1976 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

[markydefad]

Hey remicks,

I know you and some others really get a charge out of the charts. I, myself, do too and, if I didn't have a job--I'd probably be somewhere in 1977 by now! ;) However, I find I have been neglecting certain areas of my life [like house-cleaning!!!] trying to get a chart done on a regular basis for around 2 years + several months--I started it in May 2004!!! [I originally typed May 2005-I forgot about a whole year!!!] To complicate matters, I haven't had a computer at my home during this whole time and have had to do all this from my computer at work!!! So, the plan is to take an unused office computer home and eventually start doing this at night--instead of spending my weekends at my office desk. :oops:

I've calculated the points of the songs charting til the end of 1976. The list fluctuates in the 80-100+ titles (by not bundling)....so it's gonna be a whole lot more work now--but more consistent with less dropoffs on a weekly basis....so I'm working behind the scenes. When I get some actual charts done--I'll start typing.

Next up, I'm gonna do the Top 40 biggest sellers from each of the 3 NYC retailers, since we now bid them adieu...using the end of 1975 list, I've added the titles from 1976 that qualify in a Top 40 ranking....that should be ready pretty soon...the rest will follow as time allows.

Don't ya wanna kick yourself for missing this Troc party??? :-o;) Some of my absolute faves in that playlist--I always liked the funky r&B side of disco....and often had to march in place for hours on the dancefloor thru "Hills Of Katmandu" or "Your Love' to get a nice hit of "Seabiscuit In The Fifth"....;)

[remicks]

Originally Posted by markydefad

Hey remicks,


Don't ya wanna kick yourself for missing this Troc party??? :-o;) Some of my absolute faves in that playlist--I always liked the funky r&B side of disco....and often had to march in place for hours on the dancefloor thru "Hills Of Katmandu" or "Your Love' to get a nice hit of "Seabiscuit In The Fifth"....;)

I literally got a little sinking feeling in my gut reading that great playlist . Oh to hear :

Show You The Way To Go - The Jacksons
Groove Me - Fern Kinney
Music Is My Way Of Life - Patti Labelle
Tonight You And Me - Phyllis Hyman
Chains - Bionic Boogie
Dreamimg A Dream - Crown Heights Affair
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
The Hustle - Van McCoy
Spring Rain - Silvetti
Quiet Village - The Ritchie Family
Love Magic - John Davis
True Love Is My Destiny - James Wells
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
Can You Move - Modern Romance
Can You Feel It - The Jacksons
Block Party – Anthony White
Shame – Evelyn “Champagne” King
Don’t Let Go – Isaac Hayes
Love Is In The Air – Martin Stevens
Hold On To My Love – Jimmy Ruffin
Penguin At The Big Apple / Zing! Went The Strings Of
My Heart – The Trammps
Trammps Disco Theme – The Trammps
Feel The Need – Detroit Emeralds
Bourgie Bourgie – Ashford And Simpson
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine – Lou Rawls
Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe – Barry White
Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton
Standing Right Here – Melba Moore
La Vie En Rose – Grace Jones

and so many of the others :(:(:(

on that sound system there ......:cry:


*****

[markydefad]

LET"S HEAR IT FOR THE RETAIL STORES!!!! :grin::grin::grin:

The 3 New York retailers leave the Billboard chart tabulations as of 8/28/76. They have had a major effect on the "Compilation Consensus" charts compiled here thus far. Frustratingly, dropping records when they are at their peak in the clubs-- but interestingly, providing most of the obscure titles people have forgotten about.....
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[from their website:]
Downstairs Records
5 Marlin Drive
Copiague, New York 11726-5308
1 (631) 842-6571
E-mail: downstairsrecords@juno.com




About Downstairs Records

Downstairs Records opened in February of 1970. It was originally located in the subway arcade on the corner of 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. (Which is where the name comes from.) You had to walk down a flight of stairs to enter the store. It was in the same location as a famous store called "Times Square Records." We opened the store one year after their closing. It is a family owned store in business now for over 29 years.

We have gotten many awards over the years, like best dance music store of the decade and we have received many gold records for helping to promote new artists like Chic, Dr. Buzzards Original Savannah Band, Billy Joel, Elvis Presley [new artist in the Seventies???!!!], Marvin Gaye, Lionel Ritchie [Richie], and the Temptations.

We supply many broadway plays with music. We helped on the movie soundtrack for "Bronx Tale". Many personalities come into the store looking for that hard to get song, or that perfect song to go with a special scene. Our customer base includes Bruce Willis, Matt Dillon, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Chris Rock, Rachel [Raquel!] Welch, Isaac Hayes, Dennis Miller (from HBO) and many more!
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CHART B = TOP RETAIL SELLERS (DOWNSTAIRS RECORDS- NYC)

from 10/26/74 - 8/28/76

At the time I compiled the 1975 stats, I wrote: "The trendiest of all the retail charts. Usually finds the hot records first--then drops 'em real fast. The top record here has only 129 points and only 3 others have more than 100 points. [update: by the end of August, 1976, one record has surpassed that total and now 6 others have topped the 100 point total...very few compared to the other 2 retailers.];-)

"I'd liken Chart B & C (Colony Records) to the heat-seeking & fickle Hilton Sisters. Paris is chart B; Nicky is chart C. They are at every HOT party....Paris is like a butterfly in heat to find the Hot New Thing.... ("That's HOT")--then her gnat's attention span causes her to get bored and seek out yet another party. Nicky, on the other hand, might stay a little longer, if she's having a good time. ";-)


DOWNSTAIRS RECORDS TOP 40 BEST-SELLERS (10/26/74-8/28/76)

* 1976 additions


1) *"WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" (LP - All cuts) featuring "THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP + single) (108 points (LP) + 74 points (single) = 182 total points)/ 8 weeks (LP) + 6 weeks (single) = 14 weeks on the chart) Peaks: 4 weeks @ #1 (LP)/ 2 weeks @ #2 (single)
2) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice
(TSOP 7") (129 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
3) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess 7") (120 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
4) * TURN THE BEAT AROUND - Vicki Sue Robinson
(RCA 7"/LP) (109 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
5) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME - Sister Sledge
(Atco 7") (106 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
6) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family
(20th Century 7") (100 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #3
7) * "DR. BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND" (LP) - Doctor Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP) (97 points/ *7 weeks) Peak: 6 weeks @ #1--*still charting @ #1 on last printed chart for 8/28/76.
8. EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Scepter 7") (95 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
9)* TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA, BABY - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendergrass)
(Philadelphia Intl. 7") (31 points ('75) + 64 points ('76) = 95 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
10) * "EL COCO" LP featuring "BRAZIL" - El Coco
(AVI LP) (94 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #2

