time of its release." but the expense is not sourced in the body
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention after the tour's name with a comma "which she used to promote it."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "named "Artist of the Decade" by" → "named artist of the decade by"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Background

 * Remove American singer-songwriter introduction since Madonna is the main person, so a lead intro is sufficient
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "caused her discomfort." → "caused Madonna's discomfort."
 * ✅; written as "caused discomfort for Madonna" Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe Catholic to Catholic Church
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and en-cash on" → "and en-cash for"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The personal meditations part is unsourced
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "to record them"." → "to record them."" per this ending a sentence in the original quote
 * "She decided to" → "Madonna decided to"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ❌ you missed this one --K. Peake 09:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I had changed this part of the paragraph from "; she told SongTalk magazine "[...]" She decided to take a more adult, sophisticated approach;..." -> "Madonna told SongTalk magazine "[...]" She decided to take a more adult, sophisticated approach;..." Hence, indicating "Madonna" again would not be necessary. Forgot to clarify. Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Oh very good you have clarified now, your wording is 100% correct now I have full context. --K. Peake 17:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * [6] should be solely at the end of the para because it is used for the last three sentences
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "She had certain matters" → "The singer had certain matters"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "her lost mother and" → "her lost mother, and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 02:48, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Development

 * Cut down on much text is included in the quote box per WP:OVERQUOTE
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I could not find any of that text in the Yahoo! article, unless I missed something?
 * ✅, Removed the Yahoo citation as it was an error. Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "was named after the influence of Catholicism on Madonna's early life" → "drew its title from Catholicism's influence on Madonna's early life,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikilink press release
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "a personal tone."" → "a personal tone"." per MOS:QUOTE regarding partial quotes
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "to do this"." → "to do this"". per the above on full sentences
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "also said that it" → "also said that Like a Prayer"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "what I felt"." → "what I felt.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "She told Rolling Stone magazine" → "Madonna told Rolling Stone,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "past musical influences"." → "past musical influences.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "in the Valley"." → "in the Valley.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Madonna and Sean Penn" → "Madonna and Penn"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "two weeks; with" → "two weeks, with"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe "Like a Prayer" to Like a Prayer (song)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * ""Cherish" and "Spanish Eyes" being written" → ""Cherish", and "Spanish Eyes" being penned in" with the pipe
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "It was done"." → "It was done.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove overly obvious wikilink on guitar
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "three songs from the album," → "three songs from Like a Prayer;"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe "Keep It Together" to Keep It Together (song)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikilink lead single
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "For the photoshoot," → "When it came to the photoshoot,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "brown; she commented" → "brown; she commented,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "my hair is dark"." → "my hair is dark.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention the release year of Sticky Fingers
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Lowercase the Rolling Stones per MOS:THEMUSIC
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "The packaging on" → "The packaging for"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe Warner Bros. Records to Warner Records
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the singer's idea;" → "Madonna's idea:"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "hear and smell"." → "hear and smell.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe AIDS to HIV/AIDS
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe bestiality to Zoophilia
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Composition

 * Retitle to Music and lyrics
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe Catholicism to Catholic Church on the quote box
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Here, mention the pop genre followed by the elements of numerous other ones, also adding the other stuff that I mentioned in the lead is not written here like the confessional record part
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "developed for the album." → "developed for Like a Prayer."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "in her life."" → "in her life"." per MOS:QUOTE
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "It's a pop rock" → "It is a pop rock"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "to Sly & the Family Stone." → "to Sly and the Family Stone."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove recording artist introduction and pipe on Prince, as you've already introduced him by now
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Madonna and Prince and" → "Madonna and Prince, and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "disco guitar breaks" → "disco guitar break[ing]" with the new wikilink
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "next song, "Promise to Try"" → "next song, "Promise to Try","
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "she specifically asks" → "she specifically asks:"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Full-stop is not needed after a question mark
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Why are the lyrics referred to as lines?
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "frozen in time"." → "frozen in time.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on Madonna's "Cherish"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I do not think "make it a simple love song" is appropriate language; reword this to be more encyclopedic
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on pop since this will have already been done by now once you add the genre at the section's start
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "It summons up a" → "The song summons a"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe authoritative to Authoritarian personality
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove comma after father
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * ""Promise To Try" and "Oh Father" were" → ""Promise To Try", and "Oh Father" are" because the songs still exist
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Madonna tried to" → "Madonna tries to"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on "Keep It Together"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The two songs are not sourced as being the final ones
 * ✅, removed final songs sentence. Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on AIDS
 * you are supposed to remove this because it was already wikilinked in a prior section --K. Peake 17:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Use single quotation marks for the song title inside a quote
 * this is referring to the "Spanish Harlem" instance --K. Peake 17:46, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the Catholic prayer Act of Contrition, then, the vocals" → "the Catholic prayer of the same name, before the vocals"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove the last para entirely since WP:RSPYT not only writes off unofficial accounts (this one is not verified), but also goes against copyrighted content
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Promotion

