“Like a Virgin” was Madonna’s first #1 single and the album would soon follow by topping the album charts in February 1985.

Madonna’s debut album was finally released in July 1983 and soon after, it reached number eight on the Billboard 2000. Its most popular singles were “Borderline” and “Lucky Star”.

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Madonna burst onto the scene with her self-titled debut album in 1983, featuring chart-toppers like 'Holiday', 'Borderline', and 'Dress You Up'. That same year, Cyndi Lauper released 'She's So Unusual ...

Madonna Louise Ciccone, like Prince and Michael Jackson, was born in 1958, and in the mid-’80s fulfilled her destiny as part ...

From a thorough inventory of her sexual appetites and ideas about freedom of expression, to motherhood and a personal evolution in her political and spiritual beliefs, Madonna’s albums trace her ...

The guests on Madonna’s most recent album are a mix of southern rappers (Quavo and Swae Lee) and Latin pop stars (Maluma and Anitta). Really, though, Madame X feels like a sequel to one of her ...

Madonna's “Like a Prayer” is a top 40 hit again on several charts, and it seems to be pushing The Immaculate Collection up ...

Madonna is mending her broken heart with cake. After Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, the “Vogue” hitmaker took to her Instagram Story Thursday to show ...

Madonna is the latest high profile artist to share her disapproval after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the presidential election, taking to social media as she expressed her anger and ...