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Stuart Price's remix from the Confessions era is my favorite version of this song, so I definitely stole his "let the DJ shake you" loop idea – no shame about it. I kept the flavor in the 80s as if it was remixed back when the song was released in 1982.
If you would like to pitch in for the multitrack – and a good cause go to this thread.
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They actually used the CELEBRATION DVD to create this upscale.  That's not a joke.
 
No, it's not. It's complete shit. Don't encourage them. Even the bloody Spice Girls have proper 4K remasters of their videos on YT, why can't Madonna?  Upscaling that awful Celebration DVD is just a slap in the fans' faces.
once again, check these at full size to see how Madonna's 'web team is mocking you...

LEFT : proper 1080p fan upscale / RIGHT : the 1080p version from Madonna's YT channel...
 

Blond Ambition World Tour (Barcelona Instrumental)

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Fever (Edit Two) is my favourite. It's the "Edit One" but 25 seconds longer: 
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Was the BS cover supposed to be the other way round ?

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SPOTIFY STATISTICS
+1.116.000 followers
+4.300.000 monthly listeners
 
MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS (+ 30 million streams)
1. Rebel Heart: +114,3 million
2. MDNA: +74,7 million
3. Like A Virgin: +73,4 million
4. Like A Prayer: +63,5 million
5. Hard Candy: +54,6 million
6. True Blue: +53,9 million
7. Confessions On A Dance Floor: +52,2 million
8. Celebration: +40,7 million
9. Ray Of Light: +37,1 million
10. Madonna: +34,1 million
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TOP 5 MOST SUCCESSFUL ALBUMS BY DECADE

1980s
1. Like A Virgin: +73,4 million
2. Like A Prayer: +63,5 million
3. True Blue: +53,9 million
4. Madonna: +34,1 million
5. Who's That Girl: +4,8 million

1990s
1. Ray Of Light: +37,1 million
2. I'm Breathless: +26,8 million
3. Bedtime Stories: +14,5 million
4. Evita: +12,1 million
5. Erotica: +11,1 million

2000s
1. Hard Candy: +54,6 million
2. Confessions On A Dance Floor: +52,2 million
3. Celebration: +40,7 million
4. Music: +26,4 million
5. American Life: +19,3 million

2010s
1. Rebel Heart: +114,3 million
2. MDNA: +74,7 million

Once in a Lifetime: Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince

 
In the Beginning...
The waters flowing through the Great Lakes region were magical in the spring and summer of 1958, as the births of Prince, Madonna and Michael Jackson all occurred within a mere two months of each other.
 
Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, followed by Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone on August 16 in Detroit, Michigan, and Michael Joseph Jackson nearly two weeks later on August 29 in Gary, Indiana. Each of these musical innovators would become household names, putting their stamp on pop culture in their own, unique ways. While these artists’ styles and work have been compared and contrasted for decades, what’s often overlooked is the impact their formative years had on their young, developing minds, and ultimately their sense of self and worldview.
 
The precocious trifecta of future megastars grew up in devoutly religious households: Madonna’s family was Roman Catholic; the Jacksons were members of the Jehovah’s Witness faith; and Prince was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist. A foundational religious discipline would easily lend itself to the establishment of a strict and rigorous work ethic later in life. Each of these rising talents would have a pivotal childhood heartbreak, which forced them to grow up quickly and discover creative ways to cope with emotional trauma. At the age of 5, Madonna would lose her mother to breast cancer, never to regain the unconditional love and bond of a maternal figure. And at the age of 6, Michael Jackson would become the lead singer of the Jackson 5, forcing him out of the playground into the working world of show business. Prince’s parents would separate and divorce before he was 10 years old, leaving his family broken and home life scattered.
 
All three entertainers had strained relationships with their fathers, which would inspire some of their future work: In Prince’s movie, Purple Rain, we see his character grappling with a critical and abusive father and in Madonna’s autobiographical single “Oh Father,†she laments: “You can’t hurt me now, I got away from you, I never thought I would.â€
 
Baby I’m a Star!
Budding stardom was recognized early on for these recording artists.
 
