1977 Billboard Disco Compilation Consensus Charts!!!

[disco-disc]

Hey Marky, Blanche, Remicks, etc....I read comments that the UK Disco Charts seemed heavy on POP...I also noticed that the Record Mirror UK SOUL charts seem 'MORE DISCO' than the actual Disco charts..again the black artists dominate....I will send Marky some of the UK Soul Top 10 for comparison.

Part of the reason for the Pop/Slowies in the charts is that many Mobile and MOR jocks sent in their charts and so these were a big part of getting people on the floor. Also, most UK disco's did cater more for the straight crowd, and the Slowies were an integral part of the 'pairing up process'...

BTW- the Record Mirror Disco chart was used by Music Week in UK- which was considered the Commercial chart Bible - but the more Funky charts were probabaly in the Black music specialist magazine Blues and Soul...I will get some of those charts over to Marky, (and try and dissect them myself to give a flavour of "what was what")
So we will be able to compare Record Mirror Disco and Soul charts, and also Blues and Soul.:icon_lol:

As an aside, the UK really didn't follow the USA Disco scene too closely (Until after SNF of course)..the UK had a love of black music from early days, and stuck with the black music from before, during and after Disco.........
IF ANYONE IN UK HAS OTHER THOUGHTS PLEASE POST....

[SandraDee]

the UK had a love of black music from early days, and stuck with the black music from before, during and after Disco.........
IF ANYONE IN UK HAS OTHER THOUGHTS PLEASE POST....

You're spot on there d-d! I've said it before on this forum, I love how the North Americans embraced euro-disco in their clubs, but UK djs (with the exception of Scotland :icon_confused:) generally hated it. Even the American stuff that aped eurodisco such as St Tropez & Starcruiser was often treated with disdain by UK djs & music press. This often annoyed me when I was growing up as i loved funky/soulful stuff AND euro/hi-nrg stuff too.

[disco-disc]

Hey San,
Thanks for backing me up....to continue....I KNOW we need labels for Genres, But they MUST be broad enough to encompass ALL the musical 'styles' within that genre.. and there's the rub !!!

I am going off on a slight tangent from the initial observation by Marky,, but....
Here is a quote from firstly, Norman Harris, and then Van Mc Coy from the Billboard Disco Forum in Jan 1976 - ....
" ..a good song is needed before a disco hit can be produced...and added as an afterthought that his music was influenced by Jazz...

"...Mc Coy said disco music is a happy sound ....he contends that some people are paranoid about disco music, feeling that it may be killing black music and ballads"...

In another session at the same forum Mc Coy said ..."Nothing will surprise me. We might even see Gospel music in the disco soon." He also offered that .."any kind of music can happen in disco's, if it's danceable."
:icon_lol:CELESTIAL CHOIR ANYONE ?:icon_lol:
Oh and BTW, Mc Coy was presented with the 1975 Disco Record of the Year Award at this event !!

[markydefad]

OK, at long last, I can now move this thread forward!

Part#1:
February 05, 1977


Billboard POP Singles Chart Top 10:

01) (07) TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - Mary MacGregor (Ariola America)
02) (01) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (MCA) (1 week @ #1: 1/29/77)
03) (03) DAZZ - Brick (Bang)
04) (06) NEW KID IN TOWN - Eagles (Asylum)
05) (05) HOT LINE - The Sylvers (Capitol)
06) (08) BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Warner)
07) (09) LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN" (Evergreen) - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)
08) (02) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1: 1/22/77)
09) (11) *ENJOY YOURSELF - The Jacksons (Epic/Philadelphia Int'l.)
10) (10) WALK THIS WAY - Aerosmith (Columbia)

dropped from last week's Pop Top 10:
#05) You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer (Warner)

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[Thanks to Starsky for sending the Soul Top 10 to me.]


Billboard Hot SOUL Singles Chart Top 10:

01) (01) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (4th week @ #1)
02) (03) FREE - Deniece Williams (Columbia)
03) (02) DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) - The O'Jays (Philadelphia Int'l. Records) (#1: 1/08/77)
04) (08) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - Thelma Houston (Tamla)
05) (04) I LIKE TO DO IT - KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.)
06) (09) BE MY GIRL - The Dramatics (ABC)
07) (06) DAZZ - Brick (Bang) (4 weeks @ #1: 11/27 - 12/18/77)
08) (07) CAR WASH -Rose Royce (MCA) (#1: 12/25/76 +1/01/77)
09) (11) *FANCY DANCER - The Commodores (Motown)
10) (14) *HA CHA CHA (Funktion) - Brass Construction (United Artists)

dropped from last week's Soul Top 10:
#05) Saturday Nite - Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia)
#10) When Love Is New - Arthur Prysock (Old Town)

(Items in BOLD have charted/will chart on the disco charts: 5 Pop titles/ 8 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 = (R) DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF) (Returns for 2nd week)
Baltimore/Washington, D.C.: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (6th week)
Boston: (#1 = * BODY CONTACT CONTRACT/DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN' ) (1st week)
Chicago: (#1 = * DISCO INFERNO/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT/I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIVIN' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon) ) (1st week)

Dallas/Houston: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (2nd week)
Detroit: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (5th week)
Los Angeles/San Diego: (#1= DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY ) (4th week)
Miami: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY ) (6th week)

New Orleans: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (3rd week)
New York: (#1 =(R) DISCO INFERNO/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT/STARVIN') (Returns for 2nd week)
Philadelphia: (#1 = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (2nd week)
Phoenix: (#1 = DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/*YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE) (4th week)

Pittsburgh: (#1 = * DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY) (1st week)
San Francisco: (#1 = * DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF) (1st week)
Seattle: (#1 = * DISCO LUCY/YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO WE ARE (1st week)

+ 1 Canadian city:
Montreal: (#1 = * LOIN D'ICI) (1st week)

#1 Tally:

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

8 charts = DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (Baltimore+DC/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/New Orleans/Philly/Pittsburgh)
4 charts = DISCO INFERNO (Boston/Chicago/NYC/Phoenix)
3 charts = (R) BODY CONTACT CONTRACT (Boston/Chicago/NYC)
3 charts = STARVIN' (Boston/Chicago/Phoenix)
2 charts = (R) DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF (Atlanta/SF)

1 chart = *DISCO LUCY/YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO WE ARE (Seattle)
1 chart = (R) I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIVIN' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon) (Chicago)
1 chart = *YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE (Phoenix)
1 chart = *LOIN D'ICI (Montreal)

Titles dropped from last week's Disco #1 city charts:
"Don't Burn No Bridges" (Phoenix)
"I Wish/Another Star/Sir Duke" (Pittsburgh)
"Love In Motion/Givin' Back The Feeling/I'm Gonna Stay With My Baby Tonight" (SF)
"Boogie Child" (Seattle)
"Love in C Minor" (Montreal)

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


February 05, 1977
Billboard Disco Action Top 40: Chart #23
Disco Compilation Consensus Chart #119 (volume 3: 1977 = #5)

[40 chart positions featuring 66 titles + 1 medley + 1 LP = 68 titles total]

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

[Current position/last week's position/title(s)/artist]
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01) (02) DISCO INFERNO/ STARVIN'/ BODY CONTACT CONTRACT - The Trammps

(Atlantic LP: 10:54/7:05/6:55)
Producers: 1) & 2) Ron Kersey for Baker-HarrisYoung/ 3) Norman Harris for B-H-Y) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"]
Writers: 1) Leroy Green/Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey/ 2) Allan Felder/Ronald Tyson/Norman Harris/ 3) N. Harris/Bruce Gray/Jimmy Hendricks

"DI": 175 points/13 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/N.O./NYC/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF
"Starvin'": 120 points/9 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Dallas+Houston/Miami/NYC/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF
"BCC": 160 points/12 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/N.O./NYC/Pittsburgh/SF

BDA Top 40: 4 weeks EACH on chart/ Last week: #2 (+1)
DCC chart: 4 weeks EACH

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02) (01) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY/ ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT - Thelma Houston
(Tamla LP: 5:40/6:39) P: Hal Davis // W: K. Gamble/L. Huff/C. Gilbert
"DLMTW": 203 points / 16 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/SF/Seattle + Montreal (8 cities @ #1 this week)
"AWYLI": 0 points/0 charts = none
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks/ 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #1 (-1) (6 weeks @ #1: 12/25/76 -1/29/77)
DCC chart: 11 weeks/ 11 weeks on chart

03) (09) DREAMIN'/ HIT AND RUN/ RIPPED OFF - Loleatta Holloway
(Gold Mind LP: 6:18/5:52/4:49) P: Norman Harris for Baker-Harris-Young // W: Allan Felder/ N.Harris/ Ron Tyson
"DREAMIN'": 96 points/ 8 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/Detroit/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/SF
"H&R": 83 points/ 7 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/SF
"RO": 83 points/ 7 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/SF
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks/ 2 weeks/ 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #9 (+6)
DCC chart: 9 weeks/ 4 weeks/ 4 weeks on chart

04) (04) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti
(Salsoul 12" (U.S.)/(RCA-Canada: 5:52) P: Rafael Trabuchelli // W: Bebu Silvetti
96 points/ 11 charts = Atlanta/Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/Miami//NYC/Philly/Phoenix/SF + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks // Last week: #4 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 9 weeks on chart

05) (05) 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": 64 points/ 8 charts = Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/Miami/NYC/Phoenix/SF
"CTR": 11 points/1 chart = Miami
"GBTF": 50 points/6 charts = Boston/Miami/NYC/Phoenix/SF/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks EACH // Last week: #5 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 8 weeks/7 weeks/7 weeks on chart

