List of National Disco Action number ones of 1977 explained
Dance Club Songs was a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, which ranked the popularity of songs in nightclubs across the country, based on a national survey of club disc jockeys. In 1977 it was published under the title National Disco Action, combining the data from 15 major markets, and there were 12 different number ones. The chart methodology of the time allowed for multiple songs ("cuts") from a 12-inch single or album to be bracketed together as a single listing if more than one track from the release was receiving significant play in clubs.
Thelma Houston had the year's first number one, spending her second consecutive week at number one with "Don't Leave Me This Way" and "Any Way You Like It" on the chart dated January 1. The songs remained atop the chart through the issue dated January 29, before being displaced by "Disco Inferno", "Starvin'", and "Body Contact Contract" by the Trammps, three songs from the group's album Disco Inferno.[1] "Don't Leave Me This Way" was the only song to top both the disco chart and the all-genre Hot 100 during 1977, although it did not reach the top spot on the Hot 100 until late April, nearly four months after it first topped the disco listing.[2] In contrast, neither of the two songs by Love & Kisses which topped the disco chart entered the Hot 100 at all.[3] The Eurodisco act's lengthy tracks proved extremely popular with nightclub DJs but were generally not deemed suitable for top 40 radio airplay, limiting their mainstream appeal.[4]
The band Chic achieved the year's longest-running number one, spending eight consecutive weeks atop the chart with "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)". For the final two weeks, the song "Everybody Dance" was also listed. The eight weeks which the songs spent at number also made Chic the act with the highest total number of weeks in the top spot during 1977, one week ahead of Village People. The only act with more than one number one during the year was Donna Summer, known as the "Queen of Disco".[5] Combined tracks from her album I Remember Yesterday spent three weeks in the peak position in July, and in December she returned to the top spot with all the cuts from her next album Once Upon a Time; this was the year's final chart-topper.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Disco Inferno - The Trammps. AllMusic. Andy. Kellman. September 20, 2020.
- Hot 100 - 1977 Archive. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620180630/https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1977/hot-100. July 24, 2020. June 20, 2018.
- Love & Kisses Chart History. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515113652/https://www.billboard.com/music/love-and-kisses. September 28, 2020. May 15, 2019.
- Web site: Love and Kisses - Love and Kisses . Alex. Henderson. AllMusic. September 28, 2020.
- Web site: Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies at 63. May 17, 2012. August 7, 2020. BBC.
- Dance Club Songs chart for January 1, 1977. Billboard. September 20, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for January 8, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for January 15, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for January 22, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for January 29, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for February 5, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for February 12, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for February 19, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for February 26, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for March 5, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for March 12, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for March 19, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for March 26, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for April 2, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for April 9, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for April 16, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for April 23, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for April 30, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for May 7, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for May 14, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for May 21, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for May 28, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. May 28, 1977. 52. https://books.google.com/books?id=2UQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for June 4, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. June 4, 1977. 55. https://books.google.com/books?id=dEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT48. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for June 11, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. June 11, 1977. 73. https://books.google.com/books?id=cyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT61. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for June 18, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. June 18, 1977. 60. https://books.google.com/books?id=aCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT59. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for June 25, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. June 25, 1977. 41. https://books.google.com/books?id=4yMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT38. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for July 2, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. July 2, 1977. 61.
- Dance Club Songs chart for July 9, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. July 9, 1977. 80.
- Dance Club Songs chart for July 16, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. July 16, 1977. 72.
- Dance Club Songs chart for July 23, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for July 30, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for August 13, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for August 13, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for August 20, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for August 27, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for September 3, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. September 3, 1977. 46.
- Dance Club Songs chart for September 10, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. September 10, 1977. 51.
- Dance Club Songs chart for September 17, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. September 17, 1977. 44.
- Dance Club Songs chart for September 24, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. September 24, 1977. 44.
- Dance Club Songs chart for October 1, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. October 1, 1977. 64.
- Dance Club Songs chart for October 8, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. October 8, 1977. 68. https://books.google.com/books?id=DkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT63. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for October 15, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. October 15, 1977. 64. https://books.google.com/books?id=p00EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT128. September 30, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for October 22, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=C0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT30. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. October 22, 1977. September 28, 2020. 66.
- Dance Club Songs chart for October 29, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=akUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA65. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. October 29, 1977. September 29, 2020. 65.
- Dance Club Songs chart for November 5, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=sEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT65. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. November 5, 1977. September 29, 2020. 68.
- Dance Club Songs chart for November 12, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=N0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. November 12, 1977. September 29, 2020. 69.
- Dance Club Songs chart for November 19, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=OEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. November 19, 1977. September 29, 2020. 64.
- Dance Club Songs chart for November 26, 1977. Billboard. September 27, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=70QEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. November 26, 1977. September 29, 2020. 68.
- Dance Club Songs chart for December 3, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=QkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. December 3, 1977. September 29, 2020. 44.
- Dance Club Songs chart for December 10, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=i0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT15. National Disco Action Top 40. Billboard. December 10, 1977. September 29, 2020. 53.
- Dance Club Songs chart for December 17, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for December 24, 1977. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Dance Club Songs chart for December 31, 1977. Billboard. September 20, 2020.