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    Since the #1's are sooo stagnant, I'm gonna try to feature the Top 15 or so listings on the Billboard charts by year, one week & one year at a time. Let's start with the first week of February, 1975. Now, remember, at this point, the chart was a New York listing only, consisting of the Top 15 By Audience Response, and the Top 15 sellers at each of these retailers: Downstairs Records (N.Y.), Colony Records (N.Y.), and Melody Song Shop (Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island).



    The Top 15 By Audience Response:



    1)SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirly & Co. (Vibration)

    2)I'LL BE HOLDING ON - Al Downing (Chess)

    3)HIJACK - Herbie Mann (Atlantic)

    4)E-MAN BOOGIE - Jimmy Castor (Atlantic -LP only)

    5)HONEY BEE/NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/REACH OUT- Gloria Gaynor (MGM/LP)

    6)BLUE EYED SOUL - Carl Douglas (20th Century/LP only)

    7)EXPRESS - B.T. Express (Roadshow)

    I JUST CAN'T SAY GOODBYE - Philly Devotions (Columbia)

    9)LOVE DON'T GO THROUGH NO CHANGES ON ME - Sister Sledge (ATCO)

    10)LADY MARMALADE/WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU - Labelle (Epic)

    11)WHERE IS THE LOVE - Betty Wright (Alston/LP only)

    12)HAPPY PEOPLE - The Temptations ( Gordy)

    13)HEY GIRL, COME AND GET IT - The Stylistics (AVCO)

    14)TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT - Jimmy Ruffin ( Chess)

    15)DOCTOR'S ORDERS - Carol Douglas (Midland Intl.)



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    The 1976 Billboard Disco Action chart for the 3rd week of February had Top 15 Audience Response listings for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, along with reports from the usual 3 NY Record retailers.



    New York:

    1) MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection (Buddah)

    2) THAT'S WHERE THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO - Trammps (Atlantic/English Import)

    3) MIGHTY HIGH/EVERYTHING IS LOVE - Mighty Clouds of Joy (ABC LP)

    4) LET'S GROOVE - Archie Bell & The Drells (TSOP)

    5) IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GOT/HE'S A FRIEND/CHAINS - Eddie Kendricks (Tamla LP)

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

    7) SPANISH HUSTLE - Fatback Band (Event LP)

    TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA BABY - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (PI LP)

    9) EXTRA, EXTRA,(READ ALL ABOUT IT) - Ralph Carter (Mercury)

    10) MOVIN'/CHANGIN - Brass Construction

    11) STREET TALK - BCG (Bob Crewe Generation) (20th Century)

    12) TURN THE BEAT AROUND - Vicki SueRobinson (RCA)

    13) I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Hank Crawford (Kudu)

    14) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC - The Softones (ATCO)

    15) WOW - Andre Gagnon ( London)



    San Francisco:



    1) MIGHTY HIGH

    2) LADY BUMP - Penny McLean (ATCO)

    3) BOHANNON'S BEAT & WALK - Bohannon (Dakar LP)

    4 STREET TALK

    5) EXTRA, EXTRA (READ ALL ABOUT IT)

    6) MORE, MORE, MORE

    7) JUMP FOR JOY - Biddu Orchestra (Epic)

    AFRICAN SYMPHONY - Henry Mancini (RCA)

    9) TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT 'CHA BABY

    10) HE'S A FRIEND/IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GOT

    11) BROTHERS & SISTERS - MFSB (P.I. LP)

    12) SEXY LADY - JUmbo 76 (American Ariola)

    13) MOVIN'

    14) BUCKHEAD/DO WHAT YOU FEEL - Atlanta Disco Band (American Ariola

    15) CHARLESTON HUSTLE - MVM Orchestra (Cenpro)



    Los Angeles:



    1) MORE, MORE, MORE

    2) BOHANNON BEAT

    3) DO WHAT YOU FEEL

    4) MIGHTY HIGH

    5) STREET TALK

    6) SING A SONG _ Earth, Wind & Fire (Col. LP)

