1976 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

[drlove]

Hey, Marky,

I read it fine, and I see it certainly has the vivid use of multi-colors, italics, asterisks, etc.

Thanks for the chart info, and I love that that awesome tune "Makes You Blind" enters the National Disco Action Top 10 in Billboard for Christmas week 1976.

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by drlove

Hey, Marky,

I read it fine, and I see it certainly has the vivid use of multi-colors, italics, asterisks, etc.

Thanks for the chart info, and I love that that awesome tune "Makes You Blind" enters the National Disco Action Top 10 in Billboard for Christmas week 1976.

Thanks for the input, drlove.

[thommy2458]

Marky-(indulge me,please) First off I think your italics
are looking damn good,and your asterisks are the best I've ever seen.And if "It Ain't Verdana(it's funky)"-who
cares? It's not like all the different colors "Makes You Blind"-far from it.I know "I Can't Stay Away" from this thread because of the memories it brings back to me,and "I Wish" I could go back to that one moment
on the dance floor where I heard that track that I forgot about but "That's the Trouble",I can't-but you always help me to remember.So every painstaking chart entry,
every statistic from any bar in the US with a DJ is
never "Unfinished Business"-it means something to
all of us who appreciate and love what you give back.
Marky,I'm "Sorry" but "You Gotta Let me Show You"
how lucky we are to have you here.We love all your fonts,dashes and absolutely all the different colors
because it's important that you can have "Freedom
To Express Yourself"-that must never ever change ,right? Love and appreciation to you
from one "Disco Lucy" to another!

Thom

[markydefad]

Oh Thommy, you are a sweetheart. Thanks for taking the time to do a creative writing exercise in appreciation of my efforts! That was so cool.

I'm a tad on edge these days and freak out more often it seems. Everything was going so well and then all of a sudden changes were made and it seemed to destroy some of what I'd done. Everything's okay now. I really do think of this thread as my baby and I try to do it with painstaking, loving care. When I get foiled by the vagaries of the computer world that I cannot control, it makes me feel like I'm losing it---like someone threw a bucket of water on my painting. OK. I am overstating it.

It's fine again. I just like the Verdana font. I changed the charts I typed last weekend at work today. It changed there for me. Does it read that way now? The larger print as opposed to that restrictive, too squished together font? If not, maybe you'd better not tell me lest I "FREAK OUT!!!!!"

[remicks]

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Mission accomplished !

....Your latest chart reads/looks great AND it is now in Verdana font !!

So I think you'll agree that's pretty FAR OUT. Can't help looking at it and thinking ISN'T SHE LOVELY
And now Chartmaster, keep on a going with what's still UNDER CONSTRUCTION chartwise ! Finish 1976... review it

and then on to 1977!!!

Because, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND but if its stopping now , NO, NO, NO, MY FRIEND , there's plenty of UNFINISHED BUSINESS that awaits you .

DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS , let the truth of the charts cometh forward .
Like Thom, its because of you that I CAN'T STAY AWAY


sooooo, please,
KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE

................ continue to DAZZ le us with your charms and talents !



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Welcome world, welcome all :


WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)
....courtesy of markydefad !!




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[markydefad]

Thanks, remmy. I'll finish it soon. It is odd that my home computer still displays everything on this site in Verdana font, isn't it?--but I guess, in the future, I will need to change the font on my office computer after I type it on my home computer. That, hopefully, will change it for everyone.

[disco-disc]

WHAT
YOU DO THIS ON A COMPUTER
..Marky, I thought that you painted this with oils mixed by virgins and the finest bristles from minks whilst lying upside down staring at the canvas of our dreams and illusions like a Caravaggio or Michelangelo.....YOU ARE A 'SAINT'

[Salsoul1975]

Marky,

All of the hard work you have put into compiling these lists and using your amazing creativity is truly your way of Givin' Back The Feeling. The songs on here just want to make one Cut The Rug and the dizzying array of the various styles of disco represented in the tracks can give one an intense, hedonistic Fever. I'm Dreamin' that your charts will go well past 1977, and I Can't Stay Away from looking at your thread every couple of days. I'm sure the exhausting work you do to maintain this masterpiece Makes You Blind, but I'm sure that when people look at your compilations it makes them want to get Dancin'!

[markydefad]

Thanks Disco-Disc and Salsoul 1975 for the kind words. I really appreciate your support.