06) (06) 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": 9 points/1 chart = Chicago (in tandem with ""BIRTOO")
"BIRTOO": 63 points/ 8 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: (12" remix): 5 weeks / "BIRTOO" separately: 9 weeks on chart/ Total = 13 // Last week: #6 (+/-0)
DCC chart: (12" remix): 5 weeks/ "BIRTOO": 8 weeks on chart = 13 Total/ "MITA": 4 + 6 weeks = 10 Total

07) (10) 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
79 points/ 10 charts = Atlanta/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/LA+SD/Miami/NewOrleans/Phoenix/Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks on chart // Last week: #10 (+3)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart

08) (03) ["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": 62 points/ 8 charts = Atlanta/Baltimore+DC/Detroit/Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
"DKIITS": 23 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Miami/NYC
"Indiscreet": 49 points/ 6 charts = Baltimore+DC/Detroit/Miami/NewOrleans/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
"O Ba Ba": 58 points/ 7 charts = Baltimore+DC/Detroit//Miami/NewOrleans/NYC/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 10 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #3 (-5)
DCC chart: 10 weeks EACH on chart

09) (16) 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)
54 points/ 8 charts = Atlanta/Boston/ Dallas+Houston/Miami/New Orleans/Philly
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #16 (+7)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart

10) (18) FUNK DE MAMBO (Dance To The Music) - Karma (featuring vocalists Syreeta Wright & Deniece Williams)
(Horizon/A&M 12-inch: 6:20 (part 1)/ 4:30 (part 2) P: Reggie Andrews/George Bohanon //W: R. Andrews/C. Robertson/J. Blockner
44 points/ 5 charts = Baltimore+DC/Boston/New Orleans/Phoenix/SF
BDA Top 40: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #18 (+8)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart


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11) (11) 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
"TTT": 44 points/ 6 charts = LA+SD/NewOrleans/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
"SORRY": 42 points/ 5 charts = NewOrleans/NYC/Philly/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 15 weeks/ 13 weeks on chart // Last week: #11 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 15 weeks/ 13 weeks on chart

12) (25) LOVE IN C MINOR - Cerrone
(Malligator Import LP: 16:08) P: Jean-Marc Cerrone // W: Alec R. Costandinos/Cerrone
44 points/ 4 charts = Baltimore+DC/Boston/NYC + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #25 (+13)
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart

13) (*) *LOVE IN C MINOR - The Heart & Soul Orchestra
(Casablanca 12-inch: 12:36) [Special Disco Mix: Paul Dugan]
P: Frankie Crocker & Marc Paul Simon
W: Cerrone (Alec R. Costandinos not credited on the 12" but LP version credits Costandinos only--not Cerrone!)
44 points/ 4 charts = Chicago/LA+SD/Philly/SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

14) (07) "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)
38 points/ 6 charts = Atlanta/LA+SD/Miami/NYC/Pittsburgh/Seattle
*Miami charting "Spring Affair/Autumn Changes" // *NYC charting "Spring Affair/Summer Fever/Autumn Changes" this week
BDA Top 40: 18 weeks on chart // Last week: #7 (-7)/ (6 weeks @ #1: 11/13 - 12/18/76)
DCC chart: 18 weeks on chart

15) (19) 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
51 points/ 5 charts = Boston/Chicago/Miami/NewOrleans/Philly
BDA Top 40: (12" remix) 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #19 (+4)
BDA Top 40: (LP version) 9 weeks on chart / Total= 15 weeks
DCC chart: (12" remix) 7 weeks on chart
DCC chart: (LP version) 13 weeks on chart/ Total= 18 weeks
[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]

16) (08) 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": 34 points/ 3 charts = Boston/Miami/Pittsburgh
"IW": 32 points/3 charts = Boston/Pittsburgh/Seattle
"SD": 22 points/ 2 charts = Miami/Pittsburgh
"ISL": 28 points/ 3 charts = Boston/Miami/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 16 weeks/ 16 weeks/ 16 weeks/ 15 weeks on chart // Last week: #8 (-8)
DCC chart: 16 weeks/ 16 weeks/ 16 weeks/ 15 weeks on chart

17) (27) BLACK BROTHER(S)/ MANGOUS YE - Black Soul
(Beam Junction 12-inch: 7:21/6:00) P: VMT Records //W: Black Soul & R. Tweston
20 points EACH/ 3 charts EACH = Baltimore+DC/NYC/SF
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #27 (+10)
DCC chart: 5 weeks/ 4 weeks on chart

18) (12) 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’ ": 32 points/ 6 charts = Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/NewOrleans/Pittsburgh
"SFL": 0 points/0 charts
"FO": 0 points/ 0 charts
BDA Top 40: 14 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #12 (-6)
DCC chart: 14 weeks EACH on chart

19) (*) *LIFE IS MUSIC/ *LADY LUCK/ *DISCO BLUES - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP: 4:53/3:57/5:42 // 12-inch to be released: "LIM" (4:41) b/w "LL" (7:35)
P: Jacques Morali & Ritchie Rome // W: 1) J. Morali/M. Gazzola/R. Rome/P. Hurtt // 2 & 3) J. Morali/R. Rome/H. Belolo/ P. Hurtt
"LIM" + "LL": 26 points/5 charts: Atlanta/LA+SD/NYC/Philly/SF
"DB": 15 points/2 charts = LA+SD/SF
BDA Top 40: 1 week EACH // *DEBUT
DCC chart: 1 week EACH // *DEBUT

20) (28) UPTOWN FESTIVAL - Shalamar
[Motown medley: "Going To A Go-Go/I Can't Help Myself/Uptight (Everything's Alright)/Stop! In The Name Of Love/It's The Same Old Song/The Tears Of A Clown/Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart/This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)/Baby Love/He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' "]
(Soul Train 12-inch: 8:52) P: Simon Soussan/ Disco Mix: Elton Farokh Ahi
W: Holland-Dozier-Holland/Smokey Robinson/Stevie Wonder, among others
23 points/3 charts = Dallas+Houston/LA+SD/SF
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #28 (+8)
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart

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21) (17) 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": 17 points/ 2 charts = Atlanta/NYC
"LYG": 25 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Chicago/NYC
"LINKYCFSG": 0 points/ 0 charts
BDA Top 40: 13 weeks/ 5 weeks/ 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #17 (-4)
DCC chart: 13 weeks/ 11 weeks/ 10 weeks on chart

22) (24) FREE LOVE/IF YOU WANNA GO BACK / YOU GOT A PROBLEM - Jean Carn
(Philadelphia Intl. LP: 4:11/3:27/3:21) P/W: Kenneth Gamble/Leon Huff
"FL": 29 points/ 3 charts = Baltimore+DC/Detroit/SF
"IYWGB": 19 points/ 2 charts = Detroit/SF
"YGAP": 8 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks Each on chart // Last week: #24 (+2)
DCC chart: 3 weeks/3 weeks/ 2 weeks

23) (13) 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
35 points/ 5 charts = Baltimore+DC/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Detroit/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 8 weeks on chart // Last week: #20 (-3)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart

24) (14) DAZZ - Brick
(Bang 7"/12" single: 5:35) P: Jim Healy, Johnny Duncan, Robert E. Lee & Brick // W: R. Hargis/E. Irons/R. Ransom
28 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/NewOrleans/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 20 weeks on chart // Last week: #14 (-10)
DCC chart: 21 weeks on chart

25) (33) ELEVATOR - Joanne Spain
(Casino/GRT 12-inch: 5:27) P: Clayton Ivery & Terry Woodford // W: J. Spain/D. Fitchpatrick/L. Robinson
18 points/ 5 charts = Dallas+Houston/Detroit/Miami/Phoenix/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #33 (+8)
DCC chart: 7 weeks on chart

26) (21) WHEN LOVE IS NEW/ALL MY LIFE- Arthur Prysock b/w John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
(Old Town 12-inch: 7:13/6:45) P: John Davis // W: 1) Kenneth Gamble/ Leon Huff/ 2) John Davis
"WLIN": 23 points/ 5 charts = Atlanta/Boston/Chicago/Detroit/Philly
"AML": 19 points/ 3 charts = Atlanta/Detroit/Philly
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks/ 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #21 (-5)
DCC Chart: 12 weeks/ 2 weeks on chart

27) (15) UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Blackbyrds
(Fantasy LP: 6:31) P: Donald Byrd // W: Kevin Toney
23 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/Philly/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks on chart // Last week: #15 (-12)
DCC chart: 10 weeks on chart

28) (31) 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:" 17 points/ 3 charts = Boston/Chicago/New Orleans
"WFD": 17 points/ 3 charts = Boston/Chicago/New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 14 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #31 (+3)
DCC chart: 15 weeks/ 14 weeks on chart

29) (22) DADDY COOL/ FEVER/ TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME - Boney M
(Atco 12-inch & LP: 4:05/4:01/4:47) P: Frank Farian // W: F. Farian/Reyam; 2) Davenport/Cooley; 3) Bigazzi
"DC": 23 points/ 4 charts = Detroit/Philly/Phoenix/Seattle
"Fever": 9 points/2 charts = Philly/Phoenix
"TTHOM": 0 points/ 0 charts
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks/ 8 weeks/ 11 weeks on chart // Last week: #22 (-7)
DCC chart: 12 weeks/ 11 weeks/ 11 weeks on chart

30) (30) LOVE BUG - Bumble Bee [Bumblebee] Unlimited
(Red Greg/Mercury 12-inch promo: 7:12) P: Gregory Carmichael & Patrick Adams // W: P. Adams
15 points/ 2 charts = Atlanta/Detroit
BDA Top 40: 14 weeks on chart // Last week: #30 (+/-0)
DCC chart: 21 weeks on chart

