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1980
After leaving the Breakfast Club and forming a short-lived band named Emmy, Madonna recorded some dance tracks that eventually led her to being signed with Sire Records 2 years later.

1982
With a record deal with Sire Records, Madonna's music finally hit the club scene with the track "Everybody."

1983
Madonna's club hits continued with the track "Physical Attraction."
July :
The 3rd dance song released, "Holiday," was crossing over onto pop radio, and Madonna's debut LP, Madonna, was released. Even though the LP got off to a slow-start, it went on to sell millions copies and was later named one of Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Best Albums of the 80s.

1984
Madonna had begun her domination of pop radio and MTV with her first Top 10 hits: "Borderline" and "Lucky Star."
March :
"Madonna" was certified gold.
August :
"Madonna" was certified gold.
September :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Lucky Star."
Madonna was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and gave a memorable performance of "Like A Virgin" at the ceremony.
November :
Madonna released "Like A Virgin", which gave her the first of many #1 songs, "Like A Virgin" and sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. Additional hits on the LP included "Material Girl", "Angel" and "Dress You Up."
December :
"Madonna" was certified 2x platinum.
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

1985
January :
"Like A Virgin" was certified 2x platinum.
February :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Material Girl".
"Like A Virgin" was certified 3x platinum.
March :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Crazy For You."
April :
Like A Virgin was certified 4x platinum.
May :
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Madonna had 2 additional #1 hits, "Crazy For You" from the film "Vision Quest", and "Material Girl", as well as three Top 3 hits.
Although Madonna did not want the photos published, there was little impact on her rising popularity. Madonna's success had expanded worldwide, and she appeared at "Live Aid" in Philadelphia, toured worldwide with "The Virgin Tour", and married actor Sean Penn (the couple was divorced 4 years later) - all by the end of the summer.
July :
The single "Crazy For You" was certified gold and "Like A Virgin" was certified 5x platinum.
October :
"Madonna" was certified 3x platinum.
November :
"Like A Virgin" was certified 6x platinum.
December :
Madonna helped out Jellybean with backing vocals on his Top 40 hit "Sidewalk Talk."
Madonna had the Top Music Videocassette of the Year (Madonna).
Madonna ended the year with the Top Single of the Year ("Like A Virgin") and 6 Billboard Music Awards: Top Dance Club Play Artist, Top Dance Sales Artist, Top Pop Album Artist - Female, Top Pop Artist (combined LPs & singles), Top Pop Singles Artist, and Top Pop Singles Artist - Female.

1986
February :
Madonna was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance - Female ("Crazy For You").
May :
Madonna hit #1 with "Live To Tell."
June :
Madonna released "True Blue", which gave her three more #1 hits, "Live To Tell," "Open Your Heart," and "Papa Don't Preach." The LP also gave Madonna critical success in addition to the 7 million copies sold in the U.S.
The track "Papa Don't Preach" drew controversy over the lyrics by religious groups, even though the intent of the song was giving birth instead of aborting a baby.
Madonna's golden touch did not help her next movie with her husband, Sean Penn in "Shanghai Surprise".
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
July :
The single "Angel / Into The Groove" was certified gold.
August :
Madonna hit #1 with "Papa Don't Preach" for 3 weeks.
September :
"True Blue" was certified 2x platinum.
November :
"True Blue" was certified 3x platinum.
December :
Madonna had the Top Music Videocassette of the Year ("The Virgin Tour").
Madonna won a Billboard Music Award for Top Music Videocassette ("The Virgin Tour") and the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards.

1987
January :
Madonna hit the #1 with "Open Your Heart."
February :
"True Blue" was certified 4x platinum.
Madonna was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance - Female ("Papa Don't Preach").
July :
Songs from "True Blue" continued to dominate pop radio, but Madonna had another commercial disappointment with the film "Who's That Girl" - the title song however went to #1 and the "Who's That Girl" Tour was successful.
Madonna won an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist, a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video ("Papa Don't Preach"), and 3 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance Sales Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist, and Top Pop Singles Artist - Female.
Like A Virgin was certified 7x platinum.
August :
True Blue was certified 5x platinum.
Madonna hit the Top 10 and #1 (for 1 week) with "Who's That Girl."
September :
The Who's That Girl soundtrack was certified platinum.
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
November :
Madonna released the dance remix LP, You Can Dance. No singles were released from the LP, but the track "Spotlight" did receive moderate radio play.
Madonna appeared on Broadway in "Speed-The-Plow" to mixed reviews and filed for divorce from Penn.

