Song · Madonna
“Into The Groove” by Madonna
Released 1984
“Into The Groove” by Madonna appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1984. Its best result is #80 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,463 alternative song of all time.
Madonna wrote and produced "Into the Groove" with Stephen Bray, and it turned up in 1985 in Desperately Seeking Susan, dropped into a scene that needed a dance number. It had started life as a song for producer Mark Kamins, never made the film's official soundtrack, and landed instead on the international reissue of Like a Virgin.
It's pure dance-floor come-on: synthesizers and drum machines ticking under a double-tracked Madonna, an invitation to dance loaded with innuendo, sparked by the club and a Puerto Rican man who'd caught her eye. America only got it as the flip of the "Angel" 12-inch, which topped Billboard's dance sales chart regardless; in Britain it became her first number one and remains her biggest seller. Billboard readers later voted it the finest dance single of the 1980s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) | 100 |
| 2021 | 458 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2023 | 595 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2025 | 557 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 125 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
Also listed as: Into the Groove.
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