1977 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

[markydefad]

January 8, 1977

DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS STATS:


DEBUTS: (+5)
15) * MAGIC'S IN THE AIR/BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ONE (12-inch remix) - Esther Phillips (Baltimore+DC/LA+SD/Miami/Phoenix/SF)
37) * BLACK JACK - Tender Aggression (Phoenix)

52) * I'M GONNA STAY WITH MY BABY TONIGHT - George McCrae (SF)
72) * THE HUSTLE AND THE BUS STOP - The Destinations (Montreal)
83) * LOIN D'ICI - Boule Noire (Montreal)


RETURNS: (+7)
22) (R) MY LOVE IS FREE (12" remix) - Double Exposure (Boston/NYC/SF)

60) (R) SCREWED (Conditions) - Brass Construction (SF)
68) (R) REGGAE DISCO - Arthur Adams (New Orleans)
71) (R) YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer (Miami)
73) (R) WIGGLE, WIGGLE, WIGGLE - Cream De Coco (Pittsburgh)
77) (R) LET'S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO - Undisputed Truth (Boston)
82) (R) FULL TIME THING (Between Dusk and Dawn) - Whirlwind (Chicago)


DROPOFFS: (-21)
BRAZILIAN LOVE SONG - Love Unlimited Orchestra (was bundled with "My Sweet Summer Suite" last week/ 9 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #1-1 week)
SOUL CHA CHA - Van McCoy (was #36 last week/ 12 weeks on chart/ Peak: #14)
SWAHILI BOOGIE - Van McCoy (was #36 last week/ 12 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #14)
BLACK MAN - Stevie Wonder (was #48 last week/ 1 week on chart)
JAM ON THE GROOVE - Ralph MacDonald (was #57 last week/ 5 weeks on chart/ Peak: bundled @ #7)
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS - Rose Royce (was #59 last week/ 1 week on chart)
(Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY - KC & The Sunshine Band (was #63 last week/ 20 weeks on chart/ Peak: #9)
SPIDER'S WEBB - Spiders Webb (was #66 last week/ 1 week on chart)
*TIME IS MOVIN' - The Blackbyrds (was #72 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)
ENJOY YOURSELF - The Jacksons (was #75 last week/ 7 weeks on chart/ Peak: #33)
SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO - The Jacksons (was bundled @ #75 last week/ 1 week on chart)
I LIKE TO DO IT - KC & The Sunshine Band (was #80 last week/ 2 weeks on chart/ Peak: #50)
SURPRISE - The Disco Sound of Andre Gagnon (was #81 last week/ 7 weeks on chart/ Peak: #58)
*YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE - Roni Hill (was #82 last week/ 3 weeks on chart/Peak: #33/ *will return)
*LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones (was #83 last week/ 3 weeks on chart/ Peak: #39/ *will return)
*BLACK BROTHERS - Black Soul (was #85 last week/ 1 week on chart/*will return)
DREAM - Esther Phillips (was #86 last week/1 week on chart)
SOONER OR LATER - Ace Spectrum (was bundled @ #88 last week/ 4 weeks on chart/ Peak: #83)
MAINTAIN - Steve Marshall & Touch (was #89 last week/ 1 week on chart)
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (was #91 last week/ 26 weeks on chart/ Peak: #1)
GET UP OFFA THAT THING - James Brown (was #92 last week/ 12 weeks on chart/ Peak: #19)


TAKIN' A FLYIN' LEAP: (Titles vaulted out of the "bubbling under" chart into the Top 40 this week)
+54 chart positions TURN ON TO LOVE (moved from #93 last week up to #39)
+47 chart positions SPRING RAIN (moved from #77 last week up to #30)
+44 chart positions TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE (moved from #78 last week up to #34)
+41 chart positions ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT (moved from #42 last week up to #1!!!!)
+39 chart positions LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD (moved from #44 last week up to #5)
+37 chart positions MAGIC'S IN THE AIR (moved from #52 last week up to #15)
+36 chart positions LET YOURSELF GO (moved from #41 last week up to #5)

RETURNS FROM "BUBBLING UNDER" INTO TOP 40
none

Biggest upward movement within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
+23 chart positions LOVE AND LEARN (moved from #88 up to #65)