1988
January :
"You Can Dance" was certified platinum.
March :
"Madonna" was certified 4x platinum.

1989
March :
Madonna released her 4th LP, "Like A Prayer", and during the year had three more #1 hits: "Like A Prayer," "Express Yourself," and "Cherish." The LP showed that Madonna was getting more comfortable experimenting with her musical styles, incorporating more rock, R&B, and adult contemporary elements into her music.
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Madonna's soda commercial for Pepsi began airing on TV only to be pulled off the air within a few days due to the controversy over the "Like A Prayer" video and accompanying religious images.
Madonna was named Best Female Singer at the International Music Awards and her videos won 4 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography ("Express Yourself"), and the Viewer's Choice Award ("Like A Prayer").
May :
"Like A Prayer" was certified 2x platinum and the single "Like A Prayer" was certified platinum.
August :
The single "Express Yourself" was certified gold.
September :
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
November :
Madonna won a Billboard Music Video Award for Best Video ("Express Yourself").

1990
January :
"Like A Prayer" was certified 3x platinum.
February :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Keep It Together."
March :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Keep It Together."
April :
The single "Keep It Together" was certified gold.
Madonna hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Vogue".
May :
Madonna hit #1 for 3 weeks with "Vogue".
Madonna took the 1990's by storm when she began her worldwide "Blonde Ambition" tour. The tour was accompanied by a successful role in "Dick Tracy" and the release of "I'm Breathless" (with songs inspired from the film) which contained the classic dance #1, "Vogue" and sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. The LP also contained the hits "Hanky Panky" and was hailed by Rolling Stone: "...Madonna pulls it off with brass and panache..." All three ventures were successful, but it was the tour that established Madonna as a musical force quickly becoming legendary. The "Blonde Ambition" tour was different than typical live shows by incorporating much more dancing and more theatrical themes running through different sets of songs.
By the end of the month, "I'm Breathless" was certified 2x platinum.
June :
The single "Vogue" was certified 2x platinum.
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Hanky Panky".
July :
"Like A Prayer" was certified 4x platinum.
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Hanky Panky".
September :
Madonna's videos won 3 more MTV Video Music Awards for Best Direction, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography ("Vogue").
The single "Hanky Panky" was certified gold.
November :
The year ended with Madonna releasing her greatest hits - "The Immaculate Collection".
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Justify My Love".
December :
Madonna hit the Top 10 and #1 for 3 weeks with "Justify My Love".

1991
January :
"The Immaculate Collection" was certified 2x platinum. Madonna's hit collection gave her two more #1 hits in 1991: "Justify My Love" and "Rescue Me".
The video for "Justify My Love" was rejected by MTV as too steamy, and instead of editing the piece, the video was sold in stores and commercially successful.
February :
Madonna hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Rescue Me".
The single "Justify My Love" was certified platinum.
Madonna was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Oh Father").
March
Madonna hit #1 for a week with "Rescue Me".
Madonna won a Juno Award for International Single of the Year ("Vogue")
May :
The single "Rescue Me" was certified gold.
June
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
The same year, Madonna released the concert tour documentary "Truth Or Dare" showcasing her "Blonde Ambition" worldtour. The movie was a critical success and fared well at the box-office for a documentary.
Madonna also performed the Oscar-winning "Sooner Or Later" from "Dick Tracy" at the Academy Awards earlier in the year.
Madonna was awarded with the Award of Courage by AmFAR, and also won an American Music Award for Favorite Dance Single ("Vogue"), a Juno Award for Best International Single ("Vogue"), and a MTV Video Music Award for Best Long-Form Video (The Immaculate Collection)
December :
"The Immaculate Collection" was certified 3x platinum.