    7) SPIDERMAN - Ramsey Lewis (Col LP)

    SING A HAPPY FUNKY SONG - Miz Davis (Now)

    9) SHACK-UP - Banberra (UA LP)

    10) STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT - Bette Midler (Atlantic LP)

    11) SALSOUL - Salsoul Orchestra (Salsoul)

    12) DANCE, DANCE, DANCE - Charlie Challels (Ariola)

    13) EXTRA, EXTRA

    14) DO THE BUS STOP - Fatback Band (Event LP)

    15) CHANGIN'



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    By 1977, there was a National Disco Action Top 40 Billboard Chart along with individual top 15 listings from major American cities & Montreal. The Top 25 for the week ending Feb. 26, 1977 was as follows:



    1) DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT - Trammps

    2) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ANYWAY YOU LIKE IT - Thelma Houston

    3) LOVE IN C MINOR/MIDNIGHT LADY - Cerrone

    4) DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/ RIPPED OFF - Loleatta Holloway

    5) LOVE IN C MINOR - Frankie Crocker's Heart & Soul Orchestra

    6) SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN/HURRY UP & WAIT/BEEN DECIDED - The Originals

    7) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti

    LOVE IN MOTION/CUT THE RUG/GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING - George McRae

    9) UPTOWN FESTIVAL - Shalamar

    10)TATOO MAN- Denise McCann

    11)LIFE IS MUSIC/LADY LUCK/DISCO BLUES - Ritchie Family

    12) KING KONG - Love Unlimited Orchestra

    13) TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY - Barbara Pennington

    14) THIS WILL MAKE YOU DANCE - G. C. Cameron

    15) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON/MAGIC'S IN THE AIR - Esther Phillips

    16) NEW YORK, YOU GOT ME DANCING - Andrea True Connection

    17) SORRY/THAT'S THE TROUBLE - Grace Jones

    18) FREE LOVE/YOU GOT A PROBLEM/ IF YOU WANNA GO BACK - Jean Carn

    19) DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO - T-Connection

    20) MY LOVE IS FREE - Double Exposure

    21) DISCO LUCY - WILTON PLACE STREET BAND

    22) OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang

    23) DISCO REGGAE - Kaylan

    24) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS YOURSELF - Denise La Salle

    25) DANCING/SEARCHING FOR LOVE/FAR OUT - Crown Heights Affair








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    The National Disco Action Top 40 Chart in Billboard was as follows for the week ending March 11, 1978:



    1) BIONIC BOOGIE LP - Bionic Boogie - Polydor(LP/12 inch)

    2) ROMEO & JULIET - Alec R Costandinos & The Syncophonic Orchestra - Casablanca (LP/12 inch)

    3) GIMME SOME LOVIN'/AFRICANISM/DR. DOO DAH - Kongas- Polydor (LP)

    4) LET'S ALL CHANT/LOVE EXPRESS - Michael Zager Band - Private Stock (12 inch)

    5) CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO/ RAINY NIGHT IN RIO - Tuxedo Junction --Butterfly (LP)

    6) DANCE WITH ME - Peter Brown - Drive (LP/12 inch)

    7) COME INTO MY HEART/LOVE'S COMING/EASY LOVE - USA-European Connection --TK (LP)

    STAYIN'ALIVE/ NIGHT FEVER/ MORE THAN A WOMAN - The Bee Gees --RSO (LP/12 inch)

    9) I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - Eruption --Ariola (12 inch)

    10) GALAXY - War --MCA (LP/12inch)

    11) VOYAGE - ALL CUTS -Polydor (LP import)

    12) SUPERNATURE/ GIVE ME LOVE/ LOVE IS HERE - Cerrone--Coltillion (LP)

    13) THE BEAT GOES ON - Ripple-- Salsoul (12 inch remix)

    14) PLAY WITH ME/YOU ARE MY LOVE - Sandy Mercer-- H&L (12 inch/LP)

