On July 27 1985, Madonna’s Into the Groove debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number four. It reached the top of the chart and stayed there for four weeks, and was present for a total of 14 weeks on the chart. The song was Madonna’s first number-one single in United Kingdom. During its stay at number-one, Madonna’s first UK hit Holiday was at number-two position. It made her the first female artist in UK chart history to hold the top-two positions of the chart simultaneously.
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.
On July 16 1985, the Penthouse magazine issue of nude Madonna photos was released.
On July 13 1985, Madonna performed Into The Groove, Holiday, Love Makes The World Go Round and joins The Thompson Twins for a rendition of The Beatles’ Revolution at the Live Aid benefit concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA.
On July 10 1985, The Playboy magazine issue of nude Madonna photos was released.
On June 29 1985, Madonna’s Angel/Into the Groove single hit #5 in the USA.
On June 24 1985, Madonna and Sean Penn announced that they would marry on August 16, 1985.
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