1976 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

[markydefad]

and then there was this......the first Billboard national chart....

DISCO ACTION TOP 30

August 28, 1976

1) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(RSO EP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #2
2) BEST DISCO IN TOWN / ARABIAN NIGHTS - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #4/ #19
3) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/ SOUR & SWEET - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #1
4) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL/ DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC - Tavares
(Capitol LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #25/ #14
5) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth
(Whitfield) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #11
6) YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - Lou Rawls
(Philadelphia International) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #9
7) LET'S MAKE A DEAL/ I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN/ BE MINE - Gloria Gaynor
(Polydor LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #3
8. EVERYMAN/ MY LOVE IS FREE/ TEN PERCENT - Double Exposure
(Salsoul LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #27/ #13/ n/c
9) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band
(TK) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #15
10) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions
(Columbia) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #8

11) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE/ RUN TO ME/ DESTINY - Candi Staton
(Warner Bros.) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #6/ #6/ #20
12) GETAWAY - Earth, Wind & Fire
(Columbia EP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #31
13) PARTY LINE/ *CALL ME*/ MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection
(Buddah LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c
[*says "Disco Magic"...in future weeks, it's corrected to "Call Me"]:???:
14) LET'S GET IT TOGETHER - El Coco
(AVI EP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #10
15) KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN/ I WANNA FUNK WITH YOU TONITE - Giorgio [says "Gorgio"]:oops:
(Oasis LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #30/ #5
16) DISCO MAGIC - T-Connection or DISCO PARTY - The Trammps
[actually says "Disco Magic" - Trammps (Atlantic)--but next week both T-Connection & the Trammps chart in this vicinity...so I'm givin' 'em both a ranking.] :roll::o
1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c / part of #34
17) NICE & NAASTY/ SALSOUL 3001 - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul EP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #23/ n/c
18. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry
(Sweet City) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c
19) GET UP OFFA THAT THING - James Brown
(Polydor) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c
20) ALWAYS THERE - Side Effect
(Fantasy disco edit) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c

21) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra
(20th Century EP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #28
22) ONE FOR THE MONEY - The Whispers
(Soul Train) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #22 (!)
23) LOWDOWN/ WHAT CAN I SAY - Boz Scaggs
(Columbia LP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #32/ n/c
24) TAKE A LITTLE - Liquid Pleasure
(Midland International) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c
25) MAKES YOU BLIND - Glitter Band
(Bell Import) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c
26) YOU'VE GOT THE POWER - Camoflague
(Roulette) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #37
27) SO MUCH FOR LOVE(Instrumental) - Moment Of Truth
(Salsoul) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c
28. NICE & SLOW - Jesse Green
(Scepter EP) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #36
29) IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM - Mark Radice
(United Artists) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #29 (!)
30) FULL TIME THING (Between Dusk & Dawn) - Whirlwind
(Roulette disco edit) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: n/c


Titles in the DISCO ACTION TOP 30, not currently in the DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 46

8.. TEN PERCENT (has dropped off)
13) PARTY LINE/*Call Me*/ MORE, MORE, MORE (all 3 have dropped off)
16) DISCO MAGIC (?) (hasn't charted on the DCC yet)
18. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (hasn't charted yet)
19) GET UP OFFA THAT THING (hasn't charted yet)
20) ALWAYS THERE (dropped off)
23) WHAT CAN I SAY (hasn't charted yet)
24) TAKE A LITTLE (dropped off)
25) MAKES YOU BLIND (dropped off)
27) SO MUCH FOR LOVE (dropped off)
30) FULL TIME THING (dropped off)

So it's a mixture of older stuff that's already peaked and stuff NYC just igged or is just about to discover....thems the differences!!!

[discokicks]

Originally Posted by markydefad

THE END OF AN ERA.... :cry::cry::cry:
So with this chart I have technically completed the mission statement of my first post--combining all the separate printed Billboard Charts into one Consensus Compilation chart because no such thing existed for this time period (10/26/74 - 8/28/76)

It's been an enormous amount of work --a daunting task--but I've completed it. I've learned a lot and I hope you enjoyed it.;)

Incredible job well done Marky!:D

When I first discovered this site, I was wowed by everyone's love, knowledge and enthusiasm for a music that I was naturally drawn to but when I came upon your charts, I was overwhelmed that someone had so much passion for this music that they had to, not forced into, but HAD to go through all the work of compiling bits of data in order to piece together these interesting charts.