1992
January :
Madonna was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Dance Artist.
Madonna began 1992 with respectability, but the media was saturated with Madonna by year's end. A supporting role in A League Of Their Own drew praise from critics, and Madonna hit #1 with a song from the movie, "This Used To Be My Playground."
February :
Madonna won her first Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Long Form ("Blonde Ambition World Tour Live").
July :
Madonna hit the Top 40, Top 10, and #1 for 3 weeks with "This Used To Be My Playground".
September :
The single "This Used To Be My Playground" was certified gold.
The live video for "Holiday" was nominated for several MTV Video Music Award including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, and Best Cinematography.
October :
Madonna became an "author" when she released a pictorial book called "Sex" which was followed by the controversial and commercially and critically disappointing movie "Body Of Evidence". Both of these ventures received negative publicity, but did not hurt the success of Madonna's next LP, "Erotica" released. The LP contained the hits, "Deeper And Deeper" and "Erotica" as well as Madonna first song directly addressing AIDS, "In This Life." Madonna was one of the first artists to ever support charities regarding the epidemic.
Madonna signed a $60 million deal with Time-Warner which allowed her to head her own music and film label, Maverick Records. The label includes such "newcomers" as Alanis Morissette, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, and Prodigy.
Madonna hit the Top 40 (inside the Top 10) and #1 for 2 weeks with "Erotica".
November :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Deeper And Deeper".
December :
The single "Erotica" was certified gold.
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Deeper And Deeper".

1993
January :
Erotica was certified 2x platinum.
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks and the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Deeper And Deeper".
February :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Bad Girl".
April :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks with "Bad Girl / Fever".
May :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Fever"
July :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Rain"
August :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Rain"
September :
Madonna launched her worldwide "Girlie Show" tour.
Madonna's videos won 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography ("Rain").
"The Immaculate Collection" was certified 4x platinum.
October :
Rolling Stone: "The 100 Top Music Videos" included "Express Yourself" at # 10, "Like A Prayer" at # 20, "Borderline" at # 24, "Vogue" at # 28, "Justify My Love" at # 43, and "Oh Father" at # 66.

1994
April :
Madonna hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "I'll Remember" (from the film "With Honors").
May :
Madonna hit #1 for 2 weeks with "I'll Remember".
June :
Madonna topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 4 weeks with "I'll Remember".
The single "I'll Remember" was certified gold.
September :
The video for "I'll Remember" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.
October :
After hitting #1 with another movie tune, "I'll Remember" (from the film "With Honors"), Madonna released "Bedtime Stories" and had her biggest #1 single, "Take A Bow" (a collaboration with Babyface) which spent 9 weeks at #1 on The ARC Weekly Top 40 the following year. "Bedtime Stories" was called "...easily Madonna's best album..." by the New York Times, was applauded by numerous critics, and was later nominated for a Grammy Award. The LP also contained the #1 hit, "Secret" and the hits, "Bedtime Story" (written by Björk) and "Human Nature".
Madonna hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Secret"
November :
Madonna hit #1 for 4 weeks with "Secret".
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a week with "Secret".
December :
Madonna hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Take A Bow".

1995
January :
Bedtime Stories was certified platinum and the single "Secret" was certified gold.
Madonna hit the #1 for 9 weeks with "Take A Bow".
February :
Bedtime Stories was certified 2x platinum, Like A Virgin was certified 9x platinum, True Blue was certified 7x platinum, and the single "Take A Bow" was certified gold.
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 7 weeks, the Airplay chart for 9 weeks, and the Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 9 weeks with "Take A Bow".
March :
The Immaculate Collection was certified 6x platinum.
April :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Bedtime Story".
May :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Bedtime Story".
June :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Human Nature".
September :
The video for "Take A Bow" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video and was also nominated for Best Art Direction - the video for "Human Nature" was nominated for Best Dance Video and Best Choreography.
November :
Madonna released an LP of her ballad hits, "Something To Remember".
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "You'll See".
December :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "You'll See".
Madonna topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female and Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist.
Madonna ended the year with the Top Single of the Year ("Take A Bow") and a VH1 Music Fashion Award for Most Fashionable Artist.

