Madonna (Madonna album)
Madonna (retitled Madonna: The First Album for the 1985 re-release) is the debut album by American singer Madonna, released on July 27, 1983 by Sire Records. After having established herself as a singer in downtown New York City, Madonna was signed by Sire president Seymour Stein, due to the success of her debut single, "Everybody" (1982). She became the sole writer for most of the album's tracks, and chose Reggie Lucas as its primary producer. Unhappy with Lucas's production outputs, she invited John "Jellybean" Benitez to complete the album, who remixed three tracks and produced "Holiday".
Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
Madonna's first two dance chart entries, "Everybody" in 1982 and "Burning Up" in 1983, both peaked at number three. Her first chart-topper came later in 1983, when the double-sided 12-inch single "Holiday"/"Lucky Star" spent five weeks at the summit. This remains as Madonna's longest-running number-one. Her second album "Like a Virgin" produced three chart-toppers during 1984 — 1985: Like a Virgin", "Material Girl" and "Angel"/"Into the Groove". "Into the Groove", originally recorded for the film "Desperately Seeking Susan", was later added to the "Like a Virgin" album when it was re-issued in non-U.S. territories. "Open Your Heart" and "Causing a Commotion" (from the soundtrack "Who's That Girl") were both number-ones in 1987. The remix album "You Can Dance" topped the club songs chart in 1988 ("Billboard" policy at the time allowed full albums or EPs to chart). Madonna closed out the 1980s with three more number-ones from her album "Like a Prayer": "Like a Prayer", "Express Yourself" and "Keep It Together" (in early 1990).