Michael Jackson stepped into entertainment at the age when most kids are making milestones in kindergarten. Led by his father/manager, Michael grew up on the road, in the studio and on the stage. “I am most comfortable on stage than any other place in the world,†he shared in a 1980 interview on the TV program 20/20. Michael recorded his first album with the Jackson 5, Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5, at the age of 11. Being a part of the Motown family at an impressionable age allowed Michael to learn from some of the greats — backstage at the Apollo watching legendary James Brown and Jackie Wilson captivate audiences with their soulful singing and breathtaking choreography, and in the studio quizzing producers on how the recording process works. By the age of 20, Michael would produce 15 more studio albums with the Jackson 5, and later the Jacksons, developing and perfecting his vocal style, dance skills and songwriting abilities, before the release of his smash hit, solo album debut, Off the Wall, at the age of 21.
 
Prince taught himself to play the piano at age 7, the guitar at age 13, and the drums at age 14. And at 14 years old, Prince began performing throughout Minneapolis with a local band called Grand Central. Three years later, Prince would have a masterful dexterity of 27 musical instruments and create his first demo tape of songs that he wrote, produced, performed and arranged himself. This demo would lay the foundation for Prince’s debut album, For You, released two months before his 20th birthday.
 
Madonna began studying dance at age 14. She was a stellar student, graduated high school, and continued her dance education at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor in 1976. After two years, Madonna moved to the Big Apple, where she studied for a short time with the Alvin Ailey dance troupe and worked as a professional dancer for two years. Madonna added singing to her artistic mix, and began performing as a singer and backup dancer. “I studied very hard on learning how to play guitar, and piano, and drums, everything, and then I started writing music, and I got my own band together, made a demo tape, took it around to the record companies and got my record deal,†said Madonna in a 1983 radio interview with Paris DJ Stephen. Madonna released two disco club hit singles, “Everybody†and “Burning Up/Physical Attraction†before getting a recording contract to produce a full album. Five years after leaving Michigan for New York City, Madonna’s self-titled debut album was released in July1983. She was 24 years old.
 
For all three rising solo artists from the Midwest, with their follow-up albums, they would skyrocket to global fame, define ‘80s pop culture, dominate the MTV music video landscape with their groundbreaking, uniquely stylized fusion of video storytelling through song and dance, break world records, color barriers and forever influence pop artists for generations to come.
 
With Michael Jackson’s sophomore solo album, Thriller, he would enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the Greatest Selling Album of All Time (over 65 million copies sold). Michael would continue to break world records, receiving an additional 30 Guinness World Records, including Most Successful Entertainer of All Time. Madonna would receive the Guinness World Record for the Greatest Selling Female Recording Artist of All Time. Prince would be the only one of the three to receive an Oscar for Best Original Song Score for “Purple Rain.†Prince would tie the record for 12 consecutive years with a Top 10 pop single on the Billboard 100 charts in the U.S. Globally, Prince has sold over 150 million albums, Madonna over 300 million and Michael over 750 million.
 
Working Day and Night
The artistic and creative gifts of Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince are innate in their DNA: Michael’s mother, Katherine, was a singer and pianist and his father, Joseph, was a guitarist with his own band, The Falcons, before he began to focus full throttle on developing the talent of his sons. Prince’s mother, Mattie, was a jazz singer and his father, John, was a jazz pianist and songwriter with his own group, The Prince Rogers Nelson Trio. “Prince Rogers Nelson†was a stage name for John Nelson. Prince’s late father said that he had named his son Prince because he wanted the artist to be a musician, like him. And, Madonna’s mother, Madonna Louise Ciccone, was formerly a dancer.
 
