Madonna :
the most successful female recording artist of all time
Guinness Book of World Records
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Madonna is the Most Successful Female Recording Artist of All Time.
- From 1963 to 1996 Elizabeth Taylor had the record of the greatest change of costumes in a motion picture with the movie Cleopatra. Madonna, 23 years later, broke that record when she had 83 changes of costumes during the motion picture Evita. She also wore 39 hats, 45 pairs of shoes and 56 pairs of earrings.
- From 1988 to 2002, the Guinness Book of World Records named Madonna as the Most Successful Artist on Record for the unprecedented worldwide success of the True Blue album, which hit number one in 28 countries.
- She has the most consecutive top 20 debuts in the charts (27) from 1983 to 1992.
Billboard
Madonna is the only recording artist to have a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with at least one single from every album (Madonna to Confessions on a Dance Floor) that has had a single released.
- Madonna has achieved the unique feat of having had at least one single peak at every position in the top ten of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
- According to Billboard Magazine, Madonna is the Top Female Act of the 1980s. The magazine also declared her as the Second Top Act of the 1980s, behind Michael Jackson.
- Madonna holds the record for the most consecutive top-five hits (16) among female artists ("Lucky Star" to "Cherish"), and second only to Elvis Presley. Prior to Janet Jackson, she previously held the record for the most consecutive top-ten hits among female artists (17)("Borderline" to "Cherish").
- In the first six months of 1985, Madonna had six separate hit singles on the Billboard Charts (and five videos in rotation at once on MTV).
- From 1985 - 2003, Madonna has received 25 Billboard awards and citations.
Billboard Hot 100
Madonna has had twelve number-one singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart; the same number as Diana Ross and The Supremes, and behind only Mariah Carey's seventeen among female artists.
n Madonna's
n Like A Virgin (1984)- 6 weeks
n Crazy For You (1985)- 1 week
n Live To Tell (1986)- 1 week
n Papa Don't Preach(1986)- 2 weeks
n Open Your Heart (1987)- 1 week
n Who's That Girl (1987)- 1 week
n Like A Prayer (1989)- 3 weeks
n Vogue (1990)- 3 weeks
n Justify My Love (1991)- 2 weeks
n This Used To Be My Playground (1992)- 1 week
n Take A Bow (1995)- 7 weeks
n Music (2000)- 4 weeks
Madonna is the third oldest female to place a number one at the Billboard Hot 100. The single "Music" reached the number-one spot when Madonna was forty-two years one month old (September 2000). She is behind Tina Turner's single,"What's Love Got to Do with It?", which made number one when Turner was forty-five years old (1984), and Cher whose single,"Believe," reached number one when Cher was fifty-two years old (1999).
n Madonna has had six number-two singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, the most for a female artist, tying her with Elvis Presley for the record.
Madonna's Number Twos
Material Girl (Blocked from no. 1 'Can't Fight This Feeling' by REO Speedwagon)
Causing A Commotion (Blocked by Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jam's Lost in Emotion and Michael Jackson's Bad)
Express Yourself (Blocked from no. 1 by Martika's Toy Soldiers)
Cherish (Blocked from no. 1 by Janet Jackson's Miss You Much)
I'll Remember (Blocked from no. 1 by I Swear from All-4-One)
Frozen (Blocked from no. 1 by All My Life from K-Ci and JoJo)
Hot 100 Chart Records
n Madonna has the most top-five singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (27).
n Madonna has the most top-ten singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (36).
n Madonna has the most top-twenty singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (42).
n Madonna has the most top-thirty singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (44).
n Madonna has the most top-forty singles by a female artist on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart (47).
Madonna's Hung Up Single
1) 51st Madonna single to enter the Hot 100 Singles Chart.
2) 36th Top 10 Single (A record for a female artist and ties with Elvis Presley's 36).
3) 42nd Top 20 single (A record for a female artist).
4) 44th Top 30 single (A record for a female artist).
5) 47th Top 40 single (Again a record for a female artist coming behind only to Elvis Presley who has 104, Elton John with 54 and The Beatles with 51).
Billboard 200 Album Records
n Madonna has had six number-one albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only Barbra Streisand's eight among female artists.
n Madonna is one of only nine women to have had five or more top-ten debuts on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart. The others are Barbra Streisand, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, LeAnn Rimes, Tori Amos, Britney Spears, Céline Dion and Mariah Carey.
n Madonna has had sixteen top-ten albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only Barbra Streisand's twenty-six among female artists. Only her two remix album EPs, You Can Dance and Remixed and Revisited failed to crack the top-ten.
n Madonna's US Number one albums
Like A Virgin(1984)
True Blue (1986)
Like A Prayer (1989)
Music (2000)
American Life (2003)
Confessions On A Dancefloor (2005)
Madonna has had five number-two albums on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart, behind only The Beatles' six and Frank Sinatra's seven.