    15) ONCE UPON A TIME (LP) - Donna Summer

    16) MELODIES - Made in the USA - Delite - (12 inch)

    17) SHAME - Evelyn "Champagne" King --RCA (12 inch remix)

    18) I FEEL GOOD- Al Green--Hi (Cream) (12 inch/LP)

    19) HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - Santa Esmeralda -Casablanca (LP)

    20) TWO HOT FOR LOVE - THP Orchestra--Butterfly (LP)

    21) AIN'T NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE - Eddie Kendricks --Arista (LP)

    22) WHICH WAY IS UP - Stargard --MCA (12 inch/LP)

    23) NIGHT FEVER - Carol Douglas -Midsong (12 inch)

    24) TRUST IN ME/ HALF & HALF/FEELS SO GOOD - Vicki Sue Robinson RCA (LP)

    25) A DANCE FANTASY - Montana --Atlantic (12 inch)



    That's enough to get the picture that EURODISCO had pretty much taken over the U.S. Discos!!!









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    Ok, it's been a while, so let's look at the charts for THE DISCO YEAR OF THEM ALL --1979.



    Billboard Disco Top 80 week ending 4/14/79:



    1) DANCE TO DANCE/ DANCER - Gino Soccio

    2) WE ARE FAMILY/ HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER/ LOST IN MUSIC - Sister Sledge

    3) TAKE ME HOME - Cher

    4) GOT MY MIND MADE UP - Instant Funk

    5) DISCO NIGHTS - G.Q.

    6) FORBIDDEN LOVE - Madleen Kane

    7) (EVERYBODY) GET DANCIN' - Bombers

    HOLD YOUR HORSES - First Choice

    9) KNOCK ON WOOD - Amii Stewart

    10)DANCE WITH YOU - Carrie Lucas

    11)BANG A GONG/ ALL RIGHT NOW - Witch Queen

    12)MY BABY'S BABY - Liquid Gold

    13)MAKIN' IT - David Naughton

    14)I WHO HAVE NOTHING - Sylvester

    15)ONE MORE MINUTE/FILL MY LIFE WITH LOVE/ BELLE DE JOUR - Saint Tropez

    16)ULTIMATE LP - Ultimate

    17)BY THE WAY YOU DANCE - Bunny Sigler

    18)THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I - Machine

    19)FIRE NIGHT DANCE (LP) - Peter Jacques Band

    20)WORK THAT BODY - Taana Gardner

    21)LET ME BE YOUR WOMAN (LP) - Linda Clifford

    22)NIGHTTIME FANTASY - Vicki Sue Robinson

    23)STAR LOVE - Cheryl Lynn

    24)CLIMB/ RUSHING TO MEET YOU/ MIDNIGHT RHYTHM - Midnight Rhythm

    25)PARTY SONG/ TAKIN' A CHANCE/ NIGHT TIME - Sticky Fingers



    Debuting on the Chart this week:



    56) RING MY BELL - Anita Ward

    58) POUSSEZ (LP) - Poussez

    60) BAD, BAD BOY (LP) - Theo Vaness

    64) I DON'T WANT NOBODY ELSE - Narada Michael Walden

    65) MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS - Tasha Thomas

    68) BOOGIE WOOGIE DANCING SHOES - Claudja Barry

    69) IT'S OVER - Alma Faye

    70) HEART OF GLASS - Blondie

    71) MY LOVE IS MUSIC - Space

    74) JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT YOU BABY - Tata Vega

    75) CAPTAIN BOOGIE - Wardell Piper

    76) HAVE A CIGAR - Rosebud

    79) KISS YOU ALL OVER - Phyllis Hyman

    80) GO FOR IT - Billy Preston & Syreeta



    among a few others. Talk about a good year for music!!!



    I agree with the guy who goes by the "stuck in 1979" moniker.



