Madonna chart positions/sales in United Kingdom

 
Last updated on 21 May 2012 @ 18:00 GMT
All positions taken from official album charts published on the Internet by each national recording industry association or official releases from Warner Brothers, except when indicated.
Certifications in green are taken from non-official sources and have not been confirmed.
Red = #1, Orange = #2, Dark Blue = Top 5, Dark Green = Top 10.
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Singles
Music Week published sales of 17,582,206 by 8 April 2012.
The OCC published sales of 17,350,000 by December 2011.
The Virgin Book of  British Hit Singles published sales of 17,200,000 by Nov 2010.
VH1 published sales of 17,000,000 singles in Mar 2010. The OCC published on Sep 2009 sales of 16,793,000 singles.
The numbers below are as of Aug 2008, based on OCC figures. * indicates an updated total after that date.		 Albums
 Estimated as of May 2012. OCC provided sales on Oct 2006. Figures have been since adjusted.
Rank Title Year Peak Sales
1 Into The Groove 1985 1 860,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 843,561)
2 Like A Virgin 1984 3 780,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 768,129)
3 Holiday 1984 2 770,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 752,968) 
4 Crazy For You 1985 2 670,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 662,481)
5 Papa Don't Preach 1986 1 645,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 629,386) 
6 Hung Up 2005 1 584,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 517,036) 
7 Like A Prayer 1989 1 550,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 513,231) 
8 True Blue 1984 1 545,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 534,728 )
9 Frozen 1998 1 525,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 508,296)
10 Beautiful Stranger 1999 2 520,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 513,992) 
11 Vogue 1990 1 505,000*  (sales up to Aug 2008: 484,308)
12 4 Minutes 2008 1 475,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 400,784)
13 La Isla Bonita 1987 1 435,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 421,760)
14 Music 2000 1 410,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 400,531)
15 Material Girl 1985 3 405,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 389,999)
16 American Pie 2000 1 385,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 380,937)
17 Who's That Girl 1987 1 380,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 376,498) 
18 Don't Cry For Me Argentina 1996 3 340,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 338,494)  
19 Borderline 1984 2 310,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 298,388)   
20 You'll See 1995 5 305,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 302,432)   
21 Gambler 1985 4 295,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 292,341)  
22 Live To Tell 1986 2 280,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 271,897)  
23 This Used To Be My Playground 1992 3 275,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 270,427)  
24 Ray Of Light 1998 2 275,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 262,514)  
25 Erotica 1992 3 270,800
26 Dear Jessie 1989 5 255,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 250,769)  
27 Justify My Love 1990 2 235,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 228,683)  
28 Causing A Commotion 1987 4 229,934
29 Dress You Up 1985 5 210,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 204,970)  
30 Hanky Panky 1990 2 210,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 205,733)  
31 Angel 1985 5 205,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 198,650)  
32 Express Yourself 1989 5 200,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 194,102)  
33 Cherish 1989 3 200,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 192,891)  
34 Open Your Heart 1986 4 195,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 186,472)  
35 Sorry 2006 1 195,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 178,963)    
36 Don't Tell Me 2000 4 185,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 179,939)  
37 Power Of Goodbye/Little Star 1998 6 180,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 175,095)  
38 Die Another Day 2002 3 175,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 167,863)  
39 Give It 2 Me 2008 7 170,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 100,986) 
40 Me Against The Music 2003 2 140,000* (sales up to Aug 2008: 126,136)  
41 Deeper And Deeper 1992 6 136,854 
42 Rescue Me 1991 3 134,764 
43 Rain 1993 7 130,771 
44 Nothing Really Matters 1999 7 128,137 
45 The Look Of Love 1987 9 121,439 
46 Secret 1994 5 117,957 
47 Lucky Star 1984 14 117,470 
48 Celebration 2009 3 108,000
49 Take A Bow 1994 16 102,739 
50 I'll Remember 1994 7 100,090 
51 Bedtime Story 1995 4 97,428 
52 Drowned World/Subst For Love 1998 10 90,651 
53 You Must Love Me 1996 10 90,428 
54 What It Feels Like For A Girl 2001 7 86,771 
55 Fever 1993 6 86,077 
56 Human Nature 1995 8 80,685 
57 Another Suitcase Another Hall 1997 7 75,233 
58 Bad Girl 1993 10 74,915 
59 American Life 2003 2 72,260 
60 Get Together 2006 7 67,163 
61 Hollywood 2003 2 59,633 
62 Oh Father 1996 16 58,730 
63 One More Chance 1996 11 56,851 
64 Jump 2006 9 52,038 
65 Give Me All Your Luvin 2012 37 43,000
66 Love Profusion 2003 11 41,025
67 Miles Away  2008 39 20,000
68 Masterpiece 2012 68 11,000
69 Girl Gone Wild 2012 111 10,000
70 Revolver 2009 ? 6,000
ADJUSTED TOTAL     17,600,000

Chart runs
 Top 40 up to 2003, Top 75 afterwards.

