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Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States on the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and the Hot Dance Music 12-inch Singles Sales chart. . Premiered in 1976, the Club Play chart ranked the most-played singles on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club D
Billboard launched Disco Action chart, its first dance music chart, on the issue dated October 26; the first number one was "Never Can Say Goodbye" by Gloria Gaynor. [2] 1975: Record World began compiling a dance chart which incorporated club play on a national level, with "Bad Luck" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes as the first number-one single.
Issue date Song Artist Reference(s) January 20 "Two to Make It Right" Seduction [1]January 27 "Get Busy" Mr. Lee [2]February 3 "Let Your Backbone Slide" Maestro Fresh-Wes [3]
The Dance Singles Sales was a record chart released weekly by Billboard magazine listing each week's best-selling dance singles in the United States. Its previous names include Hot Dance/Disco 12-inch Singles Sales (1985–1987), Hot Dance Music 12-inch Singles Sales (1987–1992), and Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales (1992–2003).
As the decade progressed, a growing trend in the music industry was to promote songs to radio without the release of a commercially available singles in an attempt by record companies to boost albums sales. Because such a release was required to chart on the Hot 100, many popular songs that were hits on top 40 radio never made it onto the chart.
Billboard launched Disco Action chart, its first dance music chart, on the issue dated October 26; the first number one was "Never Can Say Goodbye" by Gloria Gaynor. [2] 1975: Record World began compiling a dance chart which incorporated club play on a national level, with "Bad Luck" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes as the first number-one single.
C+C Music Factory presents Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis "This Beat Is Hot" B.G., the Prince of Rap [69] [70] September 7 [71] [72] September 14 "The Whistle Song" Frankie Knuckles "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." C+C Music Factory presents Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis [73] [74] September 21 "Makin' Happy" Crystal Waters "Makin' Happy"
Chart history. Issue date Song ... "Set Me Free" Clubland [25] July 25 