1977 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

[markydefad]

Part#1:
January 15, 1977


Billboard POP Singles Chart Top 10:

01) (02) YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - Leo Sayer (Warner)
02) (04) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
03) (05) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (MCA)
04) (01) YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR (To Be In My Show) - Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (ABC) (1 week @ #1)
05) (07) DAZZ - Brick (Bang)
06) (03) TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart (Warner) (previously #1 for 7 weeks!)
07) (06) SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - Elton John (MCA/Rocket)
08) (11) *HOT LINE - The Sylvers (Capitol)
09) (09) AFTER THE LOVIN' - Engelbert Humperdinck (Epic/MAM)
10) (10) STAND TALL - Burton Cummings (Portrait)

dropped from last week's Pop Top 10:
#08: "The Rubberband Man" - The Spinners (Atlantic)]
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[Thanks to starsky (aka disco-disc) for sending the Soul Top 10 to me.]


Billboard Hot SOUL Singles Chart Top 10:

01) (02) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
02) (01) DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) - The O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l. Records) (1 week @ #1)
03) (03) DAZZ - Brick (Bang) (spent 4 weeks @ #1)
04) (06) SATURDAY NITE - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)
05) (07) FREE - Deniece Williams (Columbia)
06) (05) CAR WASH -Rose Royce (MCA) (spent 1 week @ #1)
07) (04) HOT LINE – The Sylvers (Capitol)
08) (08) DO IT TO MY MIND - Johnny Bristol (Atlantic)
09) (12) *I LIKE TO DO IT - KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.)
10) (13) *FEELINGS - Walter Jackson (Chi-Sound)

[dropped from last week's Soul Top 10:
#09: "Enjoy Yourself" - The Jacksons (Epic)
#10: "Open Sesame" - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)]

(Items in BOLD have charted/will chart on the disco charts: 5 Pop titles/ 7 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 = * DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF) (1st week)
Baltimore/Washington, D.C.: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (3rd week)
Boston: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY ) (3rd week)
Chicago: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (3rd week)
Dallas/Houston: (#1 = I WISH/ISN'T SHE LOVELY/ANOTHER STAR ) (2nd week)
Detroit: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY ) (2nd week)
Los Angeles/San Diego: (#1= * DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY ) (1st week)
Miami AREA: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY ) (3rd week)

New Orleans: (#1 = * DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (1st week)
New York: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT) (6th week)
Philadelphia: (#1 = THAT'S THE TROUBLE/ SORRY) (4th week)
Phoenix: (#1 = * DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT) (1st week)
Pittsburgh: (#1 = (R) DAZZ) (R) = Return to #1 for the 11th week! (10/16-12/18/76 + 1/15/77)
San Francisco: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT ) (4th week)
Seattle: (#1 = DAZZ ) (3rd week)

+ 1 Canadian city:
Montreal: (#1 = * WHY MUST A GIRL LIKE ME) (1st week)



#1 Tally: (* = first time #1/ (R) = Return to #1/(B) = title bundled with other titles on some, not all, charts)

9 charts = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/New Orleans/NYC/SF)
2 charts = DAZZ (Pittsburgh/Seattle)
1 chart = *DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT (Phoenix)
1 chart = *DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF (Atlanta)
1 chart = I WISH/ISN'T SHE LOVELY/ANOTHER STAR (Dallas+Houston)
1 chart = THAT'S THE TROUBLE/ SORRY (Philadelphia)
1 chart = *WHY MUST A GIRL LIKE ME (Montreal)

[dropped from last week's Disco #1 city chart:
"Four Seasons Of Love" (LP) (LA +SD)
"Any Way You Like It" (bundled in NYC/SF)
"Indiscreet/O Ba Ba/Overture/Face of Love" (Phoenix)
"Je Danse" (Montreal)
"Sir Duke" (Pittsburgh) ]


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

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

[markydefad]

THE BILLBOARD NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40


January 15, 1977
Billboard Disco Action Top 40: Chart #20
Disco Compilation Consensus Chart #116 (volume 3: (1977 = #2)

