1976 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

markydefad · #**601** July 26th, 2008, 03:50 PM

Part#1:
December 18, 1976

Billboard POP Singles Chart Top 10:
1) TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart (Warner) (6th week @ #1)
2) THE RUBBERBAND MAN – The Spinners (Atlantic)
3) YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show)-Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (ABC)
4) MUSKRAT LOVE - Captain & Tennille (A&M)

5) YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer (Warner)
6) MORE THAN A FEELING - Boston (Epic)
7) * SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - Elton John (MCA/Rocket)
8. NADIA'S THEME (The Young & The Restless) - Barry DeVorzan & Perry Botkin Jr. ( A&M)
9) YOU ARE THE WOMAN - Firefall (Atlantic)
10) NIGHTS ARE FOREVER WITHOUT YOU - England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree)

[dropped from Pop Top 10: (#3) "Love So Right" - Bee Gees]
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[Thanks to starsky for sending the Soul Top 10 to me.]

Billboard Hot SOUL Singles Chart Top 10:
1) DAZZ - Brick (Bang) (4th week @ #1)
2) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (MCA)
3) ENJOY YOURSELF - The Jacksons (Epic)
4) HOT LINE – The Sylvers (Capitol)
5) DO IT TO MY MIND - Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)
6) OPEN SESAME (Pt. 1) - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)
7) I KINDA MISS YOU - The Manhattans (Columbia)
8. * SATURDAY NITE - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)
9) * DARLIN,' DARLIN,' BABY (Sweet Tender Love) - The O'Jays (Philadelphia Intl.)
10) * FREE - Deniece Williams (Columbia)

[dropped from Soul Top 10: (#5)"Keep Me Cryin" - Al Green; (#6) "Shake Your Rump To The Funk" - The Bar-Kays; (#10) "Catfish" - The Four Tops]

(Items in BOLD have charted/will chart on the disco charts: 2 Pop titles/ 6 Soul titles this week./ * = debut in Top 10)
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DISCO ACTION CHARTS:

(15 U.S. city charts in alphabetical order + 1 Canadian city at the end)
* = New #1; (R) = Return to #1

TOP AUDIENCE RESPONSE RECORDS BY CITY:

Atlanta: (#1= * FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (LP - all cuts) (1st week)
Baltimore/Washington, D.C.: (#1= FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (LP - all cuts) ) (2nd week)
Boston: (#1= * WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music ) (1st week)
Chicago: (#1= * FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (LP) - all cuts) (1st week)
Dallas/Houston: (#1 = CAR WASH) (3rd week)
Denver: (#1 = PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC ) (7th week)
Detroit: (#1 =ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE/ISN'T SHE LOVELY) (8th week)
Los Angeles/San Diego: (#1= FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (LP - all cuts) ) (7th week)

Miami AREA: (#1= FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (LP - all cuts)) (5th week)
New Orleans: (#1= I WISH/ISN'T SHE LOVELY/SIR DUKE/ANOTHER STAR) (2nd week)
New York: (#1=DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT/DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU) (3rd week)
Philadelphia: (#1 = * THAT'S THE TROUBLE/ SORRY) (1st week)
Phoenix: (#1 = FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (LP - all cuts)) (7th week)
Pittsburgh: (#1 = DAZZ) (10th week)
San Francisco: (#1= * DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT ) (1st week)

+ 1 Canadian city:
Montreal: (#1 = DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE) (4th week)

#1 Tally: (* = first time #1/ (R) = Return to #1)
6 charts = FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Chicago/LA-SD/Miami/Phoenix)
2 charts = ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE/ISN'T SHE LOVELY (Detroit/New Orleans)
2 charts = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT (NYC/SF) ["Don't Know Why I Love You" also bundled on NYC chart]
1 chart = CAR WASH (Dallas-Houston)
1 chart = DAZZ (Pittsburgh)
1 chart = PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (Denver)
1 chart = * THAT'S THE TROUBLE/ SORRY (Philadelphia)
1 CHART = (R) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music) (Boston)
1 chart = DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE (Montreal)

[dropped from Disco #1 city chart: "Down To Love Town"]

POINT RULES: 15 U.S. city charts with 15 items apiece + 1 Canadian chart with 15 items (Montreal); 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 240 maximum points this week.

[Billboard Legend: City charts compiled by telephone from the Disco DJ Playlists representing key discotheques in the 16 major U.S. [Canadian] Disco Action markets.]

markydefad · #**602** July 26th, 2008, 04:40 PM

THE BILLBOARD NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40

December 18, 1976
Billboard Disco Action Top 40: Chart #17
Disco Compilation Consensus Chart #113 (volume 2: (1976 = #51)

(This week the Billboard "National" chart has 40 chart positions featuring 60 titles, counting the Donna Summer LP and the Vicki Sue Robinson & Roni Hill medleys as one item apiece.)

