Today in Madonna History: April 30, 1983

On April 30 1983, Madonna’s second single – the double A-side Burning Up/Physical Attraction – moved into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Dance/Disco Top 80 chart (now known as Hot Dance/Club Play), leaping from #18 to #9.

Interestingly, the release charted as Physical Attraction/Burning Up throughout its run on the Dance chart. When two songs are promoted together to dance clubs, Billboard will generally position the track that earns the higher number of spins first in its Dance chart entry.

The same Billboard issue also saw some early radio support for Madonna, as New York City’s WKTU-FM featured Physical Attraction among their top playlist adds for the week.

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  1. The first of her guitar songs, Burning Up shows Madonna’s complete mastery of the instrument-loud and mean, making it scream-and Miss Ciccone makes that scene tonight! To quote fellow Detroiter Bob Seger-Rock & Roll Never Forgets!-The riff-rocker was a nightly highlight on both the Reinvention and Rebel Heart Tours.

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