I just got some really bad news today...a guy who I met on this site who subsequently became a really good friend of mine and Keefe's, was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday by his boss. His name was Jeff Howells and posted here as Jeff H. with the Donna Summer avatar from "Once Upon A Time"...there is another Jeff H., who lives in SF who also posts here...I know because one night very late I started chatting with the wrong "Jeff H."

Some of the veterans here [Graham, Nicky??] may remember Jeff... he was the editor of Out, the Gay Pittsburgh paper. He just turned 50 at the end of July and his mother just died in mid-July. Keefe and I and some others received an email today from Jeff's boss, the owner of Out, to tell us the sad news.

I'll post this in another thread so it doesn't get lost here. I am still in shock.

[markydefad]

December 25, 1976

PART 2: THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS
"BUBBLING UNDER" THE DISCO ACTION TOP 40: #41---#94!!!

(53 chart positions featuring 60 titles + 2 medleys + 1 LP = 63 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
58 points/ 7 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Chicago/LA+SD/Miami/ NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #41 (+/-0)
42) ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT- Thelma Houston
(Tamla LP: 6:13) P: Michael L. Smith // W: M.L. Smith/A. Jones/ T. Houston
44 points/ 3 charts = NYC/Phoenix/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks // Last week: #43 (+1)
43) I DON'T WANT TO BE TIED DOWN - The Supremes
(Motown LP: 4:42) P: Brian Holland // W: B. Holland/ E. Holland/ R. Davis
25 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/Miami/NYC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #53 (+10)
44) 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
23 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #42 (-2)
45) HELP! HELP! - Boney M
(Atco LP: 6:05) P: Frank Farian // W: Farian/Jay
22 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/Phoenix/SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart / Last week: #45 (+/-0)
46) SUNNY - Boney M
(Atco LP: 4:01) P: Frank Farian // W: Bobby Hebb
22 points/ 2 charts = Phoenix/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last weeK: #54 (+8.)
47) THE RUBBERBAND MAN - The Spinners
(Atlantic LP/promo 12-inch single: 7:22)
P: Thom Bell // W: T. Bell/L. Creed
15 points/ 2 charts = Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks on the chart
DCC chart: 19 weeks on the chart // Last week: #91 (+44)
48. * BLACK MAN - Stevie Wonder
(Tamla LP: 8:29) P/W: Stevie Wonder
15 points/ 1 chart = Detroit
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
49) 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: 10 weeks on chart // Last week: #46 (-3)
50) (R) FACE OF LOVE - D.C. LaRue
(Pyramid LP: 4:51; promo 12": 5:51 (?)) P: Aram Schefren & D.C. LaRue // W: D.C. LaRue
15 points/ 1 chart = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart/ (R) = RETURN (last charted 12/11/76 @ #51)

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: 6 weeks on chart / Last week: #51 (+/-0)
52) MAGIC'S IN THE AIR - Esther Phillips
(Kudu LP: 2:59) P: Creed Taylor // W: Vincent Montana/ Ronald B. Walker
14 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #57 (+5)
53) * THE TEA DANCE - D.C. LaRue
(Pyramid LP: 6:00) P: Aram Schefrin & D.C LaRue // W: D.C. LaRue
14 points/ 1 chart = NYC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
54) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke
(RCA 12-inch single: 7:10 [original mix]) P: Lou Courtney // W: G. Gordy/M. Gaye/W. Stevenson
13 points/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #38 (-16)
DCC chart: 9 weeks on chart
55) WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME- KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 3:47) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
13 points / 1 chart - Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #50 (-5)
56) 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: 10 weeks on chart // Last week: #52 (-4)
57) (R) JAM ON THE GROOVE - Ralph MacDonald
(Marlin LP: 5:54) P/W: Ralph MacDonald/ William Salter
12 points/ 1 chart = Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // (R)= RETURN (last charted 12/11/76 @ #62)
58. (R) MONDO DISCO (12" remix) - El Coco
(AVI 12-inch: 6:05 ) P/W: Michael W. Lewis & Laurin Rinder
11 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA: n/c
DCC: 6 weeks on chart // (R)= RETURN (original version last charted 12/13/75 @ #43 / over 1 year ago!!!!)
59) * PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS - Rose Royce
(MCA LP: P/W: Norman Whitfield
11 points/ 1 chart = New Orleans
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
60) 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: #55 (-5)