[57 separate titles + 2 medleys +1 LP = 60 total titles]

1) " FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" (LP-all cuts) – Donna Summer (accompanied by The Munich Machine)
(Oasis LP) Producer: Giorgio Moroder/Pete Bellote
Writer: D. Summer/G.Moroder/P.Bellotte
Side A: 1) Spring Affair (8:30) 2) Summer Fever (8:04)
Side B: 1) Autumn Changes (5:29) 2) Winter Melody (6:28.) 3) Spring Affair (Reprise) (3:50)
176 points/ 14 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/___/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF/___/
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks on chart/ Last week: #1 (+/-0)/ 6 weeks @ #1
DCC chart: 11 weeks on chart

2) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - Thelma Houston
(Tamla LP: 5:40) P: Hal Davis // W: K. Gamble/L. Huff/C. Gilbert
152 points/ 13 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/__/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/N.O./NYC/Philly/Phnx/__/SF/___
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #3 (+1)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart
3) ANOTHER STAR/ I WISH/ SIR DUKE/ ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder
(Tamla LP: 8:19/ 4:12/ 3:52/ 6:33) P/W: Stevie Wonder
"AS": 146 points/ 12 charts = Atl/Balt+DC/__/__/__/Dallas+Houst/Det/LA+SD/Miami/NYC/NO/Philly/Phnx/Pitts/SF/__/
"IW": 132 points/11 charts = Atl/Balt+DC/__/Chi/Dallas+Houst/__/Det/LA+SD/__/NYC/NO/__/Phnx/Pitts/SF/__/
"SD": 130 points/ 11 charts = __/Balt+DC/__/__/Dallas+Houst/Denv/Det/LA+SD/Miami/NYC/NO/Philly/Phnx/Pitts/__/__/
"ISL": 110 points/ 9 charts =Dallas+Houston/Denver/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/Phoenix/SF
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks/ 9 weeks/ 9 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #2 (-1)
DCC chart: 9 weeks/ 9 weeks/ 9 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart
4) CAR WASH - Rose Royce
(MCA LP: 5:06) P/W: Norman Whitfield
124 points/ 12 charts = Atl/Balt+DC/Bost/Chi/Dallas+Houst/__/Det/LA+SD/__/__/NO/Philly/Phnx/Pitts/SF/__/
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks on chart/ Last week: #5 (+1)
DCC chart: 12 weeks on chart
5) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)/ WINE-FLOW DISCO – Mass Production
(Cotillion LP: 7:32/6:08.) P: Ed A. Ellerbee // W: 1) T. Williams; 2) R.Phelps/J.W. Drumgole/G. McCoy/R. Williams/T. Williams
"WTOW:" 81 points/ 11 charts = Atl/Balt+DC/Bost/Chi/Dallas+Houst/__/__/__/Miami/NYC/NO/__/Phnx/Pitts/SF/__/
"WFD": 57 points/ 8 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Dallas+Houston/NYC/N.O./Phoenix/Pitts/SF
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #6 (+1)
DCC chart: 8 weeks/ 7 weeks on chart
6) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL - The Supremes
(Motown LP: 4:20) P: Brian Holland // W: B. Holland/H. Beatty/F. Stafford/R. Brown
57 points/ 6 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Chicago/LA+SD/NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #7 (+1)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart
7) DANCIN’/ SEARCHING FOR LOVE/ FAR OUT – Crown Heights Affair
(De-Lite Records LP: 6:13/ 5:51/ 6:14) P: Freida Nerangis & Britt Britton
W: 1) W. Anderson; 2) F. Nerangis/B. Britton; 3) B. Reid/R.Reid
"Dancin’ ": 56 points/ 6 charts = Baltimore+DC/Dallas+Houston/Miami/NYC/Pittsburgh/SF
"SFL": 28 points/ 3 charts = Baltimore-DC/NYC/Pittsburgh
"FO": 13 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #8 (+1)
DCC chart: 7 weeks EACH on chart
8. DOWN TO LOVE TOWN – The Originals
(Motown 12-inch: 5:55) P: Frank Wilson & Michael B. Sutton // W: D.Daniels/M. Sutton/K. Wakefield
93 points/ 9 charts = Atl/Balt+DC/Bost/Chi/_ /_ /_ /_ /Miami/NYC/__/Philly/__/Pitts/__/+ Montreal
BDA Top 40: 16 weeks on chart/ Last week: #4 (-4) / 1 week @ #1 (10/30/76)
DCC chart: 16 weeks on chart
9) ["THE TEA DANCE" LP]: OVERTURE/ DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS/ INDISCREET/ O BA BA (No Reino da Mae Do Ouro) - D.C. LaRue (w/Lou Christie on "DKIITS")
(Pyramid LP: 5:05/5:41/7:02/5:06) P: Aram Schefrin/ D.C. LaRue // W: D.C. LaRue/A.Schefrin; 2) LaRue/Schefrin/L.Christie; 3) LaRue/Schefrin/S.Tubin; 4) Tolito/R. da Mangueira/(English lyric: LaRue)
"Overture" + "O Ba Ba": 53 points EACH/ 5 charts = Baltimore+DC/ LA+SD/NYC/Phoenix/SF
"DKIITS": 29 points/3 charts = LA+SD/NYC/SF
"Indiscreet": 39 points/ 4 charts = Baltimore+DC/LA+SD/NYC/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 3 weeks EACH on chart / Last week: #14 (+5)
DCC chart: 3 weeks EACH on chart
10) SORRY/ THAT'S THE TROUBLE - Grace Jones
(Beam Junction 12-inch: 6:42/ 7:02) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Tom Moulton for Orfeus Prods. // W: G Jones/P. Papadiamondis
57 points EACH/ 8 charts EACH = Atlanta/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/SF + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #9 (-1)
DCC chart: 6 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart

11) MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band
(Arista 7" & 12" single /Bell import 7": 3:11) P: Mike Leander // W: M. Leander/ P.Phelps/ G. Sheppard
68 points/ 8 charts =
Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Denver/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 16 weeks on chart/ Last week: #10 (-1)
DCC chart: 17 weeks on chart
12) DAZZ - Brick
(Bang 7"/12" single: 5:35) P: Jim Healy, Johnny Duncan, Robert E. Lee & Brick // W: R. Hargis/E. Irons/R. Ransom
49 points/ 4 charts = Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/NewOrleans/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks on chart/ Last week: #15 (+3)
DCC chart: 14 weeks on chart
13) DADDY COOL/*FEVER/ TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME - Boney M
(Atco LP: 4:05/4:01/4:47) P: Frank Farian // W: F. Farian/Reyam; 2) Davenport/Cooley; 3) Bigazzi
"DC": 33 points/ 5 charts = Baltimore+DC/LA+SD/Phoenix/Pittsburgh + Montreal
"Fever": 29 points/ 4 charts= Baltimore+DC/Boston/LA+SD/NYC
"TTHOM": 11 points/ 3 charts = Boston/NYC/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks/ 1 week/ 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #13 (+/-0)/ *DEBUT/ #13 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 5 weeks/4 weeks/ 4 weeks on chart / L.W. = #13/ #44 (+31)/ #13
14) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth
(Whitfield 12-inch single: 11:10) P/W: Norman Whitfield
45 points/ 5 charts = Atlanta/Chicago/Detroit/Miami/NewOrleans
BDA Top 40: 17 weeks on chart/ Last week: #12 (-2)
DCC chart: 22 weeks on chart
15) DREAM EXPRESS - The Honeybees
(Roxbury 12-inch: 5:42) P: Phil Swern & Richard Hewson // W: METS [disco mix: Paul Dougan]
33 points/ 3 charts = Dallas+Houston/LA-SD/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #19 (+4)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart
16) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions
(Columbia LP/ 12-inch promo & 12-inch commercial single 4:00 will be released)
P: Maurice White/Charles Stepney // W: W. Hutchinson/J. Hawes
54 points/ 8 charts =Atlanta/Dallas+Houston/Denver/Detroit/Miami/NewOrleans/Philly/Pitts
BDA Top 40: 17 weeks on chart/ Last week: #16 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 21 weeks on chart
17) SOUL CHA CHA/ SWAHILI BOOGIE - Van McCoy
featuring Faith, Hope & Charity (entire LP) + Zulema (on "Soul Cha Cha")
(H&L LP: 3:25/4:20) P/W: Van McCoy
"SCC" = 32 points/ 4 charts = Boston/Detroit/New Orleans/Pittsburgh
"SB": = 0 points/ 0 charts = n/a
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks/10 weeks on chart/ Last week: #17 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 11 weeks EACH on chart
18. YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - David Matthews (& Whirlwind) [not the "Full Time Thing" Whirlwind!!!]

(CTI LP/ Kudu 12-inch single: 6:35/ flipside of Esther Phillips "Magic's/Boy" medley)
P: Creed Taylor // W: Holland-Dozier-Holland
15 points/ 3 charts = Boston/Chicago/NYC
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #27 (+9)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart
19) WHEN LOVE IS NEW - Arthur Prysock b/w John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
(Old Town 12-inch: 7:13) P: John Davis // W: K. Gamble/ L. Huff
18 points/ 3 charts = Miami/Pittsburgh/SF
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks/ Last week: #21 (+2)
DCC Chart: 5 weeks on chart
20) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 4:05/4:23) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey/Richard Finch
"IYBM": 44 points/ 5 charts = Dallas+Houston/Denver/Detroit/NewOrleans/Philly
"KICL": 38 points/ 4 charts = Dallas+Houston/Denver/Detroit/NewOrleans
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks each on chart/ Last week: #33 (+13)
DCC chart: 8 weeks EACH on chart

