On December 21 1985, Madonna was awarded seven Billboard Music Awards, reflecting her significant impact on the Billboard charts in the preceding year:
- Top Pop Artist
- Top Pop Album Artist – Female
- Top Pop Singles Artist
- Top Pop Singles Artist – Female
- Top Dance Club Play Artist
- Top Dance Sales Artist
- Top Music Video (Madonna – The Videos)
Today In Madonna History 
The First/Virgin era was a heady and crazy time for Madonna-sure, she had her detractors but many other scribes hailed her as a brave new voice in Rock. As the years wore on, Madonna was ready for artistry to knock on her door-leading Rolling Stone to anoint her as the Pop/Rock poet of working-class America.