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I miss physical singles.  I miss going into a music store and thumbing through her singles and albums.  I also remembered always checking out the Billboard Charts in the 80's/90's as well. 
For me, the 12 inch Maxi Single of Open Your Heart really stands out to me. At the time, I hadn't seen 12 inch singles yet, so imagine me freaking out seeing an album size of the single.  I remember being confused what it was.  This was late '86 and by summer of '87, I had collected most of her 12 inches. I remember visiting my grandparents, who lived in a bigger city and finding many more. I still kick myself not getting the Gambler 12 inch.  But I had so much money, and I sacrificed that one for the more popular singles of the time. 
 
Great topic by the way. 
 

Before the digital age made physical singles a thing of the past, it was a joy and pleasure as a Madonna fan finding singles at the CD section of a store, in second hand shops, listening to the remixes of the accompanying single, the artwork and B-Sides and excluded tracks used as bonuses. I know the fanbase has its world of collectors who are knowledgeable in the different versions, editions with different artwork and rare versions of tracks released. What are some of your favorites and some your own?  Tried to create a different type of thread from "If Madonna did this, what would you change" threads? Feel free to post your own stories of your collection and pics if you'd like.

For me, it was always the Express Yourself run up until Rain singles that seemed to stick out to me. Seeing the brunette Madonna on Express Yourself single art, the inclusion of Supernatural on Cherish, the different mixes to Justify My Love and others. Not to mention how despite some being video shots of previous works managed to make it look iconic. See "Vogue" using an "Express Yourself" photo. I remember buying the Erotica maxi single and getting a huge poster of Madonna from a Meisel shoot included with it.