21) HA CHA CHA (Funktion) - Brass Construction
(United Artists LP: 5:51) P: Jeff Lane // W: Randy Muller
17 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/Phoenix/SF
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #20 (-1)
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart
22) LOVE BUG - Bumble Bee [Bumblebee] Unlimited
(Red Greg/Mercury 12-inch promo: 7:12/ TransCanada label: Montreal)
P: Gregory Carmichael & Patrick Adams // W: P. Adams
14 points/ 4 charts = Chicago/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks on chart/ Last week: #18 (-4)
DCC chart: 14 weeks on chart
23) GOIN' UP IN SMOKE/ MUSIC MAN/ THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES - Eddie Kendricks
(Tamla LP: 4:30/5:33/5:28; 12" promo on Goin' Up In Smoke: 4:30)
P: Norman Harris // W: 1) N. Harris/ A. Felder; 2) V Drayton/J. Akines/J. Bellman/R. Turner; 3) P. Hurtt/B. Gray
"GUIS": 11 points/ 2 charts = Boston/NYC
"MM": 3 points/ 1 chart = NYC
"TFTM": 0 points/ 0 charts = n/a
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks/ 10 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #23 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 10 weeks/ 10 weeks/ 9 weeks on chart
24) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE/BRAZILIAN LOVE SONG - Love Unlimited Orchestra
(20th Century 12-inch single: 7:17/6:11 / or LP: 5:01/ 6:09) P/W: Barry White
"MSSS": 33 points/ 4 charts = Atlanta/Chicago/Phoenix + Montreal
"BLS": 0 points/ 0 charts = n/a
BDA Top 40: 17 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #22 (-2) / "MSSS": 3 nonconsecutive weeks @ #1/ "BLS": 1 week @ #1
DCC chart: 18 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart
25) DAYLIGHT/ medley: SHOULD I STAY/I WON'T LET YOU GO - Vicki Sue Robinson
(RCA LP: 7:28/5:03 +12-inch commercial single on "Daylight": 7:28)
P: Warren Schatz // W: 1) B. Womack/H. Payne; 2) P. & G.Jackson/ V.S.Robinson/ 3) W. Schatz
"Daylight": 38 points/ 4 charts = Denver/Phoenix/Pittsburgh + Montreal
"SIS/IWLYG": 32 points/ 3 charts = Detroit/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks/ 9 weeks/ 9 weeks on the chart/ Last week #24 (-1)
DCC chart: 13 weeks/ 9 weeks / 9 weeks on the chart
26) MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR - Carol Douglas
(Midland International LP: 6:20 for "MLA" track only)[technically a medley consisting of:
"Carol's Theme #1/ Midnight Love Affair/ Carol's Theme #2/ In The Morning/ Lie To Me"]
P: Eddie O'Laughlin // W: E.Levitt/P. Groscolas/M. Jourdan
15 points/3 charts = Atlanta/Miami/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 15 weeks on chart/ Last week: #11 (-15)/ 1 week @ #1 (10/23/76)
DCC chart: 15 weeks on chart
27) DREAMIN' - Loleatta Holloway (chart spells it "Lolita"!)
(Gold Mind LP: 6:18) P: Norman Harris // W: Allan Felder/ N.Harris/ Ron Tyson
15 points/ 2 charts = Atlanta/Detroit
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart/ Last week: #31 (+4)
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart
28. NO, NO, NO, MY FRIEND (You're Wrong So Do It Again) - Devoshun [featuring Lori Rose]
(SMI 12-inch: 6:05) P: Will Crittendon // W: N. Thalheimer/W. Crittendon
10 points/ 2 charts = Boston/Philly
BDA Top 40: 3 weeks on chart/ Last week: #28 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart
29) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON - Esther Phillips
(Kudu LP: 3:46/ 12-inch remix combined with "Magic's In The Air": 7:14 to be released)
P: Creed Taylor // W: Janis Ian
9 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #29 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart
30) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF - Denise LaSalle
(ABC LP: 4:00) P: Ordeana Enterprises w/Soultastic Inc. W: D. LaSalle
7 points/ 1 chart = LA-SD
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks on chart/ Last week: #26 (-4)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart