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31) (34) TURN ON TO LOVE - Jumbo
(Pye LP: 17:18; later released on Prelude) P/W: Charles Orieux & Ingo Cramer
4 points/ 3 charts = New Orleans/NYC/Philly
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #34 (+3)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart

32) (36) GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT - Melba Moore
(Buddah 12-inch promo/LP: 7:32) P: Charles Kipps/Van McCoy // W: V. McCoy/Richard Harris
5 points/ 3 charts = Chicago/Miami/NYC
BDA Top 40: 7 weeks on chart // Last week: #36 (+4)
DCC chart: 7 weeks on chart

33) (13) CAR WASH - Rose Royce
(MCA LP: 5:06) P/W: Norman Whitfield
14 points/ 2 charts = Pittsburgh/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 19 weeks on chart // Last week: #13 (-20)
DCC chart: 19 weeks on chart

34) (R) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE - Universal Robot Band
(Red Greg 12-inch: 6:24/4:17) P: Greg Carmichael & Patrick Adams // W: Patrick Adams
12 points/ 4 charts = Chicago/Miami/Philly + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 5 weeks on chart // R= RETURN (Last charted 1/15/77 @ #25)
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #79 (+45)

35) (R) I'VE GOT TO DANCE (TO KEEP FROM CRYIN') - The Destinations
(AVI 12-inch: 5:34) P/W: Clarence Lawton
7 points/ 2 charts = Dallas+Houston/SF
BDA Top 40: 2 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted Top 40 10/'30/76 @ #30 - as a 45 on the Master Five label)
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 10/30/76 @ #30 - as a 45 on the Master Five label))

36) (R) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke
(RCA 12-inch single: 7:10 [original mix]) P: Lou Courtney // W: G. Gordy/M. Gaye/W. Stevenson
21 points/ 2 charts = NYC/Philly
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted Top 40 12/18/76 @ #38)
DCC chart: 15 weeks on chart // Last week: #59 (+23)

37) (38) LET'S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO/ YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth
(Whitfield 12-inch single: 9:10/11:10) P/W: Norman Whitfield
"LGDTTD": 8 points/ 2 charts = Detroit/Miami
"Y+M = L": 8 points/ 2 charts = Detroit/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks/ 24 weeks on chart // Last week: #38 (+1)
DCC chart: 6 weeks/ 29 weeks on chart

38) (32) DREAM EXPRESS - The Honeybees
(Roxbury 12-inch: 5:42) P: Phil Swern & Richard Hewson // W: METS [disco mix: Paul Dougan]
8 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks on chart // Last week: #32 (-6)
DCC chart: 11 weeks on chart

39) (35) 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
18 points/ 2 charts = New Orleans/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 24 weeks on chart // Last week: #35 (-4)
DCC chart: 28 weeks on chart

40) (*) *TATTOO MAN - Denise McCann
(Polydor 12-inch Canadian import: 5:27)P: Guy Sobell // W: Denise McCann
27 points / 2 charts = SF + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 1 week on the chart // *DEBUT
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #43 (+3)

[markydefad]

The 2/05/77 Top 40 is complete.

[markydefad]

February 05, 1977

Billboard National Disco Action Top 40 Stats:

DEBUTS: (+5)
(This week, only 1 of the 5 titles that debut on the Billboard chart has already appeared "Bubbling Under" on the Disco Compilation Consensus chart. It is denoted with ** below.)

13) * LOVE IN C MINOR - The Heart & Soul Orchestra (Chicago/LA+SD/Philly/SF)
19) * LIFE IS MUSIC - The Ritchie Family (Atlanta/LA+SD/NYC/Philly/SF)
19) * LADY LUCK - The Ritchie Family (Atlanta/LA+SD/NYC/Philly/SF)
19) * DISCO BLUES - The Ritchie Family (LA+SD/SF)
40)**TATTOO MAN - Denise McCann (SF for Top 40 purposes) (+ Montreal)

RETURNS: (+3)
34) (R) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE - Universal Robot Band (Chicago/Miami/Philly)
35) (R) I'VE GOT TO DANCE (To Keep From Cryin') - The Destinations (Dallas+Houston/SF)
36) (R) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke (NYC/Philly)

DROPOFFS: (-8)
DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (was #23 last week/ 22 weeks in the Top 40/ Peak: #1 (10/30/76)/ currently "bubbling under" @ #66)
MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (was #26 last week/ 22 weeks in the Top 40/ Peak: #4)
IT AIN'T REGGAE (But It's Funky) - Instant Funk (was #29 last week/ 6 weeks in the Top 40/ Peak: #24/ currently "bubbling under" @ #64)
I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band (was #37 last week/ Peak: #16/ currently "bubbling under" @ #65)
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (You Don't Know What's On Mine)/I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS - Spiders Webb (was #39 last week/ 12 weeks in the Top 40/ Peak: #21/ currently "bubbling under" @ #49)
YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - David Matthews & Whirlwind (was #40 last week/ 9 weeks in the Top 40/ Peak: #18)


HEAT UP
MOVIN' ON UP: Biggest Movers (chart positions)
+13 LOVE IN C MINOR (Cerrone) (moves from #25 up to #12)
+10 BLACK BROTHERS/MANGOUS YE (moves from #27 up to #17)
+08 ELEVATOR (moves from #33 up to #25)
+08 FUNK DE MAMBO (moves from #18 up to #10)
+08 UPTOWN FESTIVAL (moves from #28 up to #20)
+07 THEME FROM "KING KONG" (moves from #16 up to #9)
+06 DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF (moves from #9 up to #3)


COOL DOWN
I'M GOIN' DOWN: Biggest Drops (chart postions)
-20 CAR WASH (moves from #13 down to #33)
-12 UNFINISHED BUSINESS (moves from #15 down to #27)
-10 DAZZ (moves from #14 down to #24)
-08 ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE /ISN'T SHE LOVELY (moves from #8 down to #16)
-07 DADDY COOL/FEVER/TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME (moves from #22 down to #29)
-07 "THE FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" (LP) (moves from #7 down to #14)
-06 DANCIN'/SEARCHING FOR LOVE/FAR OUT (moves from #12 down to #18)
-06 DREAM EXPRESS (moves from #32 down to #38)


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CITY CHART CONSENSUS:
(Cities charting the most National Disco Action Top 10 titles in their Top 15 listings)

+ALL 10: 1 city = Phoenix
9 Items: 0 cities
8 Items: 2 cities = Atlanta/Miami
7 Items: 3 cities = Boston/Dallas+Houston/Detroit
6 Items: 5 cities = Baltimore+DC/Chicago/New Orleans/NYC/SF
5 Items: 2 cities = LA+SD/Pittsburgh
4 Items: 1 city = Philadelphia
3 Items: 1 city = Seattle
2 Items: 1 city = Montreal
+1 Item: 0 cities

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MY CHART'S BETTER THAN YOUR CHART :icon_exclaim:
CHART COMPARISON TIME: 2/05/77

This week: 2/05/77
PHOENIX (+10 in the national Top 10) vs. BALTIMORE+WASHINGTON, D.C. (+6 in the national Top 10) vs. MIAMI (+8 in the national Top 10) + Bonus Chart: SAN FRANCISCO (+6 in the national Top 10)


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

PHOENIX Top 15: 2/05/77 (+10 Titles in National Top 10)
01) DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE (Nationally ranked #1/#1/ not charted)
02) LOVE IN MOTION/GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING (#5)
03) INDISCREET/O BA BA/OVERTURE (#8)
04) DISCO LUCY (#7)
05) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#2)
06) THEME FROM "KING KONG" (#9)
07) DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF (#3)
08) THAT'S THE TROUBLE/SORRY (#11)
09) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (#6)
10) SPY FOR BROTHERHOOD - The Miracles (NC)
11) FUNK DE MAMBO (#10)
12) FEVER/SUNNY/DADDY COOL (#29/NC/#29)
13) GOTHAM CITY BOOGIE/INDIGO COUNTRY - Ultrafunk (NC)
14) SPRING RAIN (#4)
15) ELEVATOR (#25)

BALTIMORE + WASHINGTON, D.C. Top 15: 2/05/77 (+6 in National Top 10)
01) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#2)
04) BODY CONTACT CONTRACT/STARVIN'/DISCO INFERNO/ (#1)
03) DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF (#3)
04) SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN/HURRY UP AND WAIT/YOU ARE A BLESSING TO ME - The Originals (NC)
05) LOVE IN C MINOR (Cerrone) (#12)
06) TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE/FREE LOVE (NC/#22)
07) MANGOUS YE/BLACK BROTHER (#17)
08) IT AIN'T REGGAE (But It's Funky) (NC)
09) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (#6)
10) MOVING, GROOVING - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (NC)
11) OPEN SESAME (#23)
12) FUNK DE MAMBO (#10)
13) OVERTURE/INDISCREET/O BA BA (#8)
14) GIFT WRAP MY LOVE - The Reflections (NC)
15) LOVE IS YOU/COME BACK - Carol Williams (NC)


MIAMI Top 15: 2/05/77 (+8 in National Top 10)
01) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#2)
02) DISCO INFERNO/YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT/DARK SIDE OF THE MOON/STARVIN' (#1/NC/#1/NC/#1)
03) SPRING RAIN (#4)
04) MY LOVE IS FREE (#15)
05) LOVE IN MOTION/CUT THE RUG/GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING (#5)
06) OVERTURE/DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS/O BA BA/INDISCREET (#8)
07) ISN'T SHE LOVELY/SIR DUKE/ANOTHER STAR (#16)
08) SPRING AFFAIR/AUTUMN CHANGES (#14)
09) ELEVATOR (#25)
10) DISCO LUCY (#7)
11) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (#6)
12) LET'S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO (#37)
13) THEME FROM "KING KONG" (#9)
14) GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT (#32)
15) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE (#34)


