1976 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

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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.]

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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

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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]

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
3 points/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #79 (+1)
79) * ELEVATOR - Joanne Spain
(Casino/GRT 12-inch: 5:27) P: Clayton Ivery & Terry Woodford // W: J. Spain/D. Fitchpatrick/L. Robinson
3 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
80) MR. MELODY - Natalie Cole
(Capitol 7-inch: 3:05) P/W: Chuck Jackson/Marvin Yancy
3 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart / Last week: #82 (+2)

81) UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Blackbyrds
(Fantasy LP: 6:31) P: Donald Byrd // W: Kevin Toney
3 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart / Last week: #30 (-51)
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart
82) FULL TIME THING (Between Dusk & Dawn) - Whirlwind
(Roulette 12-inch single: 5:36) P: Aram Schefrin // W: Mystro/Lyric
2 points/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 17 weeks on chart // Last week: #56 (-26)
83) (R) LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones
(T.K Disco 12-inch: approx. 6:45) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Tamiko Jones // W: Stewart/Wright/McNichols
2 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart/ (R)= RETURN (last charted 11/27/76 @ #39)
84) 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: 13 weeks / 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #83 (-1)
85) * LOVE IN MOTION - George McCrae
(T.K. Disco LP/12-inch: 5:00) P/W: Greg Diamond
2 points/ 1 chart - Chicago
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart/ * DEBUT
86) * MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE - Odia Coates & Paul Anka
(Epic 12-inch: 5:35) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Denny Diante // W: Paul Anka
2 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
87) * TURN ON TO LOVE - Jumbo
(Pye LP: 17:18) P/W: Charles Orieux & Ingo Cramer
2 points/1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
88. * YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer
(Warner Bros. LP: 3:42) P: Richard Perry // W: Leo Sayer/Vini Poncia
2 points/ 1 chart = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
89) 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: 11 weeks on chart/ Last week: #85 (-4)
90) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
(Capitol LP / 12-inch disco disk promo remix: 6:32) P: Freddie Perren // W: F. Perren/ K. St. Lewis
1 point/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 31 weeks on chart // Last week: #86 (-4)

91) (R) THE RUBBERBAND MAN - The Spinners
(Atlantic LP/promo 12-inch single: 7:22)
P: Thom Bell // W: T. Bell/L. Creed
1 point/ 1 chart = Miami
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks on the chart
DCC chart: 18 weeks on the chart / (R) = RETURN (last charted 12/4/76 @ #45)

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"Bubbling Under" Titles By City
11 titles = Denver
10 titles = Montreal
9 titles = SF
8 titles = 0
7 titles = 0
6 titles = 0
5 titles = NYC
4 titles = Dallas+Houston/Miami/New Orleans/Philly
3 titles = Baltimore+DC/Chicago/LA+SD
2 titles = Atlanta/Phoenix
1 title = Boston/Detroit
0 titles = Pittsburgh

[markydefad]

DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS STATS:

DEBUTS (+11):
31) * OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang (Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC)
35) * MY LOVE IS FREE (12-inch remix) - Double Exposure (NYC)
37) * GET ON UP AND DANCE (Do The Continental) - The Earls (Atlanta/Detroit/LA+SD)
39) * DISCO LUCY - Wilton Place Street Band (New Orleans/Phoenix)

50) * I LIKE TO DO IT - KC & The Sunshine Band (Dallas+Houston)
71) * IN THE MORNING - Carol Douglas (Miami)
79) * ELEVATOR - Joanne Spain (Dallas+Houston)
85) * LOVE IN MOTION - George McCrae (Chicago)
86) * MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE - Odia Coates & Paul Anka (Dallas+Houston)
87) * TURN ON TO LOVE - Jumbo (Philly)
88. * YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer (Phoenix)

RETURNS: (+6)
54) (R) SUNNY - Boney M (LA+SD)
57) (R) MAGIC'S IN THE AIR - Esther Phillips (SF)
65) (R) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band (New Orleans)
76) (R) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (12" remix) - The Softones (New Orleans)
83) (R) LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones (SF)
91) (R) THE RUBBERBAND MAN - The Spinners (Miami)

DROPOFFS: (-16)
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)