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    By 1980, The Disco Chart in Billboard consisted of 100 listings. For the week ending April 26, 1980, the Top 25 were as follows:

    1) STOMP - Brothers Johnson
    2) AMERICAN GIGOLO(Soundtrack)-Giorgio & Blondie
    3) LOVE'S HOLIDAY/SEARCHING/GLOW OF LOVE - Change
    4) TWO TONS 'O FUN (All cuts) - Two Tons O' Fun
    5) YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES/ CHECK OUT THIS GROOVE - Bobby Thurston
    6) FUNKYTOWN/ ALL NIGHT DANCING - Lipps, Inc.
    7) TWILIGHT ZONE - Manhattan Transfer
    MUSIC TRANCE - Ben E. King
    9) WALK THE NIGHT/ LIFE AT THE OUTPOST/DANCING FOR THE MAN - Skatt Brothers
    10)ALL NIGHT THING - Invisible Man Band
    11)IN THE SOCKET - Shalamar
    12)POP POP SHOO WAH/ TOUCH ME WHERE IT'S HOT - Erotic Drum Band
    13)YOU GAVE ME LOVE - Crown Heights Affair
    14)NOW I'M FINE - Grey & Hanks
    15)BEHIND THE GROOVE/ YOU'RE ALL THE BOOGIE I NEED - Teena Marie
    16)HIGH ON YOUR LOVE / HOT HOT (GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT) - Debbie Jacobs
    17)DON'T PUSH IT, DON'T FORCE IT - Leon Haywood
    18)GET DOWN MELLOW SOUND/ WE GOT THE GROOVE -Players Association
    19)WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - Cut Glass
    20)MIDNIGHT MESSAGE - Ann-Margret
    21)LET'S GET SERIOUS/BURNIN' HOT - Jermaine Jackson
    22)BACK TOGETHER AGAIN/ DON'T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
    23)WAS THAT ALL IT WAS/ WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND/ GIVE IT UP - Jean Carn
    24)EVITA (ALL CUTS) - Festival
    25)TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT - Narada Michael Walden

    Moving Up the Charts:
    27)SWEET SENSATION - Stephanie Mills
    29)HANG TOGETHER/ DON'T TELL ME, TELL HER/ USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT - Odyssey
    41)I'M OK, YOU'RE OK - American Gypsy
    52)BRASS IN POCKET/ MYSTERY ACHIEVEMENT - Pretenders
    59) PARTY BOYS - Foxy
    61) TAKE YOUR TIME - S.O.S Band
    63) GO FOR IT/ SATURDAY NIGHT - Herbie Hancock
    64) OVERNIGHT SENSATION - Jerry Knight

    Debuting on Chart this week:

    80) IN THE FOREST - Baby 'O
    81) GO ALL THE WAY - Isley Brothers
    88) L'AMOUR TOUJOUR L'AMOUR/ FIRST BE A WOMAN - Lenore O'Malley

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    Here's the Top 25 of the Disco Top 100 for the week ending 5/02/81:

    1) LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME/ SUPER TROUPER/ ON AN ON AND ON - ABBA (YEA!!!!!!-I told ya this was a BIG, BIG Song)
    2) PARADISE - Change
    3) LOVE IS GONNA BE ON YOUR SIDE - Firefly
    4) BODY MUSIC - The Strikers
    5) YOUR LOVE - Lime
    6) HEARTBEAT - Taana Gardner
    7) AI NO CORRIDA/ RAZZAMATAZZ - Quincy Jones
    BREAKING AND ENTERING/ EASY MONEY - Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
    9) GET TOUGH/LICENSE TO DREAM/ DE KLEEER THING - Kleeer
    10) DON'T STOP/ DO IT AGAIN - K.I.D.
    11) HIT 'N' RUN LOVER - Carol Jiani
    12) FEELS LIKE I'M IN LOVE - Kelly Marie
    13) WALKING ON THIN ICE - Yoko Ono
    14) PULL UP TO THE BUMPER - Grace Jones
    15) DYIN' TO BE DANCIN' - Empress
    16) GET UP (ROCK YOUR BODY) - 202 Machine
    17) ALL AMERICAN GIRLS/ HE'S JUST A RUNAWAY - Sister Sledge
    18) BAD COMPANY/ WARM & GENTLE EXPLOSION/ ROCK ME - Ullanda McCullough
    19) DOG EAT DOG/ ANTMUSIC/ KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER - Adam & The Ants
    20) TANTRA--THE DOUBLE ALBUM - Tantra
    21) WON'T YOU LET ME BE THE ONE - Michael McGloiry
    22) RAPTURE/THE TIDE IS HIGH - Blondie
    23) IT'S A LOVE THING/ UP ON SOUL TRAIN/ I CAN MAKE IT BETTER - The Whispers
    24) FULL OF FIRE/ MAKE THAT MOVE - Shalamar
    25) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE/ NOTHIBNG REMAINS THE SAME - The Spinners

