SIXTY YEARS OF BRITISH NUMBER ONES |
MOST No 1s for ARTISTS |
MADONNA
(13 No 1s)
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Week Ending | ACT | TITLE | Weeks | TALLY | COMMENT |
3 Aug 1985 | Madonna | Into The Groove | 4 | 1st No 1 | From her movie "Desperately Seeking Susan". Often controversial, she became an international mega star. |
12 Jul 1986 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach | 3 | 2nd No 1 | From her album "True Blue". She was now on the way to mega stardom. |
11 Oct 1986 | Madonna | True Blue | 1 | 3rd No 1 | Title track from her album. She co-wrote and co-produced all her No 1s during this time. |
25 Apr 1987 | Madonna | La Isla Bonita | 2 | 4th No 1 | This 4th chart topper gave her more No 1s than any other solo female artist. |
25 Jul 1987 | Madonna | Who's That Girl | 1 | 5th No 1 | From her movie of the same name. She was now a major music star, but her films always disappointed. |
25 Mar 1989 | Madonna | Like A Prayer | 3 | 6th No 1 | Taking an anti-catholic stance, the controversial video brought much condemnation in the US. |
14 Apr 1990 | Madonna | Vogue | 4 | 7th No 1 | Supported by an award-winning video, the song celebrated the style-conceous New Yorkers. |
1 Mar 1998 | Madonna | Frozen | 1 | 8th No 1 | From her successful album "Ray Of Light", she returned to the top after an eight year gap. |
5 Mar 2000 | Madonna | American Pie | 1 | 9th No 1 | Cover of Don McLean's 1972 classic (which made No 2). From Madonna's movie "The Next Best Thing". |
27 Aug 2000 | Madonna | Music | 1 | 10th No 1 | From her album of the same title. This placed her fourth in the most-number-ones category, although Westlife eventually overtook her. |
19 Nov 2005 | Madonna | Hung Up | 1 | 11th No 1 | Back at the top after a gap of 5 years. She remains in fifth place in the most number ones list. |
4 Mar 2006 | Madonna | Sorry | 1 | 12th No 1 | A rapid return to the top this time, with another track from her top-selling album "Confessions on a Dance Floor". |
19 Apr 2008 |
Madonna (feat Justin Timberlake) |
4 Minutes | 4 |
13th No 1 |
24 years after her first hit, Madonna could still reach the top of the charts. The duet gave Justin Timberlake another spell in the UK charts. |
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