Editing Madonna (section)

=== 1984–1987: ''Like a Virgin'', first marriage, ''True Blue'', and ''Who's That Girl'' ===
[[File:Madonna - Tampa Bay Times (1985).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Madonna performing in 1985 during [[the Virgin Tour]]]]
In January 1984, Madonna gained more exposure by performing on ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and ''[[Top of the Pops]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=February 7, 2014|title=Official Charts Flashback: 30 years of Holiday, Madonna's first Top 10 hit|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-30-years-since-madonna-s-first-top-10-hit__4712/|access-date=April 27, 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427120705/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-30-years-since-madonna-s-first-top-10-hit__4712/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Archive-John-Mitchell|date=April 19, 2012|title=Dick Clark, Thank You For Introducing Madonna to The World|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1683483/dick-clark-madonna/|access-date=April 27, 2021|publisher=MTV News|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427120705/http://www.mtv.com/news/1683483/dick-clark-madonna/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="TOTP_26Jan1984">{{cite web |title=First Appearance on Top of the Pops |url=https://totparchive.co.uk/episode.php?id=1036 |website=Top of The Pops Archive |access-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905111816/https://totparchive.co.uk/episode.php?id=1036 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her image, performances and music videos influenced many young girls and women.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 27, 2013|title=90 Years, 140 TIME Cover Stars: The Celebs Who Defined a Century of Entertainment|magazine=Time|url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/27/time-cover-celebrity-showbiz/slide/madonna/|access-date=April 27, 2021|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221119/https://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/27/time-cover-celebrity-showbiz/slide/madonna/|url-status=live}}</ref> Madonna's style became one of the female [[1980s in fashion|fashion trends of the 1980s]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barr|first=Sabrina|date=August 16, 2020|title=How Madonna has shaped modern fashion trends over the last four decades|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/madonna-birthday-material-girl-fashion-influencer-style-80s-a8490701.html|access-date=April 27, 2021|newspaper=The Independent|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821093311/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/madonna-birthday-material-girl-fashion-influencer-style-80s-a8490701.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Created by stylist and jewelry designer [[Maripol]], the look consisted of lace tops, skirts over [[capri pants]], [[fishnet]] stockings, jewelry bearing the [[crucifix]], bracelets and bleached hair.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 26, 2018|title=Dress you up: Meet Maripol, the woman behind Madonna's early, iconic look|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/dress-meet-maripol-woman-behind-madonnas-early-iconic-look-015528814.html|access-date=April 27, 2021|publisher=Yahoo!|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221120/https://www.yahoo.com/news/dress-meet-maripol-woman-behind-madonnas-early-iconic-look-015528814.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Clerk|2002|p=20}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Voller|1999|p=22}}</ref> Madonna's popularity continued to rise globally with the release of her second studio album, ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'', in November 1984. It became her first number-one album in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the US.<ref name="bbalbums">{{cite web|title=Madonna – Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madonna-p64565/charts-awards/billboard-albums|access-date=February 24, 2010|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607160850/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madonna-mn0000237205|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Rettenmund|1995|p=67}}</ref> ''Like a Virgin'' became the first album by a female to sell over five million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=August 10, 1985|title=Hot Madonna: July Fills Her Coffers With RIAA Metal|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=97|issue=32|page=7|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6iQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7|access-date=September 27, 2016|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607160731/https://books.google.com/books?id=6iQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later [[RIAA certification|certified diamond]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), and has sold over 21&nbsp;million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-15/contrasting-fortunes-as-madonna-jacko-turn-50/477174|title=Contrasting fortunes as Madonna and Jacko turn 50|date=August 15, 2008|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=August 24, 2009|archive-date=October 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022170704/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-08-15/contrasting-fortunes-as-madonna-jacko-turn-50/477174|url-status=live}}</ref>

