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Very good near mint copy of the 12″ single “Like A Prayer” with strong clear signature to the front cover by Madonna in black ink. In the United States, “Like a Prayer” debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the chart on the issue dated April 22, 1989. It was number one for three weeks.  “Like a Prayer” was ranked at number 25 on the Hot 100 year-end chart of 1989, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 1989, for shipment of a million copies of the single. In the United Kingdom, “Like a Prayer” entered the UK Singles Chart at number two, before moving to the top the next week, remaining there for three weeks. Madonna became the artist with the most number-one singles of the 1980s in the UK, with a total of six chart-toppers. “Like a Prayer” became the tenth best-selling song of 1989 in the UK, with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certifying it gold, for shipment of 400,000 copies of the single. According to The Official Charts Company, the song has sold 550,000 copies there. “Like a Prayer” also reached number one in Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. It was Madonna’s fifth number one song on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart, reaching the top on March 25, 1989, and staying at number one for 12 weeks.The song went on to sell over five million copies worldwide.