CATCH ME--I'M FALLING: (Titles that fell out of the Top 40 into the "Bubbling Under" safety net)
-41 chart positions FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF (dropped from #35 down to #76)
-40 chart positions NO, NO, NO, MY FRIEND (You're Wrong So Do It Again) (dropped from #39 down to #79)
-38 chart positions MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE (dropped from #40 down to #78)
-24 chart positions MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE (dropped from #31 down to #55)

Biggest drop within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
-15 chart positions NIGHT PEOPLE/LIES DIVIDED BY JIVE (dropped from #69 down to #84)

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

(Of 27 titles... 10 are now "bubbling under" the Top 40)


THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN (25 nonconsecutive weeks -7/10/76)
YOU + ME = LOVE (25 consecutive weeks - 7/24/76)

I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (24 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/17/76)
LET'S GET IT TOGETHER (24 consecutive weeks -7/31/76)

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

NICE ‘N’ NAASTY (12-inch) (20 consecutive weeks - 8/21/76)
MAKES YOU BLIND (20 consecutive weeks -8/28/76)

DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (19 consecutive weeks -9/4/76)
FULL TIME THING (Between Dusk & Dawn) (19 nonconsecutive weeks-8/28/76)

CALYPSO BREAKDOWN (18 consecutive weeks - 9/11/76)
MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR (18 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/4/76)
WHERE IS THE LOVE (18 consecutive weeks - 9/11/76)

DAZZ (17 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/04/76)
LOVE BUG (17 consecutive weeks - 9/18/76)

DAYLIGHT (16 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
NICE 'N' NAASTY (LP) (16 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
NIGHT PEOPLE/LIES DIVIDED BY JIVE (16 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)
LIVE & LEARN (16 consecutive weeks - 9/25/76)

CAR WASH (15 consecutive weeks - 10/02/76)

"FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" (LP) (14 consecutive weeks - 10/9/76)
MY LOVE IS FREE - Double Exposure (14 nonconsecutive weeks - 8/07/76)

GOIN' UP IN SMOKE (13 consecutive weeks -10/16/76)

ANOTHER STAR/ I WISH/ SIR DUKE (12 consecutive weeks - 10/23/76)
SHOULD I STAY/I WON'T LET YOU GO (12 consecutive weeks - 10/23/76)

DROPPED THIS WEEK:
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME (26 nonconsecutive weeks - 6/26/76)
(Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY (20 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/31/76)
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)

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THE FINAL TALLY, HO

This week:
60 separate titles + 3 medleys + 1 LP = 64 (Top 40)
49 separate titles + 1 medley + 1 LP = 51 (B/U)
109 separate titles + 4 medleys +2 LPs = 115 total on 84 chart positions



Last 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


Debuts: +2 (BDA Top 40) +3 (DCC) = +5 total
Returns: +1 (BDA Top 40) +6 (DCC) = +7 total
Dropoffs: -3 (BDA Top 40) -18 (DCC) = -21 total
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BREAKDOWN: TITLES BY CHART:

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

1 title on 11 charts (I Wish)
0 titles on 10 charts
5 titles on 9 charts (O Ba Ba/Dancin'/Sorry/ That's The Trouble/Car Wash)

4 titles on 8 charts (Sir Duke/Overture/Welcome To Our World Of Merry Music/Down To Love Town)
5 titles on 7 charts (Let Yourself Go/Dazz/Makes You Blind/I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love/Daddy Cool)

4 titles on 6 charts (Isn't She Lovely/Indiscreet/Ha Cha Cha/When Love Is New)

4 titles on 5 charts (Don't Keep It In The Shadows/You're My Driving Wheel/Magic's In The Air+Boy, I Really Tied One On/Help Help)

7 titles on 4 charts (Take The Heat Off Me/Love In Motion/Unfinished Business/Dream Express/Disco Lucy/ You+ Me = Love/Spring Rain)

8 titles on 3 charts (Anyway You Like It/Fever/Open Sesame/My Love Is Free/ I'm Your Boogie Man+Keep It Comin' Love/I Don't Want To Be Tied Down/Sunny)

