Madonna’s “Confessions II,” her first new album in seven years, found a grateful audience awaiting her return. The album tipped with 134,000 equivalent album units, more than enough to surpass Olivia Rodrigo’s still very successful album and reach the top of the Billboard 200 album chart.

Billboard reported Sunday that the debut of “Confessions II” set recent records for Madonna. Breaking down that 134K figure: The album delivered Madonna’s best streaming week, with SEA units of 19,000, representing 20.1 million on-demand streams. Album sales were also strong, with 114,000 physical or digital copies sold, representing the singer’s best sales week since 2012.

Also debuting in the top 10 was Ken Carson’s “Xperiment,” at No. 7 with 42,000 equivalent album units, and Britain’s Sienna Spiro’s debut album, “The Visitor,” which bowed at No. 9 with 39,000 units.

Rodrigo’s “You Look Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love” remained in the number 2 position with 103,000 units added to its total. Rounding out the top 10 were Ella Langley at #3, Morgan Wallen at #4, Drake at #5, Noah Kahan at #6, Michael Jackson at #8 and Toby Keith at #10.

Keith’s “35 Biggest Hits” climbed back into the top 10 thanks to streaming of the patriotic anthem “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” getting a big boost over Independence Day weekend, according to Billboard.

Madonna’s debut figure of 134,000 for her well-reviewed album easily surpassed the 95,000 her previous effort, “Madame

BIllboard’s calculations for “Confessions II” showed that it made Madonna the first act with a No. 1 album in the 2020s to also reach the top of the chart in three previous decades. Those previous decades are the 80s, 2000s and 2010s; Somehow, none of their ’90s albums made it to the top. It is their tenth number one album and their 24th to reach the top 10.

Only five artists in history have more number one albums than her, a list topped by the Rolling Stones, who have 38 LPs that have climbed to the top of the Billboard 200, a number that any contemporary artist will have trouble surpassing. (We’ll find out in a week if the Stones have a chance to increase their number to 39, with a new release arriving this weekend.)

Madonna’s triumph with the new album is especially interesting considering that none of the singles released before the full album really took off. Her duet with Sabrina Carpenter, “Bring Your Love,” failed to capitalize on their appearance together at Coachella, peaking on the Hot 100 at No. 74. However, the lack of a previous standout single was no deterrent to Madonna’s thirsty fans, who quickly embraced the idea that “Confessions II” is more of a nonstop dance record than a collection of pop songs. The album has a high average rating of 84 from critics on Metacritic, with praise including that of Steven J. Horowitz at Variety proclaiming it “easily the best album Madonna has made in two decades.”

In the United Kingdom, “Confessions II” became Madonna’s thirteenth album to reach No. 1 there, with Spiro debuting close behind at No. 2.

Warner, Madonna’s label, noted that she joined the Beatles as one of only two artists to have 10 No. 1 albums on the U.S. and U.K. charts.