*FACE OF LOVE - D.C. LaRue (was # 51 last week/ 1 week on the chart/ *will return)
*COME INTO MY LIFE - The Supremes (was #57 last week/ 1 week on chart/*will return)
*JAM ON THE GROOVE - Ralph MacDonald (was #62 last week/ 4 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #7/ *will return)
WHACHERSIGN - Pratt & McClain (was #66 last week/ 8 weeks on chart/ Peak: #20)
*GONNA GET IT - Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra (was #67 last week/ 2 weeks on chart/ Peak: #40/ *will return)
YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees (was #71 last week/ 21 weeks on chart: Peak: 9 weeks @ #1)
AS - Stevie Wonder (was #72 last week/ 6 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #30)
* I CAN'T STAY AWAY - The Dynamic Superiors (was #77 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)
A CHACUN SON ENFANCE [À chacun son enfance] - Récréation (was #78 last week/ 11 weeks on chart/ Peak: #44)
WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE - Cream DeCoco (was #84 last week/ 1 week on chart)
* STAY AWAY - The Dynamic Superiors (was bundled @ #87 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)
* LOOKING AWAY - The Dynamic Superiors (was bundled @ #87 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)

TAKIN' A FLYIN' LEAP: (Titles vaulted out of the "bubbling under" chart into the Top 40 this week)
+43 chart positions YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE (moved from #76 last week up to #33)
+31 chart positions FEVER (moved from #44 last week up to #13)

Biggest upward movement within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
+38 chart positions LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD (moved from #80 up to #42)

CATCH ME--I'M FALLING: (Titles that fell out of the Top 40 into the "Bubbling Under" safety net)
-51 chart positions UNFINISHED BUSINESS (dropped from #30 down to #81)
-36 chart positions HELLO STRANGER (dropped from #37 down to #73)
-35 chart positions CHERCHEZ LA FEMME/SOUR & SWEET/ I'LL PLAY THE FOOL (dropped from #32 down to #67)

Biggest drop within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
-26 chart positions FULL TIME THING (dropped from #56 down to #82)
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IN THE LONG RUN: Longest Chart Runs (12 weeks & over)

(Of 28 titles... 16 are now "bubbling under" the Top 40)

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)

CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (25 nonconsecutive weeks - 6/26/76)

I'LL PLAY THE FOOL (24 consecutive weeks - 7/10/76)
SOUR AND SWEET (24 consecutive weeks - 7/10/76)

YOU + ME = LOVE (22 consecutive weeks - 7/24/76)

I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (21 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/17/76)
LET'S GET IT TOGETHER (21 consecutive weeks -7/31/76)

(Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY (19 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/31/76)
GETAWAY (19 consecutive weeks - 8/14/76)

MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE (18 consecutive weeks - 8/21/76)
THE RUBBERBAND MAN (18 nonconsecutive weeks - 8/07/76)

NICE ‘N’ NAASTY (12-inch) (17 consecutive weeks - 8/21/76)
MAKES YOU BLIND (17 consecutive weeks -8/28/76)
FULL TIME THING (17 consecutive weeks - 8/28/76)

DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (16 consecutive weeks -9/4/76)
PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC (16 consecutive weeks - 8/28/76)

CALYPSO BREAKDOWN (15 consecutive weeks - 9/11/76)
MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR (15 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/4/76)
WHERE IS THE LOVE (15 consecutive weeks - 9/11/76)

DAZZ (14 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/04/76)
LOVE BUG (14 consecutive weeks - 9/18/76)

DAYLIGHT (13 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
MESSAGE IN OUR MUSIC (13 nonconsecutive weeks -9/11/76)
NICE 'N' NAASTY (LP) (13 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
NIGHT PEOPLE/LIES DIVIDED BY JIVE (13 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
LIVE & LEARN (13 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)

CAR WASH (12 consecutive weeks - 10/02/76)
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THE FINAL TALLY, HO

This 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



Last week:
62 titles + 1 medley + 1 LP = 64 (Top 40)
49 titles + 2 medleys + 1 LP = 52 (B/U) =116 TOTAL
87 chart positions last week (featuring 110 titles + 3 medleys + 2 LPs (all cuts) = 116 total titles on 16 charts


