Madonna in 2012 performing "
Vogue", from her album I'm Breathless (1990). It reached number one in over 30 countries worldwide.
Singles
94
Promotional singles
24
Other charted songs
23
American singer
Madonna has released 94
singles and 24
promotional singles and charted with 23 other songs. Among those releases, a total of 44 Madonna singles have topped the
official chart in at least one of the
world's top 10 music markets, from "
Like a Virgin" (1984) to "
Give Me All Your Luvin'" (2012). Globally, she has sold more than 100 million singles, which were predominantly in
physical formats.[1] According to Billboard, Madonna is the most successful solo artist in Hot 100 chart history, second overall behind
the Beatles.[2] In the United Kingdom, Madonna has scored a total of 64 top-ten hits (more than any other female artist) and 12 number-two peaks (more than any other act).[3][4] In 2012, she was ranked as the
best-selling singles female artist in the UK (fourth general) with 17.6 million singles sold.[5] At the 40th anniversary of the
GfK Media Control Charts, Madonna was ranked as the most successful singles artist in German chart history.[6] Her long-standing success with the single format was remarked upon in The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), where editors wrote that she is a "deserving candidate for the title of greatest singles artist since the 1960s heyday of the single";[7] the staff of
Slant commented in 2020 that "by every objective measure, she's the most successful singles artist of all time".[8]
In 1982, Madonna signed a record deal with
Sire Records, and released her first two singles preceding her
self-titled debut album.[9] Her first entry on the US
Billboard Hot 100 was "
Holiday" (1983), which also became her first top-ten
hit song in several countries. The following year, she achieved her first number-one single in Australia, Canada, and the US with "Like a Virgin" from the
album of the same name. In 1985, she released her second US number-one single, "
Crazy for You", and her first UK number-one single, "
Into the Groove": both from feature film soundtracks. Soon after, all five singles from her third studio album True Blue (1986)—"
Live to Tell", "
Papa Don't Preach", "
True Blue", "
Open Your Heart", and "
La Isla Bonita"—reached number one in the US or the UK. The
title track from Madonna's fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989), made her the female artist with the most US number-one singles in the 1980s (tied with
Whitney Houston).[10] The album's next singles, "
Express Yourself" and "
Cherish", both peaked at number two on the Hot 100, giving Madonna the record for the most consecutive top-five singles by any artist with 16.[11]
In 1990, the single "
Vogue" was released from the album I'm Breathless. The song topped most charts in all major music markets.[12] With "
This Used to Be My Playground", Madonna became the female artist with the most US number-one singles at that time.[13] Her fifth studio album, Erotica (1992), was her first album released on
Maverick Records, a
Warner Bros. Records-owned label that was headed by Madonna. It was her least successful album up to that point, but overall it still saw some success with singles such as "
Erotica", "
Deeper and Deeper", and "Rain" becoming hits in the US. Her 1994 studio album Bedtime Stories spawned the lead single "
Secret", which became her record-setting 35th consecutive UK top-ten single. The album's second single, "
Take a Bow", remains her longest-running US number-one single with seven weeks atop the chart.[14] "
Frozen", from the 1998 studio album Ray of Light, became her first ever single to debut at number one in the UK.[15] All the follow-up singles from the album were also top-ten hits in several countries.
In 2000, Madonna scored her 12th US number-one single, "
Music", from the album of the
same name. "
Hung Up", from the 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, became her best-charting song worldwide and earned a place in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records for topping the charts in the most countries (41 countries).[16] "
4 Minutes", from her 2008 studio album Hard Candy, gave Madonna her 37th Billboard Hot 100 top-ten, surpassing
Elvis Presley as the artist with the most top-ten singles.[17] The song also extended Madonna's record as the female artist with the most UK number-one singles with 13.[18] In 2009, Billboard ranked Madonna as the Top Singles Sales Artist of the Decade.[19] "Give Me All Your Luvin'", from Madonna's 2012 studio album, MDNA, became her 24th number-one single in Canada and her record-extending 38th US top-ten single.[20] In 2020, "
I Don't Search I Find", the fourth single from the 2019 album Madame X, became her record-extending 50th number-one song on the US
Dance Club Songs, thus making her the only artist to top the chart in five consecutive decades.[21] She remains the artist with the most number ones on a singular
Billboard chart, extending her record over
George Strait who earned 44 number ones on the
Hot Country Singles chart.
