# Talk:Ray of Light

International release date early March, but February 22 for Japan? That was a Sunday. Are albums sometimes released on Sundays in Japan? Seems odd.

Madonna’s ‘Ray of Light’ still shines quite bright
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—Indian:BIO [ ChitChat ] 09:55, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
 Comment: In Spanish Wikipedia; there are a lot information in legacy section. Chrishonduras (talk) 05:20, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

This album's certificate sales around 13 million. I think 16 million sales are so low figure for 13 million certificate sales. And there is so many reliable sources for 20 million. What do you think? I think this album already sold 20 million... 16 million it doesn't make sense
Sources;

BBC News: "Madonna: mad for fame at 40". BBC. August 15, 1998. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
VH1: Muro, Matt (April 30, 2012). "Madonna's Top 11 Controversies (And How They Helped Her Succeed Commercially)". VH1. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
Vogue: "Personalities: Madonna". Vogue. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
Irish Independent: O'shea, Joe (April 7, 2010). "Why we're still crazy for the Material Girl". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
Zee News: "Hindus urge Madge to create more Sanskrit peace numbers on her 53rd b'day". Zee News. Essel Group. September 6, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
The National (United Arab Emirates): Neil Vorano (June 1, 2012). "30 years in the spotlight: Madonna's highs and lows". The National. Mubadala Development Company. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
Terra Networks: Juanita Kremer. "MADONNA DE NUEVO Y PARA SIEMPRE". Terra (in Spanish). Terra Networks. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
EFE Spanish: "Madonna critica a Guy Ritchie en su nuevo disco" (in Spanish). Esmas.com. March 7, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
EFE Portuguese: "Madonna alfineta ex-marido Guy Ritchie no novo álbum 'MDNA'" (in Portuguese). Globo.com. March 7, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
GQ Magazine French: Séverine Pierron (March 26, 2012). "QUI SONT LES VRAIS ARTISANS DU SON MADONNA?". GQ France (in French). Retrieved April 15, 2013.
Gay Times Magazine: "Madonna's Ray of Light turns 18 today". Gay Times. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
—Navyiconer (talk) 16:08, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I have no idea from where you got 13 million, but its collective certifications from each market stands at 10,600,000 certifications. IFPI Europe collectively certifies for Europe which is 7 million. Using that its still 12.6 million and IFPI includes all shipments. Seeing that, 16 million is a reasonable compromise and that's what was decided the last consensus on the sales. @Binksternet: your input please. I can also collectively go ahead and disburse of the BBC link, its grossly overstated and its in no way reliable in this discussion. 20 million in 1998 is plain laughable claim. —IB [ Poke ] 16:23, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
Yes i said around 13 million so i mean 12,650 million certificate sales. Yeah that's okay BBC link is unreliable. —Navyiconer (talk) 16:38, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Let's continue to use 16 million, the same conclusion as the last few discussions on this issue. Consensus is solid.
The problem with this issue is that too many unreliable sources have published other numbers, and then those numbers have been parroted around the internet, including this article for brief periods. The other numbers are not based on certifications or reliable estimates. Binksternet (talk) 06:03, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
I'm totally agree with Navyiconer. ray of light has sold 20 million 20 million sources looks more reliable than 16 million sources —Rebelheartmetehan (talk) 21:47, 26 May 2016 (UTC)

Ya know... when someone creates a profile with a username derived from Madonna's latest album; and their very first contribution to Wikipedia is a response to an ongoing debate... it raises some suspicions. Homeostasis07 (talk) 00:00, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
What's your point? I don't get it. —Rebelheartmetehan (talk) 00:07, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

That you are a bloody duck sock of Navyiconer. Bah-bye. —IB [ Poke ] 08:26, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Ray of Light reached platinum status in Belgium. Chrishonduras (Diskussion) 05:39, 23 December 2016 (UTC)

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In this entire article, Curtis Maldoon's "Sepheryn" isn't mentioned once. It's the 1971 song that "Ray of Light" was based on. The songwriters are credited, but that's it. 70.77.106.11 (talk) 21:12, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

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Самым успешным релизом Мадонны в России стал альбом "Ray Of Light" (Warner Music / Студия Союз / 1998), достигший отметки 150.000 легально проданных CD/MC и не менее 200.000 пиратских (150,000 legally copies in Russia)
--Apoxyomenus (talk) 03:47, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

What is the correct release date for "The Power of Good-Bye" as a single? This article lists September 22, but the main article on the song says it was released on September 1. Daniel Schröder (talk) 20:26, 17 October 2025 (UTC)

I've checked the song's article "Release history" section, and it was still saying September 1, 1998 citing this source. But I can't enter the link right now so I tried archived link, but neither was it working. By the way, there is no September 22 word in "Release history" section, so I checked Apple Music, and it's saying Remixes edition was released on September 22. So to solve this, I think we have to unify them to September 1, per Template:Infobox song/doc#released.  Camilasdandelions  (talk!) 00:40, 18 October 2025 (UTC)
 Done. Daniel Schröder (talk) 13:26, 20 October 2025 (UTC)