"Like A Prayer" Is A Song By American Singer Madonna From Her 1989 Fourth Studio Album Of The Same Name. It Was Released As The Album's Lead Single On March 3 1989 By Sire Records Becoming Madonna's Seventh No. 1 Hit On The US Billboard Hot 100 Topping The Hot 100 For Three Consecutive Weeks And Also Topping The Charts In Many Other Countries Including Australia Brazil Canada Italy Mexico New Zealand Spain And The United Kingdom.