11) * NICE AND SLOW - Jesse Green
(Scepter 7" + 12" commercial single--limited pressing) (94 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
12) HELPLESSLY - Moment Of Truth
(Routlette 7") (93 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
13) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
(Phila. Intl. 7") (93 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #3
14) * "THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA" LP (All cuts) featuring "TANGERINE" - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul LP) (66 points ('75) + 26 points ('76) = 92 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
15) FREE MAN - South Shore Commission
(Wand 7") (91 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
16) SAVE ME/ SAVE ME AGAIN - Silver Convention
(Midland Intl. 7") 91 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
17) * YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(RSO 7") (91 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 5 weeks @ #2
18. JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER - Gloria Scott
(Casablanca 7") (91 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #2
19) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Co.
(Vibration 7") 90 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
20) HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT - The Stylistics
(Avco 7") (89 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #3

21) * THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - The Softones
(Avco 7") (88 points/ 8 weeks on the chart) Peak:1 week @ #1
22) HIJACK - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic 7") (87 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
23) TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Charity
(RCA 7") (84 points./ 7 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
24) * JUMP FOR JOY - Biddu Orchestra
(Epic 7") (83 points/ 6 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
25) DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair
(De-Lite 7") (82 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
26) YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE - Tina Charles
(Columbia 7") (82 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
27) LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH - Donny Beaumont
(Mercury 7") (82 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
28. I LIKE IT - Silver Convention
(Midland Intl. LP) (81 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #4
29) EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - Consumer Rapport
(Wing & A Prayer 7") (80 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
30)* "A LOVE TRILOGY" LP (All cuts) featuring "TRY ME, I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT" - Donna Summer
(Oasis LP) (80 points/ 6 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1

31) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter
(Mercury 7") (79 points/ 8 weeks) (Peak: 2 weeks @ #1)
32) NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO DO - Jeanne Burton
(Cotton 7") (79 points/ 6 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
33) MAGIC'S IN THE AIR - Ronnie Walker
(Event 7") (78 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
34) * I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays
(Philadelphia Intl. 7") (77 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
35) (SENDING OUT AN) S.O.S. - Retta Young
(All Platinum 7") (75 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
36) CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP) (74 points/ 6 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
37) * LET'S GROOVE - Archie Bell & The Drells
(TSOP 7") (73 points/ 7 weeks) Peak" 1 week @ #1
38. * LOVE HANGOVER - Diana Ross
(Motown LP) (73 points/ 7 weeks) Peak:1 week @ #2
39) * I LOVE TO LOVE - Tina Charles
(Epic 7") (72 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
40) THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy
(Avco 7") (71 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1

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STATS:
10/28/74 - 12/27/75 Downtairs Records charted 267 out of 461 titles
1/3/76 - 8/28/76 Downstairs Records charted 172 out of approx. 325 titles
Total: 439 titles out of approx. 786 charted titles
Listed in 96 charts out of 97 total charts printed (no chart data from Downstairs printed on week #53: 10/25/75)

52 total records reached #1:
23 spent 1 week @ #1
18 spent 2 weeks @#1
9 spent 3 weeks @ #1
1 spent 4 weeks @ #1
0 spent 5 weeks @ #1
1 spent 6 weeks @ #1: "Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band" LP

Oddest, offbeat, lesser-known records to reach #1 on Downstairs Top 15:
11/16/74: "Look On The Good Side" - The Invitations (Silver Blue)
2/22/75: "Love Corporation" - The Hues Corporation (RCA)
7/18/75: "Lady, Lady, Lady (Are You Crazy For Me?) - Boogie Man Orchestra (Boogie Man Records)
11/8/75: "Summer Place '76" - Percy Faith (Columbia)
11/15/76: "Sea Lion" - Grover Washington, Jr. (Kudu)
5/1/76: "You've Got What It Takes (To Please Your Woman)" - Silver Convention (Midland Intl.)
6/26/76: "Moving In All Directions" - People's Choice (TSOP)
7/4/76: "Here We Go Again" - People's Choice (TSOP)
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From the Downstairs website:
Article about Downstairs Records from Billboard Magazine

July 9, 1979

N.Y. Retailer Relies on Specialization - Downstairs Records is a nine year old retail shop with two locations in subway stations in midtown Manhattan which specializes in disco and oldies.

And business is booming, reports owner Nick deKrechewo, because the store has chosen to specialize in these two areas while competition between major dealers here escalates to staggering heights and the smaller operations struggle for survival, victims of intense price wars.

Downstairs Records locations are 33rd St.. & 7th Ave. beneath the Statler Hilton hotel and at 1026 Sixth Ave. The store relies heavily on mail order sales to discos and DJ's across the country as well as to retail customers looking for hard to find items.

According to Mr. deKrechewo when the store was opened with the capital outlay of about $10,000 in 1970 there was the realization that the tight budget and less than prime location negated any attempts to compete with the giants on their on turf. Today, as the 27 year old executive explains, who find Downstairs Records are the ones who really need it services.

Without a doubt this is a sizable clientele, for the shop not only double its original space it also opened its second store run by Boris deKrechewo. The original facility is also up to an inventory of 300,000 in records, all fully paid for.

Downstairs Records was the first retail outlet in the city to recognize the potential of disco music, and to provide a special section for its display. Today disco accounts for 50% of all record sales at the store. More recently the company began specializing in disco imports which are big in the clubs but largely unavailable at the retail level. At present hard to find imports account for 20% of all Downstairs Records sales.

Acutely aware of the competition that would encroach on his territory. Mr. deKrechewo cannot risk relaxing his vigilance on market trends, or ignoring the needs of his customers.

To ensure that his store is several jumps ahead of anything that is new, or any trends that may be developing, he has retained a staff of experts in the field of music he covers. They include David Rodriquez, a disco DJ whom he describes as his right hand assistant. Lisa Hazel an expert in disco music who also handles much of the mail order business. Barry Terry and Warren Tesoro, formerly of the Gary Toms Empire (!), who are oldies experts. The store also stocks what Mr. deKrechewo describes as the largest selection of oldies and country singles in the city.

Downstairs Records carries an inventory of 170,000 titles representing about 1,000,000 records. The vast majority of these are 7" vinyl singles.

