The Way We Were...11 Years Of #1's (Pt. 2)

[markydefad]

The old thread is starting to lose info (last week's post has disappeared)...so here's a new one to finish the rest of the year.

The Billboard Disco/Dance Charts for the second week of December.

1974: Audience Response (NYC)

(4wks) "EXPRESS" - B.T. Express (Scepter LP)

Retail Sales (NYC):

Downstairs: "EXPRESS"
Colony: "DOCTOR'S ORDERS" - Carol Douglas (Midland Intl.)
Melody: "YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING" - Barry White (20th Century Fox)

1975: Audience Response in Discos:

NYC (5wks) "I LOVE MUSIC" - The O'Jays (P.I.)
Boston: "SALSOUL" - Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul LP)
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale: "BABY FACE" - Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drums Corps (Wind & A Prayer)
LA/SD: "LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY" - Donna Summer (Oasis LP)

Retail Sales (NYC):

Downstairs & Colony: "LADY BUMP/THE LADY BUMPS ON" -Penny McLean (Atco)
Melody: "SALSOUL" LP

1976: (5wks) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" - Donna Summer (Oasis LP)

1977: (8wks) "DANCE, DANCE, DANCE/ EVERYBODY DANCE" - Chic (Atlantic LP/12")

1978: (3wks) "LE FREAK" - Chic (Atlantic LP/12")

1979: (3wks) "NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)" - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand (Casablanca/Columbia 12")

1980: (1 wk) "LOVELY ONE/ CAN YOU FEEL IT/ WALK RIGHT NOW" - The Jacksons (Epic LP)

1981: (5wks) "CONTROVERSY/ LET'S WORK" - Prince (WB LP)

1982: (2wks) "1999" - Prince (WB 7")

1983: (1 wk) "TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP" - The Romantics (Epic 12")

1984: (2wks) "BIG IN JAPAN" - Alphaville (Atlantic 12")

[markydefad]

The Billboard Disco/Dance Charts listed the following #1's for the third week ending in December:

1974: Audience Response in Discos (NYC):

(5wks) "EXPRESS" - B.T. Express (Scepter LP only)

Retail Sales (NYC):
Downstairs: "LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME" - Sister Sledge (Atco)
Colony: "DOCTOR'S ORDERS" - Carol Douglas (Midland Intl)
Melody: "YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING" - Barry White

1975: Audience Response In Discos (NY & LA/SD):

(6wks) "I LOVE MUSIC" - The O'Jays (P.I.)

Retail Sales (NYC):
Downstairs: "LET'S GROOVE" - Archie Bell & The Drells (TSOP LP)
Colony: "JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT" - Biddu Orchestra (Epic)
Melody: "LADY BUMP/ THE LADY BUMPS ON" - Penny McLean (Atco)

1976: (6wks) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" - Donna Summer (Oasis LP)

1977: (1 wk) "ONCE UPON A TIME" - Donna Summer (Casablanca LP)

1978: (4wks) "LE FREAK/ I WANT YOUR LOVE/ CHIC CHEER" - Chic (Atlantic LP/12")

1979: (4wks) "NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)" - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand (Casablanca/Columbia 12")

1980: (1 wk) "CELEBRATION" - Kool & The Gang (Delite LP)

1981: (6wks) "CONTROVERSY/ LET'S WORK" - Prince (WB LP)

1982: (1 wk) "THE LOOK OF LOVE" (Remix) - ABC (Mercury 12")

1983: (2wks) "TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP" - The Romantics (Epic 12")

1984 ( 1 wk) "LIKE A VIRGIN" - Madonna ( Sire 12")

[markydefad]

OK, kidz...here's the LAST Billboard Disco/Dance chart for December, completing this listings of all the #1's from Oct. 1974 through Dec. 1984. Whew, I'm glad this is over!!!!

1974: Audience Response (NYC)

(1 wk) "I'LL BE HOLDING ON" - Al Downing (Chess)

Retail Sales (NYC)

Downstairs: "LOVE DON'T YOU GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME" - Sister Sledge (Atco)
Colony: "ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW" - Lalo Schifrin (TCF)
Melody: "BLUE-EYED SOUL" - Carl Douglas (TCF)

1975: Audience Response (NYC & LA/SD)

(7 wks) "I LOVE MUSIC" - The O'Jays (P.I.)

San Francisco: "LADY BUMP/ THE LADY BUMPS ON" - Penny McLean (Atco)
Boston: "SALSOUL" LP - Salsoul Orchestra

Retail Sales (NYC)

Downstairs & Colony: "JUMP FOR JOY/ I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT" - Biddu Orchestra (Epic)
Melody: "LADY BUMP"

1976: (1 wk) "DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY" - Thelma Houston (Tamla)

1977: (2wks) "ONCE UPON A TIME" LP - Donna Summer (Casablanca LP)

1978: (5wks) "LE FREAK/ I WANT YOUR LOVE/ CHIC CHEER" - Chic (Atlantic 12"/LP)

1979: (1 wk) "DEPUTY OF LOVE" - Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba band (Ze 12")

1980: (2wks) "CELEBRATION" - Kool & The Gang (Delite LP)

1981: (1 wk) "YOU CAN/ FIRE IN MY HEART" - Madleen Kane (Chalet 12")

1982: (1 wk) "IT'S RAINING MEN" - The Weather Girls (Columbia 12")

1983: (1 wk) "SAY IT ISN'T SO" - Hall & Oates (RCA 12")

1984: (2wks) "LIKE A VIRGIN" - Madonna (Sire 12")

ah-buh, ah-buh, ah-buh"That's alllll folks!!!!!"