+ BONUS CHART: SAN FRANCISCO (+6 in the National Top 10)
01) DREAMIN'/HIT AND RUN/RIPPED OFF (#3)
02) TATTOO MAN (#40)
03) LOVE IN C MINOR (Heart & Soul Orchestra) (#13)
04) FUNK DE MAMBO (#10)
05) THERE'S LOVE IN THE WORLD (Tell the Lonely People) - Mighty Clouds Of Joy (NC)
06) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY (#2)
07) DISCO INFERNO/STARVIN'/BODY CONTACT CONTRACT (#1)
08) FREE LOVE/YOU GOT A PROBLEM/IF YOU WANNA GO BACK (#22)
09) LIFE IS MUSIC/LADY LUCK/DISCO BLUES (#19)
10) UPTOWN FESTIVAL (#20)
11) I'VE GOT TO DANCE (To Keep From Cryin') (#35)
12) LOVE IN MOTION/GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING/I'M GONNA STAY WITH MY BABY TONIGHT (#5/#5/NC)
13) TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY - Barbara Pennington (NC)
14) SPRING RAIN (#4)
15) BLACK BROTHER/MANGOUS YE (#17)

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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:

(50 points would be a perfect score = 10 items per week x 5 weeks in 1977)

01) Atlanta (39 out of a possible 50)
02) Los Angeles+San Diego (37 out of 50)
03) Miami/Phoenix (35 out of 50)
04) Pittsburgh (34 out of 50)
05) Dallas+Houston (33 out of 50)
06) Baltimore+DC/ Boston (32 out of 50)
07) Chicago/NYC (31 out of 50)
08) Detroit/SF (30 out of 50)
09) New Orleans (27 out of 50)
10) Seattle (24 out of 50)
11) Philadelphia (21 out of 50)
12) Montreal (8 out of 50)

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

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

Average length of weeks spent in this week's Top 40: 9.83 weeks average
Last week: 10.25 weeks (losing 'Down To Love Town" & "Makes You Blind" (BOTH @ 22 weeks) brings the average down.

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

20weeks:
DAZZ

19 weeks:
CAR WASH

18 weeks:
FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE

16 weeks:
ANOTHER STAR/I WISH/SIR DUKE

15 weeks:
ISN'T SHE LOVELY
MY LOVE IS FREE
THAT'S THE TROUBLE

14 weeks:
DANCIN'/ SEARCHING FOR LOVE/FAR OUT
LOVE BUG
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music)/WINE-FLOW DISCO

13 weeks:
BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON
SORRY
YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL

12 weeks:
DADDY COOL
WHEN LOVE IS NEW

In The Long Run titles dropped this week:
DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (22 weeks)
MAKES YOU BLIND (22 weeks)
I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE (14 weeks)
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND/I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS (12 weeks)



NEXT: THE DISCO COMPILATION "BUBBLING UNDER" CHART FOR FEBRUARY 05, 1977: Positions # 41 thru #87!

[thommy2458]

Notice how "Tattoo Man" is debuting in the top 40 but is #2 in
San Francisco-I bet they were playing it as an import,right Marky?

[markydefad]

Notice how "Tattoo Man" is debuting in the top 40 but is #2 in
San Francisco-I bet they were playing it as an import,right Marky?

Yep, at this point in time...

Denise McCann's "Tattoo Man" is charting at #40 as a Polydor 12-inch import.
Cerrone's "Love In C Minor" at #12 is charting as a Malligator import LP.

[markydefad]

February 05, 1977

PART 2: THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS
"BUBBLING UNDER" THE DISCO ACTION TOP 40: #41---#87!!!


(46 chart positions featuring 51 separate titles + 1 medley + 0 LPs = 52 total;
charting all the records listed on the 16 individual city charts that failed to make the National Disco Action Top 40 this week)


41) (41) I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIVIN' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon) - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP: 6:59) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P/W: Ronald Baker for Baker-Harris-Young
43 points/3 charts = Chicago/Detroit/Miami
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #41 (+/0)

42) (44) YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE - The Trammps
(Atlantic LP: 4:23) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Earl Young for Baker-Harris-Young
W: Jerry Aikens/Johnny Bellmon/Victor Drayton/Reginald Turner
42 points/ 3 charts = LA+SD/Miami/Phoenix
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #44 (+2)

43) (45) SUNNY - Boney M
(Atco LP: 4:01) P: Frank Farian // W: Bobby Hebb
18 points/ 3 charts = Detroit/Phoenix/Seattle
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 9 weeks on chart // Last weeK: #45 (+2)

44) (46) I WANTCHA BABY - Arthur Prysock b/w John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
(Old Town 12-inch: 6:49) P: John Davis // W: Kenneth Gamble/Leon Huff
16 points/ 2 charts - Atlanta/Philly
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart //Last week: #46 (+2)

45) (52) YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO WE ARE - Wilton Place Street Band
(Island 12-inch: 2:45 b-side of "Disco Lucy") P: Trevor Lawrence // W: S. Madalo/T. Lawrence
15 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // Last week: #52 (+7)

46) (53) LOIN D'ICI - Boule Noire (George Thurston)
(Trans Canada dance version: 5:17) P: Peter Alves // W: George Thurston
15 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #53 (+7)

47) (47) TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY - Barbara Pennington
(United Artists 7-inch: 3:20; later 12-inch: 9:22 released) P/W: Ian Levine/Danny Ray Leake
14 points/ 2 charts = SF + Montreal
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #47 (+/-0)

48) (48) BOOGIE CHILD - Bee Gees
(RSO 12-inch/LP: 4:11) P: Bee Gees w/ Albhy Galuten/Karl Richardson
W: B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb
14 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #48 (+/-0)

49) (39) I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (You Don't Know What's On Mine)/
I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS - Spiders Webb
(Fantasy LP 5:32/5:04 + 12" on "IDKWOYM" title: 5:32) P: Jeff Lane // W: 1) Nichols; 2) Lane-Taylor
14 points EACH/1 chart EACH = New Orleans
BDA Top 40: 12 weeks EACH on chart // Last week: #39 (-10)
DCC chart: 13 weeks EACH on chart

50) (--) (R) TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE - Ashford & Simpson
(WB 12-inch: 5:25) P/W: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
13 points/ 2 charts = Detroit/Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart @ #34
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 1/22/77 @ #56)

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51) (42) I DON'T WANT TO BE TIED DOWN - The Supremes
(Motown LP: 4:42) P: Brian Holland // W: B. Holland/ E. Holland/ R. Davis
13 points/ 1 chart = Atlanta
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 11 weeks on chart // Last week: #42 (-9)

52) (76) YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/ STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE [medley]- Roni Hill
(Roulette 12-inch: 4:11) P: David Allen // W: Holland-Dozier-Holland
12 points/ 2 charts = Philly + Montreal
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #76 (+24)

53) (56) GET ON UP AND DANCE (The Continental) - The Earls
(Woodbury 12-inch: 7:07) P: Hy Weiss // W: J. Francasi/L. Figiverido
12 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 8 weeks on chart // Last week: #56 (+3)

54) (--) * (Call On Your) SIX-MILLION DOLLAR MAN/* HURRY UP AND WAIT/ * YOU ARE A BLESSING TO ME - The Originals
(Soul LP: 5:52/5:22/6:02) P: 1 & 3) Michael B. Sutton // 2) Freddie Gorman & The Originals
W: 1) M. Sutton/B. Sutton/ K. Wakefield // 2) J. Bradford/ E. Groom/ P. Gorman 3) M. Sutton/B. Sutton
12 points EACH/ 1 chart = Baltimore + DC
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week EACH on chart //*DEBUT

55) (--) (R) LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones
T.K. Disco 12-inch: 6:52) ["A Tom Moulton Mix"] P: Tamiko Jones //W: Stewart/Wright/McNichols
11 points/ 1 chart = Atlanta
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC Chart: 4 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 12/25/76 @ #83)

56) (66) SHO' FEELS GOOD TO ME - Con Funk Shun
(Mercury 12-inch: 6:13) P: Ron Capone & Con Funk Shun // W: M. Cooper/C. Martin/L. McCall/ F. Pilate
11 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #66 (+10)

57) (--) * THERE'S LOVE IN THE WORLD (Tell The Lonely People) - Mighty Clouds Of Joy
(ABC LP: 5:11) P/W: Frank Edward Wilson
11 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

58) (55) TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE - Jean Carn
(Philadelphia Intl. Records LP: 4:19) P: John Whitehead/Gene McFadden
10 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+SC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #55 (-3)

59) (74) I CAN'T STOP (12" remix) - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra
(SAM 12-inch: 7:02) P: John Davis // W: 1) Craig Snyder/John Davis
9 points / 1 chart = Pittsburgh
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 12-inch remix: 2 weeks + (LP version: 3 weeks) = 6 weeks // Last week: #74 (+19)

60) (70) NO, NO, NO, MY FRIEND (You're Wrong So Do It Again) - Devoshun [featuring Lori Rose]
(SMI 12-inch: 6:05) P: Will Crittendon // W: N. Thalheimer/W. Crittendon
9 points/ 1 chart = Atlanta
BDA Top 40: 4 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 10 weeks on chart // Last week: #70 (+10)

