FORMATS: 7" Vinyl
HISTORY AND NOTES: By the time Madonna got a hold of "Holiday", it had already been rejected by several artists. “Holiday” was first released on a double A-side 12” vinyl promo along with another of the debut album tracks, “Lucky Star”, and sent to clubs in August of 1983. Together, both tracks became Madonna’s very first #1 on any Billboard chart when they hit the pole position on the Club Play chart. It is possible that "Lucky Star" was originally considered to be Madonna's third USA single after "Everybody" and "Burning Up"/"Physical Attraction" as "Lucky Star" was originally released in the UK around this time. "Lucky Star" was also the original title of Madonna's debut album until it was changed at the last minute to simply: Madonna.
Just as "Lucky Star" & "Holiday" were peaking at #1 on the Club Play chart, “Holiday” was commercially released as a 7" vinyl (backed with "I Know It", another of the debut album tracks). The 7" came in a plain white die-cut sleeve. A commercial 12" was not released, as no extended mixes of "Holiday" were produced in 1983.
"Holiday" was Madonna's breakthrough single, hitting the Top 20 of the Hot 100. It peaked at #16 and spent an impressive 21 weeks on the chart, giving Madonna the mainstream exposure she needed and that she had not received with her previous releases. "Holiday" was also a minor R&B hit (peaking at #25 on the R&B Singles chart), and continues to be a fan favorite as well as an all-time Madonna classic. "Lucky Star" was eventually released as the fifth and final single from the Madonna album in 1984.
"Holiday" would later be included on 1987's You Can Dance remix album, 1990's greatest hits album The Immaculate Collection, and 2009's Celebration collection, immortalizing it as one of Madonna's signature 80's hits.
TRACKLISTINGS:
Promo 12" Vinyl (Double A Side Promo)
A Lucky Star (Album Version)
B Holiday (Album Version)
7" Vinyl
A Holiday (Edit)
B I Know It (Album Version)
CHARTS:
BUBBLING UNDER HOT 100 SINGLES
Debut Date: October 8, 1983
Peak Date: October 8, 1983
Peak Position: #8
Week-by-week Rundown: 8-9-8-// (3 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: October 22, 1983
THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: October 29, 1983
Peak Date: January 28, 1984
Peak Position: #16
Week-by-week Rundown: 88-76-68-60-55-45-39-33-31-31-27-25-17-16-16-22-36-53-63-87-94-// (21 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: March 17, 1984
The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: January 28, 1984 (the week that “Holiday” peaked at #16)
1. Yes “Owner of A Lonely Heart”
2. Culture Club “Karma Chameleon”
3. The Romantics “Talking In Your Sleep”
4. Elton John “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”
5. Matthew Wilder “Break My Stride”
6. Kool “Joanna”
7. Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson “Say Say Say”
8. Lionel Richie “Running With The Night”
9. Olivia Newton-John “Twist of Fate”
10. Genesis “That’s All”
HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY*
Debut Date: August 27, 1983
Peak Date: September 24, 1983
Peak Position: #1 (5 weeks)
Week-by-week Rundown: 31-10-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-8-20-39-45-67-73-// (17 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: December 17, 1983
* Note: Charted as “Holiday" / "Lucky Star"
HOT R&B SINGLES AND TRACKS
Debut Date: October 29, 1983
Peak Date: January 14, 1984
Peak Position: #25
Week-by-week Rundown: ?-70-55-46-43-36-34-28-26-?-26-25-29-30-36-44-51-95-// (18 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 25, 1984
DANCE / ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SONGS
Debut Date: May 8, 2010
Peak Date: May 8, 2010
Peak Position: #42
Week-by-week Rundown: 42-// (1 week total)
Final Week On Chart: May 8, 2010
Hi, great site and congratulations! I was wondering about the "Hot R&B Singles & tracks". Was it the general Single sales at that time? Or just the genre? What was the peak in the general sales? Thank you, Jimmy.
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ReplyDeleteHi Jimmy. It was based on both sales and airplay. Back then, the chart was actually called "Hot Black Singles". I don't believe there was a general singles sales chart until later.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the answer ;-) So Hot Black singles was the sales only? I saw afterwards that you published the Hot Single sales for "Lucky Star", so that section was new back then (in 1984)? And for Borderline (like Holiday), there is no "Hot Singles sales" too.. Jimmy
ReplyDeleteHot Black Singles was sales and airplay. Yes, I do believe the Singles Sales chart was introduced during Lucky Star as I have found no evidence of its existence before that.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, I asked you all this because I really wanted to know the peak ONLY from sales for Holiday & Borderline ;-) Espacially Borderline who became gold, its sales must have been great back then
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