This puppy has officially been put to bed.

[QUINNY]

Marky: I think Bernie should award you some kind of honorary award for typing beyond the call of duty. You know you ARE a diamond. :lol:

[markydefad]

Totoman requested I re-post this info for the first week of December, which mysteriously disappeared from the first thread of the Billboard #1s. So this is what was originally posted for the first week ending in December.

1974: Audience Response in Discos (NYC):

(3wks) "EXPRESS" - B.T. Express

Retail Sales (NYC):

Downstairs & Colony: "DOCTOR'S ORDERS" - Carol Douglas
Melody Song Shops: "EXPRESS" - B.T. Express

1975: Audience Response In Discos (NYC)

(1 wk) "BABY FACE" - Wing & A Prayer Fife & Drums Corps

LA/SD & San Francisco: "I LOVE MUSIC" - The O'Jays
Miami: "DRIVE MY CAR" - Gary Toms Empire

Retail Sales (NYC):

Downstairs & Colony: "SALSOUL" LP - Salsoul Orchestra
Melody: "I LOVE MUSIC/UNITY" - The O'Jays

1976: (4wks) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP - Donna Summer

1977: (7wks) "DANCE, DANCE, DANCE" - Chic

1978: (2wks) "LE FREAK" - Chic

1979: (2wks) "NO MORE TEARS ( ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)" - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

1980: (4wks) "SHOOT YOUR BEST SHOT/ DON'T HURT NO MORE" - Linda Clifford

1981: (4wks) "CONTROVERSY/ LET'S WORK" - Prince

1982: (1 wk) "1999" - Prince

1983: (6wks) "LET THE MUSIC PLAY" - Shannon

1984: ( 1 wk) " BIG IN JAPAN" - Alphaville

That's REALLY alllllll, folks!!!!!! :D

[fabio]

I was surprised not tofind Love Hangover listed anywhere in your number ones list. Sure Miss Ross reached no 1 in the Disco chart in 1976?
Can you confirmed!
Fabio

[markydefad]

I was surprised not tofind Love Hangover listed anywhere in your number ones list. Sure Miss Ross reached no 1 in the Disco chart in 1976?
Can you confirmed!
Fabio

I'm at work, so I don't have the charts in front of me. As I recall "Love Hangover" peaked at #2. Something BIG (Trammps, Bee Gees???) kept it from getting to #1, although it placed very high in the year-end list.

I'll check later.

[markydefad]

Yeah, Miss Ross was #3 on the 1976 year-end list. I'd guess the Trammps "Where The Happy People Go" kept it from reaching #1. The Trammps were #1 for several months, if I recall. Also, remember this was a New York chart at this point. Billboard didn't merge other cities into the final list until later that year. (last week of July, 1976??) Something like that...anyway "You Should Be Dancing" by The Bee Gees was the first NATIONAL #1.

[fabio]

Well thanks for the clarification regarding Diana Ross. Since you are "on Line" After I read your list of Billboard number one, I bought a copy of the South Shore Commission original 1975 album in a second hand record shop in London, containing Free Man which was no1 for 5 wks. I thought it did sound a little like the Village People and then I found this little article :

"Free Man," an utterly real lyric about relationships, had no chance of being recorded by anybody on the masculinity-obsessed Philadelphia International label because of its gay theme. The Commission had no such reservations and took the song to #9 in the R&B Chart in late 1975. The extended version became a sought-after classic thanks to the breakdown by Instant Funk, their finest moment on wax prior to "I've Got My Mind Made Up" years later. "A Train Called Freedom" and a cover of "We're On the Right Track" finished off their chart ride.

[markydefad]

In regards to "Love Hangover", it did indeed peak at #2 on the NY Disco chart. The Trammps' "Where The Happy People Go" was the record that kept it from hitting #1; then Donna Summer's "Love Trilogy" took over #1 and the Trammps pushed Miss Ross to #3. Those 3 records were #1, 2 & 3 for quite a while back in the spring of 1976.

"Love Hangover" was a #1 Pop & R&B hit in the U.S., however.

Now, I went over to Allmusic and checked the stats in their Billboard chart listings for "Love Hangover" and they say it WAS a #1 Club Play & #1 Disco Single.

I don't know where they got these stats cause I see with my own two eyes that it was never #1 in New York. It may have been a #1 in another city that they listed (LA) and that may have allowed them to list that it was a #1 Club Play or Disco single. It's tricky, before they formed the National chart in the middle of 1976, to accurately compile the Disco chart #1's.

"Have I said too much? There's nothing more to say to you.....but just be sure, that every word is truuuuuuue" :roll:

[fabio]

:roll: Markydefad many thanks for your very knowledgeable answer (as always). Any chance to have a copy of the disco charts you referring to?

[markydefad]

Fabio,

If you're in Italy, check with Mr. Giovanni. The copies I have originally came from him, I do believe.