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Madonna · 2000

Madonna

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 2, 2000Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Madonna was at number one on the UK singles chart with “Music”, her tenth UK single to reach the top. The song came from the album of the same name, and the video also featured comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as his character Ali G. It also made her the first woman to have ten number-one albums on the UK album chart.

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