18 titles on 2 charts (Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good/Far Out/Wine-Flow Disco/Cut the Rug/Givin' The Feeling Back/I Don't Know What's On Your Mind/I've Learned From My Burns/Dreamin'/It Ain't Reggae (But It's Funky)/At The Top Of The Stairs/Dance And Shake Your Tambourine/Stay Away/Looking Away/ Tried,Tested And Found True/Love Bug/Turn On To Love/Let's Get It Together/My Sweet Summer Suite)

53 titles on only 1 chart

3 titles on NO CHARTS = (Where Is The Love/Under Construction/Put On Your Jeans)

[markydefad]

Part #3: January 8, 1977

By The Numbers......

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


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.

Legend: (B) = bundled with other titles by Billboard; (B/U) = "Bubbling Under the Top 40"
* = debut/ (R) = Return
Perfect score = 240 maximum points (15 points for a #1 x 16 charts)

[This weeks position/ (#) = last week's position/Title/Artist/Point total/# of charts reporting/Billboard ranking]

01) (01) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - Thelma Houston (188 points/14 charts) Billboard ranked #1
02) (02) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP - Donna Summer (132 points/14 charts) BB ranked #2
03) (03) ANOTHER STAR - Stevie Wonder (127 points/12 charts) BB ranked#3 (B)
04) (05) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (108 points/11 charts) BB ranked #3 (B)
05) (07) O BA BA - D.C. LaRue (99 points/9 charts) BB ranked: #4 (B)
06) (08) OVERTURE - D.C. LaRue (87 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #4 (B)
07) (06) SIR DUKE - Stevie Wonder (79 points/8 charts) BB ranked #3 (B)
08) (13) DANCIN’ - Crown Heights Affair (76 points/9 charts) BB ranked #6 (B)
09) (11) MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (73 points/7 charts) BB ranked #13
10) (09) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (72 points/8 charts) BB ranked #12

11) (16) LET YOURSELF GO - The Supremes (71 points/7 charts) B ranked: #5 (B)
12) (15) INDISCREET - D.C. LaRue (71 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #4 (B)
13) (04) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (70 points/9 charts) BB ranked #10
14) (12/17) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY - Grace Jones (68 points/9 charts) BB ranked: #7 (B)
15) (10) DAZZ - Brick (67 points/ 7 charts) BB ranked #9
16) (18) DADDY COOL - Boney M (61 points/ 7 charts) BB ranked: #11 (B)
17) (14) ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder (61 points/6 charts) BB ranked #3 (B)
18) (19) DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS - D.C. LaRue w/ Lou Christie (55 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #4 (B)
19) (21) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL - The Supremes (52 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #5 (B)
20) (24) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)- Mass Production (49 points/8 charts) BB ranked #8 (B)

21) (22) ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT - Thelma Houston (44 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #1 (B)
22) (25) HA CHA CHA - Brass Construction (40 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #14
23) (--)*MAGIC'S IN THE AIR/ BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON - Esther Phillips (40 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #15
24) (35) SEARCHING FOR LOVE - Crown Heights Affair (39 points/5 charts) BB ranked #6 (B)
25) (20) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions (38 points/7 charts) BB ranked #18
26) (23) WHEN LOVE IS NEW - Arthur Prysock (38 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #16
27) (--)*LOVE IN MOTION - George McCrae (35 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #17 (B)
28) (--)*HELP HELP - Boney M (34 points/5 charts) BB ranked: Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under" @ #41
29) (--)*TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME - Boney M (33 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #11 (B)
30) (34) DISCO LUCY - Wilton Place Street Band (31 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #26

31) (37) I DON'T WANT TO BE TIED DOWN - The Supremes (27 points/3 charts) BB: Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under": #42
32) (30) DREAMIN' - Loleatta Holloway (26 points/2 charts) BB ranked: #24
33) (23) DREAM EXPRESS - The Honeybees (25 points/ 4 charts) BB ranked: #23
34) (31) FEVER - Boney M (24 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #11 (B)
35) (26) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band (24 points/3 charts)BB ranked#27 (B)
36) (--)*SUNNY - Boney M (24 points/3 charts) BB:Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under": #43
37) (--)*SPRING RAIN - Silvetti (23 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #30
38) (39) LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD - The Supremes (22 points/2 charts) BB ranked: #5 (B)
39) (--)*GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING - George McCrae (21 points/2 charts) BB ranked: #17 (B)
40) (--)*I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND/I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS - Spiders Webb (20 points/2 charts) BB ranked: #21 (B)