However, the epic success of all three icons would have been impossible without a relentless work ethic and a drive for excellence. “Study the greats, and become greater!†was one of Michael’s many mantras. R&B was an influence for these artists. Both Michael and Prince said that James Brown was one of their inspirations and exemplars — from the command of his band, his trademark original sound, and legendary choreography. And Hitsville U.S.A. struck a major chord with the Material Girl. “Motown is a really big influence with me ‘cause I grew up in Detroit, and I listened to all those old, Motown groups,†said Madonna in a 1983 interview with DJ Stephen on Radio Show.
 
NBA great Kobe Bryant discussed Michael Jackson’s work ethic in a 2016 Jimmy Kimmel Live interview: “He showed me how he composed songs, how he structured them, how he trained, who inspired him...He walked me step by step through things that he learned from [his influences] and how it made him a better entertainer. How he studied the Beatles, how he broke down every single note and felt like there was a certain emotional connection with each chord. It was just fascinating stuff. I thought I was working hard until I met him.â€
 
In a 2016 ew.com interview, hit-making producer Jimmy Jam shared the following about Prince’s work ethic: “... He out-talented everyone by so much. In sports, it’d be like Michael Jordan. He walks into the gym and he’s the most talented player; that’s how Prince was. He walked in and he was more talented than everybody...He’d come to rehearsal, work with us, go work with his band, then he’d go to his studio all night and record. The next night he’d come to rehearsal with a tape in his hand and he’d say, ‘This is what I did last night!’ and it’d be something like ‘1999.’â€
 
And celeb trainer Nicole Winhoffer told eoline.com in 2014: “Madonna stands as an icon. Her body, work ethic, and persistence is an inspiration to the people.â€
 
Express Yourself
“It’s my own style. Unique and original. You won’t see it anywhere else.â€
—Madonna, Paris interview with DJ Stephen on Radio Show (1983)
 
“I strive for originality in my work. And, hopefully it will be perceived that way.â€
—Prince, first television interview on MTV (1985)
 
“My attitude is if fashion says it’s forbidden, I’m going to do it. In many ways an artist is his work, it’s difficult to separate the two. I think I can be brutally objective about my work as I create it, and if something doesn’t work, I can feel it, but when I turn in a finished album - or song - you can be sure that I’ve given it every ounce of energy and God-given talent that I have.â€
—Michael Jackson, the autobiography, Moonwalk (1988)
 
The greatest gift that Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson have given to the world is their unique, artistic voice. Their collective ability to masterfully blend music, dance, live performance, music videos, film and fashion to create artistic expressions that resonated across generations and countries is unparalleled. Their influence on our culture is multi-dimensional, transformative and everlasting. The world before Madonna, Prince and Michael was one in which we’d watch artists sing and perform, and we might sing along to their music. When Madonna, Prince and Michael each had their meteoric rise in the ‘80s — and declared they were originals, were going to push boundaries, yet also perform with a level of creativity and innovation never before seen — they created a deeper level of engagement with their audience and the public. In addition to singing their songs, we began to emulate their dance moves and sartorial tastes. Their appeal was contagious, enchanting, universal and international: black, white, young, old, straight or gay, it was a cultural revolution, unlike any other:
 
* Madonna had young girls around the world wearing rubber bracelets, lots of lace, and big hair bows. Michael Jackson created a new look: a signature red leather jacket with black trim — the Thriller jacket — which sold internationally. And, how can we forget that purple became the most popular color on the planet, when Prince’s movie, Purple Rain, was released.
 
* Everyone wanted to perform the Moonwalk, seamlessly and flawlessly, just like Michael Jackson. Who didn’t attempt to do a full split and spin, after watching Prince do it in Purple Rain? Madonna introduced a formerly underground dance style performed at house balls for a mostly gay community, vogueing, to the mainstream.
 
Madonna, Prince and Michael will always be known as trendsetters and tastemakers. Yet, their bodies of work also move people’s spirits and emotions. Emanating from their creative expression are themes of freedom, rebellion, acceptance, inclusion, peace, joy, fun and romance. In their music and videos, they also tackle controversial topics such as race, religion, politics and sexuality.
 