    Moving Up The Chart:

    27) NIGHTS (FEEL LIKE GETTING DOWN)/ STAY THE NIGHT - Billy Ocean
    28) NEW TOY - Lene Lovich
    30) IF YOU FEEL IT - Thelma Houston
    31) TRY IT OUT -Gino Soccio
    34) CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT - Bill Summers & Summers Heat
    38) PLANET EARTH - Duran Duran
    44) (WE DON'T NEED THIS) FASCIST GROOVE THING - Heaven 17
    45) MEMORABILIA - Soft Cell
    58) STARS ON 45 - Stars On 45
    62) YOU ARE THE ONE - Cerrone
    73) NIGHT TRAIN - Steve Winwood

    Debuting this Week:

    59) GIVE IT TO ME BABY - Rick James (GREAT RECORD!!!!!!!)
    65) PRIMARY - The Cure
    72) MAKE ME OVER - The Escorts
    77) GOOSEBUMPS - Debra Dejean
    80) DOIN' IT TO THE BONE - Mantra
    83) MOODY - ESG
    84) I'LL BE YOUR PLEASURE - Esther Williams
    85) GROOVY FREAKS - Real Thing

    That's enuf!!!! You can see the New Wave groups slowly creeping into the charts with their early efforts....more to come.



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    Ok, let's look at the Top 25 Billboard Dance/Disco hits from the Top 80 w/e 5/8/82:

    1) "MURPHY'S LAW - Cheri
    2) "I SPECIALIZE IN LOVE" - Sharon Brown
    3) "FORGET ME NOTS" - Patrice Rushen
    4) "DON'T COME CRYiNG TO ME / LET IT RIDE" - Linda Clifford
    5) "(THE BEST PART OF) BREAKIN' UP" - Roni Griffith
    6) "DON'T YOU WANT ME/ OPEN YOUR HEART"- Human League
    7) "IN THE NAME OF LOVE" - Thompson Twins
    "YOU GOT THE POWER" - War
    9) "JUMP SHOUT" - Lisa (Keefe's Favorite)
    10) "CIRCLES" - Atlantic Starr
    11) "DON'T MAKE ME WAIT" - Peech Boys
    12) "LET IT WHIP" - Dazz Band
    13) "GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME" - Angela Clemmons
    14) "RHYTHM OF THE JUNGLE" - The Quick
    15) "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" - Shalamar
    16) "MESOPOTAMIA/ DEEP SLEEP/ CAKE" - The B-52's
    17) "IT'S RIGHT" - Michelle Wallace
    18) "DON'T YOU LOVE IT" - Maxine Singleton
    19) "TRY JAH LOVE" - Third World
    20) "FALL IN TO A TRANCE" - Jimmy Ross
    21) "DESIGNER MUSIC/ HOLD ME DOWN" - Lipps Inc.
    22) "GLAD TO KNOW YOU/ QUESTIONAIRE/ 3,000,000 SYNTHS" - Chas Jankel
    23) "SHOW YOU MY LOVE/ GO BACK" - Goldie Alexander
    24) "TIME" - Stone
    25) "LOVE PLUS ONE" - Haircut One Hundred