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61) (58) THE RUBBERBAND MAN - The Spinners
(Atlantic LP/promo 12-inch single: 7:22) P: Thom Bell // W: T. Bell/L. Creed
9 points/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: 11 weeks on the chart
DCC chart: 25 weeks on the chart // Last week: #58 (-3)

62) (--) (R) FASCINATION - Fat Larry's Band
(W.M.O.T. LP: 6:52 /also on 12": 6:24) P: Vincent Montana, Jr. // W: 1) Luther Vandross/David Bowie
8 points/1 chart = Boston
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 6 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (last charted 1/22/77 @ #39)

63) (24) 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
8 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: 6 weeks on chart // Last week: #29 (-34)
DCC chart: 7 weeks on chart

65) (37) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP: 4:05) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey/Richard Finch
7 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: 14 weeks on chart // Last week: #37 (-27)
DCC chart: 15 weeks on chart

65) (37) KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band
(T.K. LP:4:23) P/W: Harry Wayne Casey/Richard Finch
7 points/ 1 chart = Dallas+Houston
BDA Top 40: 14 weeks on chart // Last week: #37 (-28)
DCC chart: 15 weeks on chart

66) (23) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN – The Originals
(Motown 12-inch: 5:55) P: Frank Wilson & Michael B. Sutton // W: D. Daniels/M. Sutton/K. Wakefield
7 points/ 1 chart = Chicago
BDA Top 40: 22 weeks on chart // Last week: #23 (-43) / 1 week @ #1 (10/30/76)
DCC chart: 23 weeks on chart

67) (--) *FLIP - Jesse Green
(Canada: V.M. 7-inch:2:59 / DJ version: 4:36) P/W: Ken Gibson
7 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

68) (65) HA CHA CHA (Funktion) - Brass Construction
(United Artists LP: 5:51) P: Jeff Lane // W: Randy Muller
6 points/ 1 chart = LA+SD
BDA Top 40: 9 weeks on chart
DCC chart: 12 weeks on chart // Last week: #40 (-15)

69) (--) * LONG DISTANCE ROMANCE - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP: 6:41) P: Jacques Morali/Ritchie Rome W: J. Morali/R. Rome/P. Whitehead
6 points/ 1 chart = Philly
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

70) (--) * MOVING, GROOVING - Roy Ayers Ubiquity
(Polydor LP: 5:01) P/W: Roy Ayers
6 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

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71) (64) SPY FOR BROTHERHOOD - The Miracles
(Columbia 12-inch: 6:04) P: Peter Moore // W: Billy Griffin/Peter Moore
6 points/1 chars = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: 1 week on chart
DCC chart: 4 weeks on chart // Last week: #64 (-7)

72) (78) LOVE IS YOU - Carol Williams
(Salsoul LP: 5:08) P/W: Vincent Montana, Jr.
5 points/ 2 charts = Baltimore+DC/Seattle
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart // Last week: #78 (+6)

73) (--) * THE PARTY SONG - Lavender Hill Mob
(United Artists 12-inch: ???/ 7-inch: 3:54) P: Rob Stevens // W: N. Prigeno/R. Jones/ C. Chandler
5 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

74) (77) BODY HEAT - James Brown
(Polydor LP: 9:03/ 7-inch: Pt.1 (4:05)/ Pt.2 (4:39) P: James Brown // W: Deidra, Deanna & Yamma Brown
4 points/ 1 chart = Boston
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 2 weeks on chart //Last week: #77 (+3)

75) (50) I'M GONNA STAY WITH MY BABY TONIGHT - George McCrae
(T.K. LP: 2:55) P: Gregg Diamond // W: C. Robinson
4 points/ 1 chart = SF
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 5 weeks on chart // Last week: #50 (-25)

76) (--) * JUNGLE PEOPLE - Soulful Dynamics
(Columbia 7-inch: 3:35 (Canada)) P: Soulful Dynamics & Werner Becker // W: Anderson/Mason
4 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

77) (--) * BIRDWALK/*THE PIPER - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic LP: 7:35/6:25 // 12-inch promo on "Piper": 6:24) P: Michael Kunze/Sylvester Levay // W: Herbie Mann
3 points/ 1 chart = New Orleans
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

78) (73) GOTHAM CITY BOOGIE/INDIGO COUNTRY - Ultrafunk
(T.K. 12-inch: A) 5:27/ B) 4:10) P: The Contempo Family // W: 1) L. Dinsadale/G. Shury / 2) G. Shury/M. Dole
3 points EACH/ 1 chart = Phoenix
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks EACH // Last week: #73 (-5)

79) (61) WHY MUST A GIRL LIKE ME - Claudja Barry
(London-Canada: 7:21) P: Jurgen S. Korduletsch // W: J. Evers/J.S. Korduletsch
3 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40 = n/c
DCC chart: 10 weeks on chart // Last week: #61 (-19)

80) (--) * BABY COME ON - Sex O'Clock USA
(London 12-inch: 7:34 (Canada)) P: Claude Pascal // W: Mort Shuman
2 points/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

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81) (--) * GIFT WRAP MY LOVE - The Reflections
(Capitol promo 12-inch: 4:31) P: J. Gasper/K. Williams // W: Ken Williams
2 points/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

82) (--) * SUPER LOVER - The Ritchie Family
(Marlin LP: 5:45) P/W: Jacques Morali/Ritchie Rome
2 points/ 1 chart = Atlanta
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT


83) (78) COME BACK - Carol Williams
(Salsoul LP: 3:40) P: Vincent Montana, Jr. //W: V. Montana/C. Williams
1 point/ 1 chart = Baltimore+DC
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // Last week: #78 (-5)

84) (--) (R) DISCO TRAIN - Jerry Rix
(IGM Canada (Inter Global Music) 12-inch: 7:08) P: Michael Kunze //W: Sylvester Levay/M.Prager
1 point/ 1 chart = LA+SD
BDA Top 40: n/c
DCC chart: 3 weeks on chart // (R) = RETURN (Last charted 11/26/76 @ #66)

85) (68) HELP HELP - Boney M
(Atco LP: 6:05) P: Frank Farian // W: Farian/Jay
1 point/ 1 chart = Detroit
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 11 weeks on chart // Last weeK: #68 (-17)

86) (--) * IN THE MOOD - The Glenn Miller Orchestra
(Buddah 7-inch: 3:35) P: ??? //W: Joe Garland
1 point/ 1 chart = Seattle
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

87) (--) * THE KINGS OF CLUBS - Chocolat's
(Able Records LP (Canada): 6:05) P: Jean Vanloo // W: Jack Donder/Jean-Luc Drion
1 point/ 1 chart = Montreal
BDA Top 40: NC
DCC chart: 1 week on chart // *DEBUT

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"Bubbling Under" Titles By City

10 titles = Montreal
9 titles = Baltimore+DC
9 titles = 0
7 titles = Seattle
5 titles = Atlanta/Phoenix
4 titles = Detroit/New Orleans
3 titles = LA+SD/Philly/SF
2 titles = Boston/Chicago/Dallas+Houston/Miami/Pittsburgh
1 title = 0
0 titles = New York City


NEXT: THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS STATS

[rhessel]

Heiiiiiiiii Marky:

Hard working. Isn't it? :icon_rolleyes:

Thank you so much.

Cheers, take care and don't work too much... :icon_cool:

[markydefad]

Heiiiiiiiii Marky:

Hard working. Isn't it? :icon_rolleyes:

Thank you so much.

Cheers, take care and don't work too much... :icon_cool:

Thanks rhessel. Glad you enjoy it. Hard work but strangely I like it! But I'm having a problem with the "Edit" function since yesterday--made the last post very difficult to type. But I made it through by the end of the evening. :icon_confused:

The EDIT function seems to be not working properly--anyone else have a problem with the edit layout disappearing and just a series of squares which represent the 'Bold"/ "Italics" etc. functions.... anyone???....Bueller?........anyone???? :icon_evil::icon_exclaim:

[drlove]

Hey, marky, thanks SO VERY much for compiling the first February chart of 1977. Funny how the 2 "C Minors" are back-to-back at positions #12 and #13. LET THE BATTLE BEGIN !!!

Also was tickled to see the HIGH debut of Ritchie Family's "Life Is Music". It's one of my favorite tunes by them, though its "future" (as we'll soon see) chart performance is a bit understated, compared to 1975's "Brazil", '76's "Best Disco In Town" and the forthcoming late summer '77 "African Queens" medley and "Quiet Village". I'll always prefer the '75 to '77 lineup of Cassandra, Cheryl and Gwendolyn (and their fabulous gowns & headdresses on the LPs).:icon_lol:

[Mixmachine]

10) (18) FUNK DE MAMBO (Dance To The Music) - Karma (featuring vocalists Syreeta Wright & Deniece Williams)
(Horizon/A&M 12-inch: 6:20 (part 1)/ 4:30 (part 2) P: Reggie Andrews/George Bohanon //W: R. Andrews/C. Robertson/J. Blockner

how 'bout that, I didn't know these vocalists were behind this record...:icon_confused:


http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/9142_0_2_0_C/

[markydefad]

February 05, 1977

DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS STATS:


DEBUTS: (+20)

13) * LOVE IN C MINOR - The Heart & Soul Orchestra (Chicago/LA+SD/Philly/SF)
19) * LIFE IS MUSIC - The Ritchie Family (Atlanta/LA+SD/NYC/Philly/SF)
19) * LADY LUCK - The Ritchie Family (Atlanta/LA+SD/NYC/Philly/SF)
19) * DISCO BLUES - The Ritchie Family (LA+SD/SF)