[40 chart positions featuring 60 titles + 2 medleys + 1 LP = 63 titles total]

[* = Debut/(R) = Return to chart]

[Current position/last week's position/title(s)/artist]

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01) (01) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT - THELMA HOUSTON

(Tamla LP: 5:40) PRODUCER: Hal Davis // WRITER: K. Gamble/L. Huff/C. Gilbert
"DLMTW": 197 points/ 14 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF/__/__/
"AWYLI": 0 points/0 charts = none
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks/ 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #1 (+/-0) (4th week @ #1) /(2nd week bundled @ #1)
DCC chart: 8 weeks/ 7 weeks on chart // Last week: #1 (+/-0)

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02) (04) ["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": 104 points/ 9 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NYC/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF
"DKIITS": 59 points/7 charts = Atlanta/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/SF
"Indiscreet": 79 points/ 7 charts = Baltimore+DC/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF
"O Ba Ba": 83 points/7 charts = Baltimore+DC/Detroit//Miami/NYC/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #4 (+2)
DCC chart: 7 weeks EACH on chart

03) (03) 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": 94 points/ 9 charts = Atlanta/__/Boston/__/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/__/Miami/NO/NYC/Philly/__/Pitts/__/__/
"IW": 93 points/10 charts = Atlanta/__/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Det/LA+SD/__/NO/NYC/__/__/Pitts/__/Seattle/__/
"SD": 69 points/ 7 charts = Detroit/Miami/NO/NYC/Philly/Pitts/Seattle
"ISL": 59 points/ 7 charts = Boston/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/Miami/N.O./NYC/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks/ 13 weeks/ 13 weeks/ 12 weeks on chart // Last week: #3 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 13 weeks/ 13 weeks/ 13 weeks/ 12 weeks on chart

04) (02) " FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" (LP-all cuts) – Donna Summer (accompanied by The Munich Machine)
(Casablanca LP (U.S.)/Quality (Canada)) 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)
108 points/ 12 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/__/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/__/NYC/Philly/__/Pittsburgh/__/Seattle + Montreal ("Spring Affair")
BDA Top 40: 15 weeks on chart // Last week: #2 (-2)/ (6 weeks @ #1: 11/13 - 12/18/76)
DCC chart: 15 weeks on chart

05) (15) MAGIC'S IN THE AIR /BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON [medley] - Esther Phillips
(Kudu 12-inch remix: 7:14) P: Creed Taylor // W: 1) Vincent Montana/ Ronald B. Walker/ 2) Janis Ian
12" remix combining both titles: (I think most charts are just using "Boy" to stand for both titles...or are they???)
"MITA": 26 points/2 charts = Baltimore+DC/SF (in tandem with ""BIRTOO")
"BIRTOO": 70 points/ 7 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/LA+SD/Miami/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF
BDA Top 40: (12" remix): 2 weeks) / "BIRTOO" separately: 9 weeks on chart/ Last week: #15 (+10)
DCC chart: (12" remix): 2 weeks/ "BIRTOO": 9 weeks on chart/ "MITA": 5 weeks

06) (06) 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’ ": 69 points/ 9 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/Seattle
"SFL": 10 points/ 2 charts = Phoenix/Seattle
"FO": 3 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #6 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 11 weeks EACH on chart

07) (09) DAZZ - Brick
(Bang 7"/12" single: 5:35) P: Jim Healy, Johnny Duncan, Robert E. Lee & Brick // W: R. Hargis/E. Irons/R. Ransom
79 points/ 7 charts = Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/NewOrleans/Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 17 weeks on chart/ Last week: #9 (+2)
DCC chart: 18 weeks on chart

08) (17) LOVE IN MOTION/ CUT THE RUG/ GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING - George McCrae
(T.K. LP/12-inch: ("LIM": 5:00/4:52/5:31) P: Gregg Diamond // W: 1) G. Diamond; 2)Argy/Duarte; 3) G. Diamond
"LIM": 52 points/ 6 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Dallas+Houston/Miami/NYC/SF
"CTR": 14 points/1 chart = Baltimore+DC
"GBTF": 47 points/ 4 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks EACH // Last week: #17 (+9)
DCC chart: 5 weeks/4 weeks/4 weeks on chart

