CSPC: Madonna Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales – Part 2

Who’s That Girl (1987) – 77,000 equivalent albums

Who’s That Girl – 310,000
Causing A Commotion – 155,000
The Look Of Love – 50,000

Like A Prayer (1989) – 509,000 equivalent albums

Like A Prayer – 2,100,000
Express Yourself – 525,000
Cherish – 315,000
Oh Father – 100,000
Dear Jessie – 100,000
Keep It Together – 50,000
Remaining tracks – 200,000

I’m Breathless (1990) – 203,000 equivalent albums

Vogue – 1,150,000
Hanky Panty – 50,000
Remaining tracks – 150,000

Ironically, while mid-80s are truly regarded as the peak of Madonna‘s hype, Vogue and Like A Prayer, especially the latest, stand as her signature songs. At more than 2 million digital sales, Like A Prayer is the flagship of her catalog. It is always the first track to reenter charts all around the World as soon as the news around the diva are hot, like when she performed on the Superbowl in 2012.