 * Retitle to Release and promotion
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Move the images to the tour sub-section per relevance
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Add the release date at the top of this section with a source
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Add a comma after Performance and Popular Music: History, Place and Time
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on Warner Music
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "when it was" → "when the EP was"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:45, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Singles

 * "as the lead single on" → "as the lead single from Like a Prayer on"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * You need source(s) for the reviews of the songs as these are specific parts that album or other reviews point out
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "on the United States' Billboard Hot 100, and" → "on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the United Kingdom and other countries." → "the United Kingdom, among other countries."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * [45][46][47][48][49][50] is too many refs in one place, so move them around to being after the appropriate commas for countries but don't invoke a ref more than once in a sentence
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on "Express Yourself"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and complimented the song for" → "and complimented it for"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "to women and all" → "to women, as well as all"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilinks on Billboard Hot 100 after the first
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Audio sample is not relevant in this section; move to music and lyrics instead
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on "Cherish"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "which incorporated themes" → "that incorporated themes"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "a commercial success," → "a commercial success elsewhere," because the Hot 100 should be mentioned before these charts
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "reaching the top-ten" → "reaching the top-10" per MOS:NUM
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the United Kingdom and" → "the UK, and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * [54][55][56][57][58] is too many refs in one place, so move around like how I said for the previous instance
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * B-side should begin with capitalisation and pipe to A-side and B-side, but this needs to be backed up
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on "Oh Father", also the info is unsourced apart from the chart position
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "attain top-ten positions," → "attain top-10 positions,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "It ended Madonna's string of 16 consecutive top five" → "The song ended Madonna's string of 16 consecutive top-five"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "in the United States." → "in the US." per MOS:US
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on "Dear Jessie"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "to the United Kingdom," → "to the UK,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Australia and Japan." → "Australia, and Japan."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the top 10 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and" → "the top-10 in the UK and Ireland, and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "top 20 in Germany, Spain and Switzerland." → "top-20 in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on "Keep It Together"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "on January 30, 1990 as" → "on January 30, 1990, as"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "critics but was commercially successful; reaching" → "critics, but was commercially successful, reaching"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "in the United States." → "in the US."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "In Australia it reached the top of the charts" → "In Australia, it reached number one"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Tour

 * A lot of the info is not sourced by People
 * ✅, added more sources Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Add release year of I'm Breathless and is a comma really needed before the title?
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "North America and" → "North America, and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe German expressionist film to German Expressionism (cinema)
 * ✅ --Kekkomereq1 (talk) 15:44, 8 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on religious themes
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Add release year of film
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * None of the info is backed up by BBC News apart from the controversy
 * ✅, added sources Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on "Like a Prayer" and wikilink on "Oh Father"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Lighter moments included" → "A lighter moment was"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on "Cherish"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on Canada
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * [72] should be at the end of the sentence instead because it backs up the boycott too
 * ✅, new source Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The cancellation does not appear to be sourced
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "released on video," → "released on video;"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Critical reception

 * "received universal acclaim." → "was met with universal acclaim from music critics."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and that though she is trying to be "serious" Madonna" → "and despite trying to be "serious", the singer"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove entertainment website introduction to The A.V. Club
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "his review hailing" → "his review by hailing"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of the Eighties."" → "of the Eighties"." per MOS:QUOTE
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of "Dear Jessie" and was" → "of "Dear Jessie", and was"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "felt all the other songs were memorable," → "found all the other songs memorable,"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "said, "musically it's" → "said, "Musically it's
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "wrote that album was "Lyrically [...] a" → "wrote that lyrically, the album is "a" plus put more of this into your own words per WP:QUOTEFARM
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "hailed it as" → "hailed Like a Prayer as"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of popular music."" → "of popular music"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on confessional
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "more assured vocal."" → "more assured vocal"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of all time." → "of all time"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove comma after San Francisco Examiner and cut down that review's level of quoting
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove or replace The Cavalier Daily per WP:RSSM
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "people she doesn't know"." → "people she doesn't know.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The last two sentences of this section should be a separate para
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Add a comma after The Village Voice
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Commercial performance