09) (--) *DISCO INFERNO/ *STARVIN'/ *BODY CONTACT CONTRACT - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP: 10:54/7:05/6:55) P:(1 & 2) Ron Kersey for Baker-HarrisYoung/ 3) Norman Harris for B-H-Y) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
W: 1) Leroy Green/Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey/ 2) Allan Felder/Ronald Tyson/Norman Harris/ 3) N. Harris/Bruce Gray/Jimmy Hendricks
"DI" + "Starvin'": 55 points EACH/6 charts EACH = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/Phoenix(#1!)/SF
"BCC": 40 points/5 charts= Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week EACH on chart/ *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week EACH/ *DEBUT

10) (10) CAR WASH - Rose Royce
(MCA LP: 5:06) P/W: Norman Whitfield
80 points/ 8 charts = Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/NewOrleans/Philly/Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 16 weeks on chart/ Last week: #10 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 16 weeks on chart

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11) (05) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL/ LET YOURSELF GO/ LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD- The Supremes
(Motown LP: 4:20/4:29/5:51) P: Brian Holland //
W: 1) B. Holland/H. Beatty/F. Stafford/R. Brown; 2) B. Holland/E. Holland/H. Beatty; 3) B.Holland/R. Davis/ R. Brown/ F. Stafford
"YMDW": 23 points/ 2 charts = Atlanta/NYC
"LYG": 42 points/ 4 charts = Atlanta/Chicago/Miami/NYC
"LINKYCFSG": 0 points/ 0 charts = none
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks/ 2 weeks/ 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #5 (-6)
DCC chart: 10 weeks/ 8 weeks/ 7 weeks on chart

12) (13) 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
60 points/ 6 charts = Chicago/Detroit/LA+SD/NewOrleans/Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 20 weeks on chart/ Last week: #13 (+1)
DCC chart: 21 weeks on chart

13) (26) 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
57 points/ 6 charts = Boston/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/NewOrleans/Phoenix/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks on chart/ Last week: #26 (+13)
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart

14) (08) 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:" 32 points/ 5 charts = Boston/Chicago/NewOrleans/NYC/Pittsburgh
"WFD": 20 points/ 2 charts = NewOrleans/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #8 (-6)
DCC chart: 12 weeks/ 11 weeks on chart

15) (20) 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
37 points/ 5 charts = Baltimore+DC/Boston/Dallas+Houston/SF + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks on chart / Last week: #20 (+5)
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart

16) (12) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN – The Originals
(Motown 12-inch: 5:55) P: Frank Wilson & Michael B. Sutton // W: D.Daniels/M. Sutton/K. Wakefield
45 points/ 5 charts = Boston/Chicago/Philly/Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 20 weeks on chart/ Last week: #12 (-4) / 1 week @ #1 (10/30/76)
DCC chart: 20 weeks on chart

17) (07) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY - 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
BOTH TITLES = 43 points EACH/ 6 charts = Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/NewOrleans/NYC/Philly + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks/ 10 weeks on chart/ Last week: #7 (-10)
DCC chart: 12 weeks/ 10 weeks on chart

18) (30) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti
(Salsoul 12" (U.S.)/(RCA-Canada: 5:52) P: Rafael Trabuchelli // W: Bebu Silvetti
46 points/ 8 charts = Boston/Chicago/LA+SD/Miami//NYC/Phoenix/SF + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks // Last week: #30 (+12)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart

19) (22) MY LOVE IS FREE (12-inch Remix)- Double Exposure
Salsoul 12-inch remix: 9:30) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Baker-Harris-Young / W: Allen Felder/Bunny Sigler
41 points/ 6 charts = Chicago/New Orleans/NYC/Philly/SF/Seattle
BDA Top 40: (12" remix) 3 weeks on chart/ Last week: #22 (+3)
BDA Top 40: (LP) 9 weeks on chart
DCC chart: (12" remix) 3 weeks on chart
DCC chart: (LP) 12 weeks on chart
[the LP version previously charted 9 weeks on the BDA Top 40; 12 weeks on the DCC chart; left the Top 40 in Oct. '76]