54) * (CALL ON YOUR) SIX-MILLION DOLLAR MAN - The Originals (Baltimore+DC)
54) * HURRY UP AND WAIT- The Originals (Baltimore+DC)
54) * YOU ARE A BLESSING TO ME - The Originals (Baltimore+DC)
57) * THERE'S LOVE IN THE WORLD (Tell The Lonely People) - Mighty Clouds Of Joy (SF)
67) * FLIP - Jesse Green (Montreal)
69) * LONG DISTANCE ROMANCE - The Ritchie Family (Philly)
70) * MOVING, GROOVING - Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Baltimore+DC)
73) * THE PARTY SONG - Lavender Hill Mob (Montreal)
76) * JUNGLE PEOPLE - Soulful Dynamics (Montreal)
77) * BIRD WALK - Herbie Mann (New Orleans)
77) * THE PIPER - Herbie Mann (New Orleans)
80) * BABY COME ON - Sex O' Clock USA (Montreal)
81) * GIFT WRAP MY LOVE - The Reflections (Baltimore+DC)
82) * SUPER LOVER - The Ritchie Family (Atlanta)
86) * IN THE MOOD - Glenn Miller Orchestra (Seattle)
87) * THE KINGS OF CLUBS - Chocolat's (Montreal)


RETURNS: (+5)
35) (R) I'VE GOT TO DANCE (To Keep From Cryin') - The Destinations (Dallas+Houston/SF)

50) (R) TRIED, TESTED AND FOUND TRUE - Ashford & Simpson (Detroit/Pittsburgh)
55) (R) LET IT FLOW - Tamiko Jones (Atlanta)
62) (R) FASCINATION - Fat Larry's Band (Boston)
84) (R) DISCO TRAIN - Jerry Rix (LA+SD)

DROPOFFS: (-20)
* MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (was #26 last week/ 23 weeks on the chart/ Peak: #4/ *will return)
YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - David Matthews & Whirlwind (was #40 last week/ 12 weeks on the chart/ Peak: #18)

DON'T BURN NO BRIDGES - The Trammps (was #49 last week/ 3 weeks on chart/ Peak: #44)
FIGHTIN' ON THE SIDE OF LOVE - T.H.P. Orchestra (was #51 last week/ 10 weeks on chart/ Peak: #47)
ON THE TOWN - Webster Lewis (was #54 last week/ 10 weeks on chart/ peak: #36)
SATURDAY NIGHT STEPPIN' OUT - Webster Lewis (was bundled @ #54 last week/ 6 weeks on chart/ Peak: #36)
THE GREATEST FEELING - Melba Moore (was #57 last week/ 1 week on chart)
ALL I NEED IS YOU TONIGHT - Arthur Prysock (was #60 last week/ 1 week on chart)
THE HUSTLE & THE BUS STOP - The Destinations (was #62 last week/ 4 weeks on chart/ Peak: #62)
* TIME IS MOVIN' - The Blackbyrds (was #63 last week/ 3 weeks on chart/ Peak: #53/ *will return)
PARTYLAND - The Blackbyrds (was bundled @ #63 last week/ 1 week on chart)
* LET ME BE YOUR LADY TONIGHT - Stratavarious & Lady (was #67 last week/ 2 week on chart/ * will return)
DISCO-FRISCO - The Sound of Andre Carr(was #69 last week/ 1 week on chart)
* DANCING QUEEN - Carol Douglas (was #71 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)
DARLIN' DARLIN' BABY (Sweet, Tender, Love) - The O'Jays (was #72 last week/ 1 week on chart)
I GET A KICK - John Davis & The Monster Orchestra (was #74 last week/ 2 weeks on chart/ Peak: #67)
YOU GOTTA LET ME SHOW YOU - Esther Williams (was #75 last week/ 10 weeks on chart/ Peak: #31)
* MY TIME OF NEED - Carol Williams (was bundled @ #78 last week/ 1 week on chart/ *will return)
RATTLESNAKE - Carol Williams (was bundled @ #78 last week/ 1 week on chart)
JE DANSE- Adamo (was #80 last week/ 11 weeks on chart/ Peak: #45)


TAKIN' A FLYIN' LEAP: (Titles vaulted out of the "bubbling under" chart into the Top 40 this week)
+45 chart positions DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE (moved from #79 last week up to #34)
+23 chart positions STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA (moved from #59 last week up to #36)
+03 chart positions TATTOO MAN (moved from #43 last week up to #40)

Biggest upward movement within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
+24 chart positions YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON/ STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE (moved from #76 up to #52)

CATCH ME--I'M FALLING: (Titles that fell out of the Top 40 into the "Bubbling Under" safety net)
- 43 chart positions DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (dropped from #23 down to #66)
- 34 chart positions IT AIN'T REGGAE (But It's Funky) (dropped from #29 down to #63)
- 28 chart positions KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE (dropped from #37 down to #65)
- 27 chart positions I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN (dropped from #37 down to #64)
- 10 chart positions I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (dropped from #39 down to #49)
- 10 chart positions I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS (dropped from #39 down to #49)

Biggest drop within the "Bubbling Under" chart:
-25 chart positions I'M GONNA STAY WITH MY BABY TONIGHT (dropped from #50 down to #75)

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

(Of 30 titles this week ... 6 (*) are now "bubbling under" the Top 40)

YOU + ME = LOVE (29 consecutive weeks - 7/24/76)

I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (28 nonconsecutive weeks - 7/17/76)

*THE RUBBERBAND MAN (25 nonconsecutive weeks - 8/07/76

*DOWN TO LOVE TOWN (23 consecutive weeks -9/4/76)

DAZZ (21 nonconsecutive weeks - 9/04/76)
LOVE BUG (21 consecutive weeks - 9/18/76)

CAR WASH (19 consecutive weeks - 10/02/76)

"FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" (LP) (18 consecutive weeks - 10/9/76)
MY LOVE IS FREE - Double Exposure (18 nonconsecutive weeks - 8/07/76)

ANOTHER STAR/ I WISH/ SIR DUKE (16 consecutive weeks - 10/23/76)

*I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE (15 consecutive weeks on chart - 10/30/76)
ISN'T SHE LOVELY (15 consecutive weeks on chart - 10/30/76)
*STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA (15 consecutive weeks on chart - 10/30/76)
THAT'S THE TROUBLE (15 nonconsecutive weeks on chart - 10/23/76)
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music) (15 nonconsecutive weeks on chart - 10/23/76)

DANCIN'/ SEARCHING FOR LOVE/ FAR OUT (14 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/06/76)
WINE-FLOW DISCO (14 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/06/76)

BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON (13 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/13/76)
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (13 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/13/76 )
I'VE LEARNED FROM MY BURNS (13 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/13/76)
SORRY (13 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/13/76)
YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL (13 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/13/76)

DADDY COOL (12 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/20/76)
*HA CHA CHA (Funktion) (12 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/20/76)
WHEN LOVE IS NEW (12 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/20/76)


DROPPED THIS WEEK:
MAKES YOU BLIND (23 consecutive weeks -8/28/76)
YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON (David Matthews) (12 consecutive weeks on chart - 11/13/76)

[markydefad]

February 05, 1977

THE FINAL TALLY, HO

This week:
66 separate titles + 1 medley + 1 LP = 68 (Top 40)
51 separate titles + 1 medley + 0 LP = 52 (B/U)
117 separate titles + 2 medleys +1 LP = 120 total on 87 chart positions


Last week:
64 separate titles + 2 medleys + 1 LP = 67 (Top 40)
46 separate titles + 1 medley + 0 LP = 47 (B/U)
110 separate titles + 3 medleys +1 LP = 114 total on 80 chart positions



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Debuts: +4 (BDA Top 40) +16 (DCC) = +20 total
Returns: +1 (BDA Top 40) +4 (DCC) = +5 total
Dropoffs: -2 (BDA Top 40) -18 (DCC) = -20 total

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BREAKDOWN: TITLES BY CHART:

(titles in RED--"bubbling under" only)

1 title on all 16 charts (Don't Leave Me This Way)
0 titles on 15 charts
0 titles on 14 charts
1 title on 13 charts (Disco Inferno)
1 title on 12 charts (Body Contact Contract)

1 title on 11 charts (Spring Rain)
1 title on 10 charts (Disco Lucy)
1 title on 9 charts (Starvin')

5 titles on 8 charts (Dreamin'/Love In Motion/Boy, I Really Tied One On/Overture/Theme from "King Kong")
3 titles on 7 charts (Hit & Run/Ripped Off/ O Ba Ba)

5 titles on 6 charts (Givin' Back The Feeling/Indiscreet/That's The Trouble/"Four Seasons Of Love" LP/Dancin')

8 titles on 5 charts (Funk De Mambo/Sorry/My Love Is Free/Life Is Music/Lady Luck/Open Sesame/Elevator/When Love Is New)

4 titles on 4 charts (Love In C Minor/Love In C Minor= both versions/Daddy Cool/Dance and Shake Your Tambourine)

19 titles on 3 charts (Don't Keep It In The Shadows/Another Star/I Wish/Isn't She Lovely/Black Brother/Mangousse Ye/Uptown Festival/Let Yourself Go/Free Love/Dazz/All My Life/Unfinished Business/Welcome To Our World (Of Merry Music)/Wine-Flow Disco/Turn On To Love/Good Love Makes Everything Alright/I Feel Like I've Been Livin' (On the Dark Side Of the Moon)/You Touch My Hot Line/Sunny)

18 titles on 2 charts (Sir Duke/Disco Blues/You're My Driving Wheel/If You Wanna Go Back/Fever/Love Bug/Car Wash/I've Got to Dance (To Keep From Cryin')/Stubborn Kind Of Fella/Let's Go Down To The Disco/You+Me = Love/I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love/Tattoo Man/I Wantcha Baby/Twenty-Four Hours A Day/Tried, Tested And Found True/You Keep Me Hangin' On/Stop! In The Name Of Love/Love Is You)

