Material Girl - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of February 9, 1985, at position 43, when "Like a Virgin" was descending out of the top ten. The single climbed the Hot 100 quickly, jumping 13 spots to number five the week of March 9, 1985, and eventually spent two weeks at position two, held off by REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" and Phil Collins' "One More Night". The week when the song slipped to position three, her upcoming single "Crazy for You" reached number four, giving Madonna two simultaneous top-five hits. "Material Girl" reached the top of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart but was less successful on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, failing to enter the top 40 and peaking at 50. It placed at 58 on the year-end chart for 1985, with Madonna becoming the top pop artist for the year. In Canada, the song debuted on the RPM Singles Chart at position 76, on the issue dated February 16, 1985. After five weeks, it reached a peak position of four on the chart and was present for 21 weeks. It was ranked 46 on the RPM Year-End chart, for 1985.

In Australia, the song reached the top five and peaked at four. In the United Kingdom, "Material Girl" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at position 24 on March 2, 1985 and reached a peak of three. It was present for a total of ten weeks on the chart. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, for shipment of 200,000 copies of the song. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 405,000 copies there. Across Europe, the song reached the top-ten in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles while reaching the top 40 of Germany, Italy and Switzerland. In New Zealand and Japan, the song reached the top-five.