20) (23) DREAM EXPRESS - The Honeybees
(Roxbury 12-inch: 5:42) P: Phil Swern & Richard Hewson // W: METS [disco mix: Paul Dougan]
32 points/ 3 charts = Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #23 (+3)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart
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21) (21) 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": 26 points/3 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/New Orleans
"ILFMB": 28 points/ 4 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NewOrleans
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #21 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 10 weeks EACH on chart

22) (24) DREAMIN' - Loleatta Holloway (Billboard chart STILL spells name "Lolita"!)
(Gold Mind LP: 6:18) P: Norman Harris // W: Allan Felder/ N.Harris/ Ron Tyson
19 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Detroit/SF
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart/ Last week: #24 (+2)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart

23) (16) 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
23 points/ 5 charts = Boston/Detroit/Miami/Pittsburgh + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks/ Last week: #16 (-7)
DCC Chart: 9 weeks on chart

24) (25) IT AIN'T REGGAE (But It's Funky) - Instant Funk
(TSOP 7-inch/LP: 3:46 approx.) P: Bunny Sigler // W: K. Miller/B. Sigler
13 points/ 2 charts = Baltimore+DC/SF
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #25 (+1)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart

25) (31) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE - Universal Robot Band
(Red Greg 12-inch: 6:26/4:17) P: Greg Carmichael & Patrick Adams // W: P. Adams
8 points/2 charts = Chicago/NYC
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #31 (+6)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart

26) (29) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth
(Whitfield 12-inch single: 11:10) P/W: Norman Whitfield
17 points/ 2 charts = Detroit/Miami
BDA Top 40: 21 weeks on chart/ Last week: #29 (+3)
DCC chart: 26 weeks on chart

27) (32) STAY AWAY / LOOKING AWAY/ I CAN'T STAY AWAY (From Someone I Love) - The Dynamic Superiors
(Motown LP: 5:39/ 5:01/7:11) P: 1) Hal Davis/ 2) M.B. Sutton 3) Don Daniels //
W: 1) J. Gatlin/J.Powell/A.Posey; 2) M.B. Sutton/B.Sutton; 3) D. Daniels/K. Wakefield
"SA" + "LA": 14 points EACH/ 2 charts = Phoenix/SF
"ICSA": 8 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #32 (+5)
DCC chart: 5 weeks EACH on chart

28) (--) * THEME FROM "KING KONG" - Love Unlimited Orchestra
(20th Century 12-inch: 8:06) P: Barry White // W: John Barry (from the Paramount movie starring Jeff Bridges & Jessica Lange)
15 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/Miami/New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart/ *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week on chart / *DEBUT

29) (11) 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": 31 points/ 3 charts = Phoenix/Seattle + Montreal
"Fever" + "TTHOM": 5 points EACH/ 1 chart = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks/ 5 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #11 (-18)
DCC chart: 9 weeks/ 8 weeks/ 8 weeks on chart

30) (35) LOVE BUG - Bumble Bee [Bumblebee] Unlimited
(Red Greg/Mercury 12-inch promo: 7:12) P: Gregory Carmichael & Patrick Adams // W: P. Adams
18 points/ 2 charts = Chicago/Detroit
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks on chart/ Last week: #35(+5)
DCC chart: 18 weeks on chart
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31) (19) UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Blackbyrds
(Fantasy LP: 6:31) P: Donald Byrd // W: Kevin Toney
11 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #19 (-12)
DCC chart: 7 weeks on chart

32) (14) HA CHA CHA (Funktion) - Brass Construction
(United Artists LP: 5:51) P: Jeff Lane // W: Randy Muller
9 points/ 4 charts = Detroit/LA+SD/N.O./Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks on chart/ Last week: #14 (-18)
DCC chart: 9 weeks on chart

