Billboard's Year-End Top Hits (1974-1986)!!!!!

[efunk_adelic]

Originally Posted by markydefad

TOP NEW YORK HITS OF 1975

1) BAD LUCK - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Phila. Intl. LP)
2) HIJACK - Herbie Mann (Atlantic)
3) FLY, ROBIN FLY/ I LIKE IT - Silver Convention (Midland Intl LP)
4) FREE MAN - South Shore Commission (Wand)
5) WHERE IS THE LOVE - Betty Wright (Alston LP)
6) CASANOVA BROWN/ DO IT YOURSELF/HOW HIGH THE MOON - Gloria Gaynor (MGM LP)
7) EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD - Consumer Rapport (Wing & a Prayer)
8. HONEY BEE/ NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT - Gloria Gaynor (MGM LP)
9) I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays (Phila. Intl LP)
10) FOREVER CAME TODAY - Jackson Five (Motown LP)

11) BRAZIL - Ritchie Family (20th Century)
12) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter (Mercury)
13) PEACEPIPE- B.T. Express (Roadshow LP)
14) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Co. (Vibration)
15) E-MAN BOOGIE - Jimmy Castor Bunch (Atlantic LP)
16) EL BIMBO - Bimbo Jet (Scepter)
17) HELPLESSLEY - Moment Of Truth (Roulette)
18. DREAMING A DREAM - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite)
19) BABY FACE - Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (Wing & A Prayer)
20) WHAT A DIFF'RENCE A DAY MAKES - Esther Phillips (Kudu LP)

21) I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing (Chess)
22) CRYSTAL WORLD - Crystal Grass (Phillips French Import)
23) IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE - Tavares (Capitol disco version)
24) LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - Donna Summer (Oasis LP)
25) EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite)
26) THE HUSTLE - Van McCoy (Avco)
27) CARAVAN/WATUSI STRUT - Deodato (MCA LP)
28. DO IT ANY WAY YOU WANNA - People's Choice (TSOP)
29) SWEARIN' TO GOD - Frankie Valli (Private Stock disco version)
30) LADY BUMP/THE LADY BUMPS ON - Penny McLean (Atco)

31) I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - The Philly Devotions (Columbia)
32) THREE STEPS FROM TRUE LOVE - The Reflections (Capitol)
33) TRAMMPS DISCO THEME/ STOP AND THINK - The Trammps (Gold Fleece LP)
34) SALSOUL - Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul LP)
35) FIRE/ YOU SET MY HEART ON FIRE - Tina Charles (Columbia)
36) JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT - Biddu Orchestra (Epic)
37) EXPRESS - B.T. Express ( Scepter LP)
38. HOOKED FOR LIFE - The Trammps (Atlantic -long version)
39) GLASS HOUSE - The Temptations (Gordy LP)
40) I AM SOMEBODY - Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Pye LP)

41) BLUE EYED SOUL - Carl Douglas (20th Century LP)
42) LADY MARMALADE/ WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU - Labelle (Epic LP)
43) MIGHTY HIGH/ EVERYTHING IS LOVE - Mighty Clouds Of Joy (ABC LP)
44) UNDECIDED LOVE - The Chequers (Scepter disco mix)
45) SUMMER OF '42/ EXODUS - Biddu Orchestra (Epic)
46) MESSIN' WITH MY MIND - Labelle (Epic LP)
47) FOOT STOMPIN' MUSIC/ DISCO STOMP - Bohannon (Dakar LP)
48. SEXY/ T.L.C. - MFSB ( Phila. Intl. LP)
49) SUNNY - Yambu (Montuno)
50) OVERTURE/ LOVE MACHINE - The Miracles (Tamla LP)

Next Week: 1976 Top 50, Top 25 Artists & Top 10 Labels

I'm looking at this awesome list of music.... I feel like i'm in the twilight zone... Anyways, there is a song that did well nationally in 1975 Faith, Hope & Charity - To Each His Own (#50 Pop, #1 Soul) did not even crack the top 50 of New York???? :oops: how embarrasing.. that song rules :P :P ,,,,

[markydefad]

I recall "To Each His Own" as a monster disco record in San Francisco in 1975 also. I'll have to check the New York charts to see where it peaked...but I'm sure it was a hit there also. Let's say it was #51.

