Chart Performance
"Dress You Up" debuted at 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 17, 1985. After seven weeks, the song reached number five on the Hot 100, becoming Madonna's sixth consecutive top-five hit. It also peaked at number 34 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, number three on Hot Dance Music/Club Play and 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It placed at 94 on the year-end chart for 1985, with Madonna becoming the top pop artist for the year. In Canada, the song debuted at 90 on the RPM singles chart on August 24, 1985. The song was present for a total of 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at number ten after six weeks.
In the United Kingdom, "Dress You Up" was released on December 12, 1985. It entered the UK Singles Chart at 12, and reached a peak of five, being present on the chart for a total of 13 weeks. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of 200,000 copies. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 210,000 copies there. In Australia, the song peaked at five in October 1985, becoming Madonna's sixth top-ten single there. The song also reached the top 20 in Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, while peaking just outside the top 20 in Italy.
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