Madonna had renewed, international popularity on digital and
streaming services following her collaboration "
Popular" in 2023 through to 2024. Madonna's entry made her one of few artists to have a Hot 100 hit across five consecutive decades, and the second woman to have a Hot 100 hit in five different decades.[22] In the United Kingdom, "Popular" peaked at number 10, becoming Madonna's highest-peaking single in the UK since "
Celebration" reached number 3 in 2009 and her 64th top 10 hit across four non-consecutive decades.[23] This extends Madonna's record for the female artist with the most top 10 songs on the chart.[23]
^"Lucky Star" was first released in the United Kingdom on September 9, 1983.[40] In the United States, it was released on August 8, 1984, after the success of "Borderline".[41]
^Claimed sales as of early 1990s. From 2005 to 2010, the song sold 211,000 digital copies[37]
^"Into the Groove" was not commercially released as a 7" single in North America and is not included on the US version of Like a Virgin. The track was only available as the B-side of the 12" version of "Angel" in the US, and therefore was ineligible to enter the Billboard Hot 100.[52]
^"Gambler" was not released in the United States in 1985, hence it did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[56] Upon its 2022 digital release, it entered the US
Digital Songs chart at number 35.[57]
^"Gambler" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100 but entered the digital component chart at number 45.[58]
^"Spotlight" was not released as a physical single in the United States, thus becoming ineligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time. However, it peaked at number 32 on the
Hot 100 Airplay chart.[65]
^"Oh Father" was released in Europe on December 27, 1995, as the second single from Something to Remember.[33]
^Sales as of 1990. From 2005 to 2010, the song sold 311,000 digital copies[37]
^"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, however, after its digital re-release in 2023, the song debuted and peaked at number 61 on the download chart.[80]
^Sales report for "You Must Love Me" in Italy based in the first two days only.[82]
^
ab"The Power of Good-Bye" was released as a
dual single with "Little Star" in the United Kingdom. "The Power of Good-Bye" also charted at number 91 as a standalone single.[33]
^Figures includes digital sales (217,000 copies until 2010) and physical units (1,136,000 until 2009) according to Nielsen SoundScan.[37][92]
^Figures includes digital sales (232,000 copies until 2013) and physical units (190,000 until August 2003) according to Nielsen SoundScan.[94][95]
^"Nothing Fails" was considered an EP in Australia and was only eligible for the
ARIA Albums Chart. It charted at six on the ARIA Dance Albums chart in December 2003.[100]
^First-week sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.[101]
^"Sorry" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart as it was not released as a physical single in Canada but entered the Canadian Radio & Records CHR/Top 40 Airplay peaking at number 4.[109]
^"Get Together" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart at number six.[34] It also peaked at number 84 on the now discontinued
Pop 100 chart.[111]
^"Get Together" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart as it was not released as a physical single in Canada but entered the Canadian Radio & Records CHR/Top 40 Airplay peaking at number 29.[109]
^"Jump" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart at number five.[34]
^"Jump" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart as it was not released as a physical single in Canada but entered the Canadian Radio & Records CHR/Top 40 Airplay peaking at number 39.[109]
^"Girl Gone Wild" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number six.[34]
^First-week sales according to Nilesen SoundScan.[122]
^First-week sales according to Official Charts Company.[123]
^"Living for Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart at number eight.[34]
^The "Living for Love" remixes EP charted separately on the Spanish Albums chart, peaking at number 93.[31]
^First-week sales according to Official Charts Company.[126]
^"Hold Tight" did not enter the main chart in the United Kingdom but entered the download component chart at number 97.[128]
^"Medellín" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100 but entered the digital component chart at number 37.[58]
^"Medellín" did not enter the main chart in France but entered the download component chart at number 11.[129]
^First-week sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.[130]
^"Crave" did not enter the main chart in France but entered the download component chart at number 23.[131]
^"Crave" did not enter the main chart in the United Kingdom but entered the download component chart at number 49.[132]
^"I Rise" did not enter the main chart in the United Kingdom but entered the download component chart at number 40.[133]
^"I Don't Search I Find" did not enter the main chart in France but entered the download component chart at number 160.[135]
^"I Don't Search I Find" did not enter the main UK Singles Chart but entered the downloads component chart at number 66.[136]
^"Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna remix) did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart at number ten,[34] as well as a digital component chart at number 13.[137]