Mr. deKrechewo is confident that 12" disco records will never replace conventional 7" singles. He states that although the 12 inchers enjoy popularity because of their length and fidelity, they are causing confusion by the lack of standardization. Mr. deKrechewo states that customers grumble because they cannot stack the 12 inchers because of their varying speeds. He also lambasts the 12 inchers as being too expensive, difficult to store, and representing vinyl waste in an era when emphasis is on conservation. He also states that unlike 18 months ago when they were first introduced, the quality of the 12 inch disk has dropped and (a lot of garbage) is being released in this format.

As part of the strategy to maintain longevity through service, Downstairs Records functions as a consulting and programming service for DJs who are either too busy or too inexperienced to stay on top of all that is new in disco. The store advises, suggests, and complies entire programs for disco DJs at no additional costs to them. They also offer special discounts and 100% returnable warranty on all products.

In spite of this offer the return rate has remained at around 3% with only a handful of buyers abusing it. The store has also released its first disco single on it 's newly established Downstairs Records label on an experimental basis. The first release is a British import, "For the Love of Money", by the Disco Dub band. The record is on yellow vinyl because, Mr. deKrechewo explains, multicolored vinyl appears to provide a substantial incentive for impulse buyers.
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Next: Chart C--Colony Records.

[remicks]

*****

That's an impressive list of records . Wouldn't it be great if there were a venue that had an ongoing practice of playing special disco nites ...and wouldn't this list make for a great evening ..... a night of just the best of "real NYC disco "

Downstairs Records opened in February of 1970. It was originally located in the subway arcade on the corner of 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue

During a whirlwind NYC visit ... I recall going there ......but I'm wondering if my memory of it is correct ....it seems to me that you descended these subway stairs directly to the front of the store ....or rather a counter over which guys sold you records ....the stock was behind them and there wasn't much of an actual store to enter and browse thru per say .....Almost something like a coatcheck room
.... do I have that right ??????:icon_neutral: .... anybody ?

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Recently asked :

Markydefad : (This LP came later than the "Feel The Need In Me" charting this week. Question: is this a remake of the Detroit Emeralds record???)

You ask Marky and sooner or later the troops will rally....:grin:

Yes Genya Ravan is doing a version of that same Detriot Emeralds song.

It has a Gloria Gaynor NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE churn to it along with TURN THE BEAT AROUND bongos .....but the overall flavour is sort of Sly & The Family Stone ..... with Genya belting it out a la Tina Turner/Janis Joplin .... on my copy her blaring voice is often distorted .... gospel like background vocals ....
Her adlibs in the song consist of a series of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NAs ...

Love the bassline ... & the song itself. This version neither wows me nor surpasses the Detroit Emeralds version ..... but it's not gawdawful either .....

Horns provided by Kool & The Gang .....


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[markydefad]

PART 2: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE RETAIL STORES!!!! :grin::grin::grin:

The 3 New York retailers (Downstairs Records, Colony Records, Melody Song Shops) leave the Billboard chart tabulations as of 8/28/76. They have had a major effect on the "Compilation Consensus" charts compiled here thus far. Frustratingly, dropping records when they are at their peak in the clubs-- but interestingly, providing most of the obscure titles people have forgotten about.....
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COLONY RECORDS

[from an old post by written by our own NickNack]

"Colony was "the joint" back in the 70's. The store was unbelievable. Wall-to-wall, floor to ceiling vinyl. If Colony didn't have it, they'd GET IT!. The great thing for dj's was on weekends it would stay open until midnight or 1 AM in the morning. I remember doing some VERY last minute shopping, just before my set at The Anvil or even during sets for a friend. If my friend, Larry, had already started playing he would simply give me the money and say, "Run up to Colony --- I need this TONIGHT!! They were heavily into club music and competed quite well with the "Downstairs Records" and other stores at the time.

I believe Graham visited there last year or early this year. He was disappointed also. Nothing like it used to be."

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[It's still there---but is now specialized in sheet music, Karaoke & Broadway cast music!!!]

Colony Music Center: For all your Karaoke...Sheet Music...and Broadway needs!!
1619 Broadway New York, NY 10019
212-265-2050 fax 212-956-6009
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CHART C = TOP RETAIL SELLERS (COLONY RECORDS-NYC)

Colony is trendy but MUCH more loyal to the records it likes. It usually finds 'em in tandem with Downstairs--but it keeps 'em on the charts a little bit longer--actually looking at the stats, sometimes TWICE AS LONG.
In the first period ending 12/27/75, Colony charted 235 out of 461 records-the least of the 3 retail stores.
During that time also, Colony charted 18 records with over 100 points as opposed to 4 on chart B. (The Nicky Vs. Paris Hilton factor). :lol:


COLONY RECORDS TOP 40 BEST-SELLERS (10/26/74-8/28/76)

* 1976 additions

1) *"WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" (LP - all cuts) featuring "THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP + single) (202 points (LP) + 105 points (single) = 307 total points)/ 15 weeks (LP) + 7 weeks (single) = 22 weeks on the chart) Peaks: 7 weeks @ #1 (single)/ 9 weeks @ #1 (LP) = 16 consecutive weeks @#1
2) * MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection
(Buddah) (177 points/ 15 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
3) "THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA" LP (all cuts) - Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul) (92 points ('75) + 85 points ('76) = 177 points/ 15 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1 (ranked @ #22 on end of 1975 list)
4) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli
(Private Stock) (155 points/ 14 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #2)
5) DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair
(De-Lite) (154 points/14 weeks) Peak: 5 weeks @ #2
6) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter
(Mercury) (153 points/ 13 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
7) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
(Phila. Intl.) (152 points/ 14 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
8. EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - Consumer Rapport
(Wing & A Prayer) 145 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
9) I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays
(Phila Intl.) (133 points ('75) + 12 points ('76)= 145 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1 (ranked #9 on end of 1975 list--8 months later--it's still #9!)
10) FREE MAN- South Shore Commission
(Wand) (143 points/ 16 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1

11) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Scepter) (143 points/ 13 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #2
12) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess ) 141 points/ 14 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
13) * SPANISH HUSTLE - The Fatback Band
(Event) (2 points ('75) + 136 points ('76) = 138 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
14) DOCTOR'S ORDERS - Carol Douglas
(Midland Intl.)(133 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 5 weeks @ #1
15) EL BIMBO - Bimbo Jet
(Scepter) 133 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 5 weeks @ #1
16) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice
(TSOP) (115 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #3
17) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family
(20th Century) (115 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
18. * I'LL GO WHERE YOUR MUSIC TAKES ME - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
(Pye) (113 points/ 11 weeks) Peak : 3 weeks @ #2
19) FLY, ROBIN, FLY - Silver Convention
(Midland Intl.) (112 points/ 13 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #4
20) I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - Philly Devotions
(Columbia) (109 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1

21) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Co.
(Vibration) (105 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
22) CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP) (105 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
23) ** "DOCTOR BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND" LP featuring "CHERCHEZ LA FEMME" - Doctor Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP) (104 points/9 weeks on chart**) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1 (**still #1 on final 8/28/76 chart)
24) * YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - Lou Rawls
(Philadelphia Intl.) (104 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
25) * TOUCH AND GO - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
(Roulette) (104 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
26) NOBODY LOVES ME LIKE YOU DO DO - Jeanne Burton
(Cotton) (102 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
27) ** YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(RSO) (101 points/ 8 weeks**) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1 (** still on 8/28/76 chart @ #2)
28. * EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It) - Ralph Carter
(Mercury) (16 points ('75) + 83 points ('76) = 99 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
29) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Betty Wright
(Alston) (96 points/9 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
30) HIJACK - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic) (95 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1

31) I COULD DANCE ALL NIGHT - Archie Bell & The Drells
(TSOP) (95 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
32) ** ONE FOR THE MONEY - The Whispers
(Soul Train) (95 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2 (** still on 8/28/76 chart @ #4)
33) * LOVE HANGOVER - Diana Ross
(Motown) (94 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #3
34) * HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
(Capitol) (94 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #3
35) * "A LOVE TRILOGY" LP (All Cuts) - Donna Summer
(Oasis LP) (93 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
36) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips
(Kudu) (91 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
37) ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW - Lalo Schifrin
(20th Century) (91 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
38 ) (I) NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM) 90 points/10 weeks (I) = Incomplete total--#1 on very first chart) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
39) * THIS IS IT - Melba Moore
(Buddah) (89 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
40) I LIKE IT - Silver Convention
(Midland Intl.LP) (88 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #4
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STATS:

10/28/74 - 12/27/75 Colony Records charted 235 out of 461 titles
1/3/76 - 8/28/76 Colony Records charted 125 out of 325 new titles + 3 titles from 1975 not previously charted; total =128
Total: 363 records charted out of a total of 786 titles

Colony Records Top 10/15 chart printed on all 97 Billboard Disco Action charts (the only retailer on every chart)
37 records reached #1 since 1st chart 10/28/74
14 records spent 1 week @ #1
9 records spent 2 weeks @ #1
3 records spent 3 weeks @ #1
6 records spent 4 weeks @ #1
3 records spent 5 weeks @ #1
1 record spent 7 weeks @ #1: "That's Where The Happy People Go" (single)
1 record spent 10 weeks @ #1: "Where The Happy People Go" LP

Oddest, offbeat, lesser-known records to reach #1: (not many here!)
12/28/74 : "Escape From Tomorrow" - Lalo Schifrin (20th Century)
1/8/75: "You've Got To Try Harder" - Ronnie Walker (Event)
1/25/75: "Just As Long As We're Together" - Gloria Scott (Casablanca)

from then on it's BIG HITS, BABY!!!
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Next: Chart D: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island)

[markydefad]

PART 3: LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE RETAIL STORES!!!! :grin::grin::grin:

The 3 New York retailers (Downstairs Records, Colony Records, Melody Song Shops) leave the Billboard chart tabulations as of 8/28/76. They have had a major effect on the "Compilation Consensus" charts compiled here thus far. Frustratingly, dropping records when they are at their peak in the clubs-- but interestingly, providing most of the obscure titles people have forgotten about.....
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MELODY SONG SHOPS:

I couldn't find any info for Melody Shop Shops on Google--so I'm assuming they are out of business...anyone have any other info??? :???::o

CHART D = TOP RETAIL SELLERS (MELODY SONG SHOPS- BROOKLYN, QUEENS, LONG ISLAND)

Added 11/16/74 (the 4th week) to the Billboard charts...to get a feel for what was happenin' outside Manhattan.

In the 1975 year-end roundup, I wrote, ..."If chart B & C are, respectively, Paris & Nicky Hilton..then chart D could be compared to Paris' ex- best girlfriend and partner in crime...Miss Nicole Richie!!!!

It's more one-toe-in-da-GHETTO Urban, more radio-oriented, and has a special affinity for anything Motown. ;-)

URBAN = more funky-oriented records than the charts above-- Rufus, Disco Tex, Labelle, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Bobby Womack, Strutt, Brass Construction.

RADIO-ORIENTED= only chart to list the Three Degrees' smash "When Will I See You Again" and "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas, among others. Johnnie Taylor's "Disco Lady" would be a 1976 example...only charted here briefly, although it was a Pop & R&B #1.

LOVES DA MOTOWN= An LP by The Supremes will chart for weeks on end here and nowhere else; ditto Eddie Kendricks titles abound; Temptations, David Ruffin, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Commodores, Miss Ross @ #3!!!, etc.

At first, it was the most erratic--dropping things and adding them back and dropping 'em and adding 'em in--maybe this was because different locations were compiling the info? But by the end of of 1974, it (Nicole) was more in the groove with the Hilton Sisters of B & C.

Quirks did arise: #1 listing for Earth, Wind & Fire LP cuts: AFRICANO & HAPPY FEELING...no mention of SHINING STAR from the same LP; #1 listing for HAPPY by Eddie Kendricks.

But, when it's all added up...it's actually the most consistent with the final Top 100 of the Disco Compilation Consensus chart of '74-'75--charting all 50 of the top 50 and 96 of the final top 100.

At the end of 1975, Melody charted 14 records with over 100 points; 259 titles out of 461 charted here....1976 stats listed after the Top 40....

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MELODY SONG SHOPS TOP 40 BEST-SELLERS (11/16/74-8/28/76)

* 1976 additions

1) *"WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" (LP - all cuts) featuring "THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP + single) (140 points (LP) + 96 points (single) = 236 total points)/ 11 weeks (LP) + 7 weeks (single) = 18 weeks on the chart) Peaks: 1 week @ #1 (single)/ 5 weeks @ #1 (LP) = 6 weeks @#1
2) FREE MAN - South Shore Commission
(Wand) 153 points/ 15 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
3) * LOVE HANGOVER - Diana Ross
(Motown) (149 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
4) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
(Phila. Intl.) 148 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
5) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Scepter) (145 points/ 13 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
6) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice
(TSOP) (135 points/ 12 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
7) BRAZIL - Ritchie Family
(20th Century) (130 points/ 14 weeks) Peak:1 week @ #1
8. DOCTOR'S ORDERS - Carol Douglas
(Midland Intl.) (127 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
9) THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy
(Avco) (119 points/11 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #3
10) EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - Consumer Rapport
(Wing & A Prayer) (118 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1

11) * TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA, BABY - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendergrass)
(Philadelphia Intl.) (22 pts. ('75) + 96 pts. ('76) = 118 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
12) FOREVER CAME TODAY - Jackson Five
(Motown) (112 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
13) PEACE PIPE/ "NON-STOP" LP - B.T. Express
(Roadshow) 110 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1
14) FLY, ROBIN, FLY - Silver Convention
(Midlnad Intl.) (109 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
15) "THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA" LP - Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul) (87 points ('75) + 20 points ('76) = 107 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1 (ranked #19 on end of 1975 list)
16) E-MAN BOOGIE - Jimmy Castor Bunch
(Atlantic) (105 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
17) I LIKE IT - Silver Convention
(Midland Intl.) (105 points/ 8 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
18. HIJACK - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic) (104 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
19) ** "SUMMERTIME" LP - MFSB
(Philadelphia Intl.) (103 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1 (**still on chart--ranked #6 on 8/28/76)
20) * MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection
(Buddah) (100 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2

21) * SPANISH HUSTLE - The Fatback Band
(Event) (99 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
22) * I'M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING - The Supremes
(Motown) (98 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
23 ) LADY MARMALADE - Labelle
(Epic) (98 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
24) I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays
(Phila. Intl.) (98 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
25) * LET'S GROOVE - Archie Bell & The Drells
(TSOP) (20 pts. ('75) + 78 pts. ('76) = 98 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
26) LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - Donna Summer
(Oasis) (91 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 4 weeks @ #1
27) * ONE FOR THE MONEY - The Whispers
(Soul Train) (91 points/ 9 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #2
28. CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM) (88 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
29) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli
(Private Stock) 87 points/ 11 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
30) * MOVIN' - Brass Construction
(United Artitsts) (87 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 3 weeks @ #1

31) * I FEEL A GROOVE COMIN' ON - Bobby Womack
(United Artists) (86 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #1
32) DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair
(De-Lite) (80 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #4
33) (I) GET DANCIN' (Pt. & & 2) - Disco Tex & His Sex-o-lettes
(Chelsea) (80 points/ 9 weeks (I)= incomplete data; on first chart) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
34) * TOUCH AND GO - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
(Roulette) (80 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
35) ** YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(RSO) (78 points/ 6 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1 (** ranked #2 on 8/28/76 chart)
36) 23) WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE - The Supremes
(Motown) (76 points/ 10 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
37) * "A LOVE TRILOGY" LP (all cuts) - Donna Summer
(Oasis LP) (75 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #1
38. ONCE YOU GET STARTED - Rufus Feat. Chaka Khan
(ABC) (74 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 2 weeks @ #2
39) TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Charity
(RCA) (74 points/ 7 weeks) Peak: 1 week @ #2
40) {TIE} WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? - Labelle
(Epic) (73 points/ 9 weeks on the chart) Peak: 1 week @ #1
40) {TIE} HE'S MY MAN - The Supremes
(Motown) (73 points/ 7 weeks on the chart) Peak: 1 week @ #1
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STATS:

11/16/74 - 12/27/75: Melody Song Shops charted 259 out of 461 titles
1/3/76 - 8/28/76: Melody Song Shops charted 155 out of 325 new titles + 10 titles from 1975 not previously charted; total = 165
Total: 424 records charted out of a total of 786 titles

Melody Song Shops Top 15 charts printed on 93 out of 97 Billboard Disco Action charts
47 records reached #1 since 1st chart 11/16/74
20 records spent 1 week @ #1
14 records spent 2 weeks @ #1
7 records spent 3 weeks @ #1
5 records spent 4 weeks @ #1
1 record spent 5 weeks @ #1: "Where The Happy People Go" LP (is there a pattern here??!!)


Oddest, offbeat, lesser-known records to reach #1:
3/22/75: "Happy Feeling / Africano" - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)
3/29/75: "Africano" (separately)
6/28/75: "This Is Why I Believe" - The Supremes (Motown)
7/12/76: "Happy" - Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)
4/10/76 - 4/24/76: "Time Moves On" - Strutt (Brunswick)
6/5/76: "Love Chant" - Eli's Second Coming (Silver Blue)
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Next: how could I resist? I add up all the retail stats and tabulate a...

("add 'em up, Marky, add 'em up!!!") :lol::lol::lol:

NEW YORK RETAILERS TOP 50 (10/28/74 - 8/28/76)!!! (not including ties, medleys, & entire LPs)....so that means more than 50!!!! ;-)

[markydefad]

Tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 4) I'm gonna post a DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS CHART : THE NEW YORK RETAILERS TOP 50 (for the period 10/26/74 - 8/28/76) I will add the points of all the records charted by each of the 3 retail outlets and make a consensus chart Top 50....To make it a little different, I'm gonna do a Casey Kasem-style countdown--starting with #50 and working my way down to #1 -- posting it item by item. I'm gonna do it in "real time"--item by item also. BE THERE!! :-D or DON'T BE THERE!! It will all be up sometime in the afternoon-- Pacific Time...;-)

These were the retail charts used in the Billboard Disco Action charts:
B= Downstairs Records (Manhattan)
C= Colony Records (Manhattan)
D= Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island)


50) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It) - Ralph Carter
(1975-76/ Mercury 7") B= 8 pts. ('75) +17 pts. ('76) + C= 99 pts. + D= 43 pts.; Total = 167 points
49) (I) NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE - Gloria Gaynor
(1974/ MGM 7") B= 41 + C= 90 + D= 37 pts; Total = 168 points (I= incomplete total--#1 on 1st chart 10/28/74)
48. * THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN - The Ritchie Family
(1976/ Marlin LP/ 7") B= 65 + C= 43 + D= 61; Total= 169 points *(still charting 8/28/76)
47) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Betty Wright
(1975/ Alston 7") B= 46 + C= 96 +D= 29; Total = 171 points
46) {TIE} TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT - Jimmy Ruffin
(1974-75/ Chess 7") B= 53 + C= 68 = D= 51; Total = 172 points
46) {TIE} SAVE ME/ SAVE ME AGAIN - Silver Convention
(1975/ Midland Intl. 7") B= 91 + C= 48 + D= 33; Total = 172 points
45) MIGHTY HIGH - Mighty Clouds Of Joy
1975-76/ ABC LP/ 7") B= 48 ('75) + 13 ('76) + C= 16 ('75) + 30 ('76) + D= 20 ('75) + 47 ('76); Total = 174 points
44) {TIE} YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE - Tina Charles
(1975/ Epic 7"/LP) B= 82 + C= 54 + D= 43; Total = 179 points
44) {TIE} * YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - Lou Rawls
(1976/ Philadelphia Intl. 7" / LP) B= 48 + C= 104 + D= 27; Total points = 179 (* still charting 8/28/76)
44) {TIE} I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - Philly Devotions
(1975/ Columbia 7") B= 44 + C= 109 + D= 26; Total points= 179
43) HONEY BEE/ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT - I'LL BE THERE (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor
1975/ MGM LP) B= 69 + C= 69 + D= 45; Total points = 183
42) THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE - The Reflections
(1975/ Capitol 7") B= 47 + C= 79 + D= 59; Total points = 185
41) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME - Sister Sledge
(1975/ Atco 7") B= 106 + C= 80 + D= 6; Total points = 192

40) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips
(1975/ Kudu 7"/ LP) B= 56 + C= 91 + D= 46; Total points = 193 points
39) TEN PERCENT - Double Exposure
(1976/ Salsoul commercial 12") B= 52 + C= 78 + D= 64; Total points = 194
38. HELPLESSLY - Moment Of Truth
(1975/ Roulette 7") B= 93 + C= 81 + D= 22; Total points = 196
37) I'M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING - The Supremes
1976/ Motown LP/ 7") B= 30 + C= 74 + D= 98; Total points = 202
36) LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - Donna Summer
(1975/ Oasis LP) B= 51 + C= 63 + D= 91; Total points = 205
35) EL BIMBO - Bimbo Jet
(1975 Scepter 7") B= 38 + C= 133 + D= 36; Total points = 207
34) {TIE} PEACE PIPE/ "NON-STOP" LP - B.T. Express
(1975/ Roadshow 7"/ LP) B= 34 + C= 67 +D= 110; Total points = 211
34) {TIE} FOREVER CAME TODAY - Jackson 5
(1975/ Motown 7"/ LP) B= 68 + C= 31 + D= 112; Total points = 211
33) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - The Softones
(1975-76/ Avco 7") B= 88 + C= 68 + D= 57; Total points = 213
32) (NOBODY LOVES ME) LIKE YOU DO DO - Jeanne Burton
(1975/ Cotton 7") B= 79 + C= 102 + D= 33; Total points = 214
31) LADY BUMP - Penny McLean
(1975-76/ Atco 7"/ LP) B= 55 ('75) + 24 ('76) + C= 55 ('75) + 18 ('76) + D= 55 ('75) + 15 ('76); Total points = 222

30) {TIE} TOUCH AND GO - Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
(1976/ Roulette 7") B= 40 + C= 104 + D= 80; Total points = 224
30) {TIE} TO EACH HIS OWN - Faith, Hope & Charity
(1975/ RCA 7"/LP) B= 84 + C= 66 + D- 74; Total points - 224
29) TURN THE BEAT AROUND - Vicki Sue Robinson
(1976/ RCA LP/ 7") B= 109 + C= 65 + D= 58; Total points = 232
28. * ONE FOR THE MONEY - The Whispers
(1976/ Soul Train 7"/ LP) B= 50 + C= 95 + D= 91; Total points = 236 (* still charting 8/28/76)
27) "A LOVE TRILOGY" (LP) (all cuts) featuring TRY ME, I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT - Donna Summer
(1976/ Oasis LP) B= 80 + C= 93 + D= 75; Total points = 248
26) LET'S GROOVE - Archie Bell & The Drells
(1975-76/ TSOP 7") B= 73 + C= 80 + D= 98; Total points = 251
25) THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
(1975/ Avco 7"/ LP) B= 71 + C= 63 + D= 119; Total points = 253
24) * "DOCTOR BUZZARD'S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND" LP featuring CHERCHEZ LA FEMME - Doctor Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(1976/ RCA LP) B= 97 + C= 104 + D= 54; Total points = 255 points (*still charting @ #1 on all 3 retailers 8/28/76)
23) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley (And Company)
(1974-75/ Vibration 7") B= 90 + C= 105 + D= 61; Total points = 256
22) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli
(1975/ Private Stock LP / 7") B= 19 + C= 155 + D= 87; Total points = 261
21) CASANOVA BROWN/ (If You Want It) DO IT YOURSELF/ HOW HIGH THE MOON (Medley) - Gloria Gaynor
(1975/ MGM LP) B= 74 + C= 105 + D= 88; Total points = 267

20) * YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(1976/ RSO 7") B= 91 + C= 101 + D= 78; Total points = 270 (*still charting on charts C & D)
19) TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA, BABY - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (feat. Teddy Pendergrass)
(1975-76 Philadelphia Intl. 7"/ LP) B= 95 + C= 58 + D= 118; Total points = 271
18. I LIKE IT - Silver Convention
(1975/ Midland Intl. LP) B= 81 + C= 88 + D= 105; Total points = 274
17) HI-JACK - Herbie Mann
(1975/ Atlantic 7'/ LP) B= 87 + C= 95 + D= 104; Total points = 286
16) FLY, ROBIN, FLY - Silver Convention
(1975/ Midland Intl. 7"/ LP) B= 71 + C= 112 +D= 109; Total points = 292
15) SPANISH HUSTLE - The Fatback Band
(1975-76/ Event 7") B= 58 + C= 138 + D= 99; Total points = 295
14) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter
(1975/ Mercury 7") B= 79 + C= 153 + D= 71; Total points = 303
13) {TIE} LOVE HANGOVER - Diana Ross
(1976/ Motown LP/ 7") B= 73 + C= 94 + D= 149; Total points = 316
13) {TIE} DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair
(1975/ De-Lite 7") B= 82 + C= 154 + D= 80; Total points = 316
12) I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays
(1975-76/ Philadelphia Intl. 7"/LP) B= 77 + C= 145 + D= 98; Total points = 320
11) DOCTOR'S ORDERS - Carol Douglas
(1974-75/ Midland Intl 7") B= 69 + C= 133 + D= 127; Total points = 329

10) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(1974-75/ Chess 7") B= 120 + C= 141 + D= 72; Total points = 333
09) EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - Consumer Rapport
(1975/ Wing & A Prayer 7") B= 80 + C= 145 + D= 118; Total points = 343
08. MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection
(1976/ Buddah 7") B= 67 + C= 177 + D= 100; Total points = 344
07) BRAZIL - The Ritchie Family
(1975/ 20th Century 7"/ LP) B= 100 + C= 115 + D= 130; Total points = 345
06) "THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA" LP (all cuts) - The Salsoul Orchestra
(1975-76/ Salsoul LP) B= 92 + C= 177 + D= 107; Total points = 376
05) DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice
(1975/TSOP 7") B= 129 + C= 115 + D= 135; Total points = 379
04) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(1974-75/ Scepter 7") B= 95 + C= 143 + D= 145; Total points = 383
03) FREE MAN - South Shore Commission
(1975/ Wand 7"/ LP) B= 91 + C= 143 + D= 153; Total points = 387
02) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (feat. Teddy Pendergrass)
(1975/ Philadelphia Intl. 7") B= 93 + C= 152 + D= 148; Total points = 393
01) "WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" LP (all cuts)
featuring "THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO" - The Trammps
(1976/ Atlantic LP)B= 74 + C = 202 + D= 140; Total points = 416 (LP)
(1976 7" single)....B=108 + C =105 + D= 96; Total points = 309 (single)
TOTALS..............B=182 + C = 307 + D= 236; Total = 725 points!!!!!