61) MR. MELODY - Natalie Cole
(Capitol 7-inch: 3:05) P/W: Chuck Jackson/Marvin Yancy
10 points/ 2 charts = Detroit + Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart / Last week: #80 (+19)
62) * "CHRISTMAS JOLLIES" (LP) - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul LP) P: Vincent Montana, Jr. // W: various
10 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
63) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 3:06) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
10 points/ 1 chart = New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 20 weeks on chart/ Last week: #65 (+2)
64) 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
9 points/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #59 (-5)
65) 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
8 points EACH/ 1 chart = Chicago
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #68 (+3)
66) * SPIDER'S WEBB - Spiders Webb
(Fantasy LP: 4:28.) P: Jeff Lane // W: Kaye-Webb
8 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
67) 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: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #62 (-5)
68. * FASCINATION/ * WE JUST WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU - Fat Larry's Band
(W.M.O.T. LP: 6:52/ 5:11; "Fascination" also on 12": 6:24)
P: Vincent Montana, Jr. W: 1) Luther Vandross/David Bowie; 2) C.Gunner/L.James/M. LeBes
7 points EACH/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: nc
DCC chart: 1 week EACH on chart // *DEBUT
69) 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: 14 weeks on chart // Last week: #56 (-13)
70) 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
7 points/ 1 chart = Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 15 weeks on chart/ Last week: #26 (-44)/ 1 week @ #1 (10/23/76)
DCC chart: 16 weeks on chart

71) 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
6 points/ 3 charts = Chicago/Detroit/Miami
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #18 (-53)
DCC chart: 7 weeks on chart
72) * TIME IS MOVIN' - The Blackbyrds
(Fantasy LP: 4:42) P: Donald Byrd // W: Keith Killgo
6 points/ 1 chart = LA+SD
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // * DEBUT
73) (R) GOTTA GET IT - Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra
(Brunswick 12-inch: 7:26) P: T. Valor // W: T.Valor/D.Marouse ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
6 points/ 1 chart = Detroit
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: (R)=RETURN: last charted 12/11/76 @ #67)
74) ON THE TOWN/ DO IT WITH STYLE/ *SATURDAY NIGHT STEPPIN' OUT- Webster Lewis & The Post-Pop Space-Rock Be-Bop Gospel Tabernacle Orchestra & Chorus
(Epic LP: 5:58/ 4:56/ 4:38.) P: Webster Lewis & David Horowitz
W: 1) W. Lewis/ B. Gray/ T.G. Conway; 2) C.T. Perkison/ B. Gray/ T.G. Conway; 3) W. Lewis/D. Horowitz
6 points EACH/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks/ 3weeks/ 1 week on chart/ Last week: #64/#64 (-10)/*DEBUT
75) ENJOY YOURSELF/ * SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO - The Jacksons
(Epic LP: 3:25/ 3:24) P/W: Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff
5 points EACH/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart / n/c
DCC Top 40: 7 weeks/ 1 week on chart // Last week: #63 (-12)/ *DEBUT
76) GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) - The Earls
(Woodbury 12-inch: 7:07) P: Hy Weiss // W: J. Francasi/L. Figiverido
5 points/ 1 chart = Detroit
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ Last week: #37 (-39)
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart
77) 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: 3 weeks on chart / Last week: #72 (-5)
78. * TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE - Ashford & Simpson
(WB 12-inch: 5:25) P/W: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
5 points/ 1 chart = NYC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
79) GOIN' UP IN SMOKE - Eddie Kendricks
(Tamla LP + 12" promo: 4:30)
P: Norman Harris // W: 1) N. Harris/ A. Felder
4 points/ 2 charts = Boston/Detroit
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks on chart/ Last week: #23 (-56)
DCC chart: 11 weeks on chart
80) I LIKE TO DO IT - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 2:57) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
4 points/ 1 chart = Miami
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart //Last week: #50 (-30)

