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Madonna Makes History With 45th No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs Chart
By Gary Trust
The Queen of Pop reigns with “Ghosttown,” giving her the most No. 1s of any artist on a single Billboard chart. “Thanks to all my fans on & off the dancefloor,” she tells Billboard.
The Queen of Pop is now unequaled chart royalty. Madonna makes momentous Billboard chart history, as she now has the most No. 1s ever, 45, by an act on a singular Billboard chart. She earns her 45th No. 1 on Dance Club Songs, where “Ghosttown” lifts 2-1.
(The chart, dated May 30, will refresh on Billboard.com Thursday, May 21.)
With the coronation, Madonna passes another icon, George Strait, who’s logged 44 No. 1s on Hot Country Songs.
“Thanks to all my fans on and off the dancefloor,” Madonna said in an exclusive statement to Billboard. “I’ll (always) be your partner.”
With her 45th leader on Dance Club Songs, which measures reports submitted by a national sample of club DJs, Madonna pulls further ahead of runners-up Beyonce and Rihanna. In fact, Madonna has tallied more No. 1s as they have combined: 22 each. (The chart launched as a national survey in the Billboard issue dated Aug. 28, 1976.)
Madonna bests Strait (still, and always, the King of Country), who’s sent 44 singles to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs between 1982 and 2009. He first reigned with “Fool Hearted Memory” (Aug. 28, 1982) and most recently ruled with “River of Love” (April 18, 2009).
“Ghosttown” was released, in its original ballad form, on Madonna’s 13th studio album, Rebel Heart, which launched at No. 1 on the March 28 Top Album Sales chart with 116,000 first-week copies sold, according to Nielsen Music. Remixes from Don Diablo, Mindskap and Armand Van Helden, among others, helped the track top Dance Club Songs. (The original version, meanwhile, ranks at No. 20 on Adult Contemporary and debuts at No. 38 on Adult Pop Songs.) First Rebel Heart single “Living for Love” became Madonna’s 44th Dance Club Songs topper on the March 7 chart.
Madonna wrote “Ghosttown” with Evan Bogart, Sean Douglas and Jason Evigan. “When I write with people, we always try to come up with a theme,” she told Billboard’s Keith Caulfield in December. “So, this one is about the city after Armageddon. The burnt-out city, the crumbling buildings, the smoke that’s still lingering after the fire. There’s only a few people left. How do we pick up the pieces and go on from here?
“Kind of dramatic,” she added with a laugh.
In honor of Madonna’s milestone achievement, here is an updated look at Madonna’s 45 historic Dance Club Songs No. 1s, beginning with the double-sided single “Holiday”/”Lucky Star,” which reached the top the week of Sept. 24, 1983. You’ll notice that one of her No. 1s is an entire album: You Can Dance (1988), a collection of mostly remixes of previously-released songs (and one new cut, “Spotlight”). Prior to Feb. 23, 1991, the chart wasn’t always song-specific and full albums were, at some points, allowed to chart.
(For titles that spent multiple weeks at No. 1, total frames in the lead are noted in parentheses.)
Madonna’s 45 Dance Club Songs No. 1s
1983, “Holiday”/”Lucky Star” (five weeks at No. 1)
1984, “Like a Virgin” (three)
1985, “Material Girl”
1985, “Angel”/”Into the Groove”
1987, “Open Your Heart”
1987, “Causing a Commotion (Remix)”
1988, “You Can Dance (LP Cuts)”
1989, “Like a Prayer” (two)
1989, “Express Yourself” (three)
1990, “Keep It Together”
1990, “Vogue” (two)
1991, “Justify My Love” (two)
1992, “Erotica”
1993, “Deeper and Deeper”
1993, “Fever”
1994, “Secret” (two)
1995, “Bedtime Story”
1997, “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
1998, “Frozen” (two)
1998, “Ray of Light” (four)
1999, “Nothing Really Matters” (two)
1999, “Beautiful Stranger” (two)
2000, “American Pie”
2000, “Music” (five)
2001, “Don’t Tell Me”
2001, “What It Feels Like for a Girl”
2001, “Impressive Instant” (two)
2002, “Die Another Day” (two)
2003, “American Life”
2003, “Hollywood”
2003, “Me Against the Music,” Britney Spears featuring Madonna (two)
2004, “Nothing Fails”
2004, “Love Profusion”
2005, “Hung Up” (four)
2006, “Sorry” (two)
2006, “Get Together”
2006, “Jump” (two)
2008, “4 Minutes,” Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland (two)
2008, “Give It 2 Me”
2009, “Celebration”
2012, “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.