 June 1984 Borderline 56 (initial peak)
Jan 17 1984 Holiday 40-29-13-7-6-13-18-26-35 
Mar 20 1984 Lucky Star 30-27-16-14-20-34-37 
Nov 20 1984 Like A Virgin 36-27-8-5-4-5-4-3-4-7-9-15-23-31-38 
Feb 26 1985 Material Girl 24-5-3-3-7-11-16-31 
Jun 04 1985 Crazy For You 25-9-3-2-3-3-5-6-12-15-19-24-31 
Jul 23 1985 Into The Groove 4-1-1-1-1-2-4-7-12-20-29-37 
Jul 30 1985 Holiday (reissue) 32-5-2-3-6-14-23-33 
Sep 17 1985 Angel 10-5-6-8-16-30-36 
Oct 08 1985 Gambler 20-7-4-5-8-14-22-38 
Dec 03 1985 Dress You Up 12-5-8-9-7-6-21-32 
Jan 21 1986 Borderline (reissue) 15-4-3-2-6-11-23 
Apr 22 1986 Live To Tell 10-4-2-5-10-17-23-40 
Jun 24 1986 Papa Don't Preach 13-2-1-1-1-2-3-7-13-22-40 
Sep 30 1986 True Blue 3-1-2-2-5-11-19-30-40 
Dec 09 1986 Open Your Heart 8-4-4-4-6-12-31-40 
Mar 31 1987 La Isla Bonita 5-3-2-1-1-3-7-17-24-35 
Jul 14 1987 Who's That Girl 3-1-2-2-8-15-20-26-34 
Sep 15 1987 Causing a Commotion 7-4-5-10-15-28-35 
Dec 06 1987 The Look of Love 15-9-14-16-15-36 
Mar 12 1989 Like A Prayer 2-1-1-1-3-8-18-25-27 
May 28 1989 Express Yourself 10-5-5-10-15-24-34-37 
Sep 10 1989 Cherish 16-3-7-10-20-30 
Dec 10 1989 Dear Jessie 9-7-5-5-5-16-28 
Apr 01 1990 Vogue 4-1-1-1-1-4-6-8-9-15-27-36 
Jul 15 1990 Hanky Panky 14-4-2-6-8-19-26-37 
Dec 02 1990 Justify My Love 9-2-3-7-8-11-24-38 
Feb 24 1991 Crazy For You (remix) 2-2-4-14-23-34 
Apr 07 1991 Rescue Me 4-3-5-13-19-32 
Jun 02 1991 Holiday (remix) 12-5-16-30 
Jul 19 1992 This Used To Be My Playground 5-3-3-6-13-18-28 
Oct 11 1992 Erotica 11-4-3-7-17 
Dec 06 1992 Deeper and Deeper 10-6-10-13-12-30-40 
Feb 28 1993 Bad Girl 11-10-20-30 
Mar 28 1993 Fever 6-7-18-30 
Jul 25 1993 Rain 7-7-10-15-26 
Mar 27 1994 I'll Remember 10-7-8-16-29 
Oct 02 1994 Secret 5-10-12-18-15-22-34 
Dec 11 1994 Take A Bow 17-16-18-21-25-32 
Feb 19 1995 Bedtime Story 4-8-21 
Aug 20 1995 Human Nature 8-21-28 
Oct 29 1995 You'll See 11-8-5-6-9-13-16-21-19-26-32 
Dec 31 1995 Oh Father 16-21-32 
Mar 17 1996 One More Chance 11-29 
Oct 27 1996 You Must Love Me 10-24-39 
Dec 22 1996 Don't Cry For Me Argentina 3-5-10-5-7-12-21-34-35 
Mar 23 1997 Another Suitcase, Another Hall 7-24 
Mar 01 1998 Frozen 1-3-5-6-13-13-18-22-34 
May 03 1998 Ray Of Light 2-8-12-13-22-33-40 
Aug 30 1998 Drowned World (substitute For Love) 10-27-40 
Nov 29 1998 The Power Of Goodbye/Little Star 6-17-25-32-30-36 
Mar 07 1999 Nothing Really Matters 7-16-24-35 
Jun 13 1999 Beautiful Stranger 2-4-8-10-10-14-18-21-21-21-25-33-40 