81) 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: 7 weeks on chart // Last week: #75 (-6)
82) 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
4 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore + DC
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ Last week: #33 (-49)
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart
83) LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones
(T.K Disco 12-inch: approx. 6:45) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Tamiko Jones // W: Stewart/Wright/McNichols
3 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #83 (+/-0)
84) NICE 'N' NAASTY/IT'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL/DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH/SALSOUL: 3001 - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul LP: 4:35/4:20/3:30/6:16) + 12":Nice 'N' Naasty (5:49)/Salsoul: 3001 (6:46)-Walter Gibbons remixes)
Producer: Vincent Montana, Jr. // W: Montana w/others
3 points EACH / 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks (LP) + 14 weeks (12-inch)
DCC chart: 14 weeks (LP) + 18 weeks (12-inch)// Last week: #44 (-40)
85) * BLACK BROTHERS - Black Soul
(Beam Junction 12-inch: 7:21) P: ?? /W: Black Soul & R. Tweston ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
2 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
86) * DREAM - Esther Phillips
(Kudu LP: 3:51) P: Creed Taylor // W: Johnny Mercer
2 points/ 1 chart = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
87) ELEVATOR - Joanne Spain
(Casino/GRT 12-inch: 5:27) P: Clayton Ivery & Terry Woodford // W: J. Spain/D. Fitchpatrick/L. Robinson
2 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #79 (-8.)
88. LIVE AND LEARN/ SOONER OR LATER - Ace Spectrum
(Atlantic 12": 5:50/ LP: 5:20) P: Ed "Easy" Zant & Tony Sylvester for Ace-Spec Corp. & Cosmic Man Productions // W: Jesse Cox
(As a side note, this one was arranged and conducted by Patrick Adams!)
2 points each/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart/ n/c
DCC chart: 14 weeks / 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #84 (-4)
89) * MAINTAIN - Steve Marshall & Touch
(Reynolds Records (SF) 12": 7:03) P/W: no credits
2 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
90) (R) THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP: 6:39) P:Jacques Morali & Ritchie Rome // W: J. Morali/ R. Rome/ H. Belolo/ Ph. Hurtt)
1 point/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 23 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 12/4/76 @ #51)

91) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME - Doctor Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
(RCA LP: 5:44) P: Sandy Linzer // W: A. Darnell/S. Browder, Jr.
1 point/ 1 chart = Detroit
BDA Top 40: 16 weeks/ 1 week @ #1 (10/2/76)
DCC chart: 26 weeks on the chart // Last week: #67 (-24)
92) GET UP OFFA THAT THING (Release The Pressure) - James Brown
(Polydor 7"/ 12": 6:14) P: James Brown W: Deidra, Deanna & Yamma Brown
1 point/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 30/40: 5 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 12 weeks on chart/ Last week: #89 (-3)
93) TURN ON TO LOVE - Jumbo
(Pye LP: 17:18) P/W: Charles Orieux & Ingo Cramer
1 point/1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #87 (-5)
94) 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
1 point/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #40 (-54)
DCC chart: 7 weeks on chart

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"Bubbling Under" Titles By City
12 titles = Philadelphia
11 titles = Montreal
10 titles = none
9 titles = SF
8 titles = none
7 titles = Detroit
6 titles = Baltimore+DC
5 titles = NYC/Phoenix/Seattle
4 titles = Chicago/LA+SD/Miami
3 titles = New Orleans/Pittsburgh
2 titles = Atlanta/Dallas+Houston
1 title = Boston
0 titles = none

[markydefad]

DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS STATS:


DEBUTS: (+20)
25) * CUT THE RUG - George McCrae (Atlanta/SF)
25) * GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING - George McCrae (SF)
27) * IT AIN'T REGGAE (But It's Funky) - Instant Funk (NYC)
32) * DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE - Universal Robot Band (NYC/Phoenix)
34) * PUT ON YOUR JEANS - El Coco (Pittsburgh)
38. * GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT - Melba Moore (NYC)

48. * BLACK MAN - Stevie Wonder (Detroit)
53) * THE TEA DANCE - D.C. LaRue (NYC)
59) * PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS - Rose Royce (New Orleans)
62) * "CHRISTMAS JOLLIES" (LP) - The Salsoul Orchestra (Seattle)
66) * SPIDER'S WEBB" - Spiders Webb (Baltimore+DC)
68. * FASCINATION - Fat Larry's Band (Philly)
68. * WE JUST WANT TO PLAY FOR YOU - Fat Larry's Band (Philly)
72) * TIME IS MOVIN' - The Blackbyrds (LA+SD)
74) * SATURDAY NIGHT STEPPIN' OUT - Webster Lewis (Philly)
75) * SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO - The Jacksons (SF)
78. * TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE - Ashford & Simpson (NYC)
85) * BLACK BROTHERS - Black Soul (Baltimore+DC)
86) * DREAM - Esther Phillips (Phoenix)
89) * MAINTAIN - Steve Marshall & Touch (SF)


RETURNS: (+9)
33) (R) STAY AWAY - The Dynamic Superiors (Phoenix/SF)
33) (R) LOOKING AWAY - The Dynamic Superiors (Phoenix/SF)
33) (R) I CAN'T STAY AWAY - The Dynamic Superiors (SF)
34) (R) UNDER CONSTRUCTION - El Coco (Pittsburgh)

