Editing Like a Virgin (album) (section)

== Certifications and sales ==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|nocert=yes|salesamount=160,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite journal |title=La Nueva Madonna |journal=[[:es:Somos (Argentina)|Somos]] |date=1992 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7QwAAAAYAAJ |access-date=April 7, 2024 |language=es|quote=[c]uando en el ' 83 vendió 9 milloInes (millones) de copias de su primer álbum, nadie creía que Madonna podía ser capaz de superarse a sí misma. Sin embargo , el asunto fue in crescendo : Like a Virgin largo con 11 millones , True Blue trepó a 17 y la cosa no paró más . Sólo en la Argentina , se vendieron 140 . 000 placas del primer LP, 160 . 000 del segundo . 190 . 000 del tercero y 270 . 000 del cuarto}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|number=7|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2000|refname="aria"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|salesamount=75,000|certref=<ref name="EuropeanGoldPlatinum">{{cite magazine |title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986| magazine=Music & Media |date=December 27, 1987 |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-27.pdf#page=16 |access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref>|salesref=<ref name="EuropeanGoldPlatinum"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|nocert=yes|type=album|access-date=November 1, 2014|relyear=1984|salesamount=715,000|salesref=<ref name=brazilmanysales>{{cite journal|last=Garcia|first=Sérgio|date=October 31, 1993|title=No banco com Madonna|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pesq=%22madonna%20j%C3%A1%20brilhava%20na%20constela%C3%A7%C3%A3o%22&pasta=ano%20199|journal=[[Jornal do Brasil]]|language=pt|access-date=April 10, 2024|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923190334/http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=030015_11&pesq=%22madonna%20j%C3%A1%20brilhava%20na%20constela%C3%A7%C3%A3o%22&pasta=ano%20199}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Diamond|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=1992|refname="cria"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Gold|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|refname="finland"|salesamount=35,398}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2001|refname="snep"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Gold|number=3|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2000|refname="media"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=1989|refname="hongkong"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Israel|nocert=true|salesamount=10,000|salesref=<ref name="Israel">{{cite magazine|url=https://i.imgur.com/zoKvD18.jpg|language=he|title=אלבומים ומכירות בארץ|trans-title=Albums and sales in Israel|magazine=[[LaIsha]]|page=56|date=August 13, 2001|access-date=December 5, 2023|archive-date=August 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230509/https://i.imgur.com/zoKvD18.jpg}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|AFI]])|type=album|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1984|certyear=1987|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="EuropeanGoldPlatinum"/>{{efn|In Italy, ''Like a Virgin'' received a platinum award for the sales of 500,000 copies in 1986. The following year, it received an additional platinum with the same level-requeriments (making a total of 1 million certified units) despite that for new releases, a platinum was equivalent to 200,000 copies at that time.}}|certref=<ref name="EuropeanGoldPlatinum"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan|title=ライク・ア・ヴァージン (Like a Virgin)|artist=マドンナ (Madonna)|award=Gold|certyear=1994|certmonth=03|salesamount=935,430|salesref=<ref name="oricon" />}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|number=5|source=archive|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2000|refname="rianz"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|nocert=true|salesamount=100,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andersen |first1=Unn Conradi |title=Madonna mot ny rekord |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/madonna-mot-ny-rekord/65448747 |website=[[Dagbladet]] |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312000156/https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/madonna-mot-ny-rekord/65448747 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |language=no |date=March 27, 1998}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|certref=<ref name="spain" />|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2000|refname="aria"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2000|refname="swit"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Taiwan|nocert=yes|salesamount=10,000|salesref=<ref name="Taiwan">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tN_q1ljJ_ZUC&q=Madonna+Warner+Taiwan+copies&pg=PA72|title=International Piracy Involving Intellectual Property|author=[[United States Congressional Joint Economic Committee]]|year=1986|access-date=April 7, 2024|page=72|quote=[...] a few months ago we released a new album by Madonna [Like a Virgin]. Our License sold 10,000 copies of this album. A careful market survey established beyond doubt that the pirates sold 300,000 copies of the same album, without royalties flowing back to the U.S. so they can be distributed to the artist and the composer and the record company.|publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office]]|format=[[99th United States Congress]]; Second Session, March 31, 1986|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110053023/https://books.google.com/books?id=tN_q1ljJ_ZUC&q=Madonna+Warner+Taiwan+copies&pg=PA72}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Platinum|number=3|type=album|access-date=November 1, 2014|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|refname="bpi"|id=3861-2003-2|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="UKSellers">{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Justin |title=Madonna's official biggest selling albums |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/madonnas-official-biggest-selling-albums__26462/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607101707/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/madonnas-official-biggest-selling-albums__26462/ |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Madonna|title=Like a Virgin|award=Diamond|type=album|access-date=April 11, 2024|relyear=1984|certyear=2000|refname="riaa"}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|nocert=true|salesamount=2,000,000|note=Sales as of December 1985|salesref=<ref name="Europesales">{{cite magazine |title=Madonna: Singles selling artist of the year (Sire)| magazine=Music & Media |date=December 23, 1985 |page=20 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/85/M&M-1985-12-23-OCR-Page-0013.pdf |access-date=April 7, 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Latin America|nocert=true|salesamount=750,000|note=Sales as of 1986|salesref=<ref name="LATAM">{{cite magazine |title=WEA Intl projects best year but DAT concerns Cornyn |magazine=Billboard |date=June 28, 1986 |volume=99 |issue=26 |page=80 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1986/BB-1986-06-28.pdf#page=118 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=21,000,000|salesref=<ref name="LAVWoldWide">{{cite web |title=Contrasting fortunes as Madonna and Jacko turn 50 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/contrasting-fortunes-as-madonna-and-jacko-turn-50-20090403-9ruh.html |work=[[The Age]] |access-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811184417/http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/contrasting-fortunes-as-madonna-and-jacko-turn-50-20090403-9ruh.html |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |date=August 15, 2008}}</ref>}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Madonna|title=Madonna – Four Clips|award=Gold|relyear=1983|certyear=1991|type=video|access-date=April 11, 2024|refname="ARIAvideo"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Madonna|title=Madonna – Four Clips|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|type=video|access-date=April 11, 2024|refname="riaavideo"}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name=tsep-1kk/>}}
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