1996
January :
"Something To Remember" was certified platinum.
February :
The single "You'll See" was certified gold.
Madonna was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album ("Bedtime Stories").
April :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with her cover of "Love Don't Live Here Anymore".
September :
Madonna's video for "You'll See" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Cinematography.
October :
Madonna spent the year cultivating what might be her 2 greatest achievements: a baby and "Evita". Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon was born on October 14, 1996 to Madonna and boyfriend, Carlos Leon.
November :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "You Must Love Me" and the Top 10 by the end of the month.
By the end of the year, Evita was released to mostly rave reviews, with much of the credit going to Madonna. The accompanying soundtrack was also a success with the tracks "You Must Love Me" and a dance remix of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" that became her 19th #1. The soundtrack had sales of over 4 million in the U.S.
"Something To Remember" was certified 2x platinum.
December :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with a remixed version of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina".
Madonna's career was recognized by Billboard with the Artist Achievement Award.

1997
January :
Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Like A Virgin."
Madonna continued her success with Evita and she was awarded with a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
"Evita" soundtrack was certified platinum.
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Don't Cry For Me Argentina".
February :
Madonna hit #1 with "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" for 5 weeks.
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for a week.
March :
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" topped the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for a week.
April :
The Evita soundtrack was certified 2x platinum.
Madonna contributed the track "Freedom" to the Carnival: Rainforest Foundation Concert compilation to benefit the rainforests.
May :
"True Blue" was certified 8x platinum.
July :
Madonna and movie director Quentin Tarantino announced that they had combined their talents for movie soundtrack business. Tarantino's A Band Apart Records will now be marketed and distributed by Madonna's Maverick Records. The first collaboration was the soundtrack to Tarantino's Jackie Brown released at the end of the year.
August :
Freddy DeMann announced that he was stepping down as Madonna's manager, a job he has held since Madonna became a household name 14 years ago. Although the move may appear detrimental to the pop icon's career and signify problems, it is actually a sign of her creative success. DeMann is actually changing his job to focus all his efforts on Madonna's record label, Maverick Records. The company has seen a surge of success in recent years with the likes of Alanis Morissette, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, and Prodigy. Madonna's co-manager, Caresse Norman, will take over as her manager
September :
Madonna took aim at tabloids at the MTV Video Music Awards in response to the death of Princess Diana by stating "... it's time for us to take responsibility for our own insatiable need to run after gossip and scandals and lies and rumors, to live vicariously through other people's misery...until we change our negative behaviors, tragedies will continue to occur".
Madonna was voted "The Ultimate Diva" by Rock On The Net readers in our summer '97 poll (with 26% of the vote).

