Madonna Ties A Historic Record As She Scores A New No. 1

As Madonna's "Love Sensation" climbs to the apical spot connected Billboard's Dance Airplay chart, the superstar ties Ellie Goulding for the fifth-most leaders of each time. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 04: Madonna is seen performing a astonishment performance successful Times Square connected June 04, 2026 successful New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)

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A period into its clip connected the Billboard charts, Madonna’s latest medium Confessions II is connected the downswing. The group launched successful the apical spot connected aggregate rankings erstwhile it debuted successful America earlier this summer, and it has been slow slipping ever since.

This frame, Confessions II – a sequel to her Grammy-winning Confessions connected a Dance Floor, which arrived much than 2 decades agone – backtracks connected each tally wherever it appears. It moreover slips from No. 1 connected the Top Dance Albums chart, wherever it had held for aggregate frames. Even arsenic Confessions II descends, 1 of the set’s singles rises and earns Madonna different No. 1.

Madonna Earns Another No. 1 Radio Smash

“Love Sensation” climbs 1 abstraction to No. 1 connected the Dance Airplay chart this week. The ranking measures the songs receiving the astir plays astatine dance-focused power stations passim the United States. The tune becomes different leader for the superstar little than 2 months into its tenure connected the roster.

Madonna Ties Ellie Goulding

“Love Sensation” becomes Madonna’s ninth No. 1 connected the Dance Airplay ranking arsenic it surges to the summit. With a caller champion now included successful her catalog, she ties Ellie Goulding for the fourth-most leaders successful the history of the tally, and the second-most among women.

Here are each of Madonna’s No. 1 hits connected the Dance Airplay chart.

• “4 Minutes” pinch Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
• “Get Together”
• “Give It 2 Me”
• “Hung Up”
• “I Feel So Free”
• “Jump”
• “Love Sensation”
• “Miles Away”
• “Sorry”

The Artists pinch the Most No. 1 Songs

David Guetta remains acold up of each different creator and successful first spot pinch 21 No. 1s. Calvin Harris and Rihanna travel pinch 19 and 12 champions, respectively.

The Chainsmokers beryllium 2 leaders up of some Goulding and Madonna, pinch 11. The Grammy-winning duo controlled the tally past frame, but now Madonna replaces the group successful the highest position. The Chainsmokers’ “Echo,” a collaboration pinch Oaks, falls from No. 1 to No. 6 arsenic “Love Sensation” takes over.

Madonna’s Confessions II Has Now Produced Two No. 1s

Two of Madonna’s 9 No. 1 hits connected the Dance Airplay floor plan travel from Confessions II. “I Feel So Free” debuted connected the roster successful early May, and by the extremity of that month, it had added to the superstar’s increasing full of champions. The original Confessions besides produced aggregate No. 1s connected the creation power tally.

Madonna Has Earned 20 Dance Airplay Hits

Madonna has now sent a milestone 20 tracks to the Dance Airplay tally passim her career. A small much than half of them — 11 successful full — person reached the apical 10.

Only 2 of those apical 10 hits grounded to scope No. 1. “Celebration” and “Me Against the Music” pinch Britney Spears peaked astatine Nos. 4 and 9, respectively. Another collaboration, “Give Me All Your Lovin’” pinch Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., missed the apical 10 by only 1 rung. That azygous peaked astatine No. 11 much than a decade ago.

Madonna Charts Two Confessions II Singles

“Love Sensation” is 1 of 2 singles from Confessions II that are coming connected the Billboard charts, though the different 1 whitethorn vanish very soon. “Bring Your Love,” Madonna’s collaboration pinch Sabrina Carpenter, hardly hangs connected to the Adult Pop Airplay tally, falling to No. 39, the second-to-lowest position. At the aforesaid time, the way declines to No. 15 connected the Hot Dance/Pop Songs list.

Madonna Charts Confessions II connected Multiple Rankings

Confessions II appears connected 4 Billboard rankings this week, and it declines crossed the board. The full-length sits astatine Nos. 3, 12, 16 and 112 connected the Top Dance Albums, Top Album Sales and Vinyl Albums charts and the Billboard 200, respectively.

Just past week, Confessions II was still moving the show and comfortable astatine No. 1 connected the Top Dance Albums tally.

Madonna’s The Immaculate Collection Returns to the Top 10

Madonna fills 2 spaces connected the Top Dance Albums floor plan this week. As Confessions II falls from No. 1 to No. 3, The Immaculate Collection moves successful the other direction. The career-spanning compilation – 1 of her astir successful – rises from No. 12 to No. 10, returning to the loftiest tier of the dance-only roster.