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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:

06) FAR OUT (14 points/2 charts) (B)
08) WINE-FLOW DISCO (18 points/2 charts) (B)

16) CUT THE RUG (16 points/2 charts) (B)
19) UNFINISHED BUSINESS (18 points/4 charts)

20) OPEN SESAME (19 points/3 charts)
22) MY LOVE IS FREE (19 points/3 charts)
25) IT AIN'T REGGAE (But It's Funky) (12 points/2 charts)
28) AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (10 points/2 charts)
29) YOU + ME = LOVE (17 points/4 charts)

31) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE (15 points/2 charts)
32) STAY AWAY/LOOKING AWAY (11 points/2 charts) (B)
32) I CAN'T STAY AWAY (10 points/1 chart) (B)
33) GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT (8 points/1 chart)
34) TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE (14 points/2 charts)
35) LOVE BUG (14 points/2 charts)
36) DAYLIGHT/SHOULD I STAY/I WON'T LET YOU GO (7 points/1 chart) (B)
37) BLACK JACK (9 points/ 1 chart)
38) CALYPSO BREAKDOWN (11 points/1 chart) (B)
38) WHERE IS THE LOVE (0 points/0 charts) (B)
39) TURN ON TO LOVE (5 points/2 charts)
40) LET'S GET IT TOGETHER (3 points/2 charts) (B)
40) UNDER CONSTRUCTION/PUT ON YOUR JEANS (0 points/0 charts) (B)

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HEAT UP

BILLBOARD TOP 40 MAJOR POINT GAINERS: THE HEAT IS ON
+26 points from last week Magic's In The Air (from 14 points last week up to 40 points this week)
+21 points from last week Boy, I Really Tied One On (from 19 points last week up to 40 points this week)
+21 points from last week Love In Motion (from 14 points last week up to 35 points this week)
+18 points from last week Spring Rain(from 5 points last week up to 23 points this week)
+17 points from last week Don't Leave Me This Way (from 171 points last week up to 188 points this week)
+14 points from last week Dancin' (from 62 points last week up to 76 points this week)

Biggest Point Gain in the "Bubbling Under" section:
+12 points from last week Help Help (from 22 points last week up to 34 points this week)

COOL DOWN

BILLBOARD TOP 40 MAJOR POINT LOSERS: COOL IT DOWN
-30 points from last week Car Wash (from 100 points last week down to 70 points this week)
-20 points from last week Daylight (from 27 points last week down to 7 points this week)
-16 points from last week Should I Stay/I Won't Let You Go (from 23 points last week down to 7 points this week)
-15 points from last week Love Bug (from 29 points last week down to 14 points this week)
-15 points from last week Open Sesame (from 35 points last week down to 19 points this week)
-14 points from last week Sir Duke (from 93 points last week down to 79 points this week)
-14 points from last week Unfinished Business (from 32 points last week down to 18 points this week)


Biggest Point Loss in the "Bubbling Under" section:
-15 points from last week My Sweet Summer Suite (from 25 points last week down to 10 points this week)

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ONE YEAR AGO IN DISCO HISTORY
JANUARY 10, 1976

Billboard Charts:
A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos:
(#1= MIGHTY HIGH/EVERYTHING IS LOVE ) (2nd week)
B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC):
(#1= TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA, BABY) (1st week)
C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC):
(#1= JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT) (4th week)
D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island):
(#1= TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA, BABY ) (2nd week)
E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego Discos:
(#1= LADY BUMP) (1st week)
+ Special 6th Chart:
F= Top 10 Audience Response Records in Boston Discos:
(#1= "THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA" LP) (3rd week)

[6 charts with 9 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 7 points for a #9; truncated chart this week so they could publish the year-end 1975 list.]

