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Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
has released 90
singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...
and 23
promotional singles A promotional recording, or promo, or plug copy, is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as ...
and charted with 13 other songs. She has sold more than 100 million singles worldwide.Worldwide sales claims for her singles:
75 million (August 2005) * 100 million * * * More than 100 million * * *
According to ''
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'', Madonna is the most successful solo artist in the Hot 100 chart history, second overall behind
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. In the United Kingdom, Madonna has scored a total of 63 top-ten hits (more than any other female artist) and 12 number-two peaks (more than any other act). In 2012, she was ranked as the best-selling singles female artist in the UK (fourth general) with 17.6 million singles sold. At the 40th anniversary of the GfK Media Control Charts, Madonna was ranked as the most successful singles artist in German chart history. Her long-standing success with the single format was remarked upon in ''
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'' (2004), where editors wrote that she is a "deserving candidate for the title of greatest singles artist since the 1960s heyday of the single"; the staff of ''Slant'' commented in 2020 that "by every objective measure, she's the most successful singles artist of all time". In 1982, Madonna signed a record deal with
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, and released her first two singles preceding her self-titled debut album. Her first entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was "
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" (1983), which also became her first top-ten
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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 "Into the Groove" is a song by recorded by American singer Madonna, and featured on the 1985 film ''Desperately Seeking Susan''. Written and produced by both Madonna and Stephen Bray, the main inspiration behind the song was the dance floor; t ...
": both from feature film soundtracks. Soon after, all five singles from her third studio album '' True Blue'' (1986)—"
Live to Tell "Live to Tell" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album '' True Blue'' (1986). The song was originally composed by Patrick Leonard as an instrumental for the score of Paramount's film '' Fire with Fire'', but Paramount re ...
", "
Papa Don't Preach "Papa Don't Preach" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Madonna for her third studio album '' True Blue'' (1986). The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, who produced it alongside Stephen Bray. Fur ...
", " True Blue", " Open Your Heart", and "
La Isla Bonita "La Isla Bonita" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album '' True Blue'' (1986). Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, with additional lyrics by Bruce Gaitsch, the song was originally presented by Leonard ...
"—reached number one in the US or the UK. The
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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
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). 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. In 1990, the single "
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" was released from the album ''
I'm Breathless ''I'm Breathless: Music from and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy'' is an album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on May 22, 1990, by Sire Records to accompany the film ''Dick Tracy (1990 film), Dick Tracy''. The album contains ...
''. The song topped most charts in all major music markets. With "
This Used to Be My Playground "This Used to Be My Playground" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna. It is the theme for the film ''A League of Their Own'', which starred Madonna, and portrayed a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Profession ...
", Madonna became the female artist with the most US number-one singles at that time. Her fifth studio album, ''
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'' (1992), was her first album released on
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, a
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-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 "
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", "
Deeper and Deeper "Deeper and Deeper" is a song by American singer Madonna from her fifth studio album, ''Erotica'' (1992). It was written and produced by both Madonna and Shep Pettibone, with additional writing from Anthony Shimkin. In Australia and most Europ ...
", and "Rain" becoming hits in the US. Her 1994 studio album '' Bedtime Stories'' spawned the lead single "
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", 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. " Frozen", from the 1998 studio album ''
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'', became her first ever single to debut at number one in the UK. 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, "
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", from the album of the same name. "
Hung Up "Hung Up" is a song by American singer Madonna from her tenth studio album ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005). Initially used in a number of television advertisements and serials, the song was released as the album's lead single on October ...
", from the 2005 album ''
Confessions on a Dance Floor ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' is the tenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on November 9, 2005, by Warner Bros. Records. A complete departure from her previous studio album ''American Life'' (2003), t ...
'', became her best-charting song worldwide and earned a place in the 2007 ''
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'' for topping the charts in the most countries (41 countries). " 4 Minutes", from her 2008 studio album ''
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'', gave Madonna her 37th ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten, surpassing
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as the artist with the most top-ten singles. The song also extended Madonna's record as the female artist with the most UK number-one singles with 13. In 2009, ''Billboard'' ranked Madonna as the Top Singles Sales Artist of the Decade. "
Give Me All Your Luvin' "Give Me All Your Luvin'" is a song by American singer Madonna from her twelfth studio album, '' MDNA'' (2012). It features guest vocals by Trinidadian-American rapper Nicki Minaj and English rapper M.I.A. The song was written and produced b ...
", from Madonna's 2012 studio album, '' MDNA'', became her 25th number-one single in Canada and her record-extending 38th US top-ten single. In 2020, " I Don't Search I Find", the fourth single from the 2019 album ''
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'', became her record-extending 50th number-one song on the US
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, thus making her the only artist to top the chart in five consecutive decades. She remains the artist with the most number ones on a singular ''Billboard'' chart, extending her record over
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who earned 44 number ones on the
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chart.


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Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart This is a list of artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. Madonna currently holds the record for the most number-one songs in the 43-year history of the chart, with 50. The only other artists to have ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the French Singles Chart List inclusion * All acts are listed alphabetically. * Solo artists are alphabetized by last name (unless they use only their first name, e.g. Alizée, listed under A), Groups by group name excluding "A," "An", "The" (in English), "Le", "La" an ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the Italian Singles Chart This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on the singles chart in Italy since Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) began reporting charts on 4 January 1997. *All acts are listed alphabetically. *Solo artists ar ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the Spanish Singles Chart This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on the singles chart in Spain, published by Productores de Música de España (PROMUSICAE) since 1959. *All acts are listed alphabetically. *Solo artists are alphabetized by l ...
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List of best-selling music artists in the United Kingdom in singles sales Published by The Official Charts Company in June 2012 to coincide with both the 60th anniversary of the UK Official Singles Chart and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. There were twelve artists with more than ten million UK singles sales with Sir Pau ...


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