Most of all, we find Madonna, Prince, and Michael likable and relatable, because we see and embrace their humanity, complexities and eccentricities. All three of them are cultural misfits, who never quite fit in, but somehow rose to the top and stayed there. They are our American heroes, the underdogs from Midwestern, working-class families who succeeded, against all odds. Prince was the short guy from Minneapolis who embraced androgyny and, despite his stature, was larger than life. In reality, Michael Jackson was shy, alone, and kept to himself. On stage, Michael Jackson was a breathtaking force — dynamic and otherworldly. Two distinctly different personas — offstage and onstage — within the same man. Madonna fought disappointment and loss from her youth with rebellion. She pushed her past aside, moved forward, always robustly, with a propensity for head-turning, over-the-top attire and behavior. In the imperfect, there lies perfection.
 
Gone Too Soon
With the recent loss of Prince, it is hard to imagine that, like Michael Jackson, the new music will be coming from a vault. There will be no more live performances, cameo appearances, philanthropic projects or political statements to be made. That untouchable trifecta of musical titans from the Midwest were all supposed to live forever, if only to continue the soundtrack for an aging Generation X, much like how baby boomers still have the Rolling Stones. While the legacies of Prince and Michael will be timeless, up-and-coming artists will look to them for inspiration; the Purple One and the King of Pop are the ascended masters and reference points. The pain will linger in knowing that the creative environment that allowed these legends to flourish has vanished.

The industry has changed along with the way music is produced. Songs aren’t as rich as they used to be. Instruments have been overpowered by synthesizers, samples and beats. Auto-Tune has replaced raw vocals in the studio. New and emerging artists don’t have the freedom or flexibility to be daring and different. There is a marketing and promotional formula that must be followed — people aren’t even buying music like in previous decades, so budgets have dwindled for things like artist development. What will the next generation of pop artists look like? Will the pipeline to a recording contract be dominated by reality TV competitions? Could a young artist, who can play over two dozen musical instruments even fathom getting a record deal or complete creative control?

We can never deny that in their heyday Prince, Michael and Madonna, now the surviving member of the trifecta, shoved the envelope and set the bar for trend-setting music makers who came after them. Many may not appreciate or comprehend Madonna’s impact today, but that can’t diminish her influence. What’s next for the queen of reinvention? Whatever is on the horizon, like a prayer, she might just take us there.

She's sold over 300 million records worldwide and is the most successful female musician of all time. The true Queen Of Pop, whether you love or loathe her, you will have a favorite Madonna song.
This list is compiled of every single she has ever released from her 1982 debut 'Everybody' to her latest viral hit 'Bitch I'm Madonna' from her 2015 album Rebel Heart.
 
So far, this has over 1,000 voters and more than 28,000 votes.
 
Just vote up the songs you like and vote down the ones you dislike! 
 
http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-madonna-single-of-all-time-v1/jaymilli?var=4&utm_expid=16418821-201.EEIZkBszS3O1rZiBcoCRjg.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F

who was stalked for loving madonna at the 90s? I was bullied for saying I love Madonna, and yes! Erotica is a totally ground breaking album - I stated at that time - which might be or might not be 'many years ago' AAAAAAAAND also I figured erotica would be the album we (including those who bashed) will be listening in 20y and it will/would sound like recorded yesterday. and its considered by many - including straight guys/girls a bonnafide classic

From UKMix Rebel Heart Chart Forum
 
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Inside Madonna’s intimate ‘Tears of a Clown’ show in Melbourne
http://fasterlouder.junkee.com/inside-madonnas-intimate-tears-of-a-clown-show-in-melbourne/858982
Celebrating her long-overdue return to Australia after a 23-year absence, Madonna treated fans to an intimate show billed as Tears of a Clown at the Forum Theatre. RICHARD S HE was among the fans who witnessed the (very late) night of performance art, comedy, story telling and music.
 
