Those Billboard Charts... (Pt. 2)

[rhessel]

Hi Marky:

Hope that you do not forget us. Don't even think that I forgot to see these post. Every weekend I am here to see them...

Cheers,

[markydefad]

Rhessel,

I haven't forgotten you. :D

The Billboard Disoc Top 80 (excerpts)
Week ending 12/19/81

1) CONTROVERSY/ LET'S WORK - Prince
2) GENIUS OF LOVE/ WORDY RAPPINGHOOD - Tom Tom Club
3) LET'S GROOVE - Earth, Wind & Fire
4) YOU CAN/ FIRE IN MY HEART - Madleen Kane
5) CAN YOU MOVE - Modern Romance
6) ROCK YOUR WORLD - Weeks & Co.
7) LOVE FEVER - Gayle Adams
8. R.R. EXPRESS - Rose Royce
9) HAPPY DAYS/ TEE'S HAPPY - North End feat. Michelle Wallace
10) CALL ME/ LET'S CLELBRATE - Skyy

11) I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - Hall & Oates
12) WALKING INTO SUNSHINE - Central Line
13) TAINTED LOVE/ WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - Soft Cell
14) TAKE MY LOVE - Melba Moore
15) NOBODY ELSE - Karen Silver
16) MONY MONY - Billy Idol
17) COME LET ME LOVE YOU - Jeanette"Lady" Day
18. INSIDE YOU - The Isley Brothers
19) TELECOMMUNICATIONS - A Flock Of Seagulls
20) TAKE MY HEART/ GET DOWN ON IT - Kool & The Gang

21) OUT OF MY HANDS (Love's Taken Over) - Omni
22) SURE SHOT - Tracy Weber
23) DO IT AGAIN - Paulette Reeves (later to become Mrs. Denzel Washington!!!)
24) EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY SOMETIMES - Ann-Margret
25) ARE YOU LOVIN' SOMEBODY/ YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME - Debra Dejean
26) MIRROR/WORK THAT BODY - Diana Ross
27) PLAY TO WIN/ PENTHOUSE AND PAVEMENT - Heaven 17
28. HOMOSAPIENS - Pete Shelley
29) PHYSICAL - Olivia Newton-John
30) DO YOU LOVE ME - Patti Austin

31) MENERGY/ I WANNA TAKE YOU HOME - Patrick Cowley
32) SPASTICUS (AUSTICUS)/TRUST IS A MUST - Ian Drury
33) POYSON/ FUNKY SENSATION - Gwen McCrae
34) CAN'T HOLD BACK/ BABY NOT TONIGHT - Kano
35) SIXTY-NINE- Brooklyn Express
36) COOL/ GET IT UP - The Time
37) JERKIN' BACK & FORTH/ THROUGH BEING COOL/ GOING UNDER - Devo
38. TONIGHT YOU & ME - Phyllis Hyman
39) OUR LIPS ARE SEALED - The Go-Go's (at 22 weeks on the chart--the longest charting record this week)
40) TOO THROUGH - Bad Girls

Moving on Up:
41) B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Body) - Take Five
43) HOLD ME DOWN/ DESIGNER MUSIC - Lipps Inc
44) GIGOLO - Mary Wells
49) JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH - Depeche Mode
51) JAPANESE BOY - Aneka
52) NO FRILLS - Taana Gardner
54) P.S. - The Dolly Dots
55) KILIMANJARO - Letta Mbulu
60) KICKIN' BACK - LTD
61) THIS MUST BE HEAVEN - Jerry Carr
62) GARDEN OF LOVE - Yvonne Gage

Debuting This Week:
53) YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME - "D" Train
54) QUICK SLICK/ OUT OF THE BOX/ CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE - Syreeta
55) GET ON UP (AND DO IT AGAIN)/ WITH YOUR LOVE/ TONIGHT - Suzy Q
63) I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS - Pete Shelley
67) HIT & RUN/ FREAKY BEHAVIOR - Bar-Kays
69) FAVORITE SHIRT/ BOY MEETS GIRL - Haircut 100
70) WE'LL MAKE IT - Mike & Brenda Sutton
73) YOU'VE GOT THE POWER - Pure Energy

Lots of good dancing memories on this list for me!!!!
The era of Funky R&B and the first wave of New Wave!!!! Loved It!!!!! :lol:

[markydefad]

The Billboard Disco/Dance Top 80 (excerpts)
week ending 12/25/1982

1) IT'S RAINING MEN- The Weather Girls
2) LIES/BEACH CULTURE - Thompson Twins
3) THE LOOK OF LOVE (REMIX) - ABC
4) EVERYBODY - Madonna
5) 1999 - Prince
6) NIPPLE TO THE BOTTLE - Grace Jones
7) MIND WARP- Patrick Cowley
8. WORK ME OVER/ I WILL FOLLOW HIM - Claudja Barry
9) MICKEY - Toni Basil
10) PLAYING FOR TIME - Madleen Kane

11) MAGIC WAND - Whodini
12) SEXUAL HEALING - Marvin Gaye
13) PEEK-A-BOO - Gwen Guthrie
14) NUNK - Warp 9
15) MOMENT OF MY LIFE - Inner Life
16) DIE HARD LOVER - Loverde
17) HIP HOP, BE-BOP, DON'T STOP - Man Parrish
18. YOU CAN'T PLAY AROUND - Lace
19) AND YOU KNOW THAT - The Jammers
20) MANEATER - Hall & Oates

21) WALK AWAY - Bonnie Forman
22) HEAVY VIBES - Vince Montana Sextet
23) PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK - Planet Patrol
24) NASTY GIRL - Vanity 6
25) IT'S YOU (ONLY YOU, MEIN SCHMERZ) - Lene Lovich
26) MIND UP TONIGHT - Melba Moore
27) REACH UP - Toney Lee
28. I'M SO EXCITED - Pointer Sisters
29) IN AND OUT - Willie Hutch
30) GOING WEST/ CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - The Members

31) KEEP THE FIRE BURNING - Gwen McCrae
32) DON'T GO - Yaz
33) GIVE ME - I-Level
34) HIT ON YOU (REMIX) - Roundtree
35) I'M NOT IN LOVE/ GIRL, YOU'RE IN LOVE - Scherrie Payne
36) WHO WILL STOP THE RAIN - Heaven 17
37) THE BEAT GOES ON - Orbit
38. PASS THE DUTCHIE - Musical Youth
39) YOU'VE SAID ENOUGH - Central Line
40) ALL I NEED LP (all cuts) - Sylvester

Moving On Up:
44) SHE HAS A WAY - Bobby O
47) FUNKY SOUL MAKOSSA - Nairobi & The Awesome Foursome
48. BABY GETS HIGH - Peter Brown
49) DON'T STOP TRYING - Rodway
50) I'M AFRAID OF ME - Culture Club
52) FREE AND EASY - Plush
65) ITCHING FOR LOVE - Mikki
66) SAVE IT FOR LATER/ SOUL SALVATION - The English Beat

Debuting This Week:

60) LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE - Indeep
61) JUST KEEP ON WALKING - Rod
62) BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN - Cynthia Manley
63) THRILLER LP (all cuts) - Michael Jackson
64) WAITING - The Suburbs