50) (R) FACE OF LOVE - D.C. LaRue (Phoenix)
57) (R) JAM ON THE GROOVE - Ralph MacDonald (Pittsburgh)
58. (R) MONDO DISCO - El Coco (Seattle)
73) (R) GOTTA GET IT - Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra (Detroit)
90) (R) THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN - The Ritchie Family (Seattle)


DROPOFFS: (-22)

MUSIC MAN - Eddie Kendricks (was bundled @ #23 last week/ 10 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #11)
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES - Eddie Kendricks (was bundled @ #23 last week/ 8 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #11)
*MY LOVE IS FREE (12" remix) - Double Exposure (was #35 last week/ 1 week on chart/ * will return)
PETER GUNN - Deodato (was #36 last week/ 10 weeks on chart/ Peak: #20)

DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU - Thelma Houston (was #47 last week/ 3 weeks on chart/ Peak: #45)
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry (was #48 last week/ 16 weeks on chart/ Peak: #12)
GETAWAY - Earth, Wind & Fire (was #49 last week/ 19 weeks on chart/ Peak: #12)
SHAKE THAT RUMP TO THE FUNK - The Bar-Kays (was #58 last week/ 5 weeks on chart/ Peak: #57)
MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC - The O'Jays (was #61 last week/ 13 weeks on chart/ Peak: #38.)
SOUR AND SWEET - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (was bundled @ #67 last week/ 24 weeks on the chart/ Peak: bundled @ #1)
I'LL PLAY THE FOOL - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (was bundled @ #67 last week/ 24 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #1)
IF I LOSE MY JOB - Fantastic Four (was #69 last week/ 6 weeks on chart/ Peak: #62)
I LIKE TO DANCE - Mass Production (was #70 last week/ 6 weeks on chart/ Peak: #44)
IN THE MORNING - Carol Douglas (was #71 last week/ 1 week on chart--as a separate item)/Peak: bundled with "Midnight Love Affair" @ #1 as part of medley)
HELLO STRANGER - New York Rubber Rock Band (was #73 last week/ 8 weeks on chart/ Peak: #31)
SCREWED - Brass Construction (was #74 last week/ 4 weeks on chart/ Peak: #55)
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (12" remix) - The Softones (was #76 last week/ 5 weeks on chart/ Peal: #32)
YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE - Lou Rawls (was #77 last week/ 28 weeks on chart/ Peak: #6)
DON'T WALK AWAY - General Johnson (was #78 last week/ 5 weeks on chart/ Peak:#74)
FULL TIME THING - Whirlwind (was #82 last week/ 17 weeks on chart/ Peak: #9)
*YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer (was #88 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)
HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares (was #90 last week/ 31 weeks on chart/ Peak: #1)


TAKIN' A FLYIN' LEAP: (Titles vaulted out of the "bubbling under" chart into the Top 40 this week)
+67 chart positions UNFINISHED BUSINESS (moved from #81 last week up to #14)
+60 chart positions LOVE IN MOTION (moved from #85 last week up to #25)
+46 chart positions MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE (moved from #86 last week up to #40)
+40 chart positions AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (moved from #66 last week up to #26)
+26 chart positions LET'S GET IT TOGETHER (moved from #60 last week up to #34)


RETURNS FROM "BUBBLING UNDER" INTO TOP 40
+53 chart positions STAY AWAY/LOOKING AWAY (moved from #86 on 12/11/76 up to #33)
+43 chart positions I CAN'T STAY AWAY (moved from #76 on 12/11/76 up to #33)
+43 chart positions UNDER CONSTRUCTION (moved from #77 on 12/4/76 up to #34)


Biggest upward movement within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
+44 chart positions THE RUBBERBAND MAN (moved from #91 up to #47)


CATCH ME--I'M FALLING: (Titles that fell out of the Top 40 into the "Bubbling Under" safety net)
-56 chart positions GOIN' UP IN SMOKE (dropped from #23 down to #79)
-54 chart positions YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU (dropped from #40 down to #94)
-53 chart positions YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (David Matthews) (dropped from #18 down to #70)
-49 chart positions YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/ STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE (dropped from #33 down to #82)
-44 chart positions MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR (dropped from #26 down to #70)
-39 chart positions GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) (dropped from #37 down to #76)
-16 chart positions STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA (dropped from #38 down to #54)


Biggest drop within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
-40 chart positions NICE 'N' NAASTY (LP tracks) (dropped from #44 down to #84)

