Madonna has been commanding the world's attention since she released her first album in At the time, the young pop star's rise to fame was as much a result of her eye-catching image as it was her impressive vocals. Every girl wanted to be her—including Ree Drummond, who vividly remembers " the good old days " when Madonna wore fishnet tights, fingerless gloves, and huge bows in her hair. While teenagers were certainly captivated by the Material Girl's style, they also couldn't get enough of Madonna's songs. Besides an instant feeling of nostalgia, perhaps the greatest thing about Madonna's songs is that she offers something for every mood. Some make everyone in the room want to "Get Into the Groove" while others encourage women to never go for second best. Over the course of the Queen of Pop's long career, she has proved that she can do it all—and so can you!

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From big hits to deep cuts, these songs will definitely into the groove. Released in , "Dress You Up" was the fifth and final single from her second album, Like a Virgin. The song was never released as single, but it did appear on her album of remixes, You Can Dance. The third single from Madonna's debut album was also her first big hit. The song went top 20 on the Billboard Hot
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Follow Billboard. All rights reserved. The history of pop music can essentially be divided into two eras: pre-Madonna and post-Madonna. Michael Jackson sold more albums and Prince was more prolific, but of the three singular musical icons born in , Madonna is still the one who most set the template for what a pop star could and should be: bold, brilliant, ambitious, consistently innovative and constantly evolving. Before Madonna, artists could be considered daring if they reinvented themselves with each new album; she sped up the pace to where she was doing so practically with each music video, defining "iconic" so many times over she eventually had to make a song about it.
American singer Madonna has released 88 singles and 23 promotional singles and charted with 16 other songs. In , she signed a contract with Sire Records , and released her first two singles before launching her eponymous debut album. 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. In , Madonna 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 title track from Madonna's fourth studio album, Like a Prayer , made her the female artist with the most US number-one singles in the s shared with Whitney Houston. In , Madonna released " Vogue " from the album I'm Breathless , which topped the charts in all major music markets. Her studio album Bedtime Stories spawned the lead single " Secret ", which became her record-setting 35th consecutive UK top-ten single. The album's second single, " Take a Bow ", remains her longest-running US number-one single with seven weeks atop the chart.