Talk:Madonna/Archive 6

Alias
The alias is not necessary legal. It should be Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie. I included an official source from Callaway Arts & Entertainment. http://www.callaway.com/publishing_madonnabio.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Israell (talk • contribs) 00:01, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Citation required
Under the musical influences section, an interview with Madonna in the Observer dated October 29, 2006 is mentioned. I have tried the Observer/Guardian Unlimited website and can find no trace of this interview. Can someone provide a citation please? 86.158.131.45 (talk) 16:21, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Material Girl/Queen Of Pop
Several articles mention those titles. Madonna is sometimes referred to as The Material Girl and The Queen Of Pop by the media.

This could be okay. Israell
 * Whose this? Please sign your comments and the third source is a fansite. Not required as a better source exists. Vikrant 16:49, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

video/film/book lists
Why are these lists added in? thats why there are links to separate articles on the lists for each, so that there is not long lists filling up this article. These should be removed. JKW111 (talk) 08:18, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Discography,Videography...
Where are the discography, videography, filmography.... lists links? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.172.60.49 (talk) 18:50, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

See Also section. Vikrant 17:25, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

No, they aren`t. Discography is the most important part, but... where is the list with all the albums?. No videos list, no movies list... this article, in my opinion, is incomplete. And i don't understant why this page is closed.

Discography and videography(?) links are in the madonna template box at the bottom of the page, and dont need duplicate entries in the see also section. JKW111 (talk) 04:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

GA on hold
&mdash; Dihydrogen Monoxide 04:01, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Quite a few fair use issues. Considering Madonna (entertainer), why not just fill the thing with free images, and get rid of the fair use?
 * ✅ The paintings related screenshot cant be replaced so its still present. Vikrant 12:16, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The infobox image could do with a caption
 * I wrote one but doesnt appear. Vikrant 12:16, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "On December 13, 2007, it was announced that Madonna would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008." - Needs a source, as other stuff in the lead is
 * ✅ sourced in 2007 section. Vikrant 12:16, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * In some parts of the "Early life and career" every sentence (almost) starts with "She" - try some variety
 * "She had little money and for some time lived in squalor..." - paragraph needs sourcing
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:48, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "Madonna became romantically involved with the musician Dan Gilroy, with whom she later formed her first rock band, the Breakfast Club, back in New York..." - Referencing needed for this paragraph
 * "In 1982, Madonna signed a singles deal with Sire Records..." - Paragraph unsourced
 * "and it was also a success on the U.S. dance charts peaking at #3" - "and" not necessary, try rewording a bit too....
 * "eight on the U.S. albums chart[15] and contained" - need punctuation under the ref
 * "At the time of its release, Madonna sold two million copies worldwide, one million of those in the U.S." - Ref needed
 * "Her follow up album, Like a Virgin, became her first number one album on the U.S. albums chart.[18] Buoyed by the success of its title track, Like a Virgin, which reached number one in the U.S. with a six week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart[14]." - The second sentence would sound better if it was part of the first. The song's title should be in quotes, not italics. Ref 14 should be after the full stop.
 * "(Incidently, these songs were released by Geffen Records...Sire would continue promotion on the album by releasing additional singles; "Angel" and "Dress You Up".)" - Waaay too much stuff in brackets here
 * "Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in the U.S. in 1985 titled The Virgin Tour, with opening act The Beastie Boys." - Unsourced, and it should be merged into a paragraph or something
 * "soulful ballad" - who says it's one?
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:32, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "The music videos for the album displayed Madonna’s continued interest..." - paragraph unsourced
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:28, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "The statue was intended to commemorate the fact that some of Madonna's ancestors had lived in Pacentro." - Ref needed. Also on ref 30, cite something other than the Italian Wikipedia...
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:47, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "The video depicted a black man who comes to the aid of a white woman being murdered by white men but the black man is arrested for the crime." - Needs some wlinking here (black man, etc.)
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:59, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "was the saucy serving "Hanky Panky" which describes the pleasures of a nice spanky" - ref needed, and we shouldn't be using words like "spanky" (just "spank", and a wlink to define it)
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:59, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ""curled" the toes of U.S. radio stations so to speak" - huh?
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:59, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "Madonna would later comment that this period of her life was designed to give the world every single morsel of what they seemed to be demanding in their invasion of her private life." - source for this comment?
 * ✅ Vikrant 13:00, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "In the spring of 1994..." - paragraph needs sourcing
 * "blended personal and introspective lyrics with Eastern sounds, down-tempo, electronic instrumentation, strings by Craig Armstrong and a strong rave flavor" - Source needed for this
 * ✅ Vikrant 13:00, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "her first film since "Evita"." - films = italics, not quotes
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "album charts[57]. It was her first US number one album since 1989's Like a Prayer[57]. " - ref after full stop, not before
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:49, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "featured a controversial music video" - ref for controversy?
 * none Vikrant 12:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "Madonna kissed Spears and Aguilera during the performance, resulting in tabloid press frenzy." - source needed
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:22, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Are all the see also things necessary?
 * "her first film since "Evita"." - films = italics, not quotes
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "album charts[57]. It was her first US number one album since 1989's Like a Prayer[57]. " - ref after full stop, not before
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:49, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "featured a controversial music video" - ref for controversy?
 * none Vikrant 12:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * "Madonna kissed Spears and Aguilera during the performance, resulting in tabloid press frenzy." - source needed
 * ✅ Vikrant 12:22, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Are all the see also things necessary?

