August 3rd, 1985
Madonna
On this day in music history, Madonna scored her first UK #1 hit with Into The Groove.
The song was also in the movie Desperately Seeking Susan which featured Madonna - and Rosanna Arquette.
The song Into The Groove is Madonna’s best selling single in the UK. It sold over 850,000 copies.
In the US, the song did not reach #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 because it was never released as a stand-alone commercial single in the United States.