Today in Madonna History: October 5, 1999

On October 5 1999, Madonna’s The Video Collection 92:99 was originally scheduled to be released, but was later renamed The Video Collection 93:99 and was finally released on November 2 1999.

The original release was planned to include the Erotica music video, but excluded the video for The Power of Good-Bye. The actual release excluded Erotica, and added The Power of Good-Bye to the collection.

The following music videos were included in 93:99

Bad Girl
Fever
Rain
Secret
Take A Bow
Bedtime Story
Human Nature
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
Frozen
Ray Of Light
Drowned World/Substitute For Love
The Power Of Good-Bye
Nothing Really Matters
Beautiful Stranger

Were there any missing music videos that you thought deserved to be included in 93:99?

Today in Madonna History: September 18, 1999

September 18, 2015 By Jay in 1999, September Tags: Beautiful Stranger 1 Comment

On September 18 1999, Madonna’s Beautiful Stranger spent its final week on the Adult Contemporary chart in the USA. The hit single debuted at #30 on the AC chart on July 17, and peaked at #23 on August 14.

Today in Madonna History: January 2, 1999

January 2, 2015 By Jay in 1999, January Tags: Ray Of Light (Single), The Power of Good-Bye 1 Comment

On January 2 1999, Madonna’s The Power Of Good-Bye single peaked at #14 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the USA.

Your heart is not open so I must go
The spell has been broken, I loved you so
Freedom comes when you learn to let go
Creation comes when you learn to say no

You were my lesson I had to learn
I was your fortress you had to burn
Pain is a warning that something’s wrong
I pray to God that it won’t be long
Do ya wanna go higher?

Today in Madonna History: December 31, 1999

December 31, 2014 By Jay in 1999, December Tags: Express Yourself, Like A Prayer (Single), Much Music, Ray Of Light (Single), Top Music Videos 2 Comments

On December 31 1999, the following Madonna videos were included in the Much Music: Top 100 Videos Of The Century includes Express Yourself #3, Ray Of Light #8 and Like A Prayer #47.

Do you think more of Madonna’s videos should have been included in the tally? Which videos?

Today in Madonna History: December 18, 1999

December 18, 2014 By Jay in 1999, December Tags: Awards, VH1, VH1 Millennium Honors List 1 Comment

On December 18 1999, Madonna was ranked #3 on VH1-UK’s Millennium Honors List of the top 100 greatest artists of the millenium.

What a beautiful and talented woman!

Today in Madonna History: November 27, 1999

November 27, 2014 By Jay in 1999, November Tags: Bad Girl, Beautiful Stranger, Bedtime Story, Drowned World, DVD Release, Fever, Frozen, Human Nature, Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Music Videos, Nothing Really Matters, Rain, Ray Of Light (Single), Secret, Take A Bow, The Power of Good-Bye, The Video Collection 93:99, VHS Release 1 Comment

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On November 27 1999, Madonna: The Video Collection 1993-99 hit #3 on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart.

Heather Phares from Allmusic gave the release five out of five stars and said:

“Madonna’s Video Collection: 1993-1999 adds to her status as one of the best represented artists on DVD. Though it doesn’t offer much in the way of DVD-specific features, the artistry of directors like Mark Romanek, Stephane Sedaoui, David Fincher, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, as well as Madonna herself, is on full display with videos like ‘Take a Bow’, ‘Bedtime Story’, ‘Human Nature’, ‘Frozen’, and ‘Ray of Light’. All in all, it’s a worthwhile collection of memorable videos from one of pop’s trendsetters.”