31) * OPEN SESAME (Groove With The Genie) - Kool & The Gang
(De-Lite promo 12": 8:48.) P: Kool & The Gang / W: Charles Smith/Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang
11 points/ 3 charts = Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart / *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week on chart
32) I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (You Don't Know What's On Mine)/ I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS - Spider's Webb
(Fantasy LP 5:32/5:04 + 12" on "IDKWOYM" title: 5:32) P: Jeff Lane // W: 1) Nichols; 2)Lane-Taylor
"IDKWOYM": 5 points/ 1 chart = Balt+DC
"ILFMB": 8 points/ 3 charts = Balt+DC/Boston/NYC
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #25 (-7)
DCC chart: 6 weeks EACH on chart
33) * YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON / STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE [medley] - Roni Hill
(Roulette 12-inch: 4:11) P: David Allen // W: Holland-Dozier-Holland
9 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Detroit/Philly
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart / Last week: #76 (+43)
34) CALYPSO BREAKDOWN/ WHERE IS THE LOVE - Ralph MacDonald
(Marlin/T.K. LP: 7:50/6:08/ 12" single: 7:55/6:41)
P: R. MacDonald/ W. Salter // W: 1) W. Eaton; 2) R. MacDonald/W. Salter
"CB": 17 points/ 3 charts = Chicago/Miami/Pittsburgh
"WITL": 10 points/ 1 chart = Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 15 weeks/ 13 weeks on chart/ Last week: #34 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 15 weeks EACH on chart
35) * MY LOVE IS FREE(12" remix) - Double Exposure
Salsoul 12" remix: 9:30) P: Baker-Harris-Young / W: Allen Felder/Bunny Sigler/ "A Tom Moulton Mix"
7 points/ 1 chart = NYC
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
[the LP version previously charted 9 weeks on the BDA Top 40; 12 weeks on the DCC chart]
36) PETER GUNN - Deodato
(MCA LP: 4:55) P: Eumir Deodato // W: Henry Mancini
7 points/ 1 chart = Boston
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks on chart/ Last week: #38 (+2)
DCC chart: 11 weeks weeks on chart
37) * GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) - The Earls
(Woodbury 12-inch: 7:07) P: Hy Weiss // W: J. Francasi/L. Figiverido
5 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Detroit/LA+SD
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
38. STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke
(RCA 12-inch single: 7:10 [original mix]) P: Lou Courtney // W: G. Gordy/M. Gaye/W. Stevenson
16 points/ 3 charts = Baltimore-DC/Boston/Philly
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #36 (-2)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart
39) * DISCO LUCY ("I Love Lucy" Theme) - Wilton Place Street Band
(Island 12-inch 1001-A: 5:10) P: Trevor Lawrence // W: E. Daniel/H. Adamson
3 points/ 2 charts = New Orleans/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ * DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
40) YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU - Esther Williams
(Friends & Co LP/ promo 12-inch: 5:38./ commercial 12": 7:02) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
P: Eddie Drennon // W: E. Williams/A. Walker
3 points/ 2 charts = Baltimore+DC/SF
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #35 (-5)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart

markydefad · #**603** July 26th, 2008, 10:38 PM

Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 Stats:

DEBUTS: (+6)
(this week, 2 of the 6 titles that debut on the Billboard chart this week have already appeared on the Disco Compilation Consensus chart; they are marked **)

13)**FEVER - Boney M (Baltimore+DC/Boston/LA+SD/NYC)
31) * OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang (Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC)
33)**YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/ STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE - Roni Hill (Atlanta/Detroit/Philly)
35) * MY LOVE IS FREE (12-inch remix) - Double Exposure (NYC)
37) * GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) - The Earls (Atlanta/Detroit/LA+SD)
39) * DISCO LUCY - Wilton Place Street Band (New Orleans/Phoenix)

RETURNS: (+0)

DROPOFFS: (-9)
*UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Blackbyrds (was #30 last week/ 2 weeks on the chart/ currently "bubbling under" @ #81/ * will return)
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/ SOUR & SWEET/ I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (was bundled @ #32 last week/ 16-16-15 weeks on the chart/ Peak: #1 (10/21/76)/ currently "bubbling under" @ #67)
HELLO STRANGER - New York Rubber Rock Band (was #37 last week/ 6 weeks on the chart/ Peak: #31/ currently "bubbling under' @ #73)
FREE/ MENAGE A TROIS/ CHERRY BOY - Bob Crewe Generation (was bundled @ #39 last week/ 5-5-1 week on chart/ Peak: #27-#27-#39)
LET'S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO - Undisputed Truth (was #40 last week/ 1 week on chart)

MOVIN' ON UP: Biggest Movers (chart positions)
+13 I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE (moves from #33 up to #20)
+09 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (moves from #27 up to #18.)
+05 "THE TEA DANCE" TRACKS (moves from #14 up to #9)
+04 DREAM EXPRESS (moves from #19 up to #15)
+04 DREAMIN' (moves from #31 up to #27)

I'M GOIN' DOWN: Biggest Drops (chart postions)
-15 MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR (moves from #11 down to #26)
-07 I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND/I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS (moves from #25 down to #32)
-05 YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU (moves from #35 down to #40)
-04 DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (moves from #4 down to #8)
-04 LOVE BUG (moves from #18 down to #22)
-04 FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF (moves from #26 down to #30)
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CITY CHART CONSENSUS:
(Cities charting the most National Disco Action Top 10 titles in their Top 15 listings)

ALL 10: 0 cities
9 Items: 3 cities = Baltimore+DC (missing only "That's The Trouble/Sorry")/ NYC (missing only "Car Wash")/ SF (missing only "Down To Love Town")
8 Items: 1 city = Atlanta
7 Items: 4 cities = Chicago/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/Phoenix
6 Items: 3 cities = Miami/Philly/Pittsburgh
5 Items: 2 cities = Boston/New Orleans
4 Items: 1 city = Detroit
3 Items: 0 cities
2 Items: 1 city = Montreal
1 Item: 1 city = Denver
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CHART COMPARISON TIME: 12/18/76