Mar 05 2000 American Pie 1-2-5-8-11-17-27-34 
Aug 27 2000 Music 1-2-5-11-14-13-23-33-36-28-31-29-33
Dec 03 2000 Don't Tell Me 4-11-13-16-16-17-28-40 
Apr 22 2001 What It Feels Like For A Girl 7-19-30-33-37
Nov xx 2002 Die Another Day 3-12-18-18-16-20-24-32-34-29
Apr xx 2003 American Life 2-12-20-25-35
Jul xx 2003 Hollywood 2-15-22-33
Nov xx 2003 Me Against The Music 2-6-11-20-30-x-40-36
Dec xx 2003 Love Profusion 11-33-38
Nov 19 2005 Hung Up 1-1-1-3-2-4-8-3-3-7-14-13-18-17-16-20-26-32-42-45-
            52-41-50-58-61-63-68-68-66-78-96-x-97-x
Mar 04 2006 Sorry 1-4-7-9-14-20-18-24-29-38-36-44-51-65-75-97-100-x
Jul xx 2006 Get Together 45-7-16-29-42-57-79-82-98-x
Nov xx 2006 Jump 59-9-20-32-43-64-87-x
Mar xx 2008 4 Minutes 7-5-8-4-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-8-11-13-14-17-20-22-29-35-
            39-46-51-48-57-65-74-95-x-95-x
Apr xx 2008 Give It 2 Me 73-93-60-x-x-80-36-25-25-18-17-7-10-13-17-20-
            23-18-24-34-35-56-69-78-97-x
Nov xx 2008 Miles Away 39-68-x
Sep 20 2009 Celebration 3-8-14-25-37-56-x
Feb 12 2012 Give Me All Your Luvin 37-51-93-118-154-x-104-71-119-x
Apr 01 2012 Masterpiece 68-87-126-168-x
Apr 01 2012 Girl Gone Wild 111-x-73

Airplay peaks
Since 1991

 9 Justify My Love Dec 1990 
4 Crazy For You ("remix") Mar 1991 
5 Rescue Me Apr 1991 
16 Holiday (reissue) Jun 1991 
2 This Used To Be My Playground Jul 1992 
3 Erotica Oct 1992 
2 Deeper And Deeper Dec 1992 
4 Bad Girl Mar 1993 
2 Fever Apr 1993 
3 Rain Jul 1993 
7 I'll Remember (Theme From 'With Honours') Apr 1994 
1 Secret Oct 1994 (1 week at #1)
4 Take A Bow Dec 1994 
11 Bedtime Story Feb 1995 
22 Human Nature Aug 1995 
2 You'll See Nov 1995 
12 Oh Father Jan 1996 
14 One More Chance Mar 1996 
43 You Must Love Me Nov 1996 
3 Don't Cry For Me Argentina Dec 1996 
95 Another Suitcase In Another Hall Mar 1997 
1 Frozen Mar 1998 (4 weeks at #1)
3 Ray Of Light May 1998 
41 Drowned World (Substitute For Love) Sep 1998 
3 The Power Of Good-Bye / Little Star Dec 1998 
12 Nothing Really Matters Mar 1999 
1 Beautiful Stranger Jun 1999 (5 weeks at #1)
3 American Pie Mar 2000 
2 Music Sep 2000 
1 Don't Tell Me Dec 2000 (1 week at #1)
7 What It Feels Like For A Girl Apr 2001 
4 Die Another Day Nov 2002 
11 American Life Apr 2003 
3 Hollywood Jul 2003 
20 Me Against The Music Nov 2003 
33 Love Profusion Dec 2003 
1 Hung Up Nov 2005 (8 weeks at #1)
1 Sorry Feb 2006 (5 weeks at #1)
8 Get Together Aug 2006
3 Jump Nov 2006
3 4 Minutes Apr 2008