    Moving on up the chart:

    27) "DON'T STOP YOUR LOVE" - Booker T.
    28) "ACT LIKE YOU KNOW" - Fat Larry's Band
    30) "I RAN" - A Flock Of Seagulls
    37) "STORMY WEATHER" - Viola Wills
    55) "FEEL IT DON'T FIGHT IT" - Atkins (I LOVE this record!! How about you?)
    56) "THE VERY BEST IN YOU" - Change
    62) "KEEP ON/ YOU'RE THE ONE FOR ME" - D Train
    66) "CAN'T SHAKE YOUR LOVE" - Syreeta

    Debuting This Week:

    42) "STANDING ON THE TOP" - Temptations
    44) "CAT PEOPLE (PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH GASOLINE) - David Bowie & Giorgio Moroder
    48) "STREET CORNER" - Ashford & Simpson
    58) "I'LL DO MY BEST(FOR YOU BABY)" - Ritchie Family
    59) "STAY WITH ME TONIGHT" - Richard John Smith
    60) "THE OTHER WOMAN" - Ray Parker Jr.
    69) "A DESERT PLACE" - The Twins
    70) "STARCHILD" - Level 42
    71) "A PIECE OF THE ACTION" - K.I.D.
    72) "MA-CUM-BA" - Tantra
    73) "I KNOW YOU GOT ANOTHER" - The Reddings

    Some great tracks in there. Level 42, Ray Parker Jr., K.I.D., & Bowie are my faves. More to come next week: 1983.

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    On 2002-05-08 23:41, markydefad wrote:
    Ok, let's look at the Top 25 Billboard Dance/Disco hits from the Top 80 w/e 5/8/82:

    58) "I'LL DO MY VERY BEST FOR YOU BABY" - Ritchie Family
    Hey Marky, I am sure it was Billboard's mistake, or the late hour of your post, but... the correct title is: "I'll do my best (for you baby)".

    One of MY alltime favorite Jacques Fred Petrus productions.

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    Oh, and I almost forget...This week's chart was the debut of new "Dance Trax" columnist, Brian Chin.

    I'll retype his opening remarks.

    NEW YORK--This column is the descendant of Tom Moulton's Disco Mix and Vince Aletti's Disco File. When they first appeared in 1974, almost all of the facts and opinions offered were industry revelations. Even through the disco boom of the late '70's, club music remained a frustratingly random creature: some of the "disco hits" sold or crossed over, others didn't.

    The boom seemed ready to bust with the arrival and intense touting of power pop and new wave, but characteristically, the unfathomable phenomonen recouped its strength through unlikely mergers with the new wave, the electric British jazz-funk community and the "establishment" r&b market that had sold yesteryear's dance hits for Stax, Motown & Atlantic.

    While there's certainly a truer perception of dance music's diversity nowadays, the specific circumstances of its successes are still bypassed or misinterpreted. One of our main intentions in this column will be to point out the linkages between the DJ, the dance floor, radio, retail and label. Besides being interesting in itself, looking more deeply into our successes counteracts the isolation that disco tended to form around itself when it was sanctified as the "next big thing". Dance music is not a fluke and should not be a mystery. It's part of the music business, and this column will document its progress both musically and commercially.

    Our first priority will generally be a rundown of important new records, but future columns will also offer news and information on a regular basis as well as in-depth examinations of trends in the different areas where club music is made, exposed and sold. Your input is solicited, whether it be an opinion, suggestion or a news contribution: write me, in care of Billboard, 1515 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y. 10036.

