In Australia, the album debuted and peaked at the second position of the Kent Music Report albums chart, and was certified seven times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 490,000 copies. Like a Virgin remained at the top of the New Zealand Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks, and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for the shipping of 75,000 copies. With over 21 million copies sold worldwide, Like a Virgin is one of the best-selling albums of all time.
In Australia the album debuted and peaked at the second position of the Kent Music Report albums chart and was certified seven times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 490000 copies Like a Virgin remained at the top of the New Zealand Albums Chart for three consecutive weeks and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for the shipping of 75000 copies With over 21 million copies sold worldwide Like a Virgin is one of the best-selling albums of all time