Today in Madonna History: August 22, 1987

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On August 22 1987, Madonna’s Who’s That Girl hit #1 on the USA Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart after being on the chart for 6 weeks.

Today in Madonna History: August 15, 1987

 

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On August 15 1987, Madonna opened the European leg of the Who’s That Girl World Tour 1987 at Roundhay Park, Leeds, England.

A live bootleg CD of the concert was released by Saffron Records.  The double CD, Cheap Popcorn – Leather and Lace included the following tracks:

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Note: Nowhere To Hide = The Look Of Love.

 

Today in Madonna History: August 13, 1987

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On August 13 1987, Madonna appeared on the cover of Sky magazine.

Today in Madonna History: July 18, 1987

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On July 18 1987, Madonna appeared on the cover of the Dutch youth entertainment magazine called, Hitkrant.

Today in Madonna History: July 6, 1987

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On July 6 1987, Madonna performed the first of two sold-out Who’s That Girl concerts at the Montreal Forum.  Madonna performed in front of 32,985 fans during the two dates (July 6 and 7).

Today in Madonna History: July 4, 1987

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On July 4 1987, Madonna performed her Who’s That Girl show to a sold out crowd of 50,000 fans at the CNE Stadium in Toronto, Ontario.

Peter Goddard from the Toronto Star reviewed the concert and said:

“Madonna proved that she may be a lost girl in the roads of life, like her film, but she ain’t lost when she is singing. Especially during songs like ‘Papa Don’t Preach‘, her vocal prowess was substantially notable.”

Today in Madonna History: June 25, 1987

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On June 25 1987, Madonna appeared on the cover of Bravo magazine.