I'm just typing what the Billboard charts printed...no editorializing on my part.

Just the facts, ma'am...er, uh ...Sir. :D

[DISCODISK]

efunk_adelic/marky do you recall that disco express album series u.s on u.s r.c.a? i say series i think there was 2. vol 2 is great the songs are mixed and all tracks sound slightly beefed up but not remixed to each his own is on there sounding great,along with the tymes you little trustmaker that also sounds great on there with the background vocals really standing out,throw in the brothers "are you ready for this" and the amazing bill harris "am i cold am i hot" along with others making it a really great album well worth looking out for :P

[NickNack]

"To Each His Own" was a monster hit in the New York club scene. I don't know why it didn't place on Billboard but anyone who was hanging out at that time heard Faith, Hope & Charity.

[efunk_adelic]

Originally Posted by DISCODISK

efunk_adelic/marky do you recall that disco express album series u.s on u.s r.c.a? i say series i think there was 2. vol 2 is great the songs are mixed and all tracks sound slightly beefed up but not remixed to each his own is on there sounding great,along with the tymes you little trustmaker that also sounds great on there with the background vocals really standing out,throw in the brothers "are you ready for this" and the amazing bill harris "am i cold am i hot" along with others making it a really great album well worth looking out for :P

hey discodisk,
because i was very young in 1975.... i didn't realize the impact that disco would make in the next few years... To Each His Own was in my top 10 favorite jams of that year... I would just die if they made of copy of it on 12" @ 45 rpm.... omg!!!!!! :D :D :D I wonder if they made a copy of it.... hehe. This LP that you are talking about is making my mouth water... what are the cuts on it?

[markydefad]

The long version of "To Each His Own" (5:18 ) is on the RCA compilation "Big 12 Inches: More, More, More". The edited single version (3:23) is on "Super Rare Disco, Vol 1."

[FireNightDance]

Faith Hop & Charity's "To Each His Own":

Most Likely the reason it is not on the year-end list, has to do with cutoff dates. Billboard's chart year might have ran from September 74 to October 75. I recall hearing this song on WNBC in New York and they were a pop station, so it's huge Disco set in NYC crossed it over.

Muggy

[paul]

I'm surprised as well that "To Each His Own" didn't place higher. Not that Connecticut is a media giant but it was very popular there. In fact I seem to remember seeing Faith Hope & Charity on The Mike Douglas or Dinah Shore show.

[markydefad]

1981 Billboard Top 50 Dance/Disco Audience Response (Singles/Albums)

1) YOU'RE TOO LATE/ FUNKY SONG/ YOU CAN'T LOSE WHAT YOU NEVER HAD - Fantasy (Pavillion)
2) TRY IT OUT - Gino Soccio (RFC/Atlantic)
3) PARADISE - Change (RFC/Atlantic)
4) CAN YOU FEEL IT/ WALK RIGHT NOW - The Jacksons (Epic)
5) GIVE IT TO ME BABY/ SUPER FREAK - Rick James (Gordy)
6) YOUR LOVE/ YOU'RE MY MAGICIAN - Lime (Prism)
7) RAPTURE/ THE TIDE IS HIGH - Blondie (Chrysalis)
8. BREAKING AND ENTERING - Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (P.I.R.)
9) DANCIN' THE NIGHT AWAY - Voggue (Atlantic)
10) SEARCHING TO FIND THE ONE - Unlimited Touch (Prelude)

