czwartek, 21 sierpnia 2008

MADONNA 1984-1985




Madonna » 1984

* Jan (14) Madonna performs "Holiday" on ABC-TV's American Bandstand (hosted by Dick Clark).
* (26) Madonna performs "Holiday" on BBC1-TV's Top Of The Pops in London, England during a promotional visit in UK and is also interviewed by Number One, The Face and Record Mirror magazines.
* (28) "Holiday" hits US #16.
* Feb Madonna performs on Channel 4 TV's The Tube in London, England. "Borderline" video premieres on MTV.
* (15) "Borderline" single is released.
* Apr Madonna begins recording sessions for her new Like A Virgin LP.
* May (31) Madonna is certified gold (500,000 units).
* Jun (16) "Borderline" hits US #10.
* Aug "Lucky Star" single and video are released.
* (14) Madonna is certified 1x platinum (1 million units).
* Sep Madonna begins filming Desperately Seeking Susan, starring Rosanna Arquette and directed by Susan Seidelman.
* (14) Madonna performs "Like A Virgin" and is nominated for Best New Artist Video ("Borderline") at the 1st annual MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY.
* Oct (20) Madonna hits US #8 and "Lucky Star" hits US #4.
* Nov (7) Madonna is guest of honor at a party at the club Private Eyes, New York, NY to celebrate the release of Like A Virgin.
* (12) Like A Virgin LP is released.
* (13) "Like A Virgin" video premieres on MTV.
* (17) "Like A Virgin" single is released.
* Dec (3) "Madonna" (a 4-videoclip collection: "Burning Up", "Borderline", "Lucky Star", "Like A Virgin") is released on home video.
* (5) Madonna is certified 2x platinum (2 million units).
* (13) Madonna performs "Like A Virgin" on BBC1-TV's Top Of The Pops in London, England during a promotional visit in UK.
* (22) "Like A Virgin" hits US #1 for six weeks - it is her first US No. 1 hit single.