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

(Of 25 titles... 10 are now "bubbling under" the Top 40)


CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (26 nonconsecutive weeks - 6/26/76)

THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN (23 nonconsecutive weeks -7/10/76)
YOU + ME = LOVE (23 consecutive weeks - 7/24/76)

I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (22 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/17/76)
LET'S GET IT TOGETHER (22 consecutive weeks -7/31/76)

(Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY (20 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/31/76)

MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE (19 consecutive weeks - 8/21/76)
THE RUBBERBAND MAN (19 nonconsecutive weeks - 8/07/76)

NICE ‘N’ NAASTY (12-inch) (18 consecutive weeks - 8/21/76)
MAKES YOU BLIND (18 consecutive weeks -8/28/76)

DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (17 consecutive weeks -9/4/76)

CALYPSO BREAKDOWN (16 consecutive weeks - 9/11/76)
MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR (16 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/4/76)
WHERE IS THE LOVE (16 consecutive weeks - 9/11/76)

DAZZ (15 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/04/76)
LOVE BUG (15 consecutive weeks - 9/18/76)

DAYLIGHT (14 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
NICE 'N' NAASTY (LP) (14 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
NIGHT PEOPLE/LIES DIVIDED BY JIVE (14 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
LIVE & LEARN (14 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)

CAR WASH (13 consecutive weeks - 10/02/76)

"FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" (LP) (12 consecutive weeks - 10/9/76)
GET UP OFFA THAT THING (12 nonconsecutive weeks - 8/28/76)
SOUL CHA CHA (12 consecutive weeks - 10/9/76)
SWAHILI BOOGIE (12 consecutive weeks - 10/9/76)


DROPPED THIS WEEK:
HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING ANGEL (31 consecutive weeks - first charted: 5/22/76)
YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE (28 nonconsecutive weeks -5/22/76)
I'LL PLAY THE FOOL (24 consecutive weeks - 7/10/76)
SOUR AND SWEET (24 consecutive weeks - 7/10/76)
GETAWAY (19 consecutive weeks - 8/14/76)
FULL TIME THING (17 consecutive weeks - 8/28/76)
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (16 consecutive weeks - 8/28/76)
MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC (13 nonconsecutive weeks -9/11/76)


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THE FINAL TALLY, HO

This week:
62 separate titles +1 medley + 1 LP = 64 (Top 40)
60 separate titles +2 medleys + 1 LP = 63 (B/U)
122 separate titles + 3 medleys +2 LPs = 127 total on 94 chart positions



Last week:
57 separate titles +2 medleys + 1 LP = 60 (Top 40)
54 separate titles +1 medley + 1 LP = 56 (B/U)
111 separate titles + 3 medleys +2 LPs = 116 total on 91 chart positions


Debuts: +6 (BDA Top 40) +14 (DCC) = +20 total
Returns: +4 (BDA Top 40) +5 (DCC) = +9 total
Dropoffs: -4 (BDA Top 40) -18 (DCC) = -22 total
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BREAKDOWN: TITLES BY CHART:

0 titles on all 16 charts
0 titles on 15 charts
0 titles on 14 charts
2 titles on 13 charts (Don't Leave Me This Way/Four Seasons Of Love" LP))
0 titles on 12 charts

2 titles on 11 charts (Another Star/ Car Wash)
2 titles on 10 charts (I Wish/ Dancin')
2 titles on 9 charts (Sir Duke/Down To Love Town)

1 title on 8 charts (O Ba Ba)
3 titles on 7 charts (Overture/Daddy Cool/Let Yourself Go)

8 titles on 6 charts (Isn't She Lovely/You're My Driving Wheel/That's The Trouble/Dazz/Makes You Blind/Unfinished Business/Welcome To Our World (Of Merry Music)/I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love)

6 titles on 5 charts (Don't Keep It In The Shadows/Indiscreet/Sorry/When Love Is New/Ha Cha Cha/My Sweet Summer Suite)

8 titles on 4 charts (Searching For Love/Fever/Wine-Flow Disco/I'm Your Boogie Man/Keep It Comin' Love/Love Bug/Dream Express/You + Me = Love)

14 titles on 3 charts (Take The Heat Off Me/Open Sesame/Dreamin'/Boy, I Really Tied One On/Disco Lucy/Daylight/Should I Stay + I Won't Let You Go/Soul Cha Cha/Anyway You Like It/I Don't Wanna Be Tied Down/Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good/Help! Help!/You Keep Me Hangin' On)