On May 23 1987, La Isla Bonita hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot Adult Contemporary chart where it ruled for a single week.
It was Madonna’s second Hot AC chart topper after Live To Tell‘s three-week stint at #1 the previous year.
Both releases achieved similar longevity on AC radio playlists, with La Isla‘s seventeen-week Hot AC chart run nearly living up to Tell‘s eighteen weeks.
Today In Madonna History 
La Isla Bonita-First Evita Prelude-and a brilliant song by Madonna!
Classic song that still pops up on the radio quite a bit!
It’s interesting that the track listing is the same on both side! I never noticed that before – I need to go check my copy! I wonder if they realized the error and corrected it for the next pressing?