Madonna's Number Two Albums USA
Ray Of Light (Blocked from #1 by Titanic (soundtrack))
Evita (Blocked from #1 by Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt)
Erotica (Blocked from #1 by The Chase by Garth Brooks)
Immaculate Collection (Blocked from #1 by To the Extreme -Vanilla Ice)
I'm Breathless (Blocked from #1 by Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em- MC Hammer
Hot Dance Music/Club Play
n Madonna has had thirty-five number-one singles on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, proving her dominance in
n On the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, Madonna is the only artist in history to achieve seven top-ten hits from one album (American Life). Madonna is also the only artist ever to achieve seven consecutive number-one hits on this chart twice.(This information is according to Billboard magazine, which was published in the Q&A section.)
n For only the second time in Billboard history, one artist is No. 1 on all four of Billboard's dance charts. Madonna's "Sorry"(Warner Bros.) made it to number one on the Club Play, Dance Singles Sales and Dance Radio Airplay surveys while "Confessions on a Dance Floor" rules the Top Electronic Albums list. The only other time this happened was the week of Dec. 3, 2005, when "Hung Up" by Madonna was in charge on the three dance singles charts and "Confessions" was No. 1 on the Electronic tally. Billboard Chart Beat March 09, 2006
n Madonna (and Janet Jackson) has a streak of seven uninterrupted chart-toppers. Second only to Kristine W, who has nine.
n Madonna's Number One Dance Hits (35)
SORRY (2006)
HUNG UP (2005)
LOVE PROFUSION (2004)
NOTHING FAILS (2004)
ME AGAINST THE MUSIC (2003)
HOLLYWOOD (2003)
AMERICAN LIFE (2003)
DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)
IMPRESSIVE INSTANT (2001)
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL (2001)
DON'T TELL ME (2001)
MUSIC (2000)
AMERICAN PIE (2000)
BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (1999)
NOTHING REALLY MATTERS (1999)
RAY OF LIGHT (1998)
FROZEN (1998)
DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA (1997)
BEDTIME STORY (1995)
SECRET (1994)
FEVER (1993)
Deeper and Deeper (1993)
Erotica (1992)
JUSTIFY MY LOVE (1991)
VOGUE (1990)
KEEP IT TOGETHER (1990)
EXPRESS YOURSELF (1989)
LIKE A PRAYER (1989)
YOU CAN DANCE (LP CUTS)(1987)
CAUSING A COMMOTION (1987)
OPEN YOUR HEART (1986)"Angel"/ Into the Groove"(1985)"Materi al Girl (1984)"Like a Virgin"(1984)"Holida y"/"Lucky Star"(1983)
n In 2004, Madonna became one of the five founding members of the UK Music Hall of Fame, joining Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Marley, and U2 as automatic inductees.
n In 2001, Madonna was named Top Female UK Singles Artist of All Time in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles edition of the Most Successful Artists in the 50-year history of the British charts.
n Madonna holds every major sales and chart record for a female artist in the UK In all-time singles sales she lies comfortably fourth behind – Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard and The Beatles – and she is also fourth in combined singles and albums sales behind those three artists, pulling away from the Rolling Stones.
n Madonna remains the female artist with the most No. 1s in the
n Madonna is now tied with Cliff Richard's backing band, the Shadows, for fifth place among artists with the most No. 1s in the
Top Single Records
n Madonna has had twelve number-one singles on the
n Madonna's UK Number Ones (12)
Into The Groove (1985)- 4 weeks
Papa Don't Peach (1986)- 3weeks
True Blue (1986)- 1 week
La Isla Bonita (1987)- 2 weeks
Who's That Girl (1987)- 1 week
Like A Prayer (1989)- 3 weeks
Vogue (1990)- 4 weeks
Frozen(1998)- 1 week
American Pie (2000)- 1 week
Music (2000)- 1 week
Hung Up (2005)- 3 weeks
Sorry (2006)- 1 week
Top Album Records
n Madonna has had nine number-one albums on the
n Madonna has had four number-two albums on the
n Madonna has had sixteen top-five albums on the
n Madonna has had seventeen top-ten albums on the
n From the Evita Soundtrack in 1996 to Music in 2001, Madonna had three consecutive number-one albums on the
n Every album, Madonna has released, has reached the top ten in the UK; her self-titled first album is the only one to miss the top five.(Her 2003 EP, Remixed and Revisited, was not allowed to appear on the
n In the
Madonna is the most successful female singles artist in
Other Tidbits
n Madonna’s Ray of Light noted in the Mojo’s record book among the best albums of all times and her Immaculate collection appears among the best Collection albums of all time.
n Queen of Pop Madonna has been awarded a Guinness World Record for being the highest paid female singer.
n The star, famous for constantly re-inventing her image, knocked singer Britney Spears from the top spot she had held since 2001.
n It is thought Madonna made an estimated $50m (£26.7m) in 2004.
n Billboard magazine recently reported the singer broke another record for having the highest earning tour for a female performer for her Confessions World Tour