2012, “Girl Gone Wild”
2012, “Turn Up the Radio”
2015, “Living for Love”
2015, “Ghosttown”
Madonna – Ghosttown (Don Diablo Remix)
Madonna – Ghosttown (Don Diablo Remix)
Maybe it was all too much
Too much for a man to take
Everything’s bound to break
Sooner or later, sooner or later
You’re all that I can trust
Facing the darkest days
Everyone ran away
But we’re gonna stay here, we’re gonna stay here
I know you’re scared tonight
I’ll never leave your side
When it all falls, when it all falls down
I’ll be your fire when the lights go out
When there’s no one, no one else around
We’ll be two souls in a ghost town
When the world gets cold, I’ll be your cover
Let’s just hold on to each other
When it all falls, when it all falls down
We’ll be two souls in a ghost town
Tell me how we got this far
Every man for himself
Everything’s gone to hell
We gotta stay strong, we’re gonna hold on
This world has turned to dust
All we’ve got left is love
Might as well start with us
Singing a new song, something to build on
I know we’re alright cuz we’ll never be alone
In this mad mad, in this mad mad world
Even with no light, we’re gonna shine like gold
In this mad mad, in this mad mad world
Madonna’s Autotune Baby Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I told you I don’t want you all the time
Cause you’re not mine
I’m not in love, but I’m in light
So far it’s working fine
But when I need you down, I’m desperate
I’m a little child
Just like an animal, down on my knees
And beggin’
[Chorus]
Yeah, all wrapped up, I wanna be your little baby now
Put my head on your shoulder
You can rock me, rock me now
In the middle of the night you can hear me crying loud
Put my head on your shoulder and rock me
[Post-Chorus]
Open the door, unlock me
We’ve got tonight, so rock me now
[Verse 2]
I’m in my bed, and I’m obsessed
And I am wide awake
I need someone like you to come
And put me in my place
Cause in the day, I can’t be tamed
Boy, you don’t wanna know
But in the night, my hands are tied
You tell me where to go
[Chorus]
Yeah, all wrapped up, I wanna be your little baby now
Put my head on your shoulder
You can rock me, rock me now
In the middle of the night you can hear me crying loud
Put my head on your shoulder and rock me
[Post-Chorus]
Open the door, unlock me
We’ve got tonight, so rock me now
Open the door, unlock me
We’ve got tonight, so rock me now
[Bridge]
Rock me now
Rock me now
[Chorus]
Yeah, all wrapped up, I wanna be your little baby now
Put my head on your shoulder
You can rock me, rock me now
In the middle of the night you can hear me crying loud
Put my head on your shoulder and rock me
Yeah, all wrapped up, I wanna be your little baby now
Put my head on your shoulder
You can rock me, rock me now
In the middle of the night you can hear me crying loud
Put my head on your shoulder and rock me
[Outro]
You and me, sitting on a tree
You be the daddy, I’ll be the baby
Madonna’s Queen Lyrics
It will never rain, never rain
If the great sky falls down, no rain, no more rain
Blood’s pouring down, high alert, we watch it burn
It’s a world undeceived, sirens, sirens
Everyone’s whispering, the CIA, MI6
Hire the unknown
We’re at the end of days
For heaven’s sake
The queen’s been slain
She’ll never rule again
The queen’s been slain
She’ll never rule again
Your queen’s been slain
Queen’s been slain
That parade, motorcade
Destiny sings farewell, church bells
Is anyone listening, everywhere, bowed in prayer
Tears are falling, coming down, coming down
I hear the heavens calling, providence, no evidence
There’s no confirmation
Only silence remains
We only know one thing
Who will take her place?