Debuts: +4 (BDA Top 40) +7 (DCC) = +11 total
Returns: +0 (BDA Top 40) +6 (DCC) = +6 total
Dropoffs: -4 (BDA Top 40) -12 (DCC) = -16 total
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BREAKDOWN: TITLES BY CHART:

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

3 titles on 11 charts (I Wish/Sir Duke/Welcome to Our World (Of Merry Music))
0 titles on 10 charts
2 titles on 9 charts (Isn't She Lovely/Down To Love Town)

5 titles on 8 charts (Wine-Flow Disco/Sorry/That's The Trouble/Makes You Blind/I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love)
1 title on 7 charts (Let Yourself Go)

2 titles on 6 charts (You're My Driving Wheel/Dancin')
5 titles on 5 charts (Overture/O Ba Ba/Daddy Cool/You + Me = Love/I'm Your Boogie Man)

9 titles on 4 charts (Indiscreet/Dazz/Fever/Soul Cha Cha/Keep It Comin' Love/Love Bug/My Sweet Summer Suite/Daylight/Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good)

16 titles on 3 charts (Searching For Love/Don't Keep It In The Shadows/Take The Heat Off Me/Dream Express/You Keep Me Hangin' On (D. Matthews)/When Love Is New/Ha Cha Cha/Should I Stay +I Won't Let You Go/Midnight Love Affair/Open Sesame/I've Learned From My Burns/You Keep Me Hangin' On + Stop! In The Name Of Love (R.Hill)/Calypso Breakdown/Get On Up and Dance (The Continental)/Stubborn Kind Of Fella/Nice 'N' Naasty)

8 titles on 2 charts (Goin' Up In Smoke/Dreamin'/No, No, No, My Friend/Disco Lucy/You Gotta Let Me Show You/Anyway You Like It/Help, Help/Night People + Lies Divided By Jive)

58 titles on only 1 chart

3 titles on NO CHARTS = (Swahili Boogie/Thanks For The Memories/Brazilian Love Song)

[markydefad]

Part #3: December 18, 1976

By The Numbers......

THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 40--PURELY BY POINTS:

Legend: (B) = bundled with other titles by Billboard; (B/U) = "Bubbling Under the Top 40"

Using the chart data from all 16 charts, including Montreal. Based solely on point totals of individual titles; in cases of point ties, the title on more charts gets precedence--if # of charts is the same, it's in alphabetical order and a {tie} /* = debut/ (R) = Return

Perfect score = 240 maximum points (15 points for a #1 x 16 charts)

[*new addition: (#) = last week's position]

01) (01) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP - Donna Summer (176 points/14 charts) Billboard ranked #1
02) (09) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - Thelma Houston (152 points/13 charts) BB ranked: #2
03) (02) ANOTHER STAR - Stevie Wonder (146 points/12 charts) BB ranked#3 (B)
04) (04) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (132 points/11 charts) BB ranked #3 (B)
05) (05) SIR DUKE - Stevie Wonder (130 points/11 charts) BB ranked #3 (B)
06) (06) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (124 points/12 charts) BB ranked #4
07) (08) ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder (110 points/9 charts) BB ranked #3 (B)
08. (03) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (93 points/9 charts) BB ranked #8
09) (11) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music) - Mass Production (81 points/11 charts) BB ranked #5 (B)
10) (07) MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (68 points/8 charts) BB ranked #11

11) (15) LET YOURSELF GO - The Supremes (68 points/7 charts) BB: Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under": #41
12) (10){TIE} SORRY/THAT'S THE TROUBLE - Grace Jones (57 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #10 (B)
12) (23){TIE} WINE-FLOW DISCO - Mass Production (57 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #5 (B)
14) (14) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL - The Supremes (57 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #6
15) (16) DANCIN’ - Crown Heights Affair (56 points/6 charts) BB ranked #7 (B)
16) (12) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions (54 points/8 charts) BB ranked #16
17) (24/33) OVERTURE/O BA BA - D.C. LaRue (53 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #9 (B)
18. (19) DAZZ - Brick (49 points/4 charts) BB ranked #12
19) (13) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth (45 points/4 charts) BB ranked #14
20) (20) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN - KC & The Sunshine Band (44 points/5 charts)BB ranked#20 (B)