^"Levitating" (The Blessed Madonna remix) did not enter Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but entered a digital component chart at number 16.[58]
^First-week sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.[138]
^"Frozen" (Sickick remix) did not enter the UK Singles Chart but entered digital component chart at number 39.[139]
^First-week sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.[140]
^The Queens Remix of "Break My Soul" was released to Italian radio on August 24, 2022.[142]
^"Back That Up to the Beat" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but entered the digital component chart at number 33.[137]
^"Back That Up to the Beat" did not enter Billboard Canadian Hot 100 but entered digital component chart at number 24.[58]
^"Back That Up to the Beat" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but entered digital component chart at number 14.[143]
^First-week sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.[22]
^"Vulgar" did not enter Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but entered a digital component chart at number 20.[58]
^"Vulgar" did not enter the main chart in Germany but entered the digital component chart at number 15.[147]
^First-week sales according to Nielsen SoundScan.[148]
^Promotional 7" and 12" singles of "Over and Over", with B-side "Borderline", were released in Italy in 1985.[158]
^A promotional 7" single of "Where's the Party", with B-side "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", was released in the Philippines in 1986.[159]
^A promotional 7" single of "Pray for Spanish Eyes" was released in Spain in 1990.[160]
^Promotional CD available with the 1992 publication, Sex. This version was created at the end of the Erotica sessions and includes additional lyrics not available on the album version. These lyrics were also used in the
William Orbit remixes on the "Erotica" single.[161]
^Originally to be the lead single from Something to Remember, "I Want You" was released as a promotional single with an official music video on October 2, 1995.[162]
^A promotional CD single of "Skin" was released in the United States on May 1, 2000.[163]
^A promotional CD single of "Amazing" was released in select European territories in 2000.[164]
^A remix of "Into the Groove" and "Hollywood" featuring
Missy Elliott. It was created as part of a commercial campaign for clothing retailer
GAP and copies of the promotional CD were given away to customers.[165]
^The song was recorded during the Celebration sessions. Madonna's official fanclub Icon's members were given a special 12" vinyl single of the track with unique artwork as a part of their membership.[167]
^A promotional CD single of "Love Spent" was released in the Netherlands in 2012.[168]
^ Released on December 3, 2012 in Brazil as a special edition free CD with Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.[169][170]
^"Beat Goes On" did not enter Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, but it peaked at number 97 on
Pop 100 chart.[174]
References
Footnotes
^Worldwide sales claims for her singles:
75 million (August 2005)
^Bronson, Fred (February 25, 1995).
"Madonna 'Takes A Bow' At No. 1". Billboard. p. 154.
Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2009 – via Google Books.
^
abcdefFor peak chart positions of Madonna's Canadian singles from 1983–2000 see RPM chart books. For singles from 2000–2006, see
Canadian Singles Chart archives at
AllMusic. For singles from 2007–present, see Billboard's
Canadian Hot 100 archives.
^
abcdefFor peak chart positions of Madonna's Italian singles from 1983–99, see the Musica e dischi chart book. For singles from 2000–present, see the
FIMI chart archives at Hung Medien.
"MADONNA'S". Daily Mirror. July 3, 2019. p. 11.
Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022. singer to score a multi-platinum single after Like A Prayer sold two million copies in US alone -
^Provvedini, Claudia (March 15, 1995).
"Vizi e virtù di Madonna dalla A alla Z". Corriere della Sera (in Italian): 32.
Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2020. ... compresa l'Italia, dove l'Lp "Take a bow" ha gia raggiunto le 300.000 copie
^Pellicciotti, Giacomo (October 24, 1996).
"STRUGGENTE MADONNA SE CANTA COME EVITA". la Repubblica (in Italian).
Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021. You must love me avrebbe venduto da noi, in soli due giorni, ventimila copie. Almeno così dicono le fonti discografiche. Un risultato incredibile, se si pensa che in Italia il mercato dei cd singoli è praticamente inesistente
^Jeffrey, Don (January 31, 1999) (January 30, 1999).
"Best-selling Records of 1998". Billboard.
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^Dondoni, Luca (July 27, 2000).
"Madonna si lancia nello spazio". La Stampa (in Italian) (203): 25.
Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2021. «American Pie» che come singolo presente nella colonna sonora del film «The next big thing» solo nel nostro paese ha venduto ben 70 mila copie
^"ARIA Dance Chart"(PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora.nla. December 22, 2003. Archived from
the original(PDF) on January 6, 2004. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
"Future":
"Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. May 23, 2019.
Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.