47 titles on only 1 chart

5 titles on NO CHARTS = (Any Way You Like It/Searching For Love/Far Out/Love I Never Knew You Could Feel So God/Take The Heat Off Me)

[markydefad]

Part #3: February 05, 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 (203 points/16 charts) Billboard ranked #2
02) (02) DISCO INFERNO- The Trammps (175 points/ 13 charts) BB ranked: #1 (B)
03) (03) BODY CONTACT CONTRACT - The Trammps (160 points/12 charts) BB ranked: #1 (B)
04) (05) STARVIN' - The Trammps (120 points/ 9 charts) BB ranked: #1 (B)
05) (04) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti (96 points/11 charts) BB ranked: #4
06) (08) DREAMIN' - Loleatta Holloway (96 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #3 (B)
07) (11) HIT AND RUN - Loleatta Holloway (83 points EACH/7 charts EACH) BB ranked #3 (B)
07) (21) RIPPED OFF - Loleatta Holloway (83 points EACH/7 charts EACH) BB ranked #3 (B)
08) (18) DISCO LUCY - Wilton Place Street Band (79 points/10 charts) BB ranked: #7
09) (12) LOVE IN MOTION - George McCrae (64 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #5 (B)
10) (14) BOY, I REALLY TIED ONE ON - Esther Phillips (63 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #6 (B)

11) (06) OVERTURE - D.C. LaRue (62 points/8 charts) BB ranked: #8 (B)
12) (15) O BA BA - D.C. LaRue (58 points/7 charts) BB ranked: #8 (B)
13) (30) THEME FROM "KING KONG" - Love Unlimited Orchestra (54 points/8 charts) BB ranked #9
14) (33) MY LOVE IS FREE (12" remix]- Double Exposure (51 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #15 (LP version charted previously)
15) (10) GIVIN' BACK THE FEELING - George McCrae (50 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #5 (B)
16) (16) INDISCREET - D.C. LaRue (49 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #8 (B)
17) (19) THAT'S THE TROUBLE - Grace Jones (44 points/6 charts) BB ranked: #11 (B)
18) (31) FUNK DE MAMBO (Dance To The Music) - Karma (44 points/5 charts) BB ranked #10
19) (34) LOVE IN C MINOR - Cerrone (44 points/4 charts) BB ranked #12
20) (--) *LOVE IN C MINOR - The Heart & Soul Orchestra (44 points/4 charts) BB ranked #13

21) (25) I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIVIN' (On The Dark Side Of The Moon) - The Trammps (43 points/3 charts) BB: Not Charted/"Bubbling Under" @ #41
22) (20) SORRY - Grace Jones (42 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #11 (B)
23) (--) *YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE - The Trammps (42 points/3 charts) BB: Not Charted/"Bubbling Under" @ #42
24) (07) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP - Donna Summer (38 points/6 charts) BB ranked #14
25) (35) OPEN SESAME (Groove With The Genie) - Kool & The Gang (35 points/5 charts) BB ranked: #23
26) (13) ANOTHER STAR - Stevie Wonder (34 points/3 charts) BB ranked#16 (B)
27) (24) DANCIN’ - Crown Heights Affair (32 points/6 charts) BB ranked #18 (B)
28) (09) I WISH - Stevie Wonder (32 points/3 charts) BB ranked #16 (B)
29) (39) FREE LOVE - Jean Carn (29 points/3 charts) BB ranked #22 (B)
30) (22) DAZZ - Brick (28 points/3 charts) BB ranked #24

31) (23) ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder (28 points/3 charts) BB ranked #16 (B)
32) (--) *TATTOO MAN - Denise McCann (27 points/2 charts) BB ranked #40
33) (--) *LIFE IS MUSIC/ LADY LUCK - The Ritchie Family (26 points EACH/5 charts EACH) BB ranked #19 (B)
34) (36) LET YOURSELF GO - The Supremes (25 points/3 charts) B ranked: #21 (B)
35) (26) WHEN LOVE IS NEW - Arthur Prysock (23 points/5 charts) BB ranked #26 (B)
36) (27) DADDY COOL - Boney M (23 points/4 charts) BB ranked: #29 (B)
37) (--) *UPTOWN FESTIVAL - Shalamar (23 points/3 charts) BB ranked #20
38) (28) DON'T KEEP IT IN THE SHADOWS - D.C. LaRue w/ Lou Christie (23 points/3 charts) BB ranked: #8 (B)
39) (32) UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Blackbyrds (23 points/3 charts) BB ranked #27
40) (29) SIR DUKE - Stevie Wonder (22 points/2 charts) BB ranked #16 (B)


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PURELY BY POINTS STATS

DEBUTS: (+5)
20) (--) *LOVE IN C MINOR - The Heart & Soul Orchestra (44 points/4 charts) BB ranked #13
23) (--) *YOU TOUCH MY HOT LINE - The Trammps (42 points/3 charts) BB: Not Charted/"Bubbling Under" @ #42
32) (--) *TATTOO MAN - Denise McCann (27 points/2 charts) BB ranked #40
33) (--) *LIFE IS MUSIC/ LADY LUCK - The Ritchie Family (26 points/5 charts) BB ranked #19 (B)
37) (--) *UPTOWN FESTIVAL - Shalamar (23 points/3 charts) BB ranked #20

RETURNS: (0)

DROPOFFS: (-4)
1/29/77 rankings:
17) (04) CAR WASH - Rose Royce (59 points/7 charts) BB ranked #13
37) (23) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (30 points/6 charts) BB ranked #23
38) (27) MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (28 points/3 charts) BB ranked #26
40) (31) I DON'T WANT TO BE TIED DOWN - The Supremes (22 points/2 charts) BB: Not Charted/ "Bubbling Under": #42

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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:


02) ANY WAY YOU LIKE IT (0 points/0 charts) (B)
05) CUT THE RUG - (11 points/1 chart) (B)
06) MAGIC'S IN THE AIR (9 points/1 chart) (B)

17) BLACK BROTHER (20 points/3 charts) (B)
17) MANGOUS YE (20 points/3 charts) (B)
18) SEARCHING FOR LOVE (0 points/0 charts) (B)
18) FAR OUT (0 points/0 charts) (B)
19) DISCO BLUES (15 points/2 charts) (B)

21) YOU'RE MY DRIVING WHEEL (17 points/2 charts) (B)
21) LOVE I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD FEEL SO GOOD (0 points/0 charts) (B)
22) YOU GOT A PROBLEM (8 points/1 chart) (B)
22) IF YOU WANNA GO BACK (19 points/2 charts) (B)
25) ELEVATOR (18 points/5 charts)
26) ALL MY LIFE (19 points/3 charts) (B)
28) WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Of Merry Music) (17 points/3 charts) (B)
28) WINE-FLOW DISCO (17 points/3 charts) (B)
29) FEVER (9 points/2 charts) (B)
29) TAKE THE HEAT OFF ME (0 points/0 charts) (B)
30) LOVE BUG (15 points/2 charts)

31) TURN ON TO LOVE (4 points/3 charts)
32) GOOD LOVE MAKES EVERYTHING ALRIGHT (5 points/3 charts)
33) CAR WASH (14 points/2 charts)
34) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE (12 points/4 charts)
35) I'VE GOT TO DANCE (To Keep From Cryin') (7 points/2 charts)
37) LET'S GO DOWN TO THE DISCO (8 points/2 charts) (B)
37) YOU + ME = LOVE (8 points/2 charts) (B)
38) DREAM EXPRESS (8 points/1 chart)
39) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE (18 points/2 charts)

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HEAT UP:

BILLBOARD TOP 40 MAJOR POINT GAINERS: THE HEAT IS ON
+49 points from last week Disco Inferno (from 126 points last week up to 175 points this week)
+49 points from last week Body Contact Contract (from 111 points last week up to 160 points this week)
+27 points from last week Ripped Off (from 56 points last week up to 83 points this week)
+26 points from last week Starvin' (from 94 points last week up to 120 points this week)
+25 points from last week Dreamin' (from 71 points last week up to 96 points this week)
+20 points from last week Disco Lucy (from 59 points last week up to 79 points this week)
+18 points from last week Hit And Run (from 65 points last week up to 83 points this week)
+16 points from last week King Kong (from 38 points last week up to 54 points this week)
+15 points from last week My Love Is Free (from 36 points last week up to 51 points this week)

Biggest Point Gain in the "Bubbling Under" section:
+24 points from last week You Touch My Hot Line (from 18 points last week up to 42 points this week)


COOL DOWN

BILLBOARD TOP 40 MAJOR POINT LOSERS: COOL IT DOWN
-45 points from last week Car Wash (from 59 points last week down to 14 points this week)
-41 points from last week "Four Seasons Of Love" LP (from 79 points last week down to 38 points this week)
-38 points from last week I Wish (from 70 points last week down to 32 points this week)
-29 points from last week Another Star (from 63 points last week down to 34 points this week)
-25 points from last week Dazz (from 53 points last week down to 28 points this week)
-21 points from last week Isn't She Lovely (from 49 points last week down to 28 points this week)
-19 points from last week Overture (from 81 points last week down to 62 points this week)
-19 points from last week When Love Is New (from 42 points last week down to 23 points this week)
-18 points from last week Don't Keep It In The Shadows (from 41 points last week down to 23 points this week)
-18 points from last week Daddy Cool (from 41 points last week down to 23 points this week)
-18 points from last week Sir Duke (from 40 points last week down to 22 points this week)



Biggest Point Loss in the "Bubbling Under" section:
-23 points from last week Down To Love Town (from 30 points last week down to 7 points this week)

[markydefad]

FEBRUARY 05, 1977


ONE YEAR AGO IN DISCO HISTORY
FEBRUARY 07, 1976

Billboard Charts:
A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos:
(#1= MIGHTY HIGH/EVERYTHING IS LOVE - Mighty Clouds Of Joy ) (6th week)

B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC):
(#1= MOVIN' - Brass Construction) (1st week)

C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC):
(#1= EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It) - Ralph Carter) (1st week)

D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island):
(#1= MOVIN' - Brass Construction) (1st week)

E= Top Audience Response Records in LA/ San Diego Discos:
(#1= DO WHAT YOU FEEL/BUCKHEAD- Atlanta Disco Band) (4th week)

+ Special 6th Chart:
F= Top 15 Audience Response Records in Boston Discos:
(#1= MIGHTY HIGH - Mighty Clouds Of Joy) (1st reported week)

[6 charts with 15 items apiece; 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 90 maximum points. Add them up and voila!....]


