In 2000, Madonna scored her 12th US number-one single, ' Music', from the album of the same name. All the follow-up singles from the album were also top-ten hits in several countries. ' Frozen', from the 1998 studio album Ray of Light, became her first ever single to debut at number one in the UK. The album's second single, ' Take a Bow', remains her longest-running US number-one single with seven weeks atop the chart. Her 1994 studio album Bedtime Stories spawned the lead single ' Secret', which became her record-setting 35th consecutive UK top-ten single. 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 fifth studio album, Erotica (1992), was her first album released on Maverick Records, a Warner Brothers Records-owned label that was headed by Madonna. With ' This Used to Be My Playground', Madonna became the female artist with the most US number-one singles at that time. The song topped most charts in all major music markets. In 1990, the single ' Vogue' was released from the album I'm Breathless. 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. 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). 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. 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. 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. Her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 was ' Holiday' (1983), which also became her first top-ten hit song in several countries. In 1982, Madonna signed a record deal with Sire Records, and released her first two singles preceding her self-titled debut album. Her long-standing success with the single format, was remarked 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', while Slant staff commented in 2020, that 'by every objective measure, she's the most successful singles artist of all time'. At the 40th anniversary of the GfK Media Control Charts, Madonna was ranked as the most successful singles artist in German chart history. In 2012, she was ranked as the best-selling singles female artist in the UK (fourth general) with 17.6 million singles sold.

In the United Kingdom, Madonna scored a total of 63 top-ten hits (more than any other female artist) and 12 number-two peaks (more than any other act). According to Billboard, Madonna is the most successful solo artist in the Hot 100 chart history, second overall behind the Beatles. She has sold more than 100 million singles worldwide. It reached number one in over 30 countries worldwide upon release.Īmerican singer Madonna has released 89 singles and 23 promotional singles and charted with 16 other songs. Madonna in 2012 performing ' Vogue', from her album I'm Breathless (1990).

Madonna discography albums