11) CELEBRATION - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)
12) LOVING JUST FOR FUN - Kelly Marie (Coast To Coast)
13) I'M IN LOVE/ IF YOU WANT MY LOVE - Evelyn King (RCA)
14) LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME/ SUPER TROUPER/ ON AND ON AND ON - ABBA ( Atlantic)
15) HIT N' RUN LOVER - Carol Jiani (Ariola)
16) AI NO CORRIDA/ RAZZAMATAZZ - Quincy Jones (A&M)
17) PULL UP TO THE BUMPER - Grace Jones (Island)
18. THE HILLS OF KATMANDU - Tantra (Importe/12)
19) LOOK UP/ NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - Patrice Rushen (Elektra)
20) A LITTLE BIT OF JAZZ - Nick Straker (Prelude)

21) NUMBERS - Kraftwerk (WB)
22) HEAVEN ABOVE ME - Frankie Valli (MCA)
23) STAY THE NIGHT/ NIGHTS (FEEL LIKE GETTING DOWN) - Billy Ocean (Epic)
24) BUSTING OUT - Material w/ Nona Hendryx (Island)
25) REMEMBER ME/ AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH - Boystown Gang (Moby Dick)
26) NEW TOY - Lene Lovich (Stiff)
27) SET ME FREE - The Three Degrees (Ariola)
28. ZULU - The Quick (Pavillion)
29) IT'S A LOVE THING - The Whispers (Solar)
30) PLANET EARTH/ GIRLS ON FILM - Duran Duran (Harvest)

31) UPTOWN - Prince (WB)
32) DO YOU LOVE ME - Patti Austin (Qwest)
33) GET ON UP AND DO IT AGAIN - Suzy Q (Atlantic)
34) ON THE BEAT - The B.B. & Q. Band (Capitol)
35) MENERGY/ I WANNA TAKE YOU HOME - Patrick Cowley (Fusion)
36) LOVE IS GOINNA BE ON YOUR SIDE - Firefly (Emergency)
37) SHAKE IT UP TONIGHT - Cheryl Lynn (Columbia)
38. BODY MUSIC - The Strikers (Prelude)
39) IF YOU FEEL IT - Thelma Houston (RCA)
40) DON'T STOP/ DO IT AGAIN - K.I.D. (SAM)

41) FULL OF FIRE/ MAKE THAT MOVE - Shalamar (Solar)
42) I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU - Denroy Morgan (Becket)
43) GIVE ME A BREAK/ REMEMBER - Vivian Vee (Launch)
44) VOICES IN MY HEAD. WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN - The Police (A&M)
45) HEARTBEAT - Taana Gardner (West End)
46) GONNA GET OVER YOU - France Joli (Prelude)
47) GET TOUGH/ LICENSE TO DREAM/ DE KLEEER THING - Kleeer (Atlantic)
48. BURN RUBBER -The Gap Band (Mercury)
49) IT'S A WAR/ AHIJA/ IM READY - Kano (Emergency)
50) CAPITOL TROPICAL - Two Man Sound (TRS Records)

[efunk_adelic]

good list from 1981 my first full year of jockin'

the club I worked in, we we're more funk oriented then what is listed nationally.

I gotta dig out my charts and share them with you guys...
here's a peak at what did the best for me in 1981.

Heartbeat - Taana Gardner
Give It To Me Baby/Super Freak/Ghetto Life - Rick James
I Hear Music In The Streets - Unlimited Touch
Shine Your Light - Graingers
Burn Rubber - Gap Band
Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside
Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith
I'm In Love - Evelyn King
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Roger
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
Don't Stop The Music - Yarborough & Peoples
I'll Do Anything For You - Denroy Morgan
Paradise/Heaven Of My Life - Change
Funtown U.S.A. - Rafael Cameron
Freaky Dancin' - Cameo
Push - One Way
Pull Fancy Dancer Pull - One Way
Head - Prince
Jammin' Big Guitar - Vaughan Mason & Crew
Snap Shot/Wait For Me - Slave
Make You Mine - Side Effect
Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move) - West Street Mob
It's A Love Thing - Whispers
Make That Move - Shalamar
Call It What You Want - Bill Summers & Summers Heat
Get On Up Do It Again - Suzy Q
Sweet Delight - Woods Empire
Just Chillin' Out - Bernard Wright
Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move)/Let's Dance - Tom Browne
She's A Bad Mama Jama - Carl Carlton
First True Love Affair - Jimmy Ross
I'm Ready - Kano
Are You Single - Aurra
Hit And Run - Bar-Kays
On The Beat - B.B. & Q Band

a couple of songs on the national chart that i tried & tried but just did not catch the fire to make the list.

Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
Numbers - Kraftwerk

[rhessel]

Hi Marky:

Where are you now??? We all miss you.

It is such a boring weekend without your Billboard's posting.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Cheers,

[markydefad]

OK, let's resume with .....

1982 BILLBOARD DISCO/DANCE TOP 50 SINGLES/ALBUMS CHART

(my copy is hard to read....but, I'll try to decipher it as best I can)

1) GLAD TO KNOW YOU/ 3,000,000 SYNTHS/ QUESTIONAIRE - Chas Jankel (A&M)
2) CONTROVERSY/ LET'S WORK - Prince (WB)
3) KEEP ON/ YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME - "D" Train (Prelude)
4) IN THE NAME OF LOVE - Thompson Twins (Arista)
5) DON'T YOU WANT ME/ OPEN YOUR HEART - Human League (A&M/Virgin)
6) SITUATION - Yaz (Sire)
7) DON'T COME CRYING TO ME/ LET IT RIDE - Linda Clifford (Capitol)
8. YOU CAN/ FIRE IN MY HEART - Madleen Kane (Chalet)
9) TAINTED LOVE/ WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Soft Cell (Sire)
10) MURPHY'S LAW - Cheri (Venture???)

11) CAN YOU MOVE/ CLUBLAND MIX/ BRING ON THE FUNKATEERS - Modern Romance (Atlantic)
12) DO I DO - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
13) I RAN - A Flock Of Seagulls ((Jive/Arista)
14) DESIGNER MUSIC/ HOLD ME DOWN- Lipps Inc. (Casablanca)
15) MEGATRON MAN/ GET A LITTLE - Patrick Cowley (Megatone)
16) COMBAT ROCK: ROCK THE CASBAH - The Clash (Epic)
17) THANKS TO YOU - Sinnamon (Becket)
18. LET IT WHIP - The Dazz Band (Motown)
19) WORDY RAPPINGHOOD/ GENIUS OF LOVE - Tom Tom Club (Sire)
20) CALL ME/ LET'S CELEBRATE - Skyy (Salsoul)

21) (THE BEST PART OF) BREAKIN' UP - Roni Griffith (Vanguard)
22) I SPECIALIZE IN LOVE - Sharon Brown (Profile)
23) PLANET ROCK - Afrika Bambaata & The Soul Sonic Force (Tommy Boy)
24) LOVE COME DOWN - Evelyn King (RCA)
25) SURE SHOT - Tracy Weber (RFC/Quality)
26) RIGHT ON TARGET/ PUSHIN' TOO HARD - Paul Parker (Megatone)
27) IT'S ALRIGHT - Gino Soccio (RFC/Atlantic)
28. MENERGY/ I WANNA TAKE YOU HOME - Patrick Cowley (Fusion)
29) CENTERFOLD/ FLAME THROWER - J. Geils Band (EMI America)
30) TELL ME THAT I'M DREAMING - Was (Not Was) (Island)

31) LOVE PLUS ONE - Haircut One Hundred (Arista)
32) THE VISITORS/ WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE - ABBA (Atlantic)
33) MAMA USED TO SAY - Junior (Mercury)
34) STORMY WEATHER - Viola Wills (Sunergy)
35) GLORIA - Laura Branigan (Atlantic)
36) LET'S GROOVE - Earth, Wind & Fire (ARC/Columbia)
37) LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER) - Donna Summer (Geffen)
38. FORGET ME NOTS - Patrice Rushen (Elektra)
39) LIVE IT UP - Time Bandits (Columbia)
40) TIME - Stone (West End)

