Instructions: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
Input: It was less successful than earlier albums by Madonna : it peaked at number two in the United States .
Output:
Commercially , the album was less successful than Madonna 's previous albums , peaking at number 2 on the US " Billboard " 200 , becoming her first studio album not to top the chart since her debut .