Posted February 15, 200916 yr UK Top 20 Disco Chart - February 11th, 1978: 1 4 Up Town Top Ranking - Althia & Donna 2 1 Native New Yorker - Odyssey 3 7 Which Way Is Up - Stargard 4 2 Dance Dance Dance - Chic 5 6 Galaxy - War 6 5 The Groove Line - Heatwave 7 3 Love's Unkind - Donna Summer 8 8 Jamming/Punky Reggae Party - Bob Marley 9 9 Cocomotion - El Coco 10 13 Too Hot Ta Trot/Zoom - Commodores 11 12 Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees 12 14 Jam Jam Jam - People's Choice 13 15 Sorry I'm A Lady - Baccara 14 16 On Fire - T-Connection 15 31 I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption 16 10 Choosing You - Lenny Williams 17 11 Zodiacs - Roberta Kelly 18 49 Hot Legs/I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart 19 27 Lovely Day - Bill Withers 20 22 Come Back My Love - Darts I know, I know, horrific chart... I should expect comments like "Thank fook I never set foot in a discotheque in the mid to late '70s!" :lol: Edited February 15, 200916 yr by ________________
February 15, 200916 yr 2 1 Native New Yorker - Odyssey 4 2 Dance Dance Dance - Chic 7 3 Love's Unkind - Donna Summer 8 8 Jamming/Punky Reggae Party - Bob Marley 9 9 Cocomotion - El Coco 11 12 Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees 13 15 Sorry I'm A Lady - Baccara 15 31 I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption 17 11 Zodiacs - Roberta Kelly 19 27 Lovely Day - Bill Withers All of those are amazing :wub:
February 15, 200916 yr disco wasnt my bag, but there are some decent choons there my likes 1 4 Up Town Top Ranking - Althia & Donna 4 2 Dance Dance Dance - Chic ..................... yowsa yowsa yowsa! 7 3 Love's Unkind - Donna Summer 15 31 I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption 19 27 Lovely Day - Bill Withers .............................. disco?... dance?
February 16, 200916 yr strange mixture of songs - where was the chart published? I know Record Mirror's Disco Chart used to be full of pop songs at one time... 1 4 Up Town Top Ranking - Althia & Donna... awful song which reached number one in the UK Singles chart too... 2 1 Native New Yorker - Odyssey..... I loved this song 3 7 Which Way Is Up - Stargard..... very funky, theme from the film of the same name 4 2 Dance Dance Dance - Chic.... I used to love Chic 5 6 Galaxy - War... not a fan of this one 6 5 The Groove Line - Heatwave... not bad 7 3 Love's Unkind - Donna Summer... very poppy song, good 8 8 Jamming/Punky Reggae Party - Bob Marley... I loved Jamming, can't remember how the B side sounds 9 9 Cocomotion - El Coco... I know I've heard this but for the life of me can't remember how it sounds 10 13 Too Hot Ta Trot/Zoom - Commodores... the Commodores just before they inflicted awful songs on us... 11 12 Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees... never cared for this one, preferred Night Fever 12 14 Jam Jam Jam - People's Choice... another one I know I've heard but have long forgotten 13 15 Sorry I'm A Lady - Baccara... awful, awful song 14 16 On Fire - T-Connection... good song 15 31 I Can't Stand The Rain - Eruption... I Can't Stand This Song! 16 10 Choosing You - Lenny Williams... vaguely remember it, awful 17 11 Zodiacs - Roberta Kelly... I liked this one. Radio Luxembourg had it in their top 30 and played it quite a bit 18 49 Hot Legs/I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart... Hot Legs was OK, not a big fan of the other side 19 27 Lovely Day - Bill Withers... quite an annoying song really, though I thought it was OK at the time 20 22 Come Back My Love - Darts... didn't care much for this one Edited February 16, 200916 yr by Robbie
February 16, 200916 yr Author strange mixture of songs - where was the chart published? I know Record Mirror's Disco Chart used to be full of pop songs at one time... You're exactly right - I found this in the February 11th issue of Record Mirror. :dance: It is quite odd, but it proves that the Dance Club chart has existed since the '70s. :D You'll find random publications of this chart during the mid '70s issues of Record Mirror and it's quite unique to say the least. Another special chart that was published during the '70s was the UK Soul Top 20 chart - I'm guessing this chart was compiled by either reports from urban clubs or the best selling records at Urban pools. Edited February 16, 200916 yr by ________________
February 16, 200916 yr There are some strange tracks on this chart... Darts? Bob Marley? Althia and Donna? Rod Stewart??? Chic were always class though.
February 16, 200916 yr You're exactly right - I found this in the February 11th issue of Record Mirror. :dance: It is quite odd, but it proves that the Dance Club chart has existed since the '70s. :D You'll find random publications of this chart during the mid '70s issues of Record Mirror and it's quite unique to say the least. Another special chart that was published during the '70s was the UK Soul Top 20 chart - I'm guessing this chart was compiled by either reports from urban clubs or the best selling records at Urban pools.I think Record Mirror's Disco chart started in 1974 or 1975. In its early days it really was a chart full of pop songs with the odd disco song thrown in. In fact, the chart's original compiler (and the guy who wrote the disco column in RM) James Hamilton once complained about some of the songs that were being reported on by DJ's - Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen made the top 20 in early 1976, prompting James Hamilton to ask if the crowd were really dancing to these songs (the charts were compiled from returns from DJs who based their returns on dance floor reaction) or just standing around while the record played! Gradually the pop songs disappeared from the chart, by late 1978 the chart was seen as an authentic disco chart and many name DJs of the era submitted returns. The songs that appeared were genuine disco songs by this stage, no pop music got anywhere near the top 40 part of the chart.Though that in itself prompted another James Hamilton comment when Le Freak by Chic seemed like it wouldn't disappear from the charts in March 1979 - something along the lines of "you can stop playing it now you know, there are other records out there!" The Record Mirror club charts are still compiled. After Record Mirror closed as a magazine in April 1991 it began to appear as a supplement in Music Week with James Hamilton and Alan Jones still compiling the charts. Record Mirror finally disappeared as a supplement from Music Week a few years back but it is still mentioned in Music Week every week and the charts are still published, compiled by Alan Jones. The UK Soul charts were compiled by Blues & Soul, a specialist black music magazine. The chart was sales based with returns from specialist music stores, most of which were in London and Birmingham. Prior to using the Blues & Soul chart from about 1976 onwards I think Record Mirror may have compiled its own soul chart for a while. Record Mirror was one of the first UK music papers to have a regular soul music feature and to carry soul charts, as far back as the 1960s. In addition, James Hamilton, who wrote the Disco / Dance / Club pages from 1974 to shortly before his death in 1996 has a claim to fame going back to the 60s - when the Beatles undertook their historic trip to the US in early 1964 they opted to take a DJ with them to play music at various parties and functions they were holding as part of their promotional duties. James Hamilton was the DJ they took after seeing him DJ in a club run by infamous UK gangsters the Kray Twins...
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