TOP ARTISTS in TOP 50:

4 Titles: SILVER CONVENTION/PENNY McLEAN: (#16-#18-#46 + #31)

3 Titles: GLORIA GAYNOR: (#21-#43-#49)

2 Titles: (5)
HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES - (#2 + #19)
B.T. EXPRESS - (#4 + #34)
RITCHIE FAMILY - (#7 + #48.)
RALPH CARTER - (#14 + #50)
DONNA SUMMER - (#27 + #36)

Now-- I promise I'll stop over-analyzing the past :roll:--and move on. ;-):roll: :lol::lol::lol:

[markydefad]

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

DISCO ACTION TOP 30

September 4, 1976/ Chart #2

*note: This week the term "12-inch" is first used; replacing previously used "disco disk" & "EP" (extended play)....I'll edit to show that difference...

1) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(RSO 12-inch) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #1 (+1/-0)
2) BEST DISCO IN TOWN / ARABIAN NIGHTS - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #2 (+/-0)
3) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/ SOUR & SWEET/ * I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP) 2 weeks/ 2 weeks/ 1 week on the chart/ Last week: #3 (+/-0) / * DEBUT
4) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL/ DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC - Tavares
(Capitol LP) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #4 (+/-0)
5) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth
(Whitfield) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #5 (+/-0)
6) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions
(Columbia LP) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #10 (+4)
7) LET'S MAKE A DEAL/ I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN/ BE MINE - Gloria Gaynor
(Polydor LP) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #7 (+/-0)
8. YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE/ RUN TO ME/ DESTINY - Candi Staton
(Warner Bros.) 2 weeks each on the chart/Last week: #11 (+3)
9) NICE & NAASTY - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul 12-inch) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #17 (+8.)
10) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band
(TK) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #9 (-1)

11) YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - Lou Rawls
(Philadelphia International) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #6 (-5)
12) PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry
(Sweet City) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #18 (+6)
13) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra
(20th Century 12-inch) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #21 (+8.)
14) KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN/ I WANNA FUNK WITH YOU TONITE/ * OH L'AMOUR - Giorgio
(Oasis LP) 2 weeks/ 2 weeks/ 1 week on the chart/ Last week: #14 (+/-0)/ *DEBUT
15) EVERYMAN/ MY LOVE IS FREE/ TEN PERCENT - Double Exposure
(Salsoul LP) 2 weeks each on the chart/ Last week: #8 (-7)
16) DISCO MAGIC - T-Connection
(Media Records) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #16 {TIE} (+/-0)
17) LET'S GET IT TOGETHER - El Coco
(AVI 12-inch) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #14 (-3)
18. * SUN...SUN...SUN - Ja Kki
(Pyramid 12-inch) 1 week on the chart/ *DEBUT
19) DISCO PARTY/ * THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO/ * CAN WE COME TOGETHER - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP) 2 weeks/ 1 week/ 1 week on the chart/ Last week: #16 {TIE}/ *DEBUT (!) (well, technically on this chart!!!)
20) * TROUBLE-MAKER - Roberta Kelly
(Oasis LP) 1 week on the chart/ *DEBUT

21) * YOU'RE MY PEACE OF MIND - Faith, Hope & Charity
(RCA LP) 1 week on the chart/ * DEBUT
22) LOWDOWN - Boz Scaggs
(Columbia LP) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #23 (+1)
23) MAKES YOU BLIND - Glitter Band
(Bell Import) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #25 (+2)
24) ONE FOR THE MONEY - The Whispers
(Soul Train) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #22 (-2)
25) * DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals
(Motown) 1 week on the chart/ *DEBUT
26) * MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR - Carol Douglas
(Midland intl.) 1 week on the chart/ * DEBUT
27) GETAWAY - Earth, Wind & Fire
(Columbia 12-inch) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #12 (-15)
28. GET UP OFFA THAT THING - James Brown
(Polydor) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #19 (-9)
29) FULL TIME THING (Between Dusk & Dawn) - Whirlwind
(Roulette disco edit) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #30 (+1)
30) IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM - Mark Radice
(United Artists) 2 weeks on the chart/ Last week #29 (-1)

DEBUTS: (+8.)
03) *I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
14) *OH L'AMOUR - Giorgio
18. *SUN...SUN...SUN - Ja Kki
19) *THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO/ * CAN WE COME TOGETHER - The Trammps
20) *TROUBLE-MAKER - Roberta Kelly
21) *YOU'RE MY PEACE OF MIND - Faith, Hope & Charity
25) *DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals
26) *MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR - Carol Douglas


DROPOFFS: (-8.)
*PARTY LINE/ CALL ME/ MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection
(Buddah LP) was #13/ 1 week on the chart/*will return
SALSOUL 3001 - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul) was bundled @ #17/ 1 week on the chart
*ALWAYS THERE - Side Effect
(Fantasy disco edit) was #20/ 1 week on the chart/*will return
WHAT CAN I SAY - Boz Scaggs
(Columbia LP) was bundled @ #23/ 1 week on the chart
*TAKE A LITTLE - Liquid Pleasure
(Midland International) was #24/ 1 week on the chart/ *will return
*YOU'VE GOT THE POWER - Camouflage
(Roulette) was #26/ 1 week on the chart/ *will return
SO MUCH FOR LOVE(Instrumental) - Moment Of Truth
(Salsoul) was #27/ 1 week on the chart
*NICE & SLOW - Jesse Green
(Scepter EP) was #28/ 1 week on the chart/ *will return

Biggest Movers Of The Week:
{TIE} +8 NICE 'N' NAASTY (from #17 up to #9)
{TIE} +8 MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE (from #21 up to #13)

Biggest Drop Of The Week:
-15 GETAWAY (from #12 down to #27)
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Next: THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS CHART--September 4, 1976 (using all titles on the 8 published charts for this transitional week--I'll post a Top 53 for this period--by not bundling (unless there's a tie) and using every title listed on each and every chart.