The album's [[Like a Virgin (song)|title track]] served as its first single, and topped the Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Ask Billboard: A Lot To 'Like' About Far*East Movement|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/952823/ask-billboard-a-lot-to-like-about-fareast-movement|magazine=Billboard|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=September 2, 2012|archive-date=April 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403073011/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/952823/ask-billboard-a-lot-to-like-about-fareast-movement|url-status=live}}</ref> It attracted the attention of conservative organizations who complained that the song and its accompanying video promoted premarital sex and undermined family values,<ref>{{harvnb|Cross|2007|p=31}}</ref> and moralists sought to have the song and video banned.<ref>{{harvnb|Voller|1999|p=18}}</ref> Madonna received huge media coverage for her performance of "Like a Virgin" at the first [[1984 MTV Video Music Awards]]. Wearing a wedding dress and white gloves, Madonna appeared on stage atop a giant wedding cake and then rolled around suggestively on the floor. MTV retrospectively considered it one of the "most iconic" pop performances of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1978552/madonna-video-music-awards-like-a-virgin/|title=Here's The Wardrobe Malfunction That Made Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' VMA Performance Legendary|first=Christina|last=Garibaldi|date=October 28, 2014|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143212/http://www.mtv.com/news/1978552/madonna-video-music-awards-like-a-virgin/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The second single, "[[Material Girl]]", reached number two on the Hot 100.<ref name="ach" /> While filming the single's music video, Madonna started dating actor [[Sean Penn]]. They married on her birthday in 1985.<ref name=secretlife>{{cite news|last=Greig|first=Geordie|author-link=Geordie Greig|title=Geordie Greig Meets Madonna: Secret Life of a Contented Wife|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article586950.ece|newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]]|date=November 6, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906113359/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/article586950.ece|access-date=March 30, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2008}}</ref>

Madonna entered mainstream films in February 1985, beginning with her cameo in ''Vision Quest''. The soundtrack contained two new singles, her US number-one single, "[[Crazy for You (Madonna song)|Crazy for You]]", and another track "[[Gambler (song)|Gambler]]".<ref name="ach">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/madonna/chart-history/hsi/|title=Madonna Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117004354/https://www.billboard.com/artist/madonna/chart-history/hsi/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also played the title role in the 1985 comedy ''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]'', a film which introduced the song "[[Into the Groove]]", her first number-one single in the UK.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4753366.stm|work=BBC News|date=February 26, 2006|title=Madonna Scores 12th Chart Topper in the UK|access-date=June 9, 2008|archive-date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915210607/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4753366.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Her popularity caused the film to be perceived as a Madonna vehicle, despite how she was not billed as a [[lead actress]].<ref name="AmericanF">{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Film Journal International]]|page=20|volume=10|year=1984|issn=1536-3155 |title=Desperately Seeking Madonna}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' film critic [[Vincent Canby]] named it one of the ten best films of 1985.<ref>{{cite news|last=Van Gelder|first=Lawrence|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/02/arts/critics-choices-cable-tv.html|title=Critic's Choices|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 2, 1986|access-date=April 25, 2012|archive-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017150233/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/02/arts/critics-choices-cable-tv.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Madonna in concert wearing fishnets 1987 colorized (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Madonna performing during the 1987 [[Who's That Girl World Tour]]|alt=A blond woman onstage with curly hair holding a microphone, wearing a black dress]]

Beginning in April 1985, Madonna embarked on her first concert tour in North America, [[the Virgin Tour]], with the [[Beastie Boys]] as her opening act. The tour saw the peak of [[Madonna wannabe]] phenomenon, with many female attendees dressing like her.<ref>{{harvnb|Voller|1999|p=21}}</ref> At that time, she released two more songs, "[[Angel (Madonna song)|Angel]]" and "[[Dress You Up]]", making all four singles from the album peak inside the top five on the Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{harvnb|George-Warren|Romanowski|Pareles|2001|pp=23–25}}</ref> "Angel" also topped the Australian charts.<ref name=kent/> In July, ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' and ''[[Playboy]]'' magazines published a number of nude photos of Madonna, taken when she moonlighted as an [[Model (art)|art model]] in 1978.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Farber|first=M. A.|date=August 2, 1985|title=From Marilyn To Madonna, The Unglamorous Business Of Posing In The Nude|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/nyregion/from-marilyn-to-madonna-the-unglamorous-business-of-posing-in-the-nude.html|access-date=April 28, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513114920/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/02/nyregion/from-marilyn-to-madonna-the-unglamorous-business-of-posing-in-the-nude.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She had posed for the photographs because she needed money at the time, and was paid as little as $25 a session.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=135}} The publication of the photos caused a media uproar, but Madonna remained "unapologetic and defiant".<ref name=musicobio>{{cite web|author=Dion, Richard|url=http://www.musicomania.ca/madonna/biography.htm|title=Madonna Biography|publisher=Musicomania|access-date=April 23, 2012|archive-date=July 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702010718/http://www.musicomania.ca/madonna/biography.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The photographs were ultimately sold for up to $100,000.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=135}} She referred to these events at the 1985 outdoor [[Live Aid]] charity concert, saying that she would not take her jacket off because "[the media] might hold it against me ten years from now."<ref name=musicobio /><ref>{{harvnb|Metz|Benson|1999|p=67}}</ref>

