Today in Madonna History: January 28, 1984

January 28, 2023 By sonicboy19 in 1984, January Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Holiday, Hot Dance Club Play, Into The Groove, Solid Gold, The Holiday Collection, The Immaculate Collection, UK Singles Chart 1 Comment

On January 28 1984, Madonna’s single, Holiday hit #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

Holiday was released on September 7, 1983, and became Madonna’s first hit single and remained on the charts from Thanksgiving to Christmas in 1983. It was Madonna’s first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, at 88 on the issue dated October 29, 1983 and reached a peak of 16 on January 28, 1984 and was on the chart for 21-weeks. The song debuted at eight on the Hot Dance Club Play chart on the issue dated November 2, 1983 and was Madonna’s first number one single on the Hot Dance Club Play chart remaining at the top for five weeks.

In the United Kingdom, Holiday has been released three times as a single; in January 1984, reaching number six, and in August 1985 reaching number 2 (only being kept from number one by her own Into the Groove single). Its third release in 1991 included new artwork to promote The Immaculate Collection with a limited edition EP titled The Holiday Collection, which contained tracks omitted from the compilation; this version peaked at number five.

The photos for this post are from Madonna’s Solid Gold performance of Holiday.

Today in Madonna History: January 21, 1995

January 21, 2023 By Jay in 1995, January Tags: Bedtime Stories, Billboard Hot 100, Take A Bow 1 Comment

On January 21 1995, Madonna’s Take A Bow climbed to #5 (from #8) on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

Today in Madonna History: October 8, 1994

October 8, 2022 By sonicboy19 in 1994, October Tags: Bedtime Stories, Billboard Hot 100, Jean Harlow, Secret 2 Comments

On October 8 1994, Madonna’s Secret debuted at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

Madonna’s hairstyle on the cover for Secret was inspired by Jean Harlow.

Today in Madonna History: April 22, 1995

April 22, 2022 By sonicboy19 in 1995, April Tags: Bedtime Story, Billboard Hot 100, Burning Up, Charts 5 Comments

On April 22 1995, Bedtime Story debuted at number 72 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated April 22, 1995. One week later, the song peaked at number 42, becoming the first Madonna single since Burning Up (1983) to miss the top 40.

Today in Madonna History: February 7, 1987

February 7, 2021 By Jay in 1987, February Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Charts, Number One, Open Your Heart, True Blue (Album) 1 Comment

On February 7 1987, Open Your Heart hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. The track was the 4th international single release from the True Blue album.

While the song has kept a relatively high-profile amongst Madonna’s hits through the years – having been included on the set-lists of four of her world tours (including her most recent MDNA Tour) and two of her greatest hits albums – the single attained only moderate success on the charts (by Madonna’s own standards) in most countries outside the U.S.

Open Your Heart peaked at number-eight in Canada; at number-six in Australia, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands; and landed outside the top-ten in France (twenty-four), Switzerland (eleven), Germany (seventeen) and Austria (eighteen). It fared better in the UK, hitting number-four – and it achieved its highest European placement in Ireland, topping out at number-two.