It’s written on everyone’s face
The truth is slowly dawning
I hear tomorrow calling
Some things can’t be replaced
The realization of a new generation
On the eve of imitation
All gone, overthrown
May God bless you all
May God bless you all
May God bless you all
List of Rebel Heart Leaked Demos
ALONE WITH YOU
ART FOR FREEDOM
AUTOTUNE BABY
BACK THAT UP (DO IT) – 3:31
BEAUTIFUL SCARS (DEMO #1)
BEAUTIFUL SCARS (DEMO #2) – 4:09
BEST NIGHT (DEMO #1)
BEST NIGHT (DEMO #2)
BEST NIGHT (DEMO #3) – 3:32
BITCH, I’M MADONNA (DEMO #1) – 4:42
BITCH, I’M MADONNA (DEMO #2) – 3:33
BITCH, I’M MADONNA (ALBUM VERSION) – 3:48
BODY SHOP (DEMO #1)
BODY SHOP (DEMO #2)
BODY SHOP (DEMO #3)
BODY SHOP (DEMO #4) – 3:34
BORROWED TIME (DEMO #1)
BORROWED TIME (DEMO #2)
BORROWED TIME (DEMO #3)
BORROWED TIME (DEMO #4)
BORROWED TIME (DEMO #5) – 3:36
DEVIL PRAY (DEMO #1) – 3:32
DEVIL PRAY (ALBUM VERSION) – 4:06
EYES WIDE OPEN
DUBPLATE (LA ISLA BONITA) – 0:53
FREEDOM (DEMO #1)
FREEDOM (DEMO #2)
FREEDOM (DEMO #3) – 3:56
GHOSTTOWN (ALBUM VERSION) – 4:09
GOD IS LOVE (DEMO #1 – ACOSTIC) – 3:31
GOD IS LOVE (DEMO #2+) – 3:31
GRAFFITI HEART (DEMO #1 – ACOUSTIC) – 2:38
GRAFFITI HEART (DEMO #2+)
HEARTBREAK CITY (DEMO #1 – ACOUSTIC) – 3:58
HEARTBREAK CITY (DEMOS # 2+)
HOLD TIGHT (DEMO #3) – 4:53
HOLD TIGHT (DEMO #4) – 3:25
HOLY WATER (DEMO #1) – 3:34
HOLY WATER (DEMO #2+)
ICONIC (DEMO #1) – 4:00
ICONIC (DEMO #2/FINAL?) – 4:24
ILLUMINATI (DEMO #1) – 3:21
ILLUMINATI (ALBUM VERSION) – 3:44
INSIDE OUT (DEMO) – 4:20
JOAN OF ARC (DEMO) – 4:04
JOAN OF ARC (ALBUM VERSION) – 4:01
LIVING FOR LOVE (DEMO #1)
LIVING FOR LOVE (DEMO #2)
LIVING FOR LOVE (DEMO #3)
LIVING FOR LOVE (DEMO #4) – 4:13
LIVING FOR LOVE (ALBUM VERSION) – 3:38
MESSIAH (DEMO #1)
MESSIAH (DEMO #2)
MESSIAH (DEMO #3)
MESSIAH (DEMO #4)
MESSIAH (DEMO #5) – 3:38
MIDNIGHT SHIFT
NEVER LET YOU GO (DEMO #2) – 3:36
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER – 3:31
OBJECTS
REBEL HEART (DEMO #1 – ACOUSTIC) – 3:29
REBEL HEART (DEMO #2) – 3:29
REBEL HEART (DEMO #3) – 3:26
REBEL HEART (DEMO #4) – 4:00
REBEL HEART (DEMO #5) – ?
REBEL HEART (ALBUM VERSION)
REVOLUTION – 3:02
S.E.X. (DEMO #1 – ACOUSTIC)
S.E.X. (DEMO #2) – 3:23
SCORE
TAKE A DAY
TAKE IT BACK
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY (ADDICTED) (DEMO #1)
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY (ADDICTED) (DEMO #2)
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY (ADDICTED) (DEMO #3) – 3:56
TRAGIC GIRL – 3:20
TRUST NO BITCH
TWO STEPS BEHIND (DEMO #1) – 3:31
TWO STEPS BEHIND (DEMO #2+)
UNAPOLOGETIC BITCH (DEMO) – 3:54
UNAPOLOGETIC BITCH (ALBUM VERSION) – 3:51
VENI VIDI VICI (DEMO/050914) – 4:02
WASH ALL OVER ME (DEMO #1 – ACOUSTIC) – 3:58
WASH ALL OVER ME (DEMO #2) – 4:33
WASH ALL OVER ME (DEMO #3) – 4:02
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red = album version
regular = unleaked
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