Then, the following week, September 11, 1976--Billboard expands the national chart from 30 items to 40 items-- compiled from reportage from discos in 15 U.S. cities.;-)

[sfbeary]

hey marky,

i haven't thanked you in a long time for all your work on these charts. the earliest charts and moulton columns turned me on to (or reminded me of) many 7"-only obscurities and album cuts. it was also gratifying to confirm that most of the records already in my collection that predated my own clubgoing had indeed packed dancefloors and sold in the shops catering to the disco crowd. your dedication to excavating and compiling these charts has helped make RadioioDisco what it is.

thanks again!
barry walters of http://www.radioio.com/radioiodisco.php

[markydefad]

Why thanks Barry!!! :-D I'm such a fan of what you're doing with your radio station--I see so many of those early obscure disco titles in your playlists and am so grateful there is a place where they can, at long last, be heard. Much success to you on your radio venture!!! 8-)8-)8-) There's no place else where you can hear these lost gems mixed in with the more popular disco stuff. It's always a treat to tune in. :-D:-D:-D

[markydefad]

OK, here's the companion DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS CHART to the Billboard Disco Action Top 30 chart I typed a couple weeks ago...Here I have compiled, in descending point order, every title listed on all 8 charts Billboad printed for the week of 9/04/76. I've eliminated the "bundling" of all titles from a source record, unless the titles have the exact same number of points--in case of point ties...records on more charts get precedence. When they have the same points and the same number of charts, it's in alphabetical order, baby.
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September 4, 1976

Billboard Pop Chart Top 10:
1) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees (RSO) (1st week @ #1)
2) YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - Lou Rawls (PIR)
3) LET 'EM IN - Wings (Capitol)
4) I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT - England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree)
5) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.)
6) PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry (Sweet City/Epic)
7) A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (Private Stock)
8. DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket) ( #1 for 4 prior weeks)
9) LOWDOWN - Boz Scaggs (Columbia)
10) THIS MASQUERADE - George Benson (Warner)

Billboard Soul/R&B Chart #1:
1) PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry (1st week @ #1)

(Items in BOLD have charted on the disco charts.)
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DISCO ACTION CHARTS: (transitional week--8 city charts printed--next week, there will be 16 charts.)

(City charts in alphabetical order)

Chart #1= Top Audience Response in Atlanta Discos:
(#1= YOU SHOULD BE DANCING ) (1st reported week)
Chart #2 = Top Audience Response in Baltimore/ Washington, D.C. Discos:
(#1= CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/ SOUR & SWEET / I'LL PLAY THE FOOL (Previously charted #1 on 8/21/76--so probably week #3)
Chart #3 = Top Audience Response in Boston Discos:
(#1= CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/ SOUR & SWEET / I'LL PLAY THE FOOL (1st reported week)
Chart #4 = Top Audience Response in Chicago Discos:
(#1= YOU SHOULD BE DANCING ) (1st reported week)

Chart #5 = Top Audience Response in Los Angeles/ San Diego Discos:
(#1= YOU SHOULD BE DANCING ) (8th week @ #1)
Chart #6 = Top Audience Response in Miami Discos:
(#1= DISCO MAGIC ) (1st reported week)
Chart #7 = Top Audience Response in New York Discos:
(#1= YOU SHOULD BE DANCING ) (7th week @ #1)
Chart #8 = Top Audience Response in San Francisco Discos:
(#1= YOU SHOULD BE DANCING ) (1st reported week)

Next week: these charts are added:

Top Audience Response in Denver Discos: (1st chart 9/11/76)
Top Audience Response in Detroit Discos: (1st chart 9/11/76)
Top Audience Response in Houston Discos:(1st chart 9/11/76
Top Audience Response in Philadelphia Discos: (1st chart 9/11/76)
Top Audience Response in Phoenix Discos: (1st chart 9/11/76)
Top Audience Response in Pittsburgh Discos:(1st chart 9/11/76)
Top Audience Response in Seattle Discos:(1st chart 9/11/76)
Top Audience Response in Toronto Discos: (1st chart 9/11/76)

#1 Tally:
5 charts = YOU SHOULD BE DANCING (Atlanta/Chicago/LA-San Diego/New York City/ San Francisco
2 charts = CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/ SOUR & SWEET/ I'LL PLAY THE FOOL (Baltimore-DC/Boston)
1 chart = DISCO MAGIC (Miami)

RULES: 8 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 120 maximum points this week. Add them up and voila!....
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THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 50 + 3

Chart #98 (volume 2: #36 ): September 4, 1976

*Note: this is the first week that the term "12-inch" is used; previously the terms "disco disk" or "EP" (extended play) were used.

1) YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees
(RSO 7” single/ promo 12-inch: 4:47 ) (116 points out of 120!!!/ all 8 charts!!! )
9 weeks on the chart/ 6 weeks @ #1 / Last week: #2 (+1)
2) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SOUR & SWEET/ I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Doctor Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP) (78 points EACH/ 6 Charts #2-3-4-5-6 = Blt-DC/Bost/Chi/LA/Miami/NY)
10 weeks/ 9 weeks/ 9 weeks on the chart/ 1 week @ #1 Last week: #1 (-1)
3) THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP) (77 points/ all 8 charts!!!)
9 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #4 (+1)
4) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth
(Whitfield 7" / 12” single released later in 1976: 11:10)
(68 points/ 6 Charts #2-3-4-5-7-8 = Blt-DC/Bost/Chi/LA/NY/SF)
7 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #11 (+7)
5) ARABIAN NIGHTS (medley):
1) Istanbul (Not Constantinople);
2) Lawrence Of Arabia (More Than Yesterday, Less Than Tomorrow);
3) In A Persian Market (Show Me How You Dance) - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP) (66 points/ 7 charts #1-2-3-4-5-6-7 = Atl/Blt-DC/Bost/Chi/LA/Miami/NY)
7 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #19 (+14)
6) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions
(Columbia 7" single/ 12" promo & 12" commercial single 4:00 will be released)
(64 points/ 6 Charts #2-3-5-6-7-8= Blt-DC/Bost/LA/Miami/NY/SF)
6 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #8 (+2)
7) DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC – Tavares
(Capitol LP/ 12" version released late Oct.): 6:18.) (61 points/ all 8