Madonna » 1985

* Jan (10) Madonna begins filming "Material Girl" video in Los Angeles, CA, directed by Mary Lambert and meets 24-year-old actor Sean Penn on the set. "Like A Virgin" single is certified gold (1 million units).
* (23) Like A Virgin is certified 2x platinum (2 million units).
* (28) Madonna presents an award to Prince & The Revolution and is nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist at the 12th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA.
* Feb "Material Girl" single and video are released.
* (5) Like A Virgin is certified 3x platinum (3 million units).
* (9) Like A Virgin hits US #1 for 3 weeks.
* (13) Madonna and Sean Penn have their first date at the club Private Eyes, New York, NY.
* (15) Vision Quest is released. "Crazy For You" and "Gambler" videos (clips from Vision Quest) premiere on MTV.
* Mar "Crazy For You" single (from Vision Quest) is released. Madonna begins rehearsals for "The Virgin Tour" in Los Angeles, CA.
* (23) "Material Girl" hits US #2.
* (29) Desperately Seeking Susan is released. "Into The Groove" video (from Desperately Seeking Susan) premieres on MTV.
* Apr "Angel/Into The Groove" is released as a 12-inch single.
* (10,12,13) "The Virgin Tour" opens with 3 sold-out concerts at the Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA.
* (15,16) Madonna performs at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR.
* (19,20) Madonna performs at the Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA.
* (21) Madonna performs at the Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA.
* (23) Madonna performs at the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA. Like A Virgin is certified 4x platinum (4 million units).
* (26,27,28) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA.
* (30) Madonna performs at ASU Activity Centre, Tempe, AZ.
* May (3) Madonna performs at the Convention Centre, Dallas, TX.
* (4) Madonna performs at The Summit, Houston, TX.
* (5) Madonna performs at the Frank Erwin Centre, Austin, TX.
* (7) Madonna performs at UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA.
* (9) Madonna performs at the Sun Dome, Tampa, FL.
* (10) Madonna performs at the Orange County Civic Centre, Orlando, FL.
* (11) Madonna performs at the Hollywood Sportatorium, Miami, FL. "Crazy For You" hits US #1.
* (14) Madonna performs at The Omni, Atlanta, GA.
* (16) Madonna performs at Public Hall, Cleveland, OH.
* (17) Madonna performs at the Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH.
* (18,20) Madonna performs 2 sold-out concerts at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL.
* (21) Madonna performs at St. Paul Civic Centre, St. Paul, MN.
* (23) Madonna performs at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada.
* (25,26) Madonna performs at Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI.
* (25) "Madonna" hits US #1 on Top Music Videos chart.
* (28) Madonna performs at the Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
* (29) Madonna performs at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA.
* (30) Madonna performs at the Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA.
* (31) "Madonna" video is certified 1x platinum (50,000 units).
* Jun (1) Madonna performs at the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD.
* (2) Madonna performs at The Centrum, Worcester, MA.
* (3) Madonna performs at New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT.
* (6,7,8) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY.
* (10,11) "The Virgin Tour" ends with 2 sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
* (24) Madonna and Sean Penn announce they will marry on Aug 16, 1985.
* (29) "Angel/Into The Groove" hits US #5.
* Jul "Into The Groove" (from Desperately Seeking Susan) is released as a UK single. "Holiday" is re-released as a UK single.
* (7) Penthouse magazine announces it will publish nude photographs of Madonna taken in 1979 during her early years.
* (8) Playboy magazine also announces it will also publish nude photographs of Madonna.
* (10) The Playboy magazine issue of nude Madonna photos is released.
* (13) Madonna performs "Into The Groove", "Holiday", "Love Makes The World Go Round" and joins The Thompson Twins for a rendition of The Beatles' "Revolution" at the Live Aid benefit concert at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA.
* (16) "Crazy For You" single is certified gold (1 million units). The Penthouse magazine issue of nude Madonna photos is released.
* (22) Like A Virgin is certified 5x platinum - the first solo album by a female artist to be certified for sales of 5 million copies.
* (30) "Angel/Into The Groove" 12-inch single is certified gold (500,000 units).
* Aug "Dress You Up" single and video are released.
* (2) Madonna loses a court battle against director Stephen Jon Lewicki over the video release of A Certain Sacrifice, a soft-porn movie Madonna filmed between 1979-81 during her early years.
* (3) "Into The Groove" hits UK #1 and "Holiday" hits UK #2 - Madonna is the only female artist ever to occupy the top 2 positions simultaneously on the UK charts.
* (16) Madonna and Sean Penn are married on her 27th birthday on a clifftop in Malibu, CA with Cher, Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Carrie Fisher, Diane Keaton, David Letterman, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken, Steve Rubell and others in attendance, and will honeymoon at the Highlands Inn, Carmel, CA; after the honeymoon, Madonna begins work on a new album.
* Oct "Gambler" (from Vision Quest) is released as a UK single and hits #4.
* (1) A Certain Sacrifice is released on home video, priced at $59.95.
* (5) "Dress You Up" hits US #5.
* (6) Madonna and Rosanna Arquette participate in an all-star Pro-Peace Rally in Van Nuys, CA.
* (15) Madonna is certified 3x platinum (3 million units).
* Nov (6) Like A Virgin is certified 6x platinum (6 million units).
* (9) Madonna hosts the 1985-86 season premiere of NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live.
* (11) "Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour" is released on home video.
* Dec (3) "Madonna Live: The Virgin Tour" video is certified 1x platinum (100,000 units).
* (14) "Dress You Up" hits UK #5 - it is her eighth UK Top 10 hit of 1985 and becomes the only female artist in 30 years to have 3 records in the UK Top 15 charts.
* (21) Madonna wins 7 Billboard Music Awards: Top Pop Artist, Top Pop Album Artist - Female, Top Pop Singles Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist - Female, Top Dance Club Play Artist, Top Dance Sales Artist and Top Music Video ("Madonna").

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