Today in Madonna History: December 29, 2001

December 29, 2018 By Jay in 2001, December Tags: GHV2, GHV2 Remixed: The Best Of 1991-2001, Hot Dance Club Play, Johnny Rocks, Mac Quayle, Megamix, Thunderpuss, Tracy Young 1 Comment

On December 29 2001, megamixes issued to promote Madonna’s second greatest hits collection, GHV2, made their debut on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the U.S. at #29.

Several promo-only singles were issued by Maverick/Warner featuring megamixes by Thunderpuss, Tracy Young and Johnny Rocks with Mac Quayle and charted collectively under the title Madonna Megamix.

An additional marketing push to club DJ’s came in the form of GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991-2001 – a promo-only companion collection issued on CD and vinyl that compiled full-length remixed versions of songs featured on GHV2.

Today in Madonna History: December 24, 1983

December 24, 2018 By sonicboy19 in 1983, December Tags: Billboard, Burning Up, Charts, Donna De Lory, Everybody, Holiday, Hot Dance Club Play, Live Videos, Lucky Star, Michael Jackson, Nicki Richards, Physical Attraction, Top Dance Club Play Artist 1 Comment

On December 24 1983, Madonna was named runner-up for Top Dance/Disco Artist Of The Year in Billboard magazine’s year-end issue, while Michael Jackson took top honors.

The double-sided club hit Holiday/Lucky Star peaked at #3 on the Top Dance/Disco Singles Of The Year tally, while Madonna’s second entry at #26 combined points from her first two single releases, Everybody and Burning Up/Physical Attraction.

Today in Madonna History: December 13, 2003

December 13, 2018 By Jay in 2003, December Tags: Above & Beyond, American Life (Album), Hot Dance Club Play, Mount Sims, Nobody Knows Me, Nothing Fails, Peter Rauhofer 2 Comments

On December 13 2003, “Nobody Knows Me (P. Rauhofer, Above & Beyond, Mount Sims Mixes)” hit #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US.

The track from American Life had been serviced to clubs as a promo-only 12-inch, with the remixes being issued commercially in North America as part of the Nothing Fails maxi-single.

(Thanks to ElOr98 for sharing the video!)
((and to aviddiva for making it!!))

Today in Madonna History: September 24, 1983

September 24, 2018 By Jay in 1983, September Tags: Holiday, Hot Dance Club Play, Number One, Think Of Me 1 Comment

On September 24 1983, Madonna’s Holiday hit #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the USA. Holiday was Madonna’s first #1 single on the dance charts.

Today in Madonna History: September 20, 1997

September 20, 2018 By sonicboy19 in 1997, September Tags: Album Sales, Buenos Aires, Charts, Evita, Hot Dance Club Play, Lament, Live Videos 1 Comment

On September 20 1997, the single-disc version of the Evita soundtrack, Music From The Motion Picture Evita, re-entered the Billboard 200 albums chart in the U.S., spending its final charting week at #190.

In the same issue of Billboard, the promo-only remixes of Buenos Aires earned “Hot Shot Debut” status on the Hot Dance/Club Play chart, entering at #35.

Today in Madonna History: August 23, 1986

August 23, 2018 By sonicboy19 in 1986, August Tags: Charts, Hot Dance Club Play, Hot Dance Singles Sales, Papa Don't Preach, Stephen Bray, True Blue (Album) 1 Comment

On August 23 1986, Papa Don’t Preach spent the first of two weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

Despite being more of a pop/rock song than a club-oriented cut – both in its original form and in Stephen Bray’s extended remix version – Papa Don’t Preach nevertheless managed to reach #4 on Billboard’s August 30th Hot Dance/Club Play chart due to the massive buzz surrounding the song and its undeniable crossover appeal.