Thanks Vikrant for all your work on this article!! JKW111 (talk) 14:56, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Material Girl/Queen Of Pop
I'm trying to be a honest as I can. "She is often referred to as "Material Girl" and "Queen Of Pop" by the media. " would be more correct than "sometimes". I see those titles all the time. This new article mentions both titles. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/168937.html One more new article. http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14585814 Israell (talk) 09:28, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

But there is no need of more than one good news source for each title. Vikrant 11:53, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

I was just giving two more examples to justify the use of "often" on the discussion page. Israell (talk) 19:50, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

The current refs are not good refs. They are only examples of each usage. What is needed is a reference that says what the WP article is saying (ie, we need to find a reference that says that she is 'commonly known' (etc) as Material Girl or Queen of Pop, not merely refs that are an example of this usage). Wikipedia articles cannot give a handful of examples and then say "commonly" or "most" or any other such generalisation. JKW111 (talk) 14:54, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Do not add unfree images
A whole bunch of pictures were added that are NOT free. They are copyrighted. Please do not add them. One photo was actually taken from the Who's That Girl DVD cover, another from People.com. These images will be deleted. Do NOT repost. Maddyfan (talk) 12:24, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Pictures
What is with these pictures? The Bedtime Story picture is not relevant to anything discussed in the article (the song is mentioned without any other point - nothing about the video). The other two pictures are not even in the right sections, and in any case I don't think add anything to the article. they are really just there for vanity. Pictures should be used if they illustrate something in the article that is more effective if shown visually. Let's try to get more appropriate pics, otherwise the article is better without them. JKW111 (talk) 14:38, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Both the Madrid and the recent pictures are free. No need to replace them except for higher resolution copies. Vikrant 09:49, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * And Bedtime stories describes its content. The article must cover the style of Madonna's work. Vikrant 09:50, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I have moved the Evita and Live 8 images to be in correct chronology (and added text on Live 8 performance - not sure why it was not there before). As for bedtime story image, I still think it seems disconnected from the text of the article, which made me think of why in the "influences" section, there is nothing on influences Madonna has drawn from art (such as Kahlo, Guy Bourdin, Edward Hopper, etc). I think this would be beneficial (even though the article is already way too long). Then the bedtime story image would be more relevant in that section. Otherwise, the image remains pure decoration, which isn't enough for fair use. JKW111 (talk) 04:15, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * There's no restriction on size if content is relevant. So what "too long" are you talking about? And there may not be sources for influence of art. Vikrant 09:33, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * At the moment there's no reference for the caption on the Bedtime Story image. If no reference, then the caption should be changed to not refer to influences, which then raises question of relevance and policy on fair use images.JKW111 (talk) 10:07, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I just saw WP:SIZE. Less than 100 KB need not be split if the topic is vast. Vikrant 09:38, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree that 100K limit is not a hard rule, but some parts of the article seems to be a minute by minute record rather than key highlights. Eg, why does every single need to be mentioned when these are covered in numerous other articles and lists - only milestone singles should be covered, and why include the long block quote? It should be sufficient to say that she defended the claims, especially since there is a separate 'controversies' article. But happy to hear from others on areas for improvement. JKW111 (talk) 10:07, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ and still doing. Vikrant 10:41, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The block quote may be shortened, not actually removed. Vikrant 10:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