These charts represent our history....something to help jog our memories of those glorious, free-spirited years. I love the fact that there are others who are just as interested in them as I am.

Big kisses Marky for being here! (gush gush)

[discokicks]

Originally Posted by markydefad

the chart will consist of 15 Top Audience Response Records from discos in 15 U.S. cities and 1 from a Canadian city (Toronto at first, then quickly switches to Montreal, which gives us a oddball mixture of stuff with French titles and lesser charting U.S. titles. They rarely seem to be on the same wavelength as the USA.) :???:

Billboard published the 16th chart (Toronto/Montreal) but did not include it in their data for the Top 30-40--using the 15 U.S. cities data only.

Damn Canadians....they just never seem to want to follow the rules.;)

[disco-disc]

Originally Posted by markydefad

a chart exists for Jan. 28--not Jan 31, 1977--but the rest were in the two week end of the year period. I have the exact dates at home--if it matters.

Marky, Is it possible you could send me an A3 copy of the relevant pages of the disco chart page and the Soul 100 please ? -or if sootyourshot has access ?
Please PM me to discuss how/cost, etc..

[disco-disc]

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARKY ON COMPLETING THE CONSENSUS CHARTS -EXCELLENT WORK, AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.:-)

(p.s. Is it possible to just close the loop by adding a chart for May 1st 1976 - I believe this is the only chart you did not give your usual style to ?)

[rhessel]

Hi Markydefad:

Thank you very much Marky. You have done an extraordinary work. I know how much work you might have done doing this consensus charts.
You know, I have copied and pasted all charts, so I can read them whenever I want without the need to be "on line".
Once again... thank you so much.

Cheers,

Hessel

[markydefad]

Thanks for the kind words of support from DiscoKicks (kisses backatcha!), Hessel, and Starsky. Starsky (always with the questions!! )--the May 1, 1976 column was printed in the usual format--but I also added the exact copies of the 6 Billboard charts from May 1, 1976, so folks could see where I got the data from--so scroll up before that and you'll find it. It's there. ;)

[disco-disc]

SorryMarky ....of course it's there ...Informationnoverloaded :roll:
p.s. Marky, Is it possible you could send me an A3 copy of the relevant pages of the disco chart page and the Soul 100 please ? -or if sootyourshot has access ?
Please PM me to discuss how..

[JussiK]

Great blasts from the glorious past! All thru it you got me rushing to find all sorts of stuff, thank you for the information and the excitement.

[remicks]

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Oh No

It's the dreaded "Return of the Foreign Type" !!!:p

Titles in the DISCO ACTION TOP 30, not currently in the DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 46

8.. TEN PERCENT (has dropped off)
13) PARTY LINE/*Call Me*/ MORE, MORE, MORE (all 3 have dropped off)
16) DISCO MAGIC (?) (hasn't charted on the DCC yet)
18. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (hasn't charted yet)
19) GET UP OFFA THAT THING (hasn't charted yet)
20) ALWAYS THERE (dropped off)

23) WHAT CAN I SAY (hasn't charted yet)
24) TAKE A LITTLE (dropped off)
25) MAKES YOU BLIND (dropped off)
27) SO MUCH FOR LOVE (dropped off)
30) FULL TIME THING (dropped off)

aha !!! ...... missed one !!

11) DESTINY - Candi Staton
(Warner Bros.) 1st week on the chart/ DCC ranked: #6/ #6/ #20
( I know, that was a test !!!)

...... A shameless rehash of YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE .....Which is now being featured on Greg Wilson's September Time Capsule playlist (Destiny that is )
As are :
1. Wild Cherry play that funky music (epic)
6. Undisputed Truth you + me = love (whitfield)
9. Boz Scaggs lowdown (cbs)

So it's a mixture of older stuff that's already peaked and stuff NYC just igged or is just about to discover....thems the differences!!!