    New records mentioned as the column continued:

    "Body Language" by Queen
    "Sharing Your Love" LP by Change
    "Thanks To You" by Sinnamon
    "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa/Soul Sonic Force
    Reissues of "Beat The Clock" by Sparks & "Deeper" by New Birth ("in 2 terrific new mixes by Larry Levan")

    Lastly, a news item: "Joe Giaco from WLBS-NY has been appointed a&r consultant, dance music, at Columbia Records. According to Giaco, immediately upcoming projects include "Live It Up" by Holland's Time Bandits and "Nowhere Girl" by B-Movie."
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    On 2002-05-08 23:52, maarten wrote:
    On 2002-05-08 23:41, markydefad wrote:
    Ok, let's look at the Top 25 Billboard Dance/Disco hits from the Top 80 w/e 5/8/82:

    58) "I'LL DO MY VERY BEST FOR YOU BABY" - Ritchie Family
    Hey Marky, I am sure it was Billboard's mistake, or the late hour of your post, but... the correct title is: "I'll do my best (for you baby)".

    One of MY alltime favorite Jacques Fred Petrus productions.

    Hi Maarten,

    Well, I was sure it was my typo--BUT in fact that's the way they have it printed. They had lots of screwups with titles and names of groups (Silver Convention was "Silver Bird" for several weeks).

    I'll have to check out this tune. I have to admit I've seen the title, but I don't know the song.

    What time is it in Japan, anyway? I would assume it's a new day (it's 10:20 PM in California).
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    No worries Marky. The time difference between Cali and Tokyo is 19 hours I think, or 18 (we don't have summertime here). And yes, we are a day ahead.

    By the by - check out the Ritchie Family album containing this track, which (confusingly) is called "I'll do my best". Highly recommended, if you like Change, or High Fashion.

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    The Top 25 of the Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80 for the week of 5/14/83 was as follows:

    1) "LET'S DANCE" - David Bowie
    2) "YOU CAN'T HIDE" - David Joseph
    3) "ANGEL MAN" - Rhetta Hughes
    4) "PHYSICAL ATTRACTION/ BURNING UP" - Madonna
    5) "BLUE MONDAY/ THE BEACH" - New Order
    6) "ELECTRIC AVENUE" - Eddy Grant
    7) "BABY DOLL" - Girls Can't Help It
    "SO WRONG" - Patrick Simmons
    9) "THRILLER" LP - Michael Jackson
    10) "HEAT YOU UP (MELT YOU DOWN) - Shirley Lites
    11) "CANDY MAN" - Mary Jane Girls
    12) "PARTY" - Julius Brown
    13) "KISS ME" - Tin Tin
    14) "LUCKY" - Ellie Hope
    15) "FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING" - Irene Cara
    16) "SHOT IN THE NIGHT" - Paul Parker
    17) "JEOPARDY" - Greg Kihn Band
    18) "THE MUSIC'S GOT ME" - Visual
    19) "REACH OUT" - Narada Michael Walden
    20) "WHEN BOY'S TALK" - Indeep
    21) "SAFETY DANCE" - Men Without Hats
    22) "TELEPHONE OPERATOR" - Pete Shelley
    23) "SHY BOY/ NA NA HEY HEY (KISS HIM GOODBYE) - Bananarama
    24) "MUSIC" - D Train
    25) "KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL" - Nona Hendryx

    Moving Up The Chart:

    26) "TEARIN' IT UP" - Chaka Khan
    29) "LIGHT YEARS AWAY" - Warp 9
    30) "HERE COMES MY LOVE" - Rocket
    31) "COOL PLACES" - Sparks w/Jane Wiedlin
    32) "SAVE THE OVERTIME (FOR ME) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
    33) "SOLITAIRE" - Laura Branigan
    39) "TOO SHY" - Kajagoogoo
    40) "MINDFIELD" - I Level
    41) "GET THE BALANCE RIGHT" - Depeche Mode
    43) "WALKIN' THE LINE" - Brass Construction
    44) "AGAIN & AGAIN" - Niki Lauren
    45) "ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME" - Naked Eyes
    46) "JUICY" - Mtume
    50) "BOTTOMS UP" - The Chi-Lites
    51) "OUR HOUSE" - Madness
    53) "DO YOUR BEST" -Carol Hahn
    55) "TAKE ME TO THE TOP" - Advance
    58) "TAKIN' IT STRAIGHT" - Cori Josias
    59) "YOU'VE REACHED THE BOTTOM LINE" - Carol Williams

