On January 9 1988, Spotlight peaked at #15 on Billboard’s Hot Crossover Singles chart in the U.S.
Despite not being released as a single commercially outside Japan and receiving no direct promotion in the U.S., Spotlight managed to garner enough airplay for an eight-week run on the Crossover chart. It also appeared on the Hot 100 Airplay chart for five weeks, peaking at #32 in February, 1988.
On January 8 2017, Madonna announced through her social media channels that she would appear on the cover of the 150th Anniversary Issue of Harper’s Bazaar, shot by Luigi and Iango.
On January 7 2026, Madonna released LA BAMBOLA (FOR DOLCE & GABBANA – the one), a special recording created for Dolce & Gabbana’s The One campaign.
The track is Madonna’s take on La Bambola (“the doll”), the iconic Italian pop single made famous by Patty Pravo in 1968.
The original was written by Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini, and Ruggero Cini, and it became a major hit in Italy—one of the defining songs that helped cement Patty Pravo’s legacy.
Madonna’s version arrived as a digital single and is available across major streaming platforms.
On January 6 2015, Madonna won the Favorite Music Icon award at the People’s Choice Awards, hosted by Jane Lynch at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
The nominees were Madonna, Paul McCartney, Prince, Steven Tyler and Stevie Wonder.
On January 5 1995, the lead single from Madonna’s Bedtime Stories album, Secret, was certified gold in the USA for shipment of 500,000 units.
The images in this post are for the UK Secret cassette single.
On January 4 1987, Open Your Heart spent its third and final consecutive week at its peak position of #4 on the UK Singles chart.
On January 3 2003, Madonna.com announced: “Madonna’s next album is scheduled to be released in April, and there is no title as of yet. The video for the first single will be shot in February and will be directed by Jonas Akerlund. The album cover will be shot next week by Craig McDean (he also did the Vanity Fair Madonna cover).”
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