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The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4, 2008, for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. In accordance with Chilean newspaper La Nación in 2009, Madonna's launch exemplified a precedent of how cell telephones became an necessary automobile of music consumption in an era marked by a monetary crisis that additionally affected music industry. Upon its launch, Brazilian newspaper Monitor Campista picked it up because the beneficial album of the week. The album obtained a score of 65/a hundred on Metacritic from 24 critics, which signifies "typically favorable opinions". Hard Candy received usually favorable evaluations. Hard Candy also topped the albums chart in France. In Australia, Hard Candy grew to become Madonna's seventh album to achieve primary on the ARIA Albums Chart. The music didn't seem on the official chart of the United States, but it was successful on the US dance charts, where it grew to become Madonna's seventh consecutive quantity-one song on the hot Dance Airplay chart, probably the most for any artist. In Ireland, the album debuted at the top of the Irish charts, changing 25 Years - 25 Songs by Mary Black.