THE BILLBOARD DISCO COMPILATION CONSENUS TOP 5
January 10, 1976

Chart #64

1) MIGHTY HIGH - Mighty Clouds of Joy
(ABC LP) (79 total points/ 6 charts = ABCDEF)
6 weeks on the chart/ (last week: #7) (+6)
2) EVERYTHING IS LOVE - Mighty Clouds of Joy
(ABC LP) (66 points/ 5 charts = ABCD_F)
4 weeks on the chart/ last week: #11 (+9)
3) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - The Softones
(Avco 45) (62 points 6 charts = ABCDEF)
4 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #3) (+/-0)
4) I LOVE MUSIC - The O'Jays
(Phila. Intl. 45/LP) (59 points / 5 charts = ABC_EF)
12 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #8 (previously #1 for 4 weeks) (+4)
5) LADY BUMP/ THE LADY BUMPS ON - Penny McLean
(Atco 45 (retail)/ 12" promo (clubplay) (55 total points/ 5 charts = AB_DEF)
9 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #1{TIE} (3 weeks total) (-4)

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TWO YEARS AGO IN DISCO HISTORY
January 11, 1975

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

A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos:
(#1= I'LL BE HOLDING ON )
B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC):
(#1= SHAME, SHAME, SHAME)
C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC):
(#1= I'LL BE HOLDING ON)
D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Long Isand & Queens)
(#1= SATIN SOUL )


THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 5:
JANUARY 11, 1975


Chart #12

1) {tie} I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing
(Chess 7"- Disco Mix) (51 points/ALL 4 charts = ABCD)
9 weeks on chart/ Last week: #2 (+1)
1) {tie} SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company
(Vibration 7") (51 points/ ALL 4 charts = ABCD)
4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #1 (+/-0)
3) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Scepter LP only) (40 points/ALL 4 charts = ABCD)
10 weeks on chart/ Last week: #4 (+1) / 2 weeks @ #1
4) LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME - Sister Sledge
(Atco 7") (36 points/ 3 charts = ABC_)
6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #3 (-1)
5) DOCTOR’S ORDERS – Carol Douglas
(Midland International 7") (30 points/ 3 charts = A_CD)
11 weeks on chart/ Last week: #5 (+/-0)/ 4 nonconsecutive weeks @ #1

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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): 24 charting positions featuring 28 titles

#11) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - Thelma Houston (Tamla)
#36) MY LOVE IS FREE - Double Exposure (Salsoul)
#30) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (Motown)
#97) MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (Arista)

#101) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions (Columbia)
#112) SALSOUL CHRISTMAS MEDLEY ("Christmas Jollies" LP) - The Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)
#124) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP - Donna Summer (Casablanca/Oasis)
#145) MIDNIGHT LOVE AFFAIR - Carol Douglas (Midland International)
#179) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth (Whitfield)
#189) ANOTHER STAR/SIR DUKE/ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

#204) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF - Denise LaSalle (ABC)
#232) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.)
#237) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (MCA)
#271) THE BEST DISCO IN TOWN - The Ritchie Family (Marlin)
#275) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)- Mass Production (Cotillion)
#289) SORRY/ THAT'S THE TROUBLE - Grace Jones (Beam-Junction)

#310) DANCIN' - Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite)
#314) CALYPSO BREAKDOWN - Ralph MacDonald (Marlin)
#387) DADDY COOL- Boney M (Atco)

#408) LET'S GET IT TOGETHER - El Coco (AVI)
#412) OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)
#423) MY SWEET SUMMER SUITE - Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century)
#432) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti (Salsoul)
#446) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke (RCA)


DROPPED THIS WEEK:
#102) CHERCHEZ LA FEMME
#258) (Shake, Shake, Shake) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY
#473) GET UP OFFA THAT THING (Release The Pressure)
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COMING SOON To A Disco Near You...


TATTOO MAN
FUNK DE MAMBO
UPTOWN FESTIVAL
LOVE IN C MINOR (2 versions)
THEME FROM"KING KONG"
HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF
SPY FOR BROTHERHOOD
STARVIN'/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT
LIFE IS MUSIC/LADY LUCK/DISCO BLUES
FREE LOVE/YOU GOT A PROBLEM/IF YOU WANNA GO BACK


& DISCO INFERNO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--burn, baby, burn!