 * Remove the img since it does not have any contextual relevance
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "In the United States," → "In the US," per MOS:US
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "after its third week, where it remained for six consecutive weeks, making it" → "after three weeks, remaining there for six consecutive ones, thus becoming"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "number 1 album." → "number one album." per MOS:NUM
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "The album also reached a peak of" → "Like a Prayer also reached"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Write quadruple platinum since that is the one the source shows and is specific, also platinum should not be capitalized and change units to 4,000,000 in prose then mention they were in the US
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The further 575,000 copies are not mentioned by the source
 * ✅, removed sentence as I am unable to find a source Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "over 4 million copies in the United States." → "over 4,000,000 copies in the US, as of December 2014."
 * ✅, added claimed sales figure of 5 million Theknine2 (talk) 13:11, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "The album was present for" → "It was present for"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Add "in Canada" to close the sentence
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 13:05, 4 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "In the United Kingdom," → "In the UK," but the URL is a singles chart that backs none of these stats up, also add chart history for the number-one and overall weeks
 * ✅, added correct ref Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and a total of" → "and spent a total of"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention that the certification was awarded by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the copies were in the UK
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "amongst top 5 best selling international albums" → "amongst the top five best selling international albums of 1989"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe French Albums Chart to Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "having spent a total of thirty-six weeks" → "totaling 36 weeks"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Platinum should not be capitalised and remove wikilink on the organisation, plus mention the copies were in France
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe MegaCharts to Dutch Charts
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "staying a total of thirty-two" → "staying for a total of 32"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe Media Control to GfK Entertainment charts
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "certified there times gold" → "certified three times gold"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "over 750,000 copies." → "over 750,000 copies in the country."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "at Musica e dischi and sold" → "at Musica e dischi, and had sold" but the source is June 1989 not July
 * ✅, fixed date Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "stands at more" → "stand at more"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove wikilink on Asia-Pacific
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * I can't find the Japan stats on the source, unless I missed something?
 * The page states "登場回数 22回", which means the album has appeared on the weekly chart for a total of 22 times. Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, my translator must have not picked up on that. --K. Peake 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "It also became her" → "The album also became her"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The most of decade part is unsourced
 * ✅, statement has been removed until I can find a notable source. Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention that the shipments were in the country
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention the shipments for double platinum
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * State that the copies worldwide are as of March 2020
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Legacy

 * Img should be in the music videos sub-section per relevancy
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikilink music videos instead
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Art Tavana opined that" → "Art Tavana expressed that"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "with the album Madonna" → "with the album, Madonna"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "than her body"." → "than her body.""
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Annie Zaleski from The A.V. Club, praised" → "Zaleski, for The A.V. Club, praised" per MOS:SURNAME
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of universal acclaim."" ←→ "of universal acclaim"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Replace "definitive" with "iconic" per the source
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "with the album Madonna" → "with the album, Madonna"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of all time."" → "of all time"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Music videos

 * Place the img at the start and keep the caption as it is
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the album and" → "Like a Prayer and"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "in the process constructed" → "in the process, she constructed"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "for the title track "Like a Prayer"," → "for "Like a Prayer"," because you've introduced this track already
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Apart from the video being controversial, none of the info is sourced
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Jon Pareles wrote that" → "Pareles wrote that"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "the video while critics accused it of" → "the video, while critics observed"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "sell a concept."" → "sell a concept"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove comma after The Huffington Post
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "and came to" → "and they came to"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "images in postmodernism."" → "images in postmodernism"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "like Marlene Dietrich."" → "like Marlene Dietrich"."
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Critic lists

 * "named it the" → "named Like a Prayer the"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "in a 2020 revised list." → "in a 2020 edition." to be less repetitive
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "Apart from that the album was also" → "The album was" but things are supposed to be ordered chronologically, so this should be like that
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Mention the book's year
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "In 2006," → "The following year," since this should be the sentence after 2005
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "of half million people on British television network" → "of 500,000 people by"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "to the list" → "to the 2006 list"
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on Time
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * "listed the album" → "listed Like a Prayer" and the "Women Who Rock" list should be after this
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove pipe on Spin
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Track listing

 * Good

Personnel

 * Use sub-headings instead of sub-sections
 * Create the sub headings like this --K. Peake 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 18:54, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikilink should be on synthesizers instead
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Donna DeLory → Donna De Lory
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe drums to Drum kit
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe bass to Bass guitar
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe Hammond B3 organ to Hammond organ
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Weekly charts

 * See MOS:TABLECAPTION for both
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) → Icelandic Albums (Plötutíóindi)
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The Japanese position does not appear to be sourced
 * The page states "過去最高 1位 ", which means the album's highest chart position was #1. Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarification, did not notice that 1. --K. Peake 08:48, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Pipe ZPAV to Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Year-end charts

 * See MOS:TABLECAPTION
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Are you sure the Norway ones count as year-end charts?
 * ✅, removed Norwegian entries Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove Cash Box since the main US chart is already here
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 08:12, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Certifications and sales

 * See MOS:TABLECAPTION
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Remove Malaysia since sales that only go up to the first two weeks are unnotable
 * ✅ Theknine2 (talk) 09:11, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Final comments and verdict

 * until everything is resolved; that went quicker than I expected! --K. Peake 11:21, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I will work on these issues as quickly as I can! Theknine2 (talk) 17:28, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Nice job so far, I did briefly point out where things weren't implemented. --K. Peake 09:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * I have completed all the points mentioned above. Do advise if there are any remaining issues within the article, thank you! Theknine2 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ now, I did some light copy editing but everything else was already good! --K. Peake 11:14, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! You have been super helpful throughout the process. Theknine2 (talk) 01:54, 15 November 2021 (UTC)