Flashback: Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” Hit No. 1 37 years ago

Flashback Feels: Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” Hit No. 1

Time for a flashback fields 38 years ago. Today Madonna hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the very first time. Have all the yeah, like a Virgin Guys released november 6th, 1984 it took a little while for it to become a full fledged phenomenon. Hit number one on december the 22nd, staying there for six consecutive weeks. It also topped the charts in both Australia and Canada as well. And since its release, Like A Virgin has sold more than six million copies worldwide today, it is considered one of Madonna's signature songs. I agree with that and one that helped propel her to superstardom. Yeah, I'd definitely say top five, 100% Top three for me, the track was released as the lead single from the album of the same name. It also includes another classic material Girl to watch Sesame Street cereal Girl, which I love that as well. The LP became Madonna's first number one album on the billboard 200 became the first album from a female artist in her story to sell more than five million copies in the US and of course the world was actually first introduced to like a Virgin two months before it's released, Even if you weren't alive, I'm sure you've seen this clip, that's right. Madonna debuted the song at the MTV Video music awards on september 14th 1984. It almost never happened though. Madonna had to convince the network to let her perform the song which MTV was wary of because you know, it wasn't released yet. And then as we all know, she performed it on time, top of a giant wedding dress, wedding cake wearing a wedding dress, a veil and a belt buckle that said boy Toy today, the performance is considered one of the most iconic and M. T. V. S. History. But at the time it was incredibly controversial during an appearance on the Tonight show earlier this year, Madonna revealed to jimmy Fallon, she was told immediately after leaving the stage that her career was over. I walked down these very steep stairs of a wedding cake and I got to the bottom and I started dancing around and my white stiletto pumps fell off and I was trying to do like this smooth move like dive for the shoe and make it look like it was choreography and my dress flipped up and my butt was showing, can you imagine those were the days when you shouldn't show your butt to have a career. But when I went backstage, my manager told me my career was over with. I mean insane to think the history of all of that and despite the song's controversial introduction to the world, Like a virgin went on to change pop music forever has left a lasting legacy. Ever since. He really has a song has been credited with empowering female performers, encouraging all women to embrace their sexuality. In 2019 billboard said like a virgin quote paved the way for other female pop artists from Janet Jackson and Britney Spears to Beyonce and arianna grande to unapologetically explore the sexual wilderness. By the way, really quickly best Madonna song, Borderline Borderline material going really good. I love that video. Yeah, really good.