Around the time of its release, Madonna said of the album, "Like a Virgin is a much harder album, much more aggressive than the first record.
The songs on that were pretty weak.
On this one, I've chosen all the songs and I want them to be all hits -- no fillers....I wanted every song to be strong."

Nile Rodgers, who Madonna personally chose to produce Like a Virgin, has also produced David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, INXS, Daft Punk, Sam Smith and countless others.

But, he says, Madonna has outpaced them all.

"The biggest-selling record of my life is Like a Virgin," he tells ABC News Radio. "That's the biggest album I've ever produced."

Confessions of a Madonna: She's sleazy, trashy, cheap and completely out of your price range. Fans dress like her, confide in her, pray to her.
She's our lady of rock 'n' roll. If you desire her, that's all right, she wants you to. Her nickname's "Squeeze."
She's Marilyn Monroe and Joan Crawford reincarnate.

This spunky, self-assured club kid with the belly shirts and rubber bracelets liked being a topic of conversation, and with her second album, Like a Virgin, she endeavored to keep her name on everyone’s lips.