    Debuting This Week:

    63) "SWEAT" - The System
    64) "YOU CAN'T HAVE IT" - Stargaze
    65) "COPYRIGHT ON LOVE" - Bobby Stewart
    68) "SIGN OF THE TIMES" - Belle Stars
    69) "NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU" - Marlena Shaw
    70) "LIKE A GHOST" - Ignatius Jones

    Next week: 1984....then back to 1975


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    The Top 25 from the Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80 for the week ending May 19, 1984, was as follows:

    1) "LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY" - Deniece Williams
    2) "THE DOMINATRIX SLEEPS TONIGHT" - Dominatrix
    3) "LAND OF HUNGER" - The Earons
    4) "I WANT IT TO BE REAL" - John Rocca
    5) "DANCE HALL DAYS/ DON'T LET GO" - Wang Chung
    6) "STREET DANCE" - Break Machine
    7) "NO MORE WORDS" - Berlin
    "BABY I'M SCARED OF YOU" - Womack & Womack
    9) "BORDERLINE" - Madonna
    10) "SELF CONTROL" - Laura Branigan
    11) "JUMP" - The Pointer Sisters
    12) "IT'S MY LIFE - Talk Talk
    13) "BREAKDANCE" - Irene Cara
    14) "COMING OUT OF HIDING" - Pamala Stanley
    15) "I'M LIVING MY OWN LIFE" - Earlene Bentley
    16) "JAM ON IT" - Newcleus
    17) "THE REFLEX" - Duran Duran
    18) "CHANGE OF HEART" - Change
    19) "ALIVE WITH LOVE" - Tina Fabrique
    20) "YOU MIGHT THINK" - The Cars
    21) "GIVE ME TONIGHT" - Shannon
    22) "TURN IT AROUND" - Gino Soccio
    23) "SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY" - Jocelyn Brown
    24) "HEY D.J." - World's Famous Supreme Team
    25) "PARIS LATINO" - Bandelero

    Moving Up The Charts:

    26) "BLACK STATIONS, WHITE STATIONS"- M+M
    29) "THE GHOST IN YOU/ HEARTBEAT" - Psychedelic Furs
    33) "TELL ME I'M NOT DREAMING (TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE) - Jermaine Jackson
    35) "BOP TIL I DROP" - Larrice
    36) "I LOVE MEN" - Cinema
    38) "TRIPPIN ON THE MOON" - Claudja Barry
    40) "10, 9, 8" - Face To Face
    45) " GOTTA GIVE A LITTLE LOVE" - Timmy Thomas
    54) "ROCK BOX 7" - Run D-MC
    56) "10, 9, 8, 7" - Armand Duchien
    61) "WITHOUT YOUR LOVE" - Nina Schiller
    63) "FLESH BEAT FEVER" - Dubset

    Debuting This Week:

    59) "SIBERIAN NIGHTS" -Twilight 22
    62) "MEGA MIX" - Herbie Hancock
    64) "I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON" - Cherelle
    67) "WHISPER TO A SCREAM" - Icicle Works
    70) "FEELS SO REAL (WON'T LET GO)" - Patrice Rushen
    72) "CITY LIFE" - Hassan + 7-11

    Some great tunes on this week's chart--but also, a whole lotta stuff I never heard of-- in that electro hip-hop vibe, I would imagine. The times--they were a changin' (and NOT for the better, IMHO).

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    Ah Marky. I have mixed feelings about those times. In retrospect, how young in thought I still was in 1984. I miss that portion. I also remember that during that time, any vestiges of traditional disco are gone.
    Anyway, Face To Face's 10-9-8 was a big song in Boston. I still like it. "Feel So Real" was also a nice club song.
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