Thursday, April 25, 2013

Update / New Classic Chart Info Discovered


Hello everybody, long time no talk! Sorry about the lack of updates lately, but we all know how quiet it's been on the Billboard charts regarding Madonna these days. Hope everyone's been enjoying their 2013.

I received some nice discoveries today from blog contributor Maurice, who emailed me the following:

I have a few things here for you to include on your Madonna Billboard Archives.  They are Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart stats for "Holiday" and "Borderline":

HOLIDAY
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

BORDERLINE
BUBBLING UNDER HOT 100 SINGLES
Debut Date: March 3, 1984
Peak Date: March 3, 1984
Peak Position: #7
Week-by-week Rundown: 7-// (1 week total)
Final Week on Chart: March 3, 1984

Also for BURNING UP, I found two chart stats for its entry in Hot Dance Club Play chart (#18 and #9) as specified below:

Week-by-week Rundown: 66-?-18-9-?-?-3-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-?-// (16 weeks)



This info has now been added to the Holiday, Borderline and Burning Up singles pages. Thanks again Maurice!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Madonna Among Finalists For 2013 Billboard Music Awards


Madonna is among the few veteran acts named as finalists for multiple honors at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday, May 19, in Las Vegas.
Madonna is in the running for three awards — Top Touring Artist, Top Dance Artist and Top Dance Album for her 2012 release MDNA.

This year’s event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will air live on ABC starting at 8 p.m. ET.

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