In June 1986, Madonna released her third studio album, ''[[True Blue (Madonna album)|True Blue]]'', which was inspired by and dedicated to her husband Penn.<ref>{{harvnb|Clerk|2002|p=77}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' was impressed with the effort, writing that the album "sound[s] as if it comes from the heart".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Madonna: True Blue|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Sigerson|first=David|date=July 7, 1986|access-date=May 28, 2008 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7076/36379|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629005730/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7076/36379|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref> Five singles were released—"[[Live to Tell]]", "[[Papa Don't Preach]]", "[[True Blue (Madonna song)|True Blue]]", "[[Open Your Heart (Madonna song)|Open Your Heart]]", and "[[La Isla Bonita]]"—all of which reached number one in the US or the UK.<ref name="ach" /><ref name="UKchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28948/madonna/|title=Madonna: Artist Discography|date=January 14, 1984 |publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=May 25, 2009|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318212925/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28948/madonna/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album topped the charts in 28 countries worldwide, an unprecedented achievement at the time, and remains Madonna's bestselling studio album, with sales of 25&nbsp;million copies.<ref>{{harvnb|Bohem|1990|p=78}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682061/madonna-lionel-richie-top-billboard.jhtml|title=Madonna And Lionel Richie To Reunite On Billboard Charts?|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|publisher=MTV (MTV Networks)|date=March 29, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2012|archive-date=March 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331201523/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682061/madonna-lionel-richie-top-billboard.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''True Blue'' was featured in the 1992 edition of ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the bestselling album by a woman of all time.<ref>{{harvnb|McFarlan|1992|p=186}}</ref>

Madonna starred in the critically panned film ''[[Shanghai Surprise]]'' in 1986, for which she received her first [[Golden Raspberry Award]] for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/sizzle-or-fizzle-real-life-couples-screen/|title=Sizzle or Fizzle? Real-Life Couples On Screen|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 14, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406015016/http://www.ew.com/gallery/sizzle-or-fizzle-real-life-couples-screen|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her theatrical debut in a production of [[David Rabe]]'s ''Goose and Tom-Tom''; the film and play both co-starred Penn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/madonna-/4085/|title=Madonna Biography|publisher=[[Tribune Entertainment]] Media Group|access-date=June 9, 2008|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002222310/http://www.tribute.ca/people/madonna-/4085/|url-status=live}}</ref> The next year, Madonna was featured in the film ''[[Who's That Girl (1987 film)|Who's That Girl]]''. She contributed four songs to its soundtrack, including the [[Who's That Girl (Madonna song)|title track]] and "[[Causing a Commotion]]".<ref name="bbsingles">{{cite web|title=Madonna – Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madonna-p64565/charts-awards/billboard-singles|access-date=February 24, 2010|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=October 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021021900/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/madonna-p64565/charts-awards/billboard-singles|url-status=live}}</ref> Madonna embarked on the [[Who's That Girl World Tour]] in June 1987, which continued until September.<ref name="showstealer" /><ref name="Voller 1999 29">{{harvnb|Voller|1999|p=29}}</ref> It broke several attendance records, including over 130,000 people in a show near Paris, which was then a record for [[List of highest-attended concerts|the highest-attended female concert of all time]].<ref name="paris1987">{{cite news|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1987/08/31/cultura/557359210_850215.html|title=Madonna convocó en París a 130.000 personas|language=es|access-date=May 4, 2009|newspaper=[[El País]]|location=Madrid|publisher=[[Jesús de Polanco]]|last=Bassets|first=Luis|date=August 31, 1987|archive-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118090803/http://elpais.com/diario/1987/08/31/cultura/557359210_850215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she released a remix album of past hits, ''[[You Can Dance]]'', which reached number&nbsp;14 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="bbalbums" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r12207|title=Madonna – You Can Dance|date=December 2, 1987|access-date=May 18, 2010|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|archive-date=June 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607160930/https://www.allmusic.com/album/you-can-dance-mw0000197952/trackListingAjax|url-status=live}}</ref> After a tumultuous two years' marriage, Madonna filed for divorce from Penn on December 4, 1987, but withdrew the petition a few weeks later.<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 17, 1987|title=Madonna Halts Divorce|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-17-mn-29804-story.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=February 2, 2022|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031439/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-17-mn-29804-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Joanne|date=December 14, 1987|title=Everyone Said It Wouldn't Last...|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-everyone-said-it-wouldnt-last-vol-28-no-24/|access-date=February 2, 2022|magazine=People|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130134948/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-everyone-said-it-wouldnt-last-vol-28-no-24/|url-status=live}}</ref>