Only hours before her hyper-exclusive fan show’s scheduled to start, Madonna put this up on Instagram â€“ “I am presently experiencing life at a rate of several WTF’s per hourâ€. It’s good to know that one of the most famous women in the world still gets nervous.
 
The doors opened around midnight, three and a half hours late. A handful of fans had been camping out since the morning of the day before. It didn’t matter. Like those elusive Prince afterparties, the later the show starts, the more rewarding it is. Tonight, we’re all impressionable teenagers again, rediscovering feminism and queerness and sexuality and the sheer liberating joy of pop music.
 
From top to bottom, Tears of a Clown is surreal. It’s hard to process the fact that Madonna’s finally back in Australia, 23 years after The Girlie Show. It’s bizarre, seeing her in the flesh. It’s hilarious, seeing her ride onstage on a miniature girl’s bike, clad in head-to-toe pink top hat, wig, and clown makeup. But as she opens with a trip-hop version of ‘Send in the Clowns’, we’ve never taken her more seriously. Later, she flashes us and throws peanuts at the front row, and hey, we came for that too.
 
It’s been over a decade since we last saw Madonna in confessional singer-songwriter mode. Tonight, she’s still a feminist/queer icon, but the larger-than-life popstar Madonna’s on the shelf. She plays mostly album cuts from Ray of Light, Music, and most surprisingly,American Life â€“ a deeply personal album largely ignored by radio, but beloved by fans. She even covers Elliott Smith’s ‘Between the Bars’, and it sure as hell isn’t for indie cred.
 
Tonight’s all about storytelling and, fronting a six-piece band, her voice and lyrics are out front. Madonna’s always been a deeply underrated vocalist; she instinctively knows how to mold her voice to a song’s arrangement, emotion, words. Whether it’s over acoustic guitars or electronic backings, complete with live auto-tune, she’s in fine form.
 
Tears of a Clown is really a cabaret, as much about her banter as her songs. Madonna rarely gets credit for her perfectly dry comic timing, but it’s on full display tonight. She flits between telling crass jokes – “What do you call the piece of skin at the end of a penis? A man!†– and telling offbeat, moving stories. She talks about her father, who’s living his dream, devoted to tending his vineyard well into his eighties.
 
She recounts visiting her then-husband Sean Penn – “you know he’s a badass!†– in a maximum-security prison. Sean’s cell is next to Richard Ramirez, the infamous “Night Stalker†serial killer – and he has a line of young female groupies. Meanwhile, the most talked-about celebrity couple of the ‘80s is just… there, alone. She still doesn’t know what to make of it.
 
Midway through the show, Madonna confesses what we’ve all been thinking, and dedicates ‘Intervention’ to her estranged teenage son Rocco. “There is no love stronger than a mother for her sonâ€; Tears of a Clown really only exists for this moment. Madonna finds catharsis by singing her very saddest songs. And she finds redemption by playing them to 1500 of her most devoted, neglected fans. That’s unconditional love.
 
By ‘Joan of Arc’, maybe the best song off last year’s Rebel Heart, Madonna’s come to terms with her own limitations. “Fame is a form of misunderstandingâ€, she says, but she realises she has everything else to live for. Only then can she finally pull out the hits. ‘Don’t Tell Me’ gets the first big singalong of the night. People remember that single for its kitschy cowboy-Americana video, an early predecessor to Kanye’s uncanny ‘Bound 2’. Fewer remember it for its poetic, existential lyrics. Tonight, it’s commiseration and celebration.
 
Madonna’s reputation as some ice-queen businesswoman couldn’t be further from the truth. She’s always been an artist first and foremost. What she’s doing tonight could melt even the hardest cynic. Tears of a Clown is about comedy, about the unexpected. It’s about laughing through our tears. This Madonna’s more vulnerable because she’s dressed in a ridiculous clown costume.
 