1998
February :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Frozen".
March :
Madonna's next LP Ray Of Light was released. Madonna told columnist, Liz Smith, "It's truly the album I'm the most proud of in my entire career. I may even go back to my club roots and perform some of the songs." After much promotion and critical acclaim, the LP debuted at #2 with an impressive 371,000 copies sold (while the Titanic soundtrack continued its reign at #1).
Madonna hit the Top 10 and #1 with "Frozen".
Madonna was featured in an Vanity Fair with her daughter, Lourdes.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times (appearing March 1st), Madonna expressed her desire to have more children: "Oh, yes, I would love to have a brother or sister for Lola. I don't know when, but it'll happen. . . . There's a song on the album called 'Nothing Really Matters,' and it was very much inspired by my daughter. It's just about realizing that when the day is done the most important thing is loving people and sharing love, so of course I want more of that love in my life."
Madonna's Ray Of Light couldn't topple the Titanic soundtrack in the U.S., but she did hit #1 in other countries: England, Canada, Germany, Norway, Israel, Switzerland, Singapore, Finland, and Greece.
Ray Of Light topped the UK Albums chart for 2 weeks.
Madonna told MTV that she would not be touring until the spring of '99 because of scheduling conflicts with movie roles. She said, "I wish I was 2 people... the stage is waiting for me." By the end of the year, Madonna starred in the dramatic comedy, The Next Best Thing with Rupert Everett.
April :
The single "Frozen" was certified gold and Ray Of Light was certified 2x platinum.
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Ray Of Light".
"Frozen" topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 2 weeks.
May :
Ranked # 86 on VH1: Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll (and # 8 on Rock On The Net's Poll). Coming off the success of Ray Of Light, Madonna appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show at the end of the month for a candid interview: On the "new Madonna," she stated: "I've grown up a lot... I've learned a lot. I feel like when my daughter was born, I was born again... I had a lot of rage and anger I had to work out through the years. It's not about regret... I had to go through what I had to go through to get where I am now." On fame: "Just surviving 15 years of being famous is a feat itself. It isn't until you become famous that you realize how superficial it is - it's a by-product, not a goal." On her past: "I wasn't really thinking - I was just doing... It's like 'who is that?'... (it's) like me 5 lifetimes ago." On working out: "No more pumping iron... no more Stairmasters - I'm gym-free! I found a yoga teacher... and it changed my life." On the death of Princess Diana: "I realized... that we're all responsible - who's too blame? we are... it was a big slap in the face to humanity." On Lola (Lourdes): "I'd like to give my daughter the friendship... of a mother... which I didn't have." On her clothes: "I never wear anything twice that I've been photographed in... because then people will think I'm pathetic."
Like A Virgin was certified 10x platinum.
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Ray Of Light".
June :
"Ray Of Light" topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 4 weeks.
July :
Madonna removed herself from the film 50 Violins (later titled Music Of My Heart with Meryl Streep) due to "...genuine mutual creative differences" (as stated by director, Wes Craven).
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
October :
The single "Papa Don't Preach" was certified gold.
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "The Power Of Goodbye".
September :
At the MTV Video Music Awards Madonna not only performed at the ceremony, but she took home 6 awards for her videos (out of 9 nominations): Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Choreography, Best Direction, Best Editing ("Ray Of Light"), and Best Special Effects ("Frozen") and was nominated for Best Dance Video, Best Breakthrough Video, and Best Cinematography ("Ray Of Light"). Madonna's performance angered Hindus due to her facial markings, suggestive clothing, and on-stage antics. The World Vaishnava Association said, "Madonna's MTV stage performance, which combined Eastern mysticism with Western hedonism, did not sit well with sincere Hindus, Vaishnavas and yoga practitioners around the globe." Madonna said in a statement: "The essence of purity and divinity is non-judgment... they should practice what they preach... if they're so pure, why are they watching MTV?"
The single "Ray Of Light" was certified gold.
October :
The singles "Borderline" and "You Must Love Me" were certified gold.
November :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "The Power Of Goodbye".
December :
Madonna won 2 VH1 Fashion Awards for Most Fashionable Artist and the Versace Award, and was nominated for a European Music Award for Best Dance Video.
Madonna was named as Artist of the Year by our readers and named Best Female Artist and Best Dance/Electronica Artist by Rolling Stone readers.
Ray Of Light was certified 3x platinum.
Madonna topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Club-Play Artist, and with the Top Hot Dance Club-Play Single ("Ray Of Light").

1999
January :
Madonna told MTV that she is planning on her first tour since 1993 by the end of this year: "I'm going on tour this year. This is definite. I'll be on the road in the fall. I'll be rehearsing all summer and then going on the road in September." What isn't definite is Madonna's participation in the film version of Chicago which was described as an inactive project at this time.
Madonna also talked with Larry King on CNN about the Grammy Awards: "I'm nervous about performing. I'm not nervous about the whole award thing. I mean I'm excited, I'm keeping my fingers crossed."
She also told Daily News: "I don't want to get too attached to the idea of whether I'm going to win or not... If you get too attached to winning, then you get upset if you lose... People do see me as a less threatening individual now... Motherhood has made me, in a lot of people's eyes, more respectable and acceptable."
February :
Madonna won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Album (Ray Of Light), Best Dance Recording, and Best Music Video, Short-Form ("Ray Of Light") and was nominated for Album of the Year (Ray Of Light) and Record of the Year ("Ray Of Light"). Madonna said of her Grammys: "I've been in the music business 16 years... it was worth the wait."
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Nothing Really Matters".
March :
Madonna decided that due to movie commitments (and a scheduling change for filming The Next Best Thing), she would not be returning on tour this year.
Madonna teamed up with Latin sensation, Ricky Martin, for a duet: "Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazón)."
Madonna appeared on the soundtrack for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (released on Madonna's Maverick Records) with "Beautiful Stranger."
Madonna was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Selling Album (Ray Of Light).
The Evita soundtrack was certified 5x platinum.
"Nothing Really Matters" topped the Billboard Club Play chart for 2 weeks.
April :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Nothing Really Matters".
May :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Beautiful Stranger" from the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
June :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Beautiful Stranger".
July :
Ranked # 8 on VH1: 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.
Madonna hit #1 for 1 week with "Beautiful Stranger" which also topped the Billboard Club Play chart for 2 weeks.
September :
Madonna won a MTV Video Music Awards for Best Video from a Film ("Beautiful Stranger") and was nominated for Best Female Video and Best Cinematography ("Beautiful Stranger") and Best Special Effects ("Nothing Really Matters").
Madonna was nominated for 2 VH1 Fashion Awards for Most Fashionable Artist (Female) and Most Stylish Video ("Beautiful Stranger").
Madonna was reportedly back in the studio with producer William Orbit.
October :
Madonna was nominated for 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Female Artist and Best Song ("Beautiful Stranger").
A death threat towards Madonna resulted in police protection for the singer while at a London airport.
November :
The Advocate named Madonna as one of the '25 Coolest Women.'
December :
Madonna was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("Beautiful Stranger").
MTV: 100 Greatest Videos includes "Vogue" at # 2, "Express Yourself" at # 10 and "Lucky Star" at # 50.

