"La Isla Bonita" was Madonna's first number one song in France, where it spent three weeks at the top spot in July 1987. It was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) for shipment of 500,000 copies. "La Isla Bonita" remains Madonna's best-selling single in France, selling over 771,000 copies. Across Europe, it became her fourth number one hit from "True Blue", topping the Eurochart Hot 100 for three weeks in 1987. It eventually became the best-performing single of 1987 in the continent. The song also peaked atop the charts in Switzerland, Belgium and Austria along with reaching the top-five in Ireland, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, and the top-ten in Spain.