[markydefad]

DISCO MIX By Tom Moulton

January 8, 1977

SORRY, NO TOM MOULTON COLUMN PRINTED THIS WEEK. TOM RETURNS NEXT WEEK, JANUARY 15, 1977.

[drlove]

thanks, Marky, for the "Coming Soon" list . . . now I have "Let Lady Luck smile, Let Lady Luck smile, Let Lady Luck ... smile on me!" stuck in my brain. (Fortunately, it's a tune I like ).

[remicks]

*****

Hurray!!!

it's

1977 !!! ........ (already )

Let's hope its as glorious a disco year as 1976 turned out to be .
But even as disco now seems to be firmly finding its legs , some industry killjoys are even now already foretelling disco's destined demise !! ..... BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT !!!!! .
And I can't wait to see what all's a coming down the disco track this year !!

SO, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone as I listen to The Salsoul Orchestra's New Year's Medley off their latest release:




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Oh and Mr.Chartman .....some chart info elaboration (already) please :


What 2 dingle-berry regions are not charting

Thelma Houston's DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY * ????????

BREAKDOWN: TITLES BY CHART:

0 titles on all 16 charts
0 titles on 15 charts
2 titles on 14 charts -Don't Leave Me This Way

* which I and 15,000 fans of disco happen to hear Thelma sing LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl the other night dontcha' know



******

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by remicks

*****
Oh and Mr.Chartman .....some chart info elaboration (already) please :

What 2 dingle-berry regions are not charting

Thelma Houston's DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY * ????????

* which I and 15,000 fans of disco happen to hear Thelma sing LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl the other night dontcha' know

******

oh remmy. questions already?

Thelma has yet to be discovered in 2 cities: one city is in the USA and pretty consistently produces the weirdest & most often repeated charts (now that Denver has been dropped) and the other is in another country. Hint. Hint.

They both sit at the back of the weekly city chart list bus, but eventually get on board the Houston train in a few weeks time.....

...and, interestingly, Thelma will then be the second artist to achieve the elusive all 16 charts reporting in a single week. Happens two weeks in a row for her, in fact. [Anyone recall who the first one was???]

Ironically, it occurs as she slips down to #2 while she still has more points than the #1 record. All will be revealed....

[markydefad]

OK, I was a tad snarkilicious last night, wasn't I?

Remmy, the 2 cities not charting Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way" are: 1) Seattle & 2) Montreal.

Seattle charts Thelma in a couple weeks; Montreal adds her just as she slips to #2--so, at that point, Thelma has all 16 charts reporting her for 2 weeks. The only other record to achieve all 16 charts in a single week thus far, nationally, is the Bee Gees for "You Should Be Dancing."

See I can play nice.

[remicks]

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oh, nice-smice
I'll choose your snarkiliciousness anytime!!

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While I'm here :
RE: This week's oddball new entry:
37) * BLACK JACK - Tender Aggression (Phoenix)

Tender Aggression is the name of a cut on their LP (& is where the group name is derived from ?????? ) ....while the LP's title , FLY DISCO FLY ( no song with that title on LP) , seems to be aimed at capitalizing on another German disco success story .





It is charting now: January 1977, but apparently it was recorded almost a year prior, in February & May of 1976 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg Germany .

AFAIK this project is Dieter Reith's one splash into the 70's disco pool .


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[JussiK]

83) * LOIN D'ICI - Boule Noire (Montreal)
-?! What's this like?

[markydefad]

Originally Posted by JussiK

83) * LOIN D'ICI - Boule Noire (Montreal)
-?! What's this like?

Jussi, I can't find it on Youtube (other tracks by the artist [real name: George Thurston] are there, however.)

There are brief samples here: some vocal on #1; instrumental on #10

allmusic ((( Annees Passent > Overview )))

Discogs link:

Boule Noire Discography at Discogs

"Loin d'Ici" also appears on this LP done in tandem with the girly group Toulouse...

Boule Noire & Toulouse (2) - Potion Magique (LP, Album) at Discogs