"Everybody"
Madonna.Com says that Everyody was relesed on April 24, 1982. It might not have been the commercial release date but it should be mentionned in the article since it's her first single. Good piece of information for an encyclopedia. Israell (talk) 22:06, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Celebrating 25 Years Of "Everybody!!!" Celebrating 25 Years Of "Everybody!!!" Celebrating 25 Years Of "Everybody!!!" Posted: 23 April 2007

It may seem like only yesterday but 25 years ago on April 24, 1982, Sire Records honcho Seymour Stein released a single called "EVERYBODY" on Warner Bros. Records by an unknown singer from Rochester, Michigan by the name of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. To say the world would never be the same is an understatement. The song went on to become a huge dancefloor hit and was heard all over the radio in the Summer of 1982. That little girl from Michigan would go on to become one of the most famous entertainers and cultural icons in history - selling close to 200 million records and remaining a star of enormous magnitude and influence for the next 25 years. She's just getting started. Long Live the Queen and Happy Anniversary to Madonna.

Liz Rosenberg


 * I think an encyclopedia needs to do better than words like "huge dancefloor hit". Is there any suitable reference as to the success of the song (other than from Madonna's publicist). JKW111 (talk) 23:16, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ though there is no urgent need of refs Vikrant 09:57, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Musician
How is she a musician??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.150.72.114 (talk) 18:17, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * See the musician article. She's a singer and writer. Vikrant 09:31, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

She doesn't play instruments though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shoop85 (talk • contribs) 19:02, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

But does the page call her a musician? Vikrant 05:50, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Well actually, she does play instruments. she's contributed guitar to her last three albums. Check the credits.LoveLaced (talk) 20:14, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Better arguments than P.O.V. are required to modify it. Madonna played the guitar on her last 3 tours and albums, on TV, etc. on a regular basis since year 2000. Israell (talk) 20:53, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Look up the meaning of musician. The voice is an instrument, plus include song writers. JKW111 (talk) 22:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

SO does that mean Celine Dion can be labelled as a "musician"? 142.150.72.114 (talk) 18:17, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The John Mellencamp article says: "On March 10, 2008, John Mellencamp will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Madonna, Leonard Cohen, The Ventures, and The Dave Clark Five.[1]" on top.

The Leonard Cohen and The Dave Clark Five articles mention the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on top too. If it can't be shown here, it can't be shown elsewhere neither and I'm gonna remove it from those other articles. [I'm having at laugh at the moment *LOL*, but seriously...] Israell (talk) 04:20, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure the Hall of Fame is the most important thing, but certaintly the article summary needs some expansion to better sum up her career. Key info woudl include "best known for", number of albums, number of #1's, number of grammys ... Any volunteers?? JKW111 (talk) 06:51, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Madonna is the biggest selling and most successful female artist in history. No record book needs to illustrate that, it is just known facts. Highest grossing tour, most number ones per country basis, 11 number ones in America and 11 in the UK etc... 9 number ones UK Albums, in excess of 250 million albums sold worldwide etc... She deserves it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.206.52.98 (talk) 06:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I just noticed that it's more important than the Immaculate Collection fact. Quite an accomplishment. Israell (talk) 09:35, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


 * He/she is right, Madonna isn't a musician. And she's listed as musician under her Occupations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dswhite85 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Madonna DOES play the guitar. She played the guitar on several songs during her last 3 world tours, on TV, at Live Earth etc. She's been doing it on a regular basis since year 2000. She played the guitar on her albums as well. It does justify it. musician singer guitarist Israell (talk) 20:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Roll and Roll is not about playing a guitar or doing rock song. The scope of rock and roll is huge. I quote from Wikipedia " From its early-1950s inception through the early 1960s, rock and roll music spawned new dance crazes. Teenagers found the irregular rhythm of the backbeat especially suited to reviving the jitterbug dancing of the big-band era. "Sock-hops," gym dances, and home basement dance parties became the rage, and American teens watched Dick Clark's American Bandstand to keep up on the latest dance and fashion styles. From the mid-1960s on, as "rock and roll" yielded gradually to "rock," later dance genres followed, starting with the twist, and leading up to funk, disco, house and techno".

