SIXTY YEARS OF BRITISH NUMBER ONES

MOST No 1s for ARTISTS
ARTIST TRACK LISTINGS

 

MADONNA   (13 No 1s)

 

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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