On July 22 1985, Like A Virgin was certified 5x Platinum in the US – the first solo album by a female artist to be certified for shipment of 5-million copies. The album remained a consistently strong catalogue seller well into the next decade, eventually earning a Diamond certification (the RIAA’s highest certification award) in 1998 for shipment of over 10 million copies in the US.
Today In Madonna History 
Like a Virgin-one of the better sophomore records in Rock-and it shows Madonna gaining and increasing in confidence as an artist, singer and performer.
Key ballad-Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.