The candy countdown has begun

Congratulations to Madonna for scoring her 13th #1 hit single in the UK Top 40. As you may know, along with the Billboard Hot 100, the UK Top 40 is one of the most important music charts on the planet, so securing a #1 spot is kind of a big deal. 4 Minutes did it, so Madonna's officially where she belongs: on the throne of the Queen of pop!

In addition to the UK Top 40, Madonna's also #1 in the United World Charts, which is somewhat of a compilation of several improtant charts worldwide. Again, this is a very important chart to top, since being #1 gives you massive exposure and lots of additional airplay on contemporary radio.

Last Friday the single finally came out in the Netherlands (up untill that date, there was only the digital download) so as you can imagine it's been repeat in my CD player ever since. There are also two really cool remixes (one by Bob Sinclar, and the other by Holland's very own Junkie XL) as B-sides featured. Usually I'm not that keen on B-sides, as I almost always like the original better, but this time around I really like them both (I still like the original better, by the way).

If all of this wasn't enough, I've officially begun my countdown to the relase of Hard Candy (Friday april 25 in the Netherlands and several other European countries, Monday april 28 in the UK and Thuesday april 29 in the United States and the rest of the world). I can't wait to get my hands on the album! Allthough I know several songs have leaked, the only sneak peaks I got were official ones for Give It 2 Me and Miles Away, both of them sounding fantastic!

Add up to that the fact that there are still chances of winning for Madonna's promo gig in Paris (the one in london is cancelled, because of Madonna headlining the BBC Big Weekend in Kent), and you'll get the picture: I'm a happy camper!