It is important as Madonna has received similar recognition in the Hall of Fame in UK before with U2 and others. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.206.78.99 (talk) 16:44, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Criticisms - sexuality
I dont like this para - it has admitted 'speculation' without sources, and I cant really see how it is a criticism. In any case, i think Madonna recently said that the whole Bernhart relationship was just provoking the media and there was no actual sexual relationship. I think this para should be removed. Critiscism of the Sex book is covered elsewhere. JKW111 (talk) 06:51, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait. The full para is straight from the US bisexuality book. Vikrant 14:06, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Do you have a ref for how madonna reacted to Bernhart's story? Vikrant 14:08, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

What's the US bisexuality book? JKW111 (talk) 23:02, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * At the end of the paragraph. Vikrant 10:27, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah! I see now. Thx. But still, Im not sure what the "criticism" is?? JKW111 (talk) 12:38, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
 * First line. even that's from the book. Vikrant 10:15, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It says public intrigue and scrutiny, neither of which amounts to criticism. It needs to specifically say what she did, what the criticism actually was, and who made the criticism. At the moment its a very passive para with weasel words - it might be ok for the book its from, but is a very weak paragraph for wikipedia. I think the book it raising it as a point of saying Madonna has challenged sexual boundaries and therefore made a positive contribution, and is not raising it in the context of explaining criticism of the artist. JKW111 (talk) 13:02, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Bernhart's issue is expandable, so it can stay for now. Vikrant 07:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Madonna's controversies
Editors of this article may wish to take note of WP:Articles for deletion/Madonna's controversies. (Per WP:CANVAS I am mentioning this here to improve the quality of the discussion rather than to influence the outcome.) -Verdatum (talk) 15:56, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Successful female only in the UK???
Shouldn't this be rephrased to "She's also the most successful female recording artist in the US, having the most certified albums and singles, the most Top 40 singles, and the most Top 10 singles (36), the most for any artist which is a rare feat that ties her with Elvis Presly (with "Hung Up") on top of her 12 Hot 100 No. 1 singles. She's also the female with the most No. 1 singles in any component chart in the history of Billboard Charts - 37 No. 1 Singles in the Dance Chart.Diphosphate8 (talk) 02:28, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Influence on Science?
Does the fact a species of water bear was named in her honor constitute a specific section in the article? Even looking past that, is it appropriate to title that section "Influence on Science"? If it needs to be kept how about making the title more accurate; "In Taxonomy"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.20.31.226 (talk) 04:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Madonna is the most successful female singer ever, it should say that. Its a fact, look it up. There is also no mention of her influence on fashion, film and music and on other artists. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.239.92.199 (talk) 07:53, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Pictures & Audio
How come this article is so bare with pictures and audio. There should be a picture for each era since she is known for her reinventions and different images. There should be audio clips of her debut single "Everybody", "Like A Virgin" (made her a star), "Like A Prayer" (most critically acclaimed song), "Take A Bow" (shows she attepmts to sing, and represents the short R&B phase after erotica), "Ray of Light" (her big comeback). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shoop85 (talk • contribs) 01:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Look at this tag carefully. There should not be any copyrighted image to show what Madonna looks like if uncopyrighted ones exist. And songs must not be overused. Vikrant 15:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Dance chart
37 number-one Hot Dance Club Play hits in the USA for Madonna: should be mentioned! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.206.44.98 (talk) 08:16, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
 * What is the source for this fact? Vikrant 16:22, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Billboard is the source. That feat makes Madonna "the female artist with the most No.1 singles in any component chart in the Billboard Chart!" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.92.93 (talk) 02:52, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Billboard of what date? Whats the name of the article? Who wrote it? All of this should be known. Vikrant 15:14, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=50294&model.vnuAlbumId —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ewan20s (talk • contribs) 17:23, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

April 25, 2006 by Keith Caulfield http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002385739 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ewan20s (talk • contribs) 18:16, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Madonna is the top-selling female, per RIAA
Madonna is the top-selling female recording artist in the U.S., that is if we combine both her albums and singles sales. But if you're going to break it down, in the album category, she is second to Barbra Streisand while for the singles category, she tops among all female artists. She is also the female artist w/ most certified singles (gold,platinum and dimond) in the U.S. surpassing The Beatles' record. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Diphosphate8 (talk • contribs) 03:00, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Madonna was named as ‘’’RIAA's Artist Of The Century’s Best Selling Female Rock Artist’’’, along with Elvis Presley (Best Selling Male Rock Artist) and The Beatles (Best Selling Rock Group and Best Selling Artist Over-all).  Here’s the link for that article: http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=1999&resultpage=2&id=3ABF3EC8-EF5B-58F9-E949-3B57F5E313DF.  This certainly deserves a space in the introduction.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Diphosphate8 (talk • contribs) 03:13, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Elvis and Beatles arent needed here at all. Vikrant 15:26, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

Clarify
On 2006-11-01, Madonna responded to Banda's comments on an Dateline NBC interview with Meredith Vieira by saying that Yohane Banda had known what he was doing, having refused to accept her offer to financially support him and the child without adopting the child.

