She's the Queen of Pop and royalty on the Billboard charts. To celebrate Madonna's career, we've compiled an exclusive ranking of the diva's 40 biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit singles.



Since arriving on the Hot 100 the week of Oct. 29, 1983, with "Holiday," she has earned a total of 56 chart hits, including a record 38 top 10 singles. Yes, you read that right: Madonna has more top 10 hits than any other artist in the 55-year history of the chart (and incidentally, Madonna was born the exact same month as the Hot 100). The Beatles are in second place, with 34 top 10s.

Formula:

The ranking is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.

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Some entries:

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4. Take a Bow

It may surprise some, but "Take a Bow" spent more weeks at No. 1 than any other Madonna single. (However, on this list, it ultimately ranks at No. 4.) With a seven-week run atop the Hot 100, 1995's "Take a Bow" returned her to the top of the chart for the first time since 1992 ("This Used to Be My Playground"). Co-written and co-produced with Babyface, "Take a Bow" is one of two No. 1 singles that she's yet to sing on tour -- the other is "This Used to Be My Playground."

2. Vogue

Initially planned as the b-side of "Keep It Together," Madonna's tribute to the fierceness that is vogueing was thankfully released as a single on its own. The thumping dance number is as iconic as its glamorous black-and-white music video, which was directed by David Fincher.

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FULL LIST (It's also full of nice trivia and song facts)

I'm gonna make a playlist on Spottily of all of them

7 weeks ugh 13 years after everybody

40. "Rain" (14, Erotica, 1993)
39. "Oh Father" (20, Like A Prayer, 1990)
38. "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" (8, Evita, 1997)
37. "Holiday" (16, Madonna, 1984)
36. "Hanky Panky" (10, I'm Breathless, 1990)
35. "Rescue Me" (9, Immaculate Collection, 1991)
34. "Hung Up" (7, Confessions, 2005)
33. "Die Another Day" (8, American Life, 2002)
32. "Ray of Light" (5, Ray of Light, 1998)
31. "Erotica" (3, Erotica, 1992)
30. "Deeper and Deeper" (7, Erotica, 1993)
29. "Keep It Together" (8, Like A Prayer, 1990)
28. "You'll See" (6, Something to Remember, 1995)
27. "Borderline" (10, Madonna, 1984)
26. "Don't Tell Me" (4, Music, 2001)
25. "Frozen" (2, Ray of Light, 1998)
24. "Lucky Star" (4, Madonna, 1984)
23. "Dress You Up" (5, Like A Virgin, 1985)
22. "This Used To Be My Playground" (1, Something to Remember, 1992)
21. "Angel" (5, Like A Virgin, 1985)
20. "4 Minutes" (3, Hard Candy, 2008)
19. "Secret" (3, Bedtime Stories, 1994)
18. "La Isla Bonita" (4, True Blue, 1987)
17. "Cherish" (2, Like A Prayer, 1989)
16. "True Blue" (3, True Blue, 1986)
15. "Express Yourself" (2, Like A Prayer, 1989)
14. "Causing A Commotion" (2, Who's That Girl, 1987)
13. "I'll Remember" (2, With Honors, 1994)
12. "Material Girl" (2, Like A Virgin, 1985)
11. "Who's That Girl" (1, Who's That Girl, 1987)
10. "Open Your Heart" (1, True Blue, 1987)
9. "Music" (1, Music, 2000)
8. "Live To Tell" (1, True Blue, 1986)
7. "Papa Don't Preach" (1, True Blue, 1986)
6. "Like A Prayer" (1, Like A Prayer, 1989)
5. "Justify My Love" (1, Immaculate Collection, 1991)
4. "Take A Bow" (1, Bedtime Stories, 1995)
3. "Crazy For You" (1, Vision Quest, 1985)
2. "Vogue" (1, I'm Breathless, 1990)
1. "Like A Virgin" (1, Like A Virgin, 1984)

Originally posted by gloamingtheplain This Used To Be My Playground is one of the most boring songs I've ever heard, I don't blame her for not singing it live. They play it all the time at work though.