2000
February :
Madonna won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for A Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("Beautiful Stranger") and was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Madonna was nominated for a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song From A Movie ("Beautiful Stranger").
Madonna's next music venture coincided with her film The Next Best Thing. Madonna recorded a cover of Don McLean's "American Pie" and the new song "Time Stood Still" for the film which hit theaters in March. Madonna said of doing the remake: "I thought, 'Who am I to do a cover of a pop classic?' But I was working in the studio on other music and it was like 'okay, let's just try it' and it kind of worked to my surprise."
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "American Pie."
March :
It was announced that Madonna was 3 months pregnant and expecting her second child by the end of the year. The father, Guy Ritchie, is a British director (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels).
The news came as her version of "American Pie" topped the British charts and hit the US Top 10.
Ray Of Light was certified 4x platinum and The Immaculate Collection was certified 9x platinum.
April :
Madonna topped the Billboard Club Play chart with "American Pie" for 1 week.
May :
Unfinished new material by Madonna (a track called "Music") leaked out on the Internet months before any release dates and her record company is threatening legal action.
July :
Madonna allowed fans to download 4 different remixes (by Groove Armada, Tracy Young, Hex Hector, and Deep Dish) of her new single "Music" on VH1.com, MTV.com, and her new website, Madonnamusic.com.
Madonna talked with Billboard about her new LP: "The world is in the doldrums musically. No one's doing anything interesting or daring, with the exception of the occasional artist who is unique and who manages to sneak into consciousness. It's all so generic and homogenized... If [Music] happens, it might mean that people are ready for something different."
August :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Music" and gave birth on August 11th to a baby boy (3 weeks earlier than expected) - the baby is named Rocco Ritchie. Reports stated that Madonna was taken to a Los Angeles hospital with abdominal pain and bleeding, and surgery was performed to save the baby.
At the end of the month, "Music" hit the Top 10 and #1 in the U.K. (her 10th) and Canada.
September :
The video "American Pie" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (John Matheson).
Madonna's "Music" hit #1 and also topped the Billboard charts (for 4 weeks) and UK chart. Madonna released her next LP Music and hit #1 in the U.K. and Canada by the month's end.
The video for "Music" was nominated for a Billboard Music Video Award for Best Pop Clip of the Year.
Madonna's 1st week of sales for Music, exceeded 400,000 copies in the U.S. allowing her to debut at #1 on Billboard's LP charts (her 1st #1 LP in 11 years) - the LP has topped the charts in 23 countries.
"Music" topped the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 11 weeks and Club Play chart for 5 weeks.
Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.
October :
Madonna was certified 5x platinum and Something To Remember was certified 3x platinum.
Madonna topped the Billboard 200 chart and Billboard Internet Sales chart with Music - her 1st #1 LP in 11 years.
Music was certified 2x platinum and the single "Music" was certified platinum.
VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs includes Madonna's "Vogue" at # 4 and "Into The Groove" at # 40.
November :
Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "Like A Virgin" at # 4, "Vogue" at # 19, and "Papa Don't Preach" at # 62.
Madonna gave a short concert performance in New York: "I'm so happy to be onstage again."
Madonna won a Billboard Music Video Award for Best Pop Clip of the Year ("Music") and won 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Female and Best Dance Act.
Madonna sang 4 songs on-stage in England for a performance broadcast to a record 9 million viewers over the Internet.
December :
Madonna topped the Billboard Top Music Videos chart with Drowned World Tour 2001 for a week.
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Don't Tell Me."
Madonna topped Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as Top Hot Dance Club-Play Artist, Top Hot Dance Club-Play Single ("Music"), Top Hot Dance Club-Play Artist - Female, Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales ("Music"), and Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales Artist - Female.
Madonna married director Guy Ritchie in Scotland toward the end of the month.