“People always ask me – why do you keep making records? Going on tour? Haven’t you done everything?… There’s no time limit on creation. When Pablo Picasso was painting, did they tell him to stop?†Madonna’s notorious, and beloved, for never looking back. Virtually all her musical peers are nostalgia acts, but she reinvents herself for every tour, every album. Tonight, she revisits a handful of mostly 13, 15-year-old songs – around the age of her son – and rediscovers the soul they always had. Tonight’s intimate affair only deepens the giant arena tour we’ll see in a few days’ time.
 
Just before 3 a.m., Madonna finally closes with ‘Take a Bow’, and a ukulele encore of ‘Holiday’. Everyone’s exhausted, but it feels like she could go on forever. Maybe in another 23 years?

Yeah but, wouldn't it be better to start editing the full show once we get more HD videos from YT?  
The periscope videos are very low quality, filmed vertically and the sound is honestly pretty awful  :(
I'm sure more HD recordings are gonna be uploaded...
 
I'd really love to hear/watch the speeches in a decent quality as well...
Yesterday, because of the bad sound (and her grillz!?) , I almost didn't understand a single word she said during the interlude talks  >.<
 
 
 

It'd be a dream come true if any of our editing genius in here mixed these HD full songs videos from YouTube with the interlude talks and speeches from the Periscope to get a better Q full show. Anyone willing to make me happy???!!! 😊😊😊â¤â¤â¤

MADONNA â€@QueenMCharts  Feb 24anto Domingo de Guzmán, Dominican Republic

According to MediaTraffic @Madonna's #Rebel Heart has sold 906,000 copies Worldwide congratulations!!!
 
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From pulsemusic:
 
Madonna is the best selling female artist in the UK. Madonna UK's album sales:

Cert., Album, Cert. figures, last known sales, chart peak, weeks on the chart

 
LAV and Madonna are under-certified.

WW Albums Chart Year-End 2015:
#38 #RebelHeart 875,000 copies
http://www.mediatraffic.de/year-end-albums.htm
 
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BEST SELLING FEMALE ALBUMS 2015 WW
1. "25" Adele - 14,205,000
2. “1989†Taylor Swift – 4,308,000 (8,927,000)
3. “Title†Meghan Trainor – 1,838,000
4. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" Florence + The Machine - 1,010,000
5. “1000 Forms of Fear†Sia – 932,000(1,437,000)
6. “Chambre 12†Louane  883,000
7. “Weihnachten†Helene Fischer 880,000
8. "Rebel Heart" Madonna - 871,000 
 
 
 
UNITED WORLD CHART

BEST SELLING ALBUMS 2015

01 Adele “25†14,205,000
02 Taylor Swift “1989†4,308,000 
03 Ed Sheeran “X†4,167,000 
04 Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour†3,349,000
05 Justin Bieber “Purpose†2,673,000
06 Soundtrack “50 Shades Of Grey†1,987,000 
07 Meghan Trainor “Title†1,838,000
08 One Direction “Made In The A.M.†1,665,000
09 Coldplay “A Head Full Of Dreams†1,654,000
10 Hozier “Hozier†1,482,000

11 Drake “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late†1,474,000
12 The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness†1,472,000
13 Soundtrack “Frozen†1,428,000
14 Mumford & Sons “Wilder Mind†1,337,000
15 AC/DC “Rock Or Bust†1,249,000 
16 Maroon 5 “V†1,184,000
17 Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp A Butterfly†1,163,000
18 Soundtrack “Guardians Of The Galaxy†1,139,000
19 Muse “Drones†1,087,000
20 Imagine Dragons “Smoke+Mirrors†1,053,000

21 Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra “If I Can Dream†1,026,000
22 Florence & The Machine “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful†1,010,000
23 James Bay “Chaos And The Calm†1,006,000
24 Fall Out Boy “American Beauty / American Psycho†994,000 
25 Arashi “Japonism†989,000
26 Exo “Exodus†980,000
27 Soundtrack “Furious 7†947,000
28 One Direction “Four†941,000
29 Sia “1000 Forms Of Fear†932,000
30 Dr. Dre “Compton†919,000

