On August 10 1985, Into The Groove spent the first of four weeks in the #1 position on the UK Singles Chart. It was Madonna’s first chart-topping single in the UK, where she has collected a total of thirteen #1 hits to date.
As an added validation, Into the Groove was Madonna’s first self-produced release (co-produced with Stephen Bray). While artists co-producing their own work is common today, it was relatively unusual at the time, particularly for female artists. The immense success of the single undoubtedly helped convince the powers at Sire/Warner to grant Madonna the artistic freedom to co-produce her next album, True Blue, together with her collaborators Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard.
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Into the Groove-still my favorite Madonna dance track! On a side-note-Happy birthday Rocco!
Yep, if I had to narrow down my single most favorite track from Madonna’s staggering catalogue, it would still be “Into The Groove” for me. It was the song that turned a 16-year-old kid from a casual Madonna fan into a lifelong worshipper at the altar of the Queen.
I think I was already a slight “worshiper” by that time. But I agree completely. One of her best tracks ever!
While pop stars now get all the songs in an album to chart, Into the Groove was not eligible to chart in the US. What a wasted chance. It would’ve been one of her biggest chart hits across the pond as well.
Agreed! I don’t even understand the new chart crap. It’s all nonsense and not very reliable IMO. I know kiddos stream songs all day to get them charted…what a boring life.
Billboard should just put up a streaming chart. Or at least separate the records of, say, Madonna and Drake. It’s unfair to have him overtake M’s 38 Top 10s (and others in the list) with streaming and collaborations. I’m all for moving forward and embracing the times, but it’s equitable to have apples and oranges in one list. It’s misleading.
*NOT equitable, I mean.
@AJ Billboard has allowed fucking Drake to take over the singles charts with streaming and collabs? That is absolute bullshit. Not “Equitable” at all.
Said it before and I’ll say it again. The U.S. record company really failed on this one. Should have been a proper single.
Also my unshakeable number one fave M song ever
Probably my favorite Madonna song too. I love both the 1985 original and the 1987 You Can Dance remix.