THE BILLBOARD DISCO COMPILATION CONSENUS TOP 5
February 07, 1976

Chart #68 (Volume2: #6)

01) MORE, MORE, MORE - Andrea True Connection
(Buddah 45/ 12" promo) (58 points/ABCDE_)
4 weeks on the chart/ 1st week @ #1/ Last week: #9 (+8.)
02) EXTRA, EXTRA (Read All About It)- Ralph Carter
(Mercury 45 disco version (retail)/ DJ only 12" promo (clubplay)/ (47 points/ charts A_CDEF)
10 weeks on the chart/ 2 weeks @ #1/ Last week: #2 (+/-0)
03) LET'S GROOVE - Archie Bell & The Drells
(TSOP 45/LP) (46 points/ABCD__)
9 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #7 (+4)
04) SPANISH HUSTLE - The Fatback Band
(Event LP (retail)/12" promo) (42 total points/ charts ABCD__)
6 weeks on the chart/ 1 week @#1/ Last week: #1 (-3)
05) MOVIN' - Brass Construction
(United Artists LP) (41 points/ABCD_F)
3 weeks on the chart/ Last week: #25 (+20)

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TWO YEARS AGO IN DISCO HISTORY
February 08, 1975

Billboard charts:

A= Top Audience Response Records in NYC Discos:
(#1= SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company) (4th week)

B= Retail Best Sellers: Downstairs Records (NYC):
(#1= "NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE" (LP) - Gloria Gaynor) (2nd week)

C= Retail Best Sellers: Colony Records (NYC):
(#1= SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company) (2nd week)

D= Retail Best Sellers: Melody Song Shops (Brooklyn, Long Isand & Queens)
(#1= HI-JACK - Herbie Mann) (1st week)


[4 charts with 15 items apiece. 15 points for a #1; 1 point for a #15; 60 points max. Add them up and voila!....]


THE DISCO COMPILATION CONSENSUS TOP 5:
February 08, 1975


Chart #15


01) HI-JACK - Herbie Mann
(Atlantic 45) (55 total points/ 4 charts: ABCD)
4 weeks on the chart // Last week: #2 (+1)
02)A= HONEY BEE/NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE/ REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE (Medley)
***B= NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (LP)
***C= REACH OUT, I'LL BE THERE
***D= REAL GOOD PEOPLE - Gloria Gaynor
(MGM LP) (49 total points/ 4 charts: ABCD)
5 weeks on the chart // Last week: #1 (-1)
03) EXPRESS - B.T. Express
(Roadshow 45) (36 points/4 charts: ABCD)
14 weeks on the chart // last week: #7 (+4)
04) SHAME, SHAME, SHAME - Shirley & Company
(Vibration 45) (33 points/3 charts: ABC_)
8 weeks on the chart // Last week: #4 (+/-0)
05) JUST AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER - Gloria Scott (Produced by Barry White)
(Casablanca 45) (31 points/ 4 charts: ABCD)
7 weeks on the chart // Last week: #12 (+7)
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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): 21 charting positions featuring 25 titles

#010) DISCO INFERNO - The Trammps (Atlantic)
#011) DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - Thelma Houston (Tamla)

#036) MY LOVE IS FREE - Double Exposure (Salsoul)
#030) DOWN TO LOVE TOWN - The Originals (Motown)
#078) HIT AND RUN - Loleatta Holloway (Gold Mind)
#082) LOVE IN C MINOR - Cerrone (Malligator/Cotillion)

#101) I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOUR LOVE- The Emotions (Columbia)
#124) "FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE" LP - Donna Summer (Casablanca/Oasis)
#131) UPTOWN FESTIVAL -Shalamar (Soul Train)
#179) YOU + ME = LOVE - Undisputed Truth (Whitfield)
#189) ANOTHER STAR/SIR DUKE/ISN'T SHE LOVELY - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

#232) I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN/ KEEP IT COMIN' LOVE - KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K.)
#237) CAR WASH- Rose Royce (MCA)
#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)
#387) DADDY COOL- Boney M (Atco)

#412) OPEN SESAME - Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)
#432) SPRING RAIN - Silvetti (Salsoul)
#434) FREE LOVE -Jean Carn (PIR)
#446) STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA - Buffalo Smoke (RCA)


DROPPED THIS WEEK:
#097) MAKES YOU BLIND - The Glitter Band (Arista)

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COMING SOON To A Disco Near You...

BAD GIRL
FOR ELISE
WORK SONG
FUNK MACHINE
FANCY DANCER
DISCO REGGAE
DISCO FANTASY
LOVE HANGOVER
UP JUMPED THE DEVIL
N.Y., YOU GOT ME DANCING
THIS WILL MAKE YOU DANCE
AT MIDNIGHT (My Love Will Lift You Up)
THE WARRIOR/KEEP ON TRYIN'/OJAH AWAKE


& DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO--"Gotta be your Judge & the Jury too!!!"

[markydefad]

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[My thanks to Toby for supplying this material]

DISCO MIX
By Tom Moulton

February 05, 1977


[NEW YORK]—Motown Records, currently enjoying a hot streak with disco products, has released three strong albums by the Originals, G.C. Cameron, and Jerry Butler.

The Originals album, titled “Down To Love Town,” is on the group’s Soul label. There are four strong cuts on this album, plus a disco version of “Down To Love Town,” which features an entirely different mix from that found in the version released on the group’s “Communiqué” album.

“Six Million Dollar Man” is the strongest cut and will probably be the next single release. “Hurry Up And Wait” and “You Are A Blessing To Me” are both mellower vocally than “Six Million Dollar Man” but rhythmically are in the same uptempo style. “Been Decided” is slower and has some of the qualities of “Love Hangover.” All the cuts mentioned are over five minutes long, and it looks as though the group will continue to heavily pursue its new direction of doing more disco-oriented material, while foregoing the ballads for which they have become so well known.

G.C. Cameron’s LP, titled “You’re What’s Missing In My Life,” has four good cuts. “This Will Make You Dance” is among them. Here is a strong uptempo song with upfront percussion instruments and a nice melodic hook done in the Norman Harris style. There is also a good break, and the momentum starts at the beginning and builds right to the end.

In “You Need A Strong Dose Of Love,” there are a lot of qualities of the earlier Motown sound, and the end result is still very effective. More than a touch of the Marvin Gaye style is reflected in Let’s Run Away Together” and “You’re What’s Missing In My Life,” the title song from the album.

Jerry Butler’s new LP, “Suite For The Single Girl,” is one of the best things this artist has done since his Gamble & Huff days. There are three good disco-oriented songs on the album. Among them is “Chalk It Up,” which is the strongest and features a rhythm pattern that goes back and forth from one tempo to another, creating a funky experience, and sounding at times like it could have been cut for the Temptations.

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[thommy2458]

G.C. Cameron’s LP, titled “You’re What’s Missing In My Life,” has four good cuts. “This Will Make You Dance” is among them. Here is a strong uptempo song with upfront percussion instruments and a nice melodic hook done in the Norman Harris style. There is also a good break, and the momentum starts at the beginning and builds right to the end

I've always loved "This Will Make You Dance"-it's one of those songs you don't hear alot about
though.I'm curious to see where it charts-was it San Francisco?

[markydefad]

Thommy, I can't believe you found that at YouTube--I've been searching for it for months and never had any luck I don't think I've ever heard this record .... Maybe it was just added?

[UPDATE #1: it was added 3 weeks ago.]

[UPDATE #2:] it first charts next week (2/12/77) in Baltimore+Dc (#9), LA (#15) & NYC (#14)

[disco-disc]

Well Done Marky...You are the Eddie Izzard of the Disco Charts...
(in case you don't know Eddie just completed 43 marathons in 51 days, and is a tranny comedian ...Not that I'm implying the last bits)

[SandraDee]

How very dare you d.d. imply that my sister Blanche is anything other than 100% manly!

[markydefad]

How very dare you d.d. imply that my sister Blanche is anything other than 100% manly!

Yes, excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, but I resent that remark! That was supposed to be praise?

The new smilies SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are so faint, indistinct, dim-- they don't register. I can't sufficiently express my outrage.

Afterthought: I better add that I am kidding, lest anyone get the wrong idea.

[SandraDee]

The new smilies SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are so faint, indistinct, dim-- they don't register.

I agree! The new 'tongue' one looks more like it's vomiting! & the 'eek' one looks like the face of a blow-up doll. (not that I'm familiar with blow-up dolls, ahem... -ah, at least the 'redface' is unchanged, well it was when I clicked on it but now I see that it's a new faint one - grrr!)