31 Luke Bryan “Kill The Lights†917,000
32 Josh Groban “Stages†900,000
33 George Ezra “Wanted On Voyage†891,000
34 Louane “Chambre 12†883,000
35 Helene Fischer “Weihnachten†880,000
36 Madonna “Rebel Heart†871,000
37 Sandaime J Soul Brothers “Planet Seven†871,000 
38 Michael Bublé “Christmas†863,000
39 David Guetta “Listen†849,000 (1,280,000)
40 Sam Hunt “Montevallo†839,000

11/13 I messed up the Music video (2) and Into the Groove (11) : (

Can you recognize these famous Madonna videoclips by one shot?
 
Take the quiz @ http://www.popiconsblog.com/quiz-can-you-recognize-the-madonna-video-by-one-shot.html
 

Me either! I thought it was at first but thought in the end it was Sorry!! I got tricked by the into the groove one too - thought it was la isla bonita when she was in the flamenco skirt.

March 1991, my birthday, nine years... My mother and I went to a record store and I remember well... I wanted a record as a birthday present, but had nothing in my mind. Then my mother asked to the shop owner: What's the best-selling record? The answer? The Immaculate Collection! Since then I'm dedicated to Madonna... My first big concert was The Girlie Show in Sao Paulo, I was only 11! Oh! Madonna!

billboard 

✔@billboard


It's official: @Madonna is the queen of our Hot 100 Chart! #GreatestOfAllTime list: http://blbrd.cm/8PjE9n
 

 
Most Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 Hits By Artist
Madonna paces the rundown of artists with the most top 10 Hot 100 hits, with 38. She and the Beatles, who last reached the region with reunion single “Free as a Bird†in 1995, were tied with 34 until Madonna notched her 35th, “Die Another Day,†in 2002. She scored her 38th and most recent top 10 with “Give Me All Your Luvin’ †(featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.) in 2012.
 
38, Madonna
34, The Beatles
29, Michael Jackson
28, Stevie Wonder
27, Mariah Carey
27, Janet Jackson
27, Elton John
26, Rihanna
25, Elvis Presley
23, Whitney Houston
23, Paul McCartney
23, The Rolling Stones
 
The list of acts with the most Hot 100 top 10s was compiled from the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958 inception through the chart dated Oct. 10, 2015.
 
Madonna makes the cut in other Billboard charts, as well, check it out:
 
Most Billboard 200 Top 10 Albums By Artist
From 12×5 to Forty Licks, the Rolling Stones have rocked the Billboard 200 and own the record for the most top 10 albums on the chart (between 1963 and 2010). The British band has tallied 36 top 10-charting albums (nine of which reached No. 1), three more than the act with the second-most top 10s: Barbra Streisand.
 
Top 10s Artist
36 The Rolling Stones
33 Barbra Streisand
31 The Beatles
22 Kidz Bop Kids
21 Bob Dylan
21 Madonna
20 George Strait
18 Neil Diamond
18 Elton John
18 Bruce Springsteen
 
The list of acts with the most top 10s on the Billboard 200 albums chart was compiled from the charts dated Aug. 17, 1963 through Oct. 10, 2015. (Aug. 17, 1963 is the date when Billboard’s two separate pop album charts for stereo and mono recordings joined to become one all-encompassing weekly chart.)
 
