FORMATS: 7" Vinyl, Double 12" Vinyl, Cassette Single, CD Single, CD Maxi-Single, VHS Video Single
HISTORY AND NOTES:
"Ray of Light" was the title track and second single from 1998's Ray of Light album.
The commercial singles featured a non-album track titled "Has To Be". Many remixes of "Ray of Light" were also available across the maxi and promo formats, while the critically-acclaimed accompanying music video was also released as a limited edition VHS single, Madonna's first since 1990's "Justify My Love".
"Ray of Light" was Madonna's first single to debut at its peak position on the Hot 100, where it bowed at #5. That success should mostly be credited to sales, since the song only peaked at #26 on the Airplay chart. Overall, "Ray of Light" did pretty well, and even spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Club Play chart (pretty impressive since that chart is very fast-moving). "Ray of Light" was later featured on 2001's GHV2 and 2009's Celebration hits compilations.
CERTIFICATION: Gold
TRACKLISTINGS:
7" Vinyl / Cassette Single
A Ray of Light (Album Version)
B Has To Be (Non-Album Track)
CD Single
1. Ray of Light (Album Version)
2. Has To Be (Non-Album Track)
CD Maxi-Single
1. Ray of Light (Album Version)
2. Ray of Light (Sasha Ultra Violet Mix)
3. Ray of Light (William Orbit Liquid Mix)
4. Ray of Light (Calderone Club Mix)
Promo CD
1. Ray Of Light (Sasha Ultra Violet Mix Radio Edit)
2. Ray Of Light (William Orbit Liquid Mix Radio Edit)
3. Ray Of Light (Victor Calderone Club Mix Radio Edit)
Double 12" Vinyl
A1 Ray of Light (Sasha Ultra Violet Mix)
A2 Ray of Light (Sasha Strip Down Mix)
B1 Ray of Light (Victor Calderone Club Mix)
B2 Ray of Light (William Orbit Liquid Mix)
C1 Ray of Light (Sasha Twilo Mix)
C2 Ray of Light (Victor Calderone Drum Mix)
D1 Ray of Light (William Orbit Ultra Violet Mix)
D2 Ray of Light (Album Version)
VHS Single
1. Ray Of Light (Video)
CHARTS:
THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
Debut Date: July 11, 1998
Peak Date: July 11, 1998
Peak Position: #5
Week-by-week Rundown: 5-7-8-9-16-21-26-32-34-39-41-40-43-52-49-56-58-59-63-71-// (20 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: November 21, 1998
The Billboard Hot 100 Top 10: July 11, 1998 (the week that “Ray of Light” peaked at #5)
1. Brandy And Monica “The Boy Is Mine”
2. Shania Twain “You’re Still The One”
3. Next “Too Close”
4. Usher “My Way”
5. Madonna “Ray of Light”
6. Sarah McLachlan “Adia”
7. Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page “Come With Me”
8. Mariah Carey “My All”
9. Jon B. “They Don’t Know”
10. Backstreet Boys “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”
HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: July 11, 1998
Peak Date: July 11, 1998
Peak Position: #5
Week-by-week Rundown: 5-5-5-6-12-19-21-24-28-33-32-27-30-35-41-45-47-52-50-55-56-65-63-63-55-56-56-50-46-54-63-72-70-// (33 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: February 20, 1999
HOT 100 AIRPLAY
Debut Date: May 16, 1998
Peak Date: June 20, 1998
Peak Position: #26
Week-by-week Rundown: 72-47-38-35-31-26-30-30-29-32-49-63-71-71-// (14 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: August 15, 1998
HOT DANCE MUSIC / CLUB PLAY
Debut Date: May 23, 1998
Peak Date: June 20, 1998
Peak Position: #1 (4 weeks)
Week-by-week Rundown: 27-10-4-2-1-1-1-1-2-8-15-22-31-45-// (14 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: August 22, 1998
HOT DANCE MUSIC / MAXI-SINGLES SALES
Debut Date: July 4, 1998
Peak Date: July 11, 1998
Peak Position: #2
Week-by-week Rundown: 39-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-5-5-3-4-7-8-8-9-8-8-10-10-13-13-14-17-15-13-11-11-16-19-22-17-23-24-22-22-23-26-27-33-35-38-37-44-49-NC-46-42-50-46-47-NC-47-42-47-44-47-NC-47-48-NC-47-46-NC-47-NC-NC-NC-NC-46-50-49-NC-48-44-43-44-NC-NC-NC-NC-NC-45-45-// (72 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: ?
Note: Billboard states that “Ray of Light” spent 72 weeks total on the maxi-singles sales chart, but I only found 70. I’m not sure where the other 2 weeks would fall in the week-by-week rundown. It might be another re-entry after the final week I have posted.
NC= Did Not Chart that week
TOP 40 MAINSTREAM
Debut Date: May 23, 1998
Peak Date: June 20, 1998
Peak Position: #13
Week-by-week Rundown: 31-20-17-15-13-14-13-13-14-22-29-34-39-// (13 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: August 15, 1998
RHYTHMIC TOP 40
Debut Date: May 30, 1998
Peak Date: July 4, 1998
Peak Position: #32
Week-by-week Rundown: 40-34-33-33-33-32-32-37-37-// (9 weeks total)
Final Week on Chart: July 25, 1998
ADULT TOP 40
Debut Date: July 25, 1998
Peak Date: July 25, 1998
Peak Position: #39
Week-by-week Rundown: 39-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: July 25, 1998
DANCE / ELECTRONIC DIGITAL SONGS
Debut Date: May 8, 2010
Peak Date: May 8, 2010
Peak Position: #23
Week-by-week Rundown: 23-50-// (2 weeks)
Re-Entry: March 5, 2011: 49-48-45-37-// (4 weeks)
Final Week on Chart: March 26, 2011
Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales
ReplyDeleteDebut Date: July 4, 1998
1° Week by Week Rundown: 39-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-5-5-3-4-7-8-8-9-8-8-10-10-13-13-14-17-15-13-11-11-16-19-22-17-23-24-22-22-23-26-27-33-35-38-37-44-49. (47 weeks)
Last Week on Chart: May 22, 1999
Re-Entry: June 5, 1999
2° Week by week rundown: 46-42-50-46-47. (5 weeks)
Last week on chart: July 3, 1999
Re-Entry: July 17, 1999
3° week by week rundown: 47-42-47-44-47. (5 weeks)
Last week on chart: August 14, 1999
Re-Entry: August 28, 1999
4° Week by week rundown: 47-48. (2 weeks)
Last week on chart: September 4, 1999
Re-Entry: September 18, 1999
5° week by week rundown: 47-46. (2 weeks)
Last week on chart: September 25, 1999
Re-Entry: October 9, 1999
6° week by week rundown: 47. (1 week)
Final week on chart: October 9, 1999
Re-Entry: November 13, 1999
7° Week by week rundown: 46-50-49. (3 weeks)
Final week on chart: November 27, 1999
Re-Entry: December 18, 1999
8° week by week rundown: 38. (1 week)
Final week on chart: December 18, 1999
Re-Entry: January 1, 2000
9° week by week rundown: 48-44-43-44. (4 weeks)
Final week on chart: January 22, 1999
Re-Entry: March 4, 2000
10° week by week rundown: 45-45. (2 weeks)
Final week on chart: March 11, 2000
Total weeks on chart: 72 weeks.