Continuing the second round of MOST to LEAST charts:
11/13/76: Boston (+10 items in the National Top 10) compared with Denver (+5 items in the National Top 10)
11/20/76: Chicago (+9) versus Seattle (+3)
11/27/76: Baltimore-DC (+8.) versus Detroit (+4)
12/04/76: LA+SD/Miami (+8 each) versus Denver/Seattle (+2 each) versus Montreal (+1)
12/11/76: New York City (+8.) versus Pittsburgh (+7) + first chart for new chart city New Orleans (+6)

This week: San Francisco (+9) vs. Phoenix (+7) vs. Dallas-Houston (+7)

SAN FRANCISCO Top 15: 12/18/76 (+9 in National Top 10)
1) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT (Top 40 ranked #2/not charted)
2) OVERTURE/O BA BA/DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS (#9)
3) I WISH/ANOTHER STAR/ISN'T SHE LOVELY (#3)
4) FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (#1)
5) DANCIN' (#7)
6) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL/LET YOURSELF GO/ LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD (#6/nc/nc)
7) BOY I REALLY TIED ONE ON/ MAGIC'S IN THE AIR (#29/nc)
8. WHEN LOVE IS NEW (#19)
9) ENJOY YOURSELF - The Jacksons (nc)
10) CAR WASH (#4)
11) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)/WINE-FLOW DISCO/I LIKE TO DANCE (#5/#5/nc)
12) HA CHA CHA/SCREWED (#21/nc)
13) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY (#10)
14) LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones
15) YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU (#40)

PHOENIX Top 15: 12/18/76 (+7 in National Top 10)
1) FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (#1)
2) DREAM EXPRESS (#15)
3) OVERTURE/O BA BA/INDISCREET (#9)
4) ISN'T SHE LOVELY/ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE (#3)
5) CAR WASH (#4)
6) SHOULD I STAY/ I WON'T LET YOU GO/DAYLIGHT (#25)
7) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#2)
8. HA CHA CHA (#21)
9) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE (#24)
10) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)/WINE-FLOW DISCO (#5)
11) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY (#10)
12) HELLO STRANGER - New York Rubber Rock Band (nc)
13) DADDY COOL/TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME (#13)
14) YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer (nc)
15) DISCO LUCY (#39)

DALLAS + HOUSTON Top 15: 12/18/76 (+7 in National Top 10)
1) CAR WASH (#4)
2) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE/I LIKE TO DANCE/WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME (#20/#20/ nc/nc)
3) FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (#1)
4) DAZZ (#12)
5) ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE/ISN'T SHE LOVELY (#3)
6) DREAM EXPRESS (#15)
7) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#2)
8. LET'S GET IT TOGETHER - El Coco (nc)
9) DANCIN' (#7)
10) MAKES YOU BLIND (#11)
11) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)/WINE-FLOW DISCO (#5)
12) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (#16)
13) ELEVATOR - Joanne Spain (nc)
14) MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE - Odia Coates & Paul Anka (nc)
15) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY (#10)
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Updated ranking of cities with the
most Billboard National Top 10 Disco Chart titles
in their weekly Top 15 city rankings:

(150 points would be a perfect score = 10 items per week x 15 weeks)

1) Baltimore-DC (125 points out of a possible 150)
2) +3) +4) = Boston/Miami/New York City (120 points EACH)
5) LA-San Diego (114 points)
6) Chicago (113 points)
7) Atlanta (110 points)
8. Philadelphia (108 points)
9) San Francisco (107 points)
10) Houston (105 points)
11) Phoenix (88 points)
12) Detroit (79 points)
13) Pittsburgh (76 points)
14) Denver (57 points)
15) Montreal (49 points)
16) *Seattle ( suspended with 44 accumulated points)
17) *New Orleans (2nd chart week with 11 points)
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THE BILLBOARD NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40 version of...

IN THE LONG RUN: Longest Chart Runs (12 weeks & over)

17 weeks:
I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE
MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE
YOU + ME = LOVE

16 weeks:
DOWN TO LOVE TOWN
MAKES YOU BLIND

15 weeks:
CALYPSO BREAKDOWN
MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR

13 weeks:
DAZZ
WHERE IS THE LOVE

12 weeks:
CAR WASH
DAYLIGHT

[drops Cherchez La Femme/ Sour & Sweet (BOTH 16 weeks) & I'll Play The Fool (15 weeks)]

markydefad · #**604** July 27th, 2008, 01:33 AM

December 18, 1976

PART 2: THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS
"BUBBLING UNDER" THE DISCO ACTION TOP 40: #41---#91!!!