33) (R) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - David Matthews (& Whirlwind) [not the "Full Time Thing" Whirlwind!!!]
(CTI LP/ newly released Kudu 12-inch single: 6:35/ flipside of Esther Phillips "Magic's/Boy" medley)
P: Creed Taylor // W: Holland-Dozier-Holland
14 points/ 2 charts = Baltimore+DC/Miami
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks on chart // (R)= RETURN (last charted 12/18/76 @ #18) - LP version)
DCC chart: 10 weeks on chart // Last week: #67 (+34)

34) (R) 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
9 points/ 1 chart = NYC
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 12/25/76 @ #40)
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #78 (+44)

35) (18) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE - The Emotions
(Columbia LP/ 12-inch promo & 12-inch commercial single 4:00) P: Maurice White/Charles Stepney // W: W. Hawes
12 points/ 2 charts = Dallas+Houston/Miami
BDA Top 40: 21 weeks on chart/ Last week: #18 (-17)
DCC chart: 25 weeks on chart

36) (27) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE [medley] - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 4:05/4:23) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey/Richard Finch
15 points EACH/ 2 charts EACH = Dallas+Houston/NewOrleans
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks each on chart/ Last week: #27 (-9)
DCC chart: 12 weeks EACH on chart

37) (28) 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
3 points/ 2 charts = Baltimore+DC/Detroit
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart/ Last week: #28 (-9)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart

38) (33) GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT - Melba Moore
(Buddah 12" promo/LP: 7:32) P: Charles Kipps/Van McCoy // W: V. McCoy/Richard Harris
6 points/ 2 charts = Chicago/NYC
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #33 (-5)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart

39) (39) TURN ON TO LOVE - Jumbo
(Pye LP: 17:18; later released on Prelude) P/W: Charles Orieux & Ingo Cramer
12 points/ 2 charts = Baltimore+DC/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #39 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart

40) (--) * BLACK BROTHERS/ * MANGOUS YE - Black Soul
(Beam Junction 12-inch: 7:21/6:00) P: VMT Records //W: Black Soul & R. Tweston
"BB": 7 points/ 2 charts = Atlanta/NYC
"MY": 4 points/1 chart = NYC
BDA Top 40: 1 week EACH on chart // *DEBUT
DCC chart: 2 weeks/ 1 week on chart // "BB": (R) = Return (last charted 12/25/76 @ #85)/ "MY": *DEBUT

[markydefad]

OK, the January 15, 1977 Top 40 is, at long last, complete.

[markydefad]

January 15, 1977

Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 Stats:

DEBUTS: (+6)
(this week, only 1 of the 6 titles that debut on the Billboard chart has already appeared on the Disco Compilation Consensus chart; it is marked **)

09) * DISCO INFERNO - The Trammps (Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/Phoenix=#1/SF)
09) * STARVIN' - The Trammps (Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/Phoenix=#1/SF)
09) * BODY CONTACT CONTRACT - The Trammps (Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/SF)
28) * THEME FROM "KING KONG" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (LA+SD/Miami/New Orleans)
40)**BLACK BROTHERS - Black Soul (Atlanta/NYC)
40) * MANGOUS YE - Black Soul (NYC)


RETURNS: (+2)
33) (R) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - David Matthews & Whirlwind (Baltimore+DC/Miami)
34) (R) MAKE IT UP TO ME IN LOVE - Odia Coates & Paul Anka (NYC)


DROPOFFS: (-9)
TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE - Ashford & Simpson (was #34 last week/ 1 week in Top 40/ Peak: #34/ currently "bubbling under" @ #65)
DAYLIGHT - Vicki Sue Robinson (was #36 last week/15 weeks in Top 40/Peak: #9)
SHOULD I STAY/I WON'T LET YOU GO [medley] - Vicki Sue Robinson (was bundled @ #36 last week/12 weeks in Top 40/Peak: bundled @ #9)
BLACK JACK - Tender Aggression (was #37 last week/ 1 week in Top 40/currently "bubbling under" @ #86)
CALYPSO BREAKDOWN - Ralph MacDonald (was #38 last week/18 weeks in Top 40/ Peak: #7/ currently "bubbling under" @ #62)
WHERE IS THE LOVE - Ralph MacDonald (was bundled @ #38 last week/ 10 weeks in Top 40/Peak: bundled @ #7)
LET'S GET IT TOGETHER - El Coco (was #40 last week/ 18 weeks in Top 40/ Peak: #10/ currently "bubbling under" @ #72)
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - El Coco (was bundled @ #40 last week/3 weeks in Top 40/Peak: bundled @ #34)
PUT ON YOUR JEANS - El Coco (was bundled @ #40 last week/ 3 weeks in Top 40/ Peak: bundled @ #34)



