On October 29 1983, Holiday made its debut on Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart in the U.S. It peaked at #25 on the R&B chart on January 14, 1984.
Today in Madonna History: October 28, 2000
On October 28 2000, Madonna’s Music album spent its fourth and final consecutive week at #1 on Eurochart Top 100 Albums.
The album would slide two positions to #3 on the chart dated November 4th.
Today in Madonna History: October 27, 1996
On October 27 1996, Madonna’s You Must Love Me (the lead single from Evita) was released.
Kathleen Guerdo’s review for Billboard:
“Madonna delivers what is by far one of the strongest vocal performances of her career, comfortably scaling to the song’s demanding soprano heights while infusing it with delicate, heart-rending emotion. This bodes well for the creative potency of the rest of the soundtrack, which is due Nov. 14. Prepare for wall-to-wall airplay of this flawless ballad on pop and AC radio.”
Today in Madonna History: October 26, 1993
On October 26 1993, Madonna performed at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and caused a stir when she wiped a Puerto Rican flag on her crotch in front of 26,000 fans. The Puerto Rican House of Representatives charged Madonna with desecration of the flag and passed a resolution to condemn her.
The following (poor quality) video shows Madonna wiping her crotch with the flag:
There are no good photos of the event, so we decided to celebrate with some awesome photos of Deeper and Deeper from The Girlie Show.
Today in Madonna History: October 25, 2019
On October 25 2019, Madonna’s Crave Remixes EP Part 1 was released to digital platforms.
The digital EP includes the following remixes:
- Crave (Tracy Young Dangerous Remix) 4:48
- Crave (Tracy Young Dangerous Radio Edit) 3:24
- Crave (Benny Benassi & BB Team Extended Remix) 4:52
- Crave (Benny Benassi & BB Team Radio Edit) 3:19
- Crave (RNG Club Remix) 6:39
- Crave (Otto Benson Remix) 4:23
- Crave (Twisted Dee & Diego Fernandez Remix) 7:17
- Crave (Dan De Leon & Anthony Griego Remix) 7:12
Today in Madonna History: October 24, 1992
On October 24 1992, Madonna’s Erotica single hit #3 on the Hot 100 in the USA.
Only the one that hurts you can make you feel better
Only the one that inflicts pain can take it away
Today in Madonna History: October 23, 1992
On October 23 1992, one day after Madonna’s Sex book was released, it was confirmed that in Europe more than 100,000 copies had been sold, another 100,000 in England, 25,000 in France and the book was completely sold-out in Australia, not to mention North America where sales were topping 150,000 after a single day.