41) BURNIN' UP/ SO GOOD, SO RIGHT - Imagination (MCA)
42) WALKING ON SUNSHINE - Rocker's Revenge (Streetwise)
43) SO FINE - Howard Johnson (A&M)
44) I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - Hall & Oates (RCA)
45) TAKE MY LOVE - Melba Moore (EMI America)
46) BABE, WE'RE GONNA LOVE TONITE - Lime (Prism)
47) GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - Angela Clemmons (Portrait)
48. JUMP SHOUT - Lisa (Moby Dick)
49) DON'T MAKE ME WAIT - Peech Boys (West End)
50) MESOPOTAMIA - the B-52's (WB)




1982 BILLBOARD TOP DISCO/DANCE ARTISTS


1) CHAS JANKEL (2) A&M
2) PRINCE (2) Warner Bros.
3) "D" TRAIN (2) Prelude
4) YAZ (2) Sire
5) PATRICK COWLEY (1) Megatone; (1) Fusion
6) THOMPSON TWINS (1) Arista
7) HUMAN LEAGUE (2) A&M; (1) ?(can't read it)
8. A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS (2) Arista
9) SOFT CELL (2) Sire
10) STEVIE WONDER (2) Tamla

11) THE CLASH (2) Epic
12) HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED (3) Arista
13) IMAGINATION (2) MCA
14) LINDA CLIFFORD (1) Capitol
15) TOM TOM CLUB (2) Sire
16) MADLEEN KANE (1) Chalet
17) MELBA MOORE (2) EMI America
18. CHERI (1) Venture
19) BILLY IDOL (2) Chrysalis
20) MODERN ROMANCE (?) Atlantic

21) LIPPS INC (1) Casablanca
22) EVELYN KING (?) RCA
23) SINNAMON (1) Becket
24) DAZZ BAND (1) Motown
25) SKYY (1) Salsoul

1982 BILLBOARD TOP DISCO/DANCE LABELS


1) A&M (16 charted products)
2) WARNER BROTHERS (18 )
3) ARISTA (17)
4) ATLANTIC (16)
5) PRELUDE (14)
6) SIRE (10)
7) RCA (16)
8. EPIC (10)
9) CAPITOL (10)
10) RFC/QUALITY (9)

Ohhhhhhh.....the memories this chart brings back!!!!! This was the peak of the Trocadero/Aloha Records experience for me. The music had definitley changed...BUT it was STILL real GOOOOOOOOD!!!! (IMHO)

[Greg Wilson]

Very interesting chart. The fact that 4 British 'Futurist' acts made the Top 10 reflects the changing times, and the influence that this new wave of electronic dance music was having, on New York especially.

A number of the early landmark 'Electro-Funk' tracks are included, D Train 'You're The One For Me', Stone, Peech Boys, Sinnamon, Soul Sonic Force and Rockers Revenge, which all appear in my 'Essential Beats' list:
http://www.discomusic.com/disco-hist...ctro-funk.html

Totally shocked that Sharon Redd's 'Beat The Street' failed to make the chart. The 12" Kevorkian remix was absolutely massive here in the UK.

Nice one for reproducing these lists Markydefad.

[QUINNY]

What a massive surprise that Chas Jankel was numero uno. In comparison, he did absolutely diddly squat over here. I don't think I've ever heard the tune on radio, but I guess it's still played by certain stations in the U.S. on a fairly regular basis?
Disco really struggled in the U.S. in '82, eh?

[paul]

Originally Posted by QUINNY

What a massive surprise that Chas Jankel was numero uno. In comparison, he did absolutely diddly squat over here. I don't think I've ever heard the tune on radio, but I guess it's still played by certain stations in the U.S. on a fairly regular basis?
Disco really struggled in the U.S. in '82, eh?

Frankly Quinny, I'm a little surprised by the strong showing of Chas Jankel as well. I really like the song (I ripped it off from my sister :lol: ) but I only heard it occasionally at clubs or on the radio.
Disco in the states was taking a viscous bashing here so I always felt mixed around this period of time. I like much of the music even though it doesn't really fit the "classic disco" style. At the same time I sense some of these songs got their run because of the dimwitted hatred of disco here.