Billboard’s Hot 100 Artists:
2. Madonna
 
Billboard’s Billboard 200 Artists:
17. Madonna
 
Billboard 200 Albums:
179. Madonna, True Blue
 
(THESE ALL-TIME RANKINGS ARE BASED ON ACTUAL PERFORMANCE ON THE WEEKLY BILLBOARD HOT 100 (FROM ITS LAUNCH ON AUG. 4, 1958 THROUGH OCT. 10, 2015) AND BILLBOARD 200 (FROM AUG. 17, 1963 — WHEN WE COMBINED OUR TWO LEADING POP ALBUM ALBUM CHARTS FOR STEREO AND MONO RELEASES INTO ONE ALL-ENCOMPASSING WEEKLY CHART — THROUGH OCT. 10, 2015). TITLES ARE RANKED BASED ON AN INVERSE POINT SYSTEM, WITH WEEKS AT NO. 1 EARNING THE GREATEST VALUE AND WEEKS AT LOWER RUNGS EARNING THE LEAST. DUE TO CHANGES IN CHART METHODOLOGY OVER THE YEARS, ERAS ARE WEIGHTED DIFFERENTLY TO ACCOUNT FOR CHART TURNOVER RATES OVER VARIOUS PERIODS. ARTISTS ARE RANKED BASED ON THE COMBINED POINT TOTALS, AS OUTLINED ABOVE, OF ALL THEIR HOT 100 OR BILLBOARD 200 CHART ENTRIES.)
 

When The Immaculate Collection came out, it was like a huge, huge event to me. I had first gotten into Madonna when Like A Prayer came out... and then came I'm Breathless... so, The Immaculate Collection was the third Madonna album I ever had. I'd heard many of her older hits on the radio, but it didn't necessarily occur to me that songs as different as La Isla Bonita, Into The Groove, Crazy For You and Holiday were all by the same artist!  So, having all these songs on one CD was pretty major... getting any CD back then was a big deal to me, because I was really little and just starting to collect CDs of artists that I liked. It was around the holidays (December '90) and I had ordered the CD through the mail and had to wait impatiently for it to come. The anticipation of waiting for it just made it an even bigger deal to me. I remember the first time I listened to it, dancing around the living room while my parents were watching tv in the next room. And then when it was over, my mom telling me it was time for bed. haha... It's weird how a thread like this can bring back these memories. I was also excited about the dance mixes of LAP and Express Yourself that were included. Those were (more or less) the versions I knew from the radio, and it was a big deal to finally have them on CD. I spent the next year playing "catch up" and getting all of Madonna's earlier, pre-Like A Prayer albums. The two-year gap between this and Erotica gave plenty of time to catch up.
 
This CD definitely had its own mystique about it, which isn't something I can say about most greatest hits collections I've heard since. The blue polka-dot artwork on the Cd itself, the unique pictures of Madonna that didn't look like any I'd seen up to that point, the crisp sound quality of the Q-sound mixing, and the two new songs-- rather than simply including 2 filler tracks at the end of the end of the CD, the two new songs were bold and felt like a step forward from the previous 15 tracks. The Q-sound mixes are not my favorite versions of the songs, but (as a previous post mentioned), they do help to give the album its own cohesive identity, separate from the previous albums, and it gave me an excuse to purchase Madonna's back catalog (I remember being at a Tower Records, having to convince my mother to let me get Madonna's first album, telling her the versions on that CD were totally different from the ones I already had).
 
I also remember the VHS video compilation. I rented it from Blockbuster video (lol) and that was another big deal to me. We didn't get MTV in my house at the time, so I had to go to the neighbor's house to watch MTV, and sit there and wait hoping they'd play a Madonna video. When I was watching the VHS, my dad saw the Open Your Heart video and he told me Madonna was a "slut"... I had no idea what that word meant.

By a FB friend:
‎Maxim BeaudoinAbout 10 years ago, i was 15 and my father bought Confession on a dancefloor. I heard it in his car, and that's how i fell in love with Madonna. It's the first album I listen form track 1 to track 12 on repeat soooooo many time, it's the only Madonna album my mother agreed to listen with me and she really like it 
she knows all the lyrics and all. Bref. 
Today, 10 years after, my dad isn't here anymore and i thank him so much for all the good memories. 
And now i'm at work and i listen my fav song of the album with nostalgia .
Happy Birthday Confession wink emoticon 
My fav is Get Together !
What's yours ????
( sorry if my english isn't that great, i'm french canadian lol, hope you'll understand and just thx everyone on this page, i can spend hours just to watch all the post and the pictures and comments, we're all RebelHeart  )