2001
January :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "Don't Tell Me" - the song also topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for a week.
VH1: 100 Greatest Albums includes Like A Prayer at # 100.
The single "Music" was certified gold.
February :
Madonna topped the Canadian singles chart with "Don't Tell Me."
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for a week and the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 5 weeks with "Don't Tell Me."
Madonna was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards including Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Music"), and Best Pop Vocal Album (Music). Madonna defended the controversy over Eminem and his Grammy nominations: "Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular? I find the language of George W. (Bush) much more offensive. He's stirring things up, he's provoking a discussion, he's making people's blood boil. He's reflecting what's going on in society right now. That it what art is supposed to do. And after all he's just a boy."
Madonna won a Brit Award for Best International Female Artist.
March :
Madonna hit #1 with "Don't Tell Me" which was also certified gold.
April :
Madonna was nominated for 3 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Single ("Music"), and Favorite Female Artist - Pop.
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "What It Feels Like For A Girl" - the video for which was directed by her husband and shown only once on MTV and VH1 before being banned due to violence.
May :
Madonna hit the Top 10 with "What It Feels Like For A Girl."
VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes # 2 - "Like A Prayer, " # 7 - "Justify My Love," # 40 - "Ray Of Light," # 54 - "Material Girl," # 61 - "Like A Virgin," and # 84 - "Borderline."
Madonna topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for aweek with "What It Feels Like For A Girl."
Madonna re-released 3 of her earlier LPs with the addition of hard to find remixes as extras. Madonna includes remixes of "Burning Up" (12" Version) and "Lucky Star" (New Mix). Like A Virgin includes remixes of "Material Girl" (Extended Dance Remix) and "Like A Virgin" (Extended Dance Remix). True Blue includes remixes of "True Blue" (The Color Mix) and "La Isla Bonita" (Extended Remix).
June :
Madonna cancelled her sold-out shows in Germany due to technical problems which angered many fans.
Madonna topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "What It Feels Like For A Girl."
Madonna's 1st tour in 8 years (the 'Drowned World' Tour) kicked off in Europe.
August :
Madonna had to cancel a concert performance in New Jersey due to laryngitis.
Madonna appeared live in concert from Detroit on HBO.
September :
Madonna's video for "Don't Tell Me" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video and Best Choreography (Jamie King).
Madonna cancelled a performance in Los Angeles the night of the terrorist attack, but returned later in the week and called for peace and restraint: "Tonight I'd like to say a prayer for peace. `Violence begets violence, and I don't know about you, but I want to live a long and happy life, and I want my kids to live a long and happy life... We're not doing this show because we want people to forget. We're doing this because we want people to remember how precious life is."
October :
The Immaculate Collection was certified 10x platinum.
November :
Madonna topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for 2 weeks with "Impressive Instant."
Madonna released another hits compilation, GHV2 with 15 hits from the past decade. Madonna also released a DVD of the 'Drowned World' tour.
Madonna was nominated for 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Female Act and Best Album (Music).
December :
GHV2 was certified platinum.
Madonna topped Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Club-Play Artist.

2002
February :
Madonna was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form ("Don't Tell Me").
May :
Madonna appeared on a London stage acting in the play Up For Grabs.
September :
Madonna ranked # 1 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.
October :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Die Another Day" from the latest James Bond film (which Madonna has a cameo appearance in). The single went Top 10 a few weeks later.
Madonna could be seen in the film Swept Away - a remake directed by hubby Guy Ritchie. The film did not do well with critics or audiences.
November :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 11 weeks, the Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 16 weeks, the Dance Music Club Play chart for 2 weeks, and the Canadian singles chart with "Die Another Day."
Madonna hit #1 with "Die Another Day."
December :
Madonna topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artist and with the Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales ("Die Another Day").

