Her second studio album "Like a Virgin" is released, becoming her first number-one album on the Billboard 200.
Released on November 12, 1984, by Sire Records, Like a Virgin was Madonna's second studio album and marked her definitive breakthrough into superstardom. Produced primarily by Nile Rodgers of Chic, the album fused polished pop-funk production with provocative lyrical themes centered on sexuality and desire, most notably in its title track.
The album became Madonna's first to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart, a position it would hold for multiple weeks, and it eventually sold over ten million copies in the United States alone, later achieving diamond certification from the RIAA.
Singles from the album, including 'Like a Virgin,' 'Material Girl,' 'Angel,' and 'Dress You Up,' dominated pop radio and MTV throughout 1984 and 1985, with 'Material Girl' in particular becoming a cultural touchstone that gave Madonna one of her most enduring nicknames.
The commercial success of Like a Virgin confirmed Madonna as a dominant force in American pop music and marked the beginning of her reign as one of the best-selling recording artists of the decade. It set the stage for a string of blockbuster releases throughout the 1980s and established the template—provocative imagery paired with irresistible pop hooks—that would define much of her subsequent career.