Song · The Sex Pistols
“Holidays In The Sun” by The Sex Pistols
From the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
“Holidays In The Sun” by The Sex Pistols appears on 8 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1977 and 2024. It was first released in 1977 on the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols. Its best result is #11 on the John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #11 alternative song of 1977, #2,226 alternative song of all time and #11 of the '70s.
8countdowns
3stations
#11best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1977–2024years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977 | 61 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 18 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) | 50 |
| 1979 | 14 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979) | 50 |
| 1980 | 12 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) | 50 |
| 1981 | 17 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981) | 50 |
| 1982 | 37 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982) | 50 |
| 1999 | 574 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2024 | 279 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
Also listed as: Holidays in the Sun; Holidays In the Sun; Holidays in The Sun.