21) (--) * LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD - The Supremes (44 points/4 charts) BB: Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under": #42
22) (--) * INDISCREET - D.C. LaRue (39 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #9 (B)
23) (18){TIE} DAYLIGHT - Vicki Sue Robinson (38 points/4 charts) BB ranked #25 (B)
23) (22){TIE} KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band (38 points/4 charts) BB ranked#20 (B)
25) (29) DADDY COOL - Boney M (33 points/ 5 charts) BB ranked: #13 (B)
26) (20) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra (33 points/4 Billboard charts) Billboard ranked #24 (B)
27) (28.) DREAM EXPRESS - The Honeybees (33 points/ 3 charts) BB ranked: #15
28. (22) SOUL CHA CHA - Van McCoy (32 points/4 charts) BB ranked #17 (B)
29) (30) SHOULD I STAY/I WON’T LET YOU GO [medley] - Vicki Sue Robinson (32 points/3 charts) BB ranked#25 (B)
30) (--) *ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT - Thelma Houston (30 points/2 charts) BB: Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under": #43

31) (37) FEVER - Boney M (29 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #13 (B)
32) (31) DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS - D.C. LaRue w/ Lou Christie (29 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #9 (B)
33) (26) SEARCHING FOR LOVE - Crown Heights Affair (28 points/3 charts) BB ranked #7 (B)
34) (40) WHEN LOVE IS NEW - Arthur Prysock (18 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #19
35) (--) (R) CALYPSO BREAKDOWN - Ralph MacDonald (17 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #34 (B)
35) (--) * HA CHA CHA - Brass Construction (17 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #21
35) (34) "NICE 'N' NAASTY" LP - The Salsoul Orchestra (17 points/3 charts) BB: Not Charted/ "B/U" @ #44
38. (32) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke (16 points/ 3 charts) BB ranked: #38
39)(17) {TIE} MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR - Carol Douglas (15 points/ 3 charts) Billboard ranked #26
39) (--) {TIE}* YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - David Matthews (15 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #18

41) (38.) DREAMIN' - Loleatta Holloway (15 points/2 charts) BB ranked: #27
42) (--) {TIE} *DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE - Tina Charles (15 points/ 1 chart) BB: Not Charted/ "B/U" @ #45
42) (--) {TIE} *DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU - Thelma Houston (15 points/1 chart) BB: Not Charted/ "B/U" @ #46
42) (--) {TIE} (R) PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - Wild Cherry (15 points/ 1 chart) BB: Not Charted/ "B/U" @ #47
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Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 Titles Lacking Points to Make The Disco Compilation Consensus "Purely By Points" Chart This Week:

07) FAR OUT (13 points/ 1 charts) (B)

13) TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME (11 points/ 3 chart) (B)
17) SWAHILI BOOGIE (0 points/ 0 charts) (B)

22) LOVE BUG (14 points/4 charts)
23) GOIN' UP IN SMOKE (11 points/2 charts) (B)
23) MUSIC MAN (3 points/1 chart) (B)
23) THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES (0 points/0 charts) (B)
24) BRAZILIAN LOVE SONG (0 points/0 charts) (B)
28. NO, NO, NO, MY FRIEND (10 points/2 charts)
29) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (9 points/ 1 chart)
30) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF (7 points/1 charts)

31) OPEN SESAME (11 points/ 3 charts)
32) I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (5 points/ 1 chart) (B)
32) I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS (8 points/ 3 charts) (B)
33) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/ STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE (9 points/ 3 charts)
34) WHERE IS THE LOVE (10 points/ 1 chart) (B)
35) MY LOVE IS FREE (12" remix) (7 points/1 chart)
36) PETER GUNN (7 points/1 chart)
37) GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) (5 points/3 charts)
39) DISCO LUCY (3 points/ 2 charts)
40) YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU (3 points/3 charts)
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BILLBOARD TOP 40 MAJOR POINT GAINERS: THE HEAT IS ON
+76 points from last week Don't Leave Me This Way (from 76 points last week up to 152 points this week)
+28 points from last week Car Wash (from 96 points last week up to 124 points this week)
+28 points from last week Indiscreet (from 11 points last week up to 39 points this week)
+26 points from last week Isn't She Lovely (from 84 point last week up to 110 points this week)
+21 points from last week Wine-Flow Disco (from 36 points last week up to 57 points this week)
+20 points from last week O Ba Ba (from 23 points last week up to 53 points this week)

