As a birthday treat (and a reminder), here are Queen Madonnas UK number 1's in order.
Into the Groove (1985)
Papa Don't Preach (1986)
True Blue (1986)
La Isla Bonita (1987)
Who's That Girl (1987)
Like A Prayer (1989)
Vogue (1990)
Frozen (1998)
American Pie (2000)
Music (2000)
Hung Up (2005)
Sorry (2006)
4 Minutes (2008)
And the ones that should have been:
Holiday (1983 and 1991)
Like A Virgin (1984)
Crazy For You (number 2 both in 1985 and in 1991)
Live to Tell (1986) One of the best number 2's ever!
Justify My Love (1990) (Beaten by Cliff's Saviour Day at Christmas!)
This Used To Be My Playground (1992)
Erotica (1992)
Take A Bow (1994) Scandalous that this reached number 16 in the UK but number 1 in the USA.
Don't Cry For Me Argentina (1996)
Ray of Light (1998)
Beautiful Stranger (1999) (Beaten by bloody S Club 7!)
Don't Tell Me (2001)
Give It 2 Me (2008)
Celebration (2009)
The above list as number 1 failures, certainly contain some fabulous classics! What an achievement!
As an after thought, if her lead single from the new album gets to number 1, she will be the only female artist in history to have number one singles in four consecutive decades. We must launch the "Madonna for number one" campaign immediately.