Madonna's new album "Confessions II" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard charts

Madonna's new album, "Confessions II," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, NPR Music reported, marking the tenth time in her career that one of her albums has topped that chart. The dance-pop record sold 114,000 copies in its first week, a number NPR Music's Stephen Thompson said shows that Madonna still reaches a loyal army of fans even though her release pace has slowed and the album hasn't done much business on streaming or radio.

Madonna doesn't need much introduction. She was one of the biggest stars of the 1980s, breaking through with hits like "Borderline," "Crazy For You" and "Like A Virgin" before becoming one of the best-selling recording artists in history. "Confessions II" leans into the dance-pop sound she's built her career on, and its only charting single so far is "Bring Your Love," a duet with Sabrina Carpenter.

Madonna's return anchored an unusually 1980s-heavy week on the charts overall. A cluster of old Fourth of July-themed songs, including Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," plus tracks from Toby Keith, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Creedence Clearwater Revival, came roaring back onto the Hot 100, and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" returned to the Top 40.

Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was sitting in the Top 10 the same week, riding the streaming bump tied to his hit biopic from earlier this year, NPR noted, which made for a chart list dominated by artists who first broke through decades before most of today's streaming audience was born.

NPR didn't say how long Madonna's chart return might last, and with "Confessions II" leaning more on loyal buyers than streaming numbers, whether the album can hold its position past its debut week is still an open question.