Madonna (debut album)

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Madonna (debut album) is the 1983 self-titled pop record that launched Madonna’s career, featuring dance-oriented tracks that helped define 1980s mainstream pop music.

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Madonna (The First Album) 1
Madonna (debut album) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance-pop album
debut album
pop album
studio album
alsoKnownAs Madonna (debut album)
surface form: Madonna (The First Album)
artist Madonna
certification BPI Platinum
RIAA 5× Platinum
chartPosition UK Albums Chart
surface form: UK Albums Chart top 10

US Billboard 200 top 10
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArt Photograph of Madonna with messy hair and jewelry, black-and-white close-up
executiveProducer Seymour Stein
followedBy Like a Virgin
genre dance-pop
pop
post-disco
synth-pop
hasStyle dance-oriented production
influenced 1980s mainstream pop music
language English
leadSingle Everybody
length 40:47
notableFor launching Madonna’s recording career
numberOfTracks 8
performer Madonna
producer Jellybean Benitez
surface form: John "Jellybean" Benitez

Mark Kamins
Reggie Lucas
recordingPeriod 1982–1983
recordLabel Sire Records
Warner Bros. Records
releaseDate 1983-07-27
releaseYear 1983
single Borderline
Burning Up
Everybody
Holiday
Lucky Star
theme dance and nightlife
romantic relationships
title Madonna
track Borderline
Burning Up
Everybody
Holiday
I Know It
Lucky Star
Physical Attraction
Think of Me

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Madonna notableWork Madonna (debut album)
Madonna (debut album) alsoKnownAs Madonna (debut album)
this entity surface form: Madonna (The First Album)