8 Give It 2 Me Jul 2008
8 Miles Away Nov 2008
 2 Celebration Aug 2009
40 Give Me All Your Lovin Feb 2012
26 Masterpiece Mar 2012
Rank...Title......................Sales..........Certification
 01..THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION ... 3.610.000......12xP (Jan 2003)
01..TRUE BLUE ................... 1.980.000 ......7xP (Mar 1992)
01..RAY OF LIGHT ................ 1.710.000 ......6xP (Jan 2003)
01..LIKE A VIRGIN ............... 1.640.000 ......3xP (Nov 1985)
01..MUSIC ....................... 1.628.000.......5xP (Jun 2001)
01..CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR . 1.345.000.......4xP (Jan 2007)
01..LIKE A PRAYER ............... 1.270.000 (C)...4xP (Feb 1995)
03..SOMETHING TO REMEMBER ........1.040.000 (1)...3xP (Apr 1997)
06..MADONNA THE FIRST ALBUM ....... 815.000 (2)...1xP (Dec 1985)
02..GHV2 .......................... 804.076.......2xP (Nov 2002)
01..EVITA ......................... 640.000 (3)...2xP (Mar 1997)
03..EROTICA ....................... 600.000 (C,6).2xP (Jun 1993)
 01..CELEBRATION.....................513.500.......1xP (Jan 2010)
02..BEDTIME STORIES ............... 400.000 (4)...1xP (Dec 1994)
 01..HARD CANDY..................... 335.523.......1xP (Sep 2008)
01..AMERICAN LIFE ................. 335.115 ......1xP (Aug 2003
02..I'M BREATHLESS ................ 300.000 (5)...1xP (Jul 1990)
05..YOU CAN DANCE ................. 300.000 (C)...1xP (Nov 1987)
04..WHO'S THAT GIRL ............... 300.000 (C)...1xP (Dec 1987)
01..MDNA................ ...........103.381.......NC
 07..THE CONFESSIONS TOUR ........... 51.000.......NC
18..I'M GOING TO TELL YOU A SECRET.. 40.000.......NC
17..STICKY AND SWEET TOUR............30.000.......NC
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Notes:
* Latest updates - TIC, MDNA - May 2012.
Certifications (C) used when retail sales are not available.
 Important: Club sales not included.
(1) Something To Remember sold 980K up to Dec 1999. Sales may be over 1M.
(2) Madonna the First Album is certified 1xP but estimate sales are over 800K.
(3) Evita sold 260K in 1996 and 380K in 1997, so these are minimum sales.
(4) Bedtime Stories is certified 1xP but, according to reports, it has sold around 400K. Confirmed sales in 1994 were 340K. 
(5) I'm Breathless is certified 1xP but sales should be higher. 
(6) There are unconfirmed reports of Erotica selling 750K.
! Remixed and Revisited not included. Peaked at #4 on the mid-price album chart.