Biggest Point Gain in the "Bubbling Under" section:
+41 points from last week Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good (from 3 points last week up to 44 points this week)
+21 points from last week Let Yourself Go (from 47 points last week up to 68 points this week)

BILLBOARD TOP 40 MAJOR POINT LOSERS: COOL IT DOWN
-31 points from last week Midnight Love Affair (from 46 points last week down to 15 points this week)
-24 points from last week Down To Love Town (from 117 points last week down to 93 points this week)
-19 points from last week You + Me = Love (from 64 points last week down to 45 points this week)
-19 points from last week Music Man (from 22 points last week down to 3 points this week)
-18 points from last week Love Bug (from 32 points last week down to 14 points this week)
-17 points from last week Makes You Blind (from 85 points last week down to 68 points this week)
-17 points from last week Take The Heat Off Me (from 28 points last week down to 11 points this week)

Biggest Point Loss in the "Bubbling Under" section:
-8 points from last week I Like To Dance (from 13 points last week down to 5 points this week)
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ONE YEAR AGO IN DISCO HISTORY
December 20, 1975

Billboard charts:
A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos:
(#1= I LOVE MUSIC )
B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC):
(#1= LET'S GROOVE)
C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC):
(#1= JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT)
D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island):
(#1= LADY BUMP/ THE LADY BUMPS ON )
E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego Discos:
(#1= I LOVE MUSIC)

5 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15 = 75 points max.

THE BILLBOARD DISCO COMPILATION CONSENUS TOP 5
December 20, 1975

Chart #61

1) LADY BUMP/THE LADY BUMPS ON - Penny McLean
(Atco 7"/ DJ only 12") (61 points/ 5 charts = ABCDE)
6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #3 (+2)
2) "THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA" (LP) )(ACDE) TANGERINE (B) - The Salsoul Orchestra
(Salsoul LP) (59 points/ 4 charts = A_CDE)
7 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #1 (-1) (2 nonconsecutive week @ #1)
3) JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - The Biddu Orchestra
(Epic 7") (47 points/ 4 charts = ABCD_)
4 weeks/5 weeks on chart/ Last week: #21 (+18)
4) I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays
(PIR 7") (45 points/ 4 charts = A_CDE)
9 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #2 (-2)/ (4 nonconsecutive weeks @ #1)
5) BABY FACE - Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps
(Wing & A Prayer) (41 points/ 4 charts = A_CDE)
9 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #4 (-1)
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TWO YEARS AGO IN DISCO HISTORY
December 21, 1974

Billboard charts: (4 charts with 15 items apiece: 60 points = perfect score)

A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos:
(#1= EXPRESS )
B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC):
(#1= LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME)
C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC):
(#1= DOCTOR'S ORDERS)
D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Long Isand & Queens)
(#1= YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING/MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING )


THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 5:
DECEMBER 21, 1974


Chart #9

1) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Scepter LP only) (46 points/ALL 4 charts = ABCD)
7 weeks on chart/ Last week: #2 (+1) / 2 weeks @ #1
2) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess 7"- Disco Mix) (45 points/ALL 4 charts = ABCD)
6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #3 (+1)
3) DOCTOR’S ORDERS – Carol Douglas
(Midland International 7") (38 points/ 3 charts = A_CD)
8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #1 (-2)/ 4 nonconsecutive weeks @ #1
4) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME - Sister Sledge
(Chelsea 7") (31 points/ 3 charts = ABC_)
3 weeks on chart/ Last week: #5 (+1)
5) ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW - Lalo Schifrin
(Chess 7") (25 points/ 2 charts = _BC_)
3 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #11 (+6)
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OK, now let's check to see where this week's charted items rank in the
DISC-O-LA FORTUNE 500 ......

