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, before being replaced by the Bon Jovi song " I'll Be There for You ". "Like a Prayer" also topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, while reaching number three on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. "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. According to Nielsen SoundScan , it has also sold 443,000 digital downloads as of April 2010, becoming Madonna's best-selling digital track since SoundScan start...