Madonna’s “I Feel So Free” jumps 8-1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated May 30), becoming her eighth career leader on the ranking and her first overall radio chart-topper in nearly 18 years.
Released April 18 via Warner Records, the song surges to No. 1 thanks to a 50% increase in plays among 24/7 dance reporters and pop stations’ mix show hours in the May 15-21 tracking week, according to Luminate. It also received a boost from a new remix with Peggy Gou, released May 15.
Madonna last topped a Billboard radio chart in December 2008, when “Miles Away” spent two weeks at No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. It marked her third leader that year, following “4 Minutes” and “Give It 2 Me.”
Here’s a look at all of Madonna’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay No. 1s since the chart launched in 2003:
- “I Feel So Free,” one week to date, May 30, 2026
- “Miles Away,” two weeks, beginning Dec. 27, 2008
- “Give It 2 Me,” one, July 12, 2008
- “4 Minutes,” feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, one, June 7, 2008
- “Jump,” five, Nov. 11, 2006
- “Get Together,” four, June 24, 2006
- “Sorry,” seven, Feb. 18, 2006
- “Hung Up,” eight, Nov. 12, 2005
With her eighth No. 1, Madonna ties ILLENIUM for the sixth-most in the chart’s history, after David Guetta (21), Calvin Harris (18), Rihanna (12), The Chainsmokers (10) and Ellie Goulding (nine).
Outside of Dance/Mix Show Airplay, Madonna has charted across 10 other currently active Billboard radio rankings throughout her career: Adult Contemporary, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, Rhythmic Airplay, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Latin Airplay, Tropical Airplay, Latin Pop Airplay, Holiday Airplay and the all-format Radio Songs chart.
“I Feel So Free” has found success elsewhere on Billboard’s charts, reaching No. 12 on Hot Dance/Pop Songs earlier in the month.
The track is one of two Madonna songs currently charting. Her collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter, “Bring Your Love,” rises 22-20 on Adult Pop Airplay and bullets at No. 27 on Pop Airplay. It’s Madonna’s first entry on Adult Pop Airplay since “Crave” in 2019 (No. 34 peak), and her first on Pop Airplay since “Popular,” with The Weeknd and Playboi Carti, in 2023 (No. 14 peak).
With “Bring Your Love” reaching a new No. 20 high on Adult Pop Airplay, Madonna earns her highest charting hit at the format since “4 Minutes” peaked at No. 20 in 2008. Her last song to climb even higher was “Hung Up,” which reached No. 16 in 2005.
“Bring Your Love” is also bubbling under Dance/Mix Show Airplay. It debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 (May 16), becoming Madonna’s 59th career entry and first since “Popular.”
“I Feel So Free” and “Bring Your Love” preview Madonna’s album Confessions II, due July 3. Its predecessor, 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor, produced her first four Dance/Mix Show Airplay No. 1s.
All charts dated May 30 will update Wednesday, May 27 (a day later than usual due to the Memorial Day holiday May 25), on Billboard.com.
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