64 incredible Madonna chart facts, feats and trivia
16.08.2022 - 13:09
/ officialcharts.com
Madonna has had one of the most successful music careers of all time. Fact.
And now, to celebrate the anniversary of her seminal Ray of Light album, and to recognise her place as the queen of pop, we delved into the archives and put together some amazing chart facts that no self-respecting Madonna devotee would be without.
Don't just stand there – let's get to it.
1. Madonna has scored an incredible 71 Top 40 singles. Of those, 63 hits went Top 10. Look at Madonna's complete Official UK Chart history here.
2. From Like A Virgin in December 1984 to Secret in August 1994, Madonna logged a run of 36 consecutive Top 10 hits – no artist has bettered that since. Take a Bow broke the run in December 1994. She had another run of 17 consecutive Top 10s from You Must Love Me in Feb 1996 until Me Against The Music in November 2003. Blame Love Profusion for that one.
3. Madonna has scored 13 UK Number 1 singles – a chart record for a female solo artist. They are: Into The Groove, Papa Don't Preach, True Blue, La Isla Bonita, Who's That Girl, Like A Prayer, Vogue, Frozen, American Pie, Music, Hung Up, Sorry, 4 Minutes.
Madonna's Top 40 best-selling singles on the Official Chart
4. She’s spent 29 weeks at the top of the Official Singles Chart across her career.
5. Madonna singles have spent 516 weeks in the Top 40 since her first hit in 1984 – that’s nearly 10 years!!
6. Madonna’s first ever single was Everybody, the cover of which didn’t even feature a picture of the star. It didn’t chart in the UK.
7. Madonna’s first UK chart entry was Holiday, which was also her first Top 10, peaking at Number 6 – although it wouldn’t be the last we saw of Madonna’s signature song…
8. Holiday was rereleased in 1985 during the height of Madonna