Madonna’s New No. 1 Marks An Important Return To The Top Spot

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentMadonna’s New No. 1 Marks An Important Return To The Top SpotByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorMay 31, 2026, 08:30am EDTMadonna scores her first No. 1 on one of Billboard's radio charts in nearly two decades as "I Feel So Free" climbs to the Dance/Mix Show Airplay list's summit. Madonna in concert in Tokyo, Japan. She wears the famous outfit designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. (Photo by THIERRY ORBAN/Sygma via Getty Images)Thierry OrbanMadonna's upcoming album, Confessions II, her fifteenth full-length, will arrive in just over a month. The project, a sequel to her critically and commercially successful Confessions on a Dance Floor, is scheduled to drop on July 3, and the superstar has already shared two songs from the project. The first, "I Feel So Free," is being pushed largely to electronic dance fans, while follow-up "Bring Your Love," a collaboration with pop musician Sabrina Carpenter, is present on several of Billboard’s pop-only charts. Both tracks appear on multiple rankings, but only one of them reaches No. 1, earning the singer her first ruler in nearly two decades. Madonna Sends "I Feel So Free" to No. 1After only a month on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, "I Feel So Free" boogies to No. 1. Last frame, the cut sat at No. 8, but now it is the most successful tune in the nation via radio stations that focus on that one format.Madonna Now Claims Eight Dance Chart LeadersMadonna has now racked up eight champions on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. She first reached the highest rung a little more than two decades ago with "Hung Up." That cut led the charge for eight weeks and remains her longest-running ruler. MORE FOR YOUNotably, half of all of Madonna's No. 1s on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay roster com...