I scan this as "Madonna offered to support Yohane Banda and his child without adopting the child. Yohane Banda refused that offer." Is this what is intended? Is there a source for what was actually said? -Wikianon (talk) 19:30, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

specify 2nd top selling in US
Could we rephrase the statement to "She is the second top selling female artist in the U.S. in terms of albums sales and the top selling female in the singles sales." The one in the article link only refers to her U.S. ALBUMS sales only. Diphosphate8 (talk) 03:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok here's the link showing Madonna's 26 singles certified by RIAA:http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS She's the female artist with the most certified singles (26) in the U.S. and only behind Elvis Presley's 28.  Kindly add this statement in the intro.  It certainly deserves a space there. Wikipedia happens to have an entry on RIAA certification and you can also refer to that one.  Thanks! Diphosphate8 (talk) 03:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

In case it won't show up, go this site (http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH) and type in Madonna in the artist field and Single in the format field then click on the Search button to see the 26 certified singles.Diphosphate8 (talk) 04:03, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Is there any source saying she is female with most cert. singles? Can you tell its name, author, publisher, date and all other things you know? Vikrant 14:03, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * The RIAA website is where you can verify her 26 certified singles. Plus the wikipedia entry on RIAA certification (artists w/ most certified singles) can back that up.  Thanks! Diphosphate8 (talk) 16:18, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

OK I’ve found an article but this article is dated 2004 and states  “According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Madonna has 24 gold singles (500,000 units shipped) to her credit, the most for any female artist. She now ties The Beatles for second place behind Elvis Presley among artists with the most gold singles.” Here’s the link to that article: http://www.keithers.com/madonna/mchart4.html. In a matter of 2 years, she has produced 2 more singles that were certified (gold or platinum) in the U.S. placing her ahead of the Beatles but still second to Elvis’ record of 28.

Here’s another article to prove she’s the most successful female artist in the U.S. singles chart by “amassing 36 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 tying her with Elvis Presley for the most Top 10 hits of any artist in the Rock era.”  http://madonna.y2u.co.uk/Madonna_Awards.html  It also has a list of her 26 RIAA-certified singles. Back this up w/ the RIAA database link above and the Wiki article on RIAA certification and we’ll get what we’re looking for. Thanks! Diphosphate8 (talk) 16:37, 3 February 2008 (UTC)


 * If those seem not enough, here are two links for Madonna's rare singles chart record: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2005/12/02/madonna-ties-elvis-for-mo_n_11602.html and

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001570647. It's a feat matching Elvis Presley's 36 top 10 hits, the most for any artist in the rock era.

So it's okay to say that Per RIAA, Madonna is the second top selling female artist in the U.S. in terms of album sales but she tops among all female artists in the U.S. singles chart having 36 Top 10 singles (the most for any artist in the rock era, tying her with Elvis Presley) and having 26 RIAA-certified singles (the most for any female artist). All the links above would verify these statements. Thank you. 24.225.92.93 (talk) 17:43, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ Billboard is enough. Vikrant 12:19, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

... And where's the EDITED part in the intro for the Billboard accomplishment? I don't see anything. Thanks! Diphosphate8 (talk) 00:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
 * End of para 2: "In 2005, she tied with Elvis Presley's record of 36 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the most for any rock artist.[10]" Vikrant 13:45, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I believe it should be rephrased to "In 2005, she tied with Elvis Presley's record of 36 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the most for any artist in the rock era." This is how it's supposed to be written, per Billboard, as the achievement applies to all artists of different genres (and not just pertaining to "rock" artists, per se). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.92.93 (talk) 00:12, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No, "Rock era" is a purely essay style term. Vikrant 12:04, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

the achievement encompasses any genre in music (not just rock and it involves all artists, whether pop, rock, r&B, country) and that feat is achieved since the start of the rock era in the '50s. it makes it rather confusing if you state "the most for any rock artist. please refer to the article link and read what it originally states there - the most for any artist in the rock era. thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.92.93 (talk) 00:03, 8 February 2008 (UTC)