What is "igged" Marky ?? Seriously, sorry just can't remedy that one ....:roll:


( oh, "igged" = ignored !! , don't it )

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[remicks]

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:oops::oops::oops: Curse these " bundled/ not bundled " confoundaries . Foiled again ! I was tired when I entered that OK …..:-P
Now I’ve looked again …..and sho ‘nuff .... there is DESTINY all by its lonesome.... just like its been for three weeks..... ( never mind )

Should’ve known you hadn’t missed it Marky …..:oops::oops:

20) DESTINY - Candi Staton
(WB LP) (12 points/ E)
3 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #20 (+/-0)

6) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE / RUN TO ME - Candi Staton
( WB 7" single/ LP / "RTM": 12" promo: 6:41) (31 points each / A___EF)
20 weeks / 9 weeks on the chart / Last week: #12 (+6)

By the way ......... its taken 20 weeks (five months ) But thanks to the album , YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE has finally found its way to its rightful place into the upper reaches of the chart at #6 ...( and if we bundled :roll: :roll: the entire album ....it'd even be at #4 ) ..... well deserved for that Candi classic :-) ... and with it being but a little ol' three minute + song too !

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[remicks]

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On November 1st 2004
The Chartmaster wrote :
I've completed the charts up to the middle of September (1975) (it's like a good paperback...I keep wanting to find out what happens next)...and we're just about to turn the corner to the "disco production is sweeping the nation" phase. It gets more interesting as more and more records you'll remember start charting. I just finished a list from September with 50 items!!! And I would dance to most of them!!!

8) 8)
" it's like a good paperback ... I keep wanting to find out what happens next... "

Exactly !! Boy its been fun following along as each new page , each new chapter unfolded. . Thanks for a such a great job Marky, for sticking with it ... so much effort .....with such magnificent results .....8) 8) 8)

Remicks

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[fabio]

Dear Markydefad
I always followed you from a distance...did you know you are my hero?:roll:
Thank you very much!

[markydefad]

Ahhh...geez guys....you're making me blush. :oops::)

Thanks to Jussik (the Euro-God of Disco), Fabio, and my ole pal Remicks for their kind words. :-D:-D:-D

I'm taking a break now--but I think I will do some more :-D:-D:-D...Sept 1976 - Dec. 1976 as the next project...I think I've figured out how to do it.

I'll do a parallel track type thing: 1) type the actual Billboard Top 40 as printed with a few added bits of info, # of weeks record charted, postion last week, etc. that they didn't add at first.....

2) Then, the following week or so-- type the complete breakdown of all the titles mentioned on all the separate city charts ( thus, a Disco Compilation Consensus Chart) with actual point totals for each track & not bundle titles from a certain artist's LP unless they have the exact same number of points. Billboard does bundle everything--so this will keep it somewhat different. This will be a long and laborious process--but I guess people do care and I like doing it--I just don't really have the time....but I shall try my best to keep up with it....just don't expect a chart on a weekly basis... m'kay???

[remicks]

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Originally Posted by markydefad

I'm taking a break now--but I think I will do some more :-D :-D :-D ...Sept 1976 - Dec. 1976 as the next project...I think I've figured out how to do it.

You know Marky .....I was quite distraught when it seemed you were not going to continue with your compilations (yes --- distraught !!! ) But thought better of protesting too much .......after all , it's you that has to do all the work.
You produce such a nicely composed presentation ... so smoothly formated and easy to follow ... you make it seem misleadingly easy . When I realize how much work this is to pull off ..... not just the meticulous typing and editing ... which alone is mind boggling ......but the actual tabulating and research as well .... HELL yes that’s a lot of work.
Somewhere in my selfish reasoning I’m hoping you are getting even more pleasure from this than are folks like me receiving it ( although I’ve got to tell you that that’s an awful lot ! )
So, to me it seemed a shame to stop now …. with so much of '76 completed ..…. & so looking forward to your year-end computations and reviews ...
And even though Billboard has now changed format …. we still need you to sort it out !!! For one thing .....all those cities each listing their own TOP 15 songs ......now you know there are many tunes within there , not scoring enough points to appear on the national chart ( secret regional disco songs !!!!8) :D ) we need you to flush out .
But how much even more work does this all entail …. all those charts .... I don't know .... I can't blame you for questioning taking it on ... I've always offered to help …. still do ........even if just by cheering you on .......but I don't want you to be a slave to this either ....

I know I've already said thanks for all your hard work up 'til now .....but really it can't be said enough ... I use your info ALL THE TIME !! Thank you for moving like a chart making superstar ! :D 8-) :D

love,
remicks

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