[first posted in the 3/26/76 column]

The rarefied air of the important CLASSIC records on the chart this week led me to take a look at their positions on the Disco-o-la Fortune 500 Discotheque Songs of the 70s list compiled by Ed Rothschild (with assistance from Johnny Tripp and Chipper McKearnin), that appears in its entirety in the back of Mel Cheren's book, Keep On Dancin': My Life and the Paradise Garage (2000); (Supposedly, this list came to fruition sometime in the Eighties; I don't know the specifics. The list goes back as early as the late Sixties for a few titles and then culls some from the early Seventies and stops at the end of
1979--no records from the Eighties are included--a few charted in 1980--but were actually released in late 1979)

DISC-O-LA FORTUNE 500 Rankings:

(Based on items in this weeks chart): 29 charting positions featuring 33 titles


#11) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
#30) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN
#36) MY LOVE IS FREE
#97) MAKES YOU BLIND

#101) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE
#102) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME / SOUR & SWEET
#115) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
#124) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP
#145) MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR
#157) YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE
#179) YOU + ME = LOVE
#189) ANOTHER STAR/SIR DUKE/ISN'T SHE LOVELY

#204) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF
#232) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE
#237) CAR WASH
#258. (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY
#275) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)
#289) SORRY/ THAT'S THE TROUBLE

#310) DANCIN'
#314) CALYPSO BREAKDOWN
#372) PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC
#387) DADDY COOL

#408) LET'S GET IT TOGETHER
#412) OPEN SESAME
#423) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE
#426) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
#432) SPRING RAIN
#446) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA
#473) GET UP OFFA THAT THING (Release The Pressure)
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Coming NEXT WEEK To A Disco Near You...

CUT THE RUG
"SALSOUL JOLLIES"
PUT ON YOUR JEANS
GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING
IT AIN'T REGGAE BUT IT'S FUNKY
TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE
DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE
GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

& [in January '77] DISCO INFERNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--burn, baby, burn!

[markydefad]

DISCO MIX By Tom Moulton

December 18, 1976

SORRY, NO TOM MOULTON COLUMN PRINTED THIS WEEK. TOM RETURNS NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER 25, 1976.

[drlove]

thanks, Marky, for the latest December '76 chart . . .got 3 titles in your Bubbling Under to comment on:

1. It figures that with a subject matter like this song, that New Orleans is the only city still charting it . . .
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.)

2. I have always loved Odia Coates' vocal stylings, but I've only known her through her mid-70s recordings with Paul Anka (You're Having My Baby / One Man Woman, One Woman Man / I Believe There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love / I Don't Like To Sleep Alone) and now this disco recording. Is there much out there on her WITHOUT the contributions of Canada's original "Lonely Boy" ???
86) * MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE - Odia Coates & Paul Anka
(Epic 12-inch: 5:35) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Denny Diante // W: Paul Anka
2 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

3. Say it ain't so, Marky !!! I take it this is going to be the last ever chart listing of my fave disco tune of all time (down to #90, with just 1 point earned on the Denver chart) ??? Sniff . .sob.
90) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
(Capitol LP / 12-inch disco disk promo remix: 6:32) P: Freddie Perren // W: F. Perren/ K. St. Lewis
1 point/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 31 weeks on chart // Last week: #86 (-4)


. . and Marky, thanks (as always) for a great weekly chart recap -- can't wait for your year-end recap of '76's charts (following the Christmas Day chart, of course) . . . . perhaps in August sometime ???

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by drlove

thanks, Marky, for the latest December '76 chart . . .got 3 titles in your Bubbling Under to comment on:

1. It figures that with a subject matter like this song, that New Orleans is the only city still charting it . . .
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.)

Are you saying that New Orleans has a special affinity for "old black magic"???? Whether that's the reason I'm unsure...the 12" remix seemed to chart mostly in the South (Atlanta was the other city I recall off the top of my head.) It is interesting how some of these 12-inch versions are released too late to get a second wind in the clubs...witness "My Love Is Free" which gets its 12" release charted this week...after it is mostly played out from the LP version...
hmmm.....peeking ahead, I see it does get into the mid-teens in 1977--but not the Top 10.

2. I have always loved Odia Coates' vocal stylings, but I've only known her through her mid-70s recordings with Paul Anka (You're Having My Baby / One Man Woman, One Woman Man / I Believe There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love / I Don't Like To Sleep Alone) and now this disco recording. Is there much out there on her WITHOUT the contributions of Canada's original "Lonely Boy" ???

86) * MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE - Odia Coates & Paul Anka
(Epic 12-inch: 5:35) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Denny Diante // W: Paul Anka
2 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

I remember thinking that Odia Coates was going to be a BIG STAR--she was beautiful and sang quite well--seemed to have the right package to go beyond the opening act for Paul Anka's show in Vegas....but it didn't happen. The flip side of the 12" is a solo track by her and Anka does give her top billing on this duet!! I know she did a few solo LPs.....she charted one previous disco track briefly-- "Showdown" in early 1975. [I'm wondering if that was a cover of the ELO track? ] AMG has no info on her discography at present...just the duets on various compilations...so she's pretty forgotten.

3. Say it ain't so, Marky !!! I take it this is going to be the last ever chart listing of my fave disco tune of all time (down to #90, with just 1 point earned on the Denver chart) ??? Sniff . .sob.

90) HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - Tavares
(Capitol LP / 12-inch disco disk promo remix: 6:32) P: Freddie Perren // W: F. Perren/ K. St. Lewis
1 point/ 1 chart = Denver
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 31 weeks on chart // Last week: #86 (-4)

I think this is it for Tavares. Denver has been charting this as their #15 record for the past four weeks as they repeated the same chart, and Denver gets dumped after this week, but it's had a 31 week run, oh, ain't that enough for you????... strangely, I don't think Tavares charts any disco tracks after the heights they reached in 1976, did they??? Very strange that an act could do so well with 3 monster hits and then just abandon the genre ...oh wait, I'm forgetting "More Than A Woman" from "SNF"...but that's about it. They stayed pop/r&b after that until the hits dried up.

. . and Marky, thanks (as always) for a great weekly chart recap -- can't wait for your year-end recap of '76's charts (following the Christmas Day chart, of course) . . . . perhaps in August sometime ???

Well, thanks for the props...I appreciate it. The last chart of 1976 should be up in August....the year-end will take some time...that's a whole lotta info to digest and compile...I think I know how I'm gonna do it...but it's tricky because the first 2/3 of the year's charts were done in the old system with 6 charts (3 cities' audience response in discos & 3 retailers in NYC) and then in September we got 16 city charts compiled into a national chart. I think I'm gonna choose the 6 city charts with the most national Top 10 consensus to compile with the 6 charts that were used in the first 8 months of the year. Luckily, NY & LA are in the Top 6, so that helps with continuity. Unfortunately, I see a tie coming in the city chart totals, so I'll have to play with that and figure out a solution...and then I'm sure there are other problems that I don't foresee now....but I'll give it a try and get it up before the end of the year. Then I need a rest!

I just recently noticed that 1976 has taken 3 years to compile & type......I started in August 2005!!!!

[remicks]

Originally Posted by markydefad

I think this is it for Tavares. Denver has been charting this as their #15 record for the past four weeks as they repeated the same chart, and Denver gets dumped after this week... strangely, I don't think Tavares charts any disco tracks after the heights they reached in 1976, did they??? Very strange that an act could do so well with 3 monster hits and then just abandon the genre ...oh wait, I'm forgetting "More Than A Woman" from "SNF"...but that's about it.

I love to hear Drlove , that HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL is your all-time favorite disco song. Sometimes I forget just how wonderful that song is/ was in its day ... at the time it was a great example of how pop disco offered something new and different from concurrent pop rock .... the swirling strings/harps, the lush orchestration ..... and its deliverance of a kinder gentler message while still being aggressive in its tone .... Sweet and dancable!! I don't think better imagery of "heaven' has ever been as successfully captured in a musical arrangement ...

So long to a brilliant lighter side of disco music ...

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--- This it would appear is the swan song week for another biggie:

Drop offs:

YOU SHOULD BE DANCING - Bee Gees (was #71 last week/ 21 weeks on chart: Peak: 9 weeks @ #1)

Twenty-one weeks on the chart ( five + months!!) and nine (two + months) of those at Number One !!

I wonder how much better that song would've done if only the Bee Gees had given disco a go !!!

I just recently noticed that 1976 has taken 3 years to compile & type......I started in August 2005!!!!

Marky its been a wonderful three years !! I wish the "real" 1976 had passed at a similar pace .... ( ... I think??)


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