After less of an entire day spent in the pre-order section of the iTunes stores worldwide, Madonna's Hard Candy has already reached the top of the album chart in Spain, where the new CD is at #1 with the Deluxe Edition and at #2 with the Standard Edition.
Italian fans are also paying homage to the Queen of Pop placing Hard Candy at #2 (with the Standard Edition) and #3 (with the Deluxe Edition) of the italian iTunes store.
Other countries:
Germany: Standard Edition #2, Deluxe Edition #3
Belgium: Deluxe Edition #1
Canada: Standard Edition #56, Deluxe Edition #1
Denmark: Deluxe Edition #59
Spain: Standard Edition #2, Deluxe Edition #1
Finland: Deluxe Edition #1
France: Standard Edition #4, Deluxe Edition #3
Ireland: Deluxe Edition #49
Italy: Standard Edition #2, Deluxe Edition #3
Netherland: Standard Edition #4, Deluxe Edition #1
New Zeland: Deluxe Edition #6
Norway: Deluxe Edition #12
Austria: Standard Edition #7, Deluxe Edition #12
Portugal: Deluxe Edition #1
Switzerland: Deluxe Edition #12
Sweden: Deluxe Edition #6
United Kingdom: Standard Edition #25 Deluxe Edition #22
USA: Standard Edition #24, Deluxe Edition #3
Japan: Deluxe Edition #60
Source: Madonna Tribe



The Deluxe Edition in the US is now number 5.. FYI..
At 1am EST Hard Candy is the #3 album on iTunes in the US