HEAT UP
MOVIN' ON UP: Biggest Movers (chart positions)
+13 DISCO LUCY (moves from #26 up to #13)
+12 SPRING RAIN (moves from #30 up to #18)
+10 MAGIC'S IN THE AIR/BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (moves from #15 up to #5)
+09 LOVE IN MOTION/CUT THE RAG/GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING (moves from #17 up to #8)
+06 DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE (moves from #31 up to #25)


COOL DOWN
I'M GOIN' DOWN: Biggest Drops (chart postions)
-18 DADDY COOL/FEVER/TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME (moves from #11 down to #29)
-18 HA CHA CHA (moves from #14 down to #32)
-17 I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (moves from #18 down to #35)
-12 UNFINISHED BUSINESS (moves from #19 down to #31)
-10 THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY (moves from #7 down to #17)
-09 I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE (moves from #27 down to #36)
-09 AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (moves from #28 down to #37)

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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: 0 cities
8 Items: 2 cities = Atlanta/Pittsburgh
7 Items: 3 cities = Baltimore+DC/LA+SD/Miami
6 Items: 5 cities = Boston/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/New Orleans/NYC
5 Items: 4 cities = Chicago/Phoenix/SF/Seattle
4 Items: 1 city = Philadelphia
3 Items: 0 cities
2 Items: 0 cities
+1 Item: 1 city = Montreal

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CHART COMPARISON TIME: 1/15/77


Last week, 1/08/77, I gave you at the 2 BIGGIES at the start of 1977:
EAST COAST: NEW YORK CITY (+7 in the national Top 10) vs. WEST COAST: LOS ANGELES/SAN DIEGO (+9 in the national Top 10)

This week, I'm gonna show 3 charts (one at the top-end of National chart alignment, one in the middle, and one at the very bottom) that DON'T have Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way" as their #1---all three also have important DEBUT stats: HIT & RUN (Atlanta-first #1 listing) + DISCO INFERNO (Phoenix-first #1 listing) + LOVE IN C MINOR (first chart appearance in Montreal)

ATLANTA (+8 in the national Top 10) vs. PHOENIX (+5 in the national Top 10) vs. MONTREAL (+1 in the national Top 10)

[National Disco Top 10 titles in BOLD/italics/underlined] (NC = Not Charted in Top 40]


ATLANTA, GEORGIA Top 15: 1/15/77 (+8 in National Top 10)

01) DREAMIN'/ HIT AND RUN/ RIPPED OFF - Loleatta Holloway (Billboard ranked #22/NC/NC)
02) FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE (#4)
03) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#1 on National Chart)
04) OVERTURE/DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS (#2)
05) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL/ LET YOURSELF GO/I DON'T WANT TO BE TIED DOWN (#11/#11/NC)
06) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (#5)
07) LOVE IN MOTION/GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING (#8)
08) I WISH/AS/ANOTHER STAR (#3/NC/#3)
09) DANCIN' (#6)
10) I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND/ I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS (#21)
11) DISCO INFERNO/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT/STARVIN' (#9)
12) UNFINISHED BUSINESS (#31)
13) BLACK BROTHERS (#40)
14) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF - Denise LaSalle (NC)
15) DANCE LITTLE LADY DANCE/BOOGIETHON/I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE OF HEART - Tina Charles (NC/NC/NC--first U.S chart appearance for any of these titles)


PHOENIX, ARIZONA Top 15: 1/15/77 (+5 in National Top 10)

01) DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT (nationally ranked #9--1st #1 on a city chart)
02) DISCO LUCY (#13)
03) INDISCREET/ O BA BA/ OVERTURE/FACE OF LOVE (#2/#2/#2/NC)
04) DREAM EXPRESS (#20)
05) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#1 nationally)
06) SPRING RAIN (#18)
07) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE - Roni Hill (NC)
08) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (#5)
09) DANCIN'/ SEARCHING FOR LOVE (#6)
10) STAY AWAY/LOOKING AWAY (#27)
11) FEVER/ DADDY COOL/ HELP HELP/ TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME (#29/#29/NC/#29)
12) BITE YOUR LIP (Get Up And Dance) - Elton John (NC)
13) SPY FOR BROTHERHOOD - The Miracles (NC)
14) HA CHA CHA (#32)
15) UNDER CONSTRUCTION/ LOVE VACCINE - El Coco (NC/NC)


+ BONUS CHART: MONTREAL (+1 in the National Top 10)

01) WHY MUST A GIRL LIKE ME - Claujda Barry (NC)
02) DADDY COOL - Boney M (#29)
03) FIGHTIN' ON THE SIDE OF LOVE - T.H.P. Orchestra (NC)
04) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti (#18)
05) GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) - The Earls (NC)
06) LOIN D'ICI - Boule Noire (NC)
07) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY - Grace Jones (#17)
08) THE HUSTLE AND THE BUS STOP - Destinations (NC)
09) WHEN LOVE IS NEW - Arthur Prysock (#23)
10) TATTOO MAN - Denise McCann (NC)
11) JE DANSE - Adamo (NC)
12) SPRING AFFAIR - Donna Summer (#4 in USA--first appearance on Montreal chart!)
13) IN ZAIRE - Johnny Wakelin (NC)
14) OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang (#15)
15) LOVE IN C MINOR - Cerrone (NC)

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1977 ranking of cities with the
most Billboard National Top 10 Disco Chart titles
in their weekly Top 15 city rankings:

(20 points would be a perfect score = 10 items per week x 2 weeks in 1977)

1) Atlanta/Los Angeles+San Diego/Pittsburgh (16 out of a possible 20)
2) Baltimore+DC (14 out of 20)
3) Dallas+Houston/Miami/New Orleans/NYC (13 out of 20)
4) Boston/Detroit (12 out of 20)
5) Chicago/SF (11 out of 20)
6) Phoenix/Seattle (10 out of 20)
7) Philadelphia (9 out of 20)
8) Montreal (2 out of 20)

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THE BILLBOARD NATIONAL DISCO ACTION TOP 40 version of...

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

21 weeks:
I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE
YOU + ME = LOVE

20 weeks:
DOWN TO LOVE TOWN
MAKES YOU BLIND

17 weeks:
DAZZ

16 weeks:
CAR WASH

15 weeks:
FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE

13 weeks:
ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE

12 weeks:
I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE
ISN'T SHE LOVELY
MY LOVE IS FREE
THAT'S THE TROUBLE


[dropped this week:
"Calypso Breakdown" (18 weeks)
"Let's Get It Together" (18 weeks)
"Where Is The Love" (16 weeks)
"Daylight" (15 weeks)
"Should I Stay/I Won't Let You Go" (12 weeks) ]



NEXT: THE DISCO COMPILATION "BUBBLING UNDER" CHART FOR JANUARY 15, 1977: Positions # 41 thru #90!

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

At the risk of sounding repetitive...
Thank you, Marky! Soooo much, for all your hard work.

I could go into all that the '76, '77, and '78 charts mean to me, but I'd rather focus the accolades, squarely on you!

MUAH!

moosey-hugz,
Stephen L.

[drlove]

thanks, Marky, for the latest January '77 chart. Sad to see the fabulous Supremes say goodbye to the top 10, but oh so very happy they got to enjoy that lofty success during their final year (1977) as a recording trio.

[markydefad]

Thanks to Stephen & drlove for the support. I appreciate it.

[disco-disc]

I appreciate you too Marky...(and so does San....she's just not in yet)

[tmob]

We all loves us our Marky!

And you can just cc that response for the next 50 or so charts...

[remicks]

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yes , we do !!!!

hey hurry up already with those "bubbling unders" !!!




and Tom Moulton 's column too !


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..................I forgot to say "please"