2003
January :
Madonna was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song for "Die Another Day" from the film Die Another Day.
March :
Madonna signed a deal with Penguin Publishing to write 5 children's fables with the first (The English Roses) to be released in September.
Madonna's film Swept Away didn't fair too well at the Razzie Awards - claiming the 'prize' for Worst Film and Worst Performance by an Actress (along with Worst Screen Couple, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actress for Die Another Day, and Worst Remake).
April :
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "American Life" and then the Top 10.
Madonna decided to pull her music video for "American Life" from release to video outlets due to concerns over how it would be interpretted given the US war with Iraq: "It was filmed before the war started and I do not believe it is appropriate to air it at this time. Due to the volatile state of the world and out of sensistivity and respect to the armed foreces, who I support and pray for, I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video."
Madonna released her next LP, American Life.
Madonna appeared on Will And Grace on NBC.
Madonna topped the singles charts in Canada with "American Life."
Madonna topped LP charts in the UK (for a week) and Canada with American Life.
May :
Madonna topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a week with American Life - selling over 241,000 copies in its first week of release in the US.
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for a week and Dance Music/Dance Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks with "American Life."
Madonna hit the Top 40 with "Hollywood."
June :
VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years includes "Like A Virgin" at # 10 and "Ray Of Light" at # 100.
July :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music - Dance Singles Sales chart for 7 weeks with the remixes of "Hollywood."
American Life was certified platinum.
August :
Madonna's video for "Die Another Day" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film. Madonna performed the opening at the show along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera with a rousing redentition of "Like A Virgin."
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart for a week with the remixes of "Hollywood."
September :
Madonna's first childrens book, The English Roses, was released.
October :
Madonna hit the Top 40 helping out Britney Spears on "Me Against The Music."
November :
Madonna hit the Top 10 helping out Britney Spears on "Me Against The Music."
Madonna released her 2nd children's book - Mr. Peabody's Apples. Her 3rd children's book, Yakov And The Seven Thieves, will be released in April, 2004. A toy line is in the works for Madonna's 1st book, The English Roses.
Madonna won an American Music Award for the Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year Award.
Madonna released the EP Remixed & Revisited - 7 tracks including "Your Honesty" (recorded in 1994) and remixes of "Nothing Fails," "Love Profusion," "Nobody Knows Me," "American Life," "Like A Virgin / Hollywood," and "Into The Hollywood Groove."
Madonna's Mr. Peabody's Apples topped the New York Times best-seller list.
December :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart for 2 weeks with the remixes "Me Against The Music."
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart for a week and the Hot 100 Single Sales chart for a week with the "Nothing Fails / Nobody Knows Me."
Madonna topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artist and with the Top Hot Dance Maxi-Single Sales ("Die Another Day").
Rolling Stone: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: # 237: Like A Prayer, # 278: The Immaculate Collection, # 363: Ray Of Light, # 452: Music.

2004
February :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart with the remixes of "Nothing Fails."
Madonna was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording and Best Music Video, Short Form ("Die Another Day").
April :
Madonna topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and Hot Dance Singles Sales chart with the remixes of "Love Profusions."
May :
Madonna canceled tour performance in Israel after threats of violence were made against her and her family.
Madonna launched her "Re-Invention" tour of North America and Europe.
June :
Madonna gave up her control over Maverick Records to Warner Bros. Records after some legal wrangling. Madonna will no longer have any input with Maverick Records, but will continue with Warner Bros.
December :
Madonna's 'Re-Invention Tour' was the biggest money maker of the year according to Billboard Boxscore.
Madonna topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Club Play Artist and Top Hot Dance Singles Sales Artist, and with the Top Hot Dance Single Sales ("Me Against The Music" with Britney Spears).

2005
January :
Madonna performed as part of the benefit show Tsunami Aid: A Concert Of Hope on NBC.
June :
Madonna's children's book, Lotsa de Casha was released.
July :
On July 2nd, Madonna performed in London, England, as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

Source : Rock On Net