Ranking All 13 Madonna Studio Albums From Worst To Best
6. Like A Virgin (1984)
A record breaking outing from Madonna came in the form of her second studio album, Like a Virgin.
This album became the first by a female artist to sell over 5 million copies in the United States. It was also her first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
With singles such as the titular 'Like a Virgin' and 'Material Girl' cementing Madonna's place as a pop artist, this album led on from her first with even stronger songs. 'Like a Virgin' gave Madonna her first number one in the United States, and 'Into the Groove' gave her her first UK number one.
With these huge leaps in her career, Madonna made sure to prove she wasn't a one hit wonder, and that she would be a recurring face in the music industry.
The popularity of the album commercially overshadowed any criticism, and the album remains such an important one, not only in her own career, but in the history of pop music in general.