(50 chart positions featuring 54 titles + 1 medley + 1 LP = 56 total; charting all the records listed on the 16 individual city charts that failed to make the National Disco Action Top 40 this week)

41) LET YOURSELF GO - The Supremes
(Motown LP: 4:29) P: Brian Holland // W: B. Holland/E. Holland/H. Beatty
68 points/ 7 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Chicago/LA+SD/Miami/ NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #41 (+/-0)
42) LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD - The Supremes
(Motown LP: 5:51) P: Brian Holland // W: B.Holland/R. Davis/ R. Brown/ F. Stafford
44 points/ 4 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #81 (+39)
43) ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT- Thelma Houston
(Tamla LP: 6:13) P: Michael L. Smith // W: M.L. Smith/A. Jones/ T. Houston
30 points/ 2 charts = NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks // Last week: #45 (+2)
44) NICE 'N' NAASTY (LP- all cuts)- The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul LP + 12":Nice 'N' Naasty (5:49)/Salsoul: 3001 (6:46)-Walter Gibbons remixes)
Producer: Vincent Montana, Jr. // W: Montana w/others
LP tracks: Side A: (left cheek!):
1) It’s Good For The Soul (4:20); 2) Nice ‘N’ Naasty (4:35); 3) It Don’t Have To Be Funky (To Be A Groove) (3:36); 4) Nightcrawler (3:45); 5) Don’t Beat Around The Bush (3:30)
Side B: (right cheek!):
1) Standing And Waiting OnLove (3:31); 2) Salsoul: 3001 (6:16); 3) We’ve Only Just Begun/ Feelings (4:59); 4) Ritzy Mambo 5:29)
17 points / 3 charts = Denver/New Orleans/Philly
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks (LP) + 14 weeks (12-inch)
DCC chart: 13 weeks (LP) + 17 weeks (12-inch)// Last week: #43 (-1)
45) HELP, HELP - Boney M
(Atco LP: 6:05) P: Frank Farian // W: Farian/Jay
16 points/ 2 charts = LA+SD/NYC
BDA Top 40: BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart / Last week: #42 (-3)
46) DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE - Tina Charles
(Columbia 12-inch extended version: 6:07)
P: Biddu // W: Biddu/ G. Shurry/ R. Roker
15 points/1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 9 weeks on chart // Last week: #46 (+/-0)
47) DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU - Thelma Houston
(Tamla LP: 6:13) P: Michael L. Smith // W: Stevie Wonder/ P. Riser/D. Hunter/L. Hardaway
15 points/ 1 chart = NYC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #45 (-2)
48. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry
(Sweet City/Epic 7"/ LP track: 5:00) P/W: Robert Parrissi
15 points/ 1 Chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks on the chart
DCC chart: 16 weeks on the chart // Last week:#47 (-1)
49) GETAWAY - Earth, Wind & Fire
(Columbia promo 12-inch single: 5:02/ LP version: 3:55)
P: Maurice White/Charles Stepney // W: B. Taylor/ P. Cor
14 points/ 1 Chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 19 weeks on chart // Last week: #48 (-1)
50) * I LIKE TO DO IT/ (R) WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 2:57/3:47) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
14 points EACH/ 1 chart - Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: n/c / 4 weeks
DCC chart: 1 week/ 5 weeks on chart // *DEBUT/ (R) = Return (last charted 11/27/76 @ #30)

51) JE DANSE - [Salvatore] Adamo
(CBS 7": 3:54) P: ?? // W: H. Roy-Real/ R. Talar
14 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart / Last week: #49 (-2)
52) GONNA DO MY BEST TO LOVE YOU - Brian & Brenda Russell
(MCA/Rocket 7"/ 12" extended promo: 6:00) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
P: Robert Appere // W: Brian Russell/Brenda Russell/David Foster
12 points/ 1 chart =- Montreal
BDA Top 40: not charted
DCC chart: 9 weeks on chart // Last week: #52 (+/-0)
53) I DON'T WANT TO BE TIED DOWN - The Supremes
(Motown LP: 4:42) P: Brian Holland // W: B. Holland/ E. Holland/ R. Davis
11 points/ 1 chart = Miami
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #68 (+15)
54) (R) SUNNY - Boney M
(Atco LP: 4:01) P: Frank Farian // W: Bobby Hebb
11 points/ 1 chart = LA+SD
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // (R)= Return (last charted 11/20/76 bundled @ #28.)
55) FIGHTIN' ON THE SIDE OF LOVE - T.H.P. Orchestra featuring Wayne St. John
(RCA (Canada) 12-inch: 6:34) P: Ian Guenther/ Willi Morrison // W: Bugatti & Musker
10 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #54 (-1)
56) NIGHT PEOPLE/ LIES DIVIDED BY JIVE [medley] - Fantastic Four
(Westbound LP: 10:57 [medley]) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
P: Al Kent // W: 1) A. Hamilton/.C. Colbert; 2) A. Hamilton/C. Horn/ J. Epps
9 points / 2 charts = Denver/New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks
DCC chart: 13 weeks on chart // Last week: #53 (-3)
57) (R) MAGIC'S IN THE AIR - Esther Phillips
(Kudu LP: 2:59) P: Creed Taylor // W: Vincent Montana/ Ronald B. Walker
9 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 11/27/76 @ #76)
58. SHAKE YOUR RUMP TO THE FUNK - The Bar-Kays
(Mercury LP: 3:52/ 7": 3:28) P: Allen Jones // W: L. Dodson/ J. Alexander/ M. Beard/ W. Stewart/ L. Smith/ C. Allen/ H. Henderson/ F. Thompson
9 points/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart// Last week: #60 (+2)
59) I BELIEVE IN LOVE - Rock Gazers [featuring Gordon Grody]
(Sixth Avenue 12-inch single: 4:43) P: Warren Schatz for Sunbar Productions, Inc. // W: Gladys Shelley
8 points/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #58 (-1)
60) LET'S GET IT TOGETHER - El Coco
(AVI 12-inch single commercially available: 6:35)
P: Michael Lewis & Laurin Rinder // W: Merria Ross
8 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: 15 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 21 weeks on chart // Last week: #55 (-5)

61) MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC - The O'Jays
(Philadelphia Intl. 7"/ LP/ promo 12": 6:24) P/W: Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff
8 points/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 13 weeks on chart // Last week: #63 (+2)
62) WHY MUST A GIRL LIKE ME - Claudja Barry
(London-Canada: 7:21) P: Jurgen S. Korduletsch // W: J. Evers/J.S. Korduletsch
8 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40 = n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #64 (+2)
63) ENJOY YOURSELF - The Jacksons
(Epic LP: 3:25) P/W: Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff
7 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC Top 40: 6 weeks on chart Last week: #80 (+17)
64) ON THE TOWN/ DO IT WITH STYLE - Webster Lewis & The Post-Pop Space-Rock Be-Bop Gospel Tabernacle Orchestra & Chorus
(Epic LP: 5:58/ 4:56)
P: Webster Lewis & David Horowitz // W: 1) W. Lewis/ B. Gray/ T.G. Conway; 2) C.T. Perkison/ B. Gray/ T.G. Conway
7 points EACH/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #65 (+1)
65) (R) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 3:06) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
7 points/ 1 chart = New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 19 weeks on chart/ (R)= RETURN (last charted 11/27/76 bundled @ #30)
66) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS - Wild Honey
(T.K. Disco 1 12-inch--TK's 1st!!! (7:15)
P: Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey // W: Leon Huff/J.Akines
6 points/ 1 chart = Detroit
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart/ Last week: #61 (-5)
67) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SE SI BON / SOUR & SWEET (Lemon In the Honey)/ I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Doctor Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP: 5:44/ 6:03/ 4:47, respectively) P: Sandy Linzer // W: A. Darnell/S. Browder, Jr.
6 points EACH/ 1 chart = Boston
BDA Top 40: 16 weeks/ 16 weeks/ 15 weeks on chart/ Last week: #32 (-35)/ 1 week @ #1 (10/2/76)
DCC chart: 25 weeks/ 24 weeks/ 24 weeks on the chart
68. I'M HYPNOTIZED/ ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - Frannie Golde
(Atlantic LP: 3:42/3:51) [thanks tmob for the info!]
P: Michael DeLugg & Charlie Calello // W: 1) Frannie Golde, Stephen Burns & Dennis Mayoff 2) Lennon-McCartney
6 points EACH/ 1 chart = Chicago
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #59 (-9)
69) IF I LOSE MY JOB- Fantastic Four
(Westbound LP: 6:05) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
P: Al Kent // W: A. Hamilton
6 points / 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #69 (+/-0)
70) I LIKE TO DANCE - Mass Production
(Cotillion LP: 5:07) P: Ed A. Ellerbe // W: T. Williams
5 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #50 (-20)

71) * IN THE MORNING - Carol Douglas
(Midland Intl. LP: 6:02) P: Eddie O'Laughlin // W: John Davis
5 points/ 1 chart = Miami
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
72) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti
(RCA/Salsoul-Canada: 5:52)
P: Rafael Trabuchelli // W: Bebu Silvetti
5 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart / Last week: #70 (-2)
73) HELLO STRANGER - New York Rubber Rock Band [featuring Colleen Heather]
(Henry Street 12-inch) P: Bob Motta/Vince Traina // W: Barbara Lewis
4 points/ 1 chart = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #37 (-36)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart
74) SCREWED (Conditions) - Brass Construction
(United Artists LP: 5:47) P: Jeff Lane // W: ??
4 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #73 (-1)
75) SURPRISE - [The Disco Sound of] Andre Gagnon
(London 12-inch: 5:52) P/W: A. Gagnon
4 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #74 (-1)
76) (R) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (12-inch) - The Softones
(H & L 12-inch remix: 7:00) P: Hugo & Luigi // W: Johnny Mercer/ Harold Arlen
4 points/ 1 chart = New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // (R)= RETURN (last charted 11/13/76 @ #38.)
77) YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE – Lou Rawls
(Philadelphia Intl. Records 7-inch /LP: 4:28) P/W: Kenny Gamble-Leon Huff
4 points/ 1 Chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks on the chart
DCC chart: 28 weeks on the chart / Last week: #75 (-2)
78) DON'T WALK AWAY - General Johnson
(Arista LP: 4:34 [label says 4:12]/ 12" single label says: 3:44 (???) /with "Makes You Blind" as cut #2 on same side of 12" promo)
P: General Johnson & Rick Chertoff // W: G. Johnson

1976 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

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