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March 1985: Madonna Goes Hollywood with 'Desperately Seeking Susan'

Rosanna Arquette and Madonna in 'Desperately Seeking Susan'

On March 29, 1985, Madonna officially made the jump from singer to actress, making her debut as a leading lady - or at least one of two leading ladies, anyway - as Desperately Seeking Susan opened in theaters.

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Take Me There: Madonna's Prince-ly Connection

Madonna's "Like a Prayer"

Did the two legends secretly collaborate on a No. 1 hit?

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March 1989: Pepsi Goes Flat Over Madonna

Madonna in the "Like a Prayer" video

A commercial that premiered "Like a Prayer" only aired twice.

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January 1984: Madonna Makes U.K. TV Debut

Madonna in Munich, 1984

The singer appeared on U.K. music show 'The Tube' on Jan. 27, 1984.

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RIP Dancer Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quinones, Dead at 65

CHICAGO - OCTOBER 1985: Dancers Boogaloo Shrimp and Shabbadoo performs at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in October1985. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

The dance legend starred in both "Breakin'" movies and toured with Madonna.

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November 1990: Madonna Releases "Justify My Love"

Justify

How Madge followed "Dick Tracy" with the most controversial track of her career to date.

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The Immaculate Collection

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November 1987: Madonna Lights Up the Holidays with "You Can Dance"

Madonna, You Can Dance

The Madonna party-to-go collection is the second-best-selling remix album of all-time.

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November 1990: Madonna Wraps Up Perfect Decade with 'The Immaculate Collection'

Madonna on the Blonde Ambition Tour, 1990

Madonna's first greatest-hits record was a look back and a preview of things to come.

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Chart Flashback: October 27, 1984

Prince had two Top 10 hits on the chart in October 1984.

A look back at the Top 10 songs from this week in 1984!

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The Pointer Sisters

Prince and the Revolution

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We're Not Worthy: Celebrating Divas of the Totally '80s

Madonna, vocal performs at the Feijenoord Stadium with Blonde ambition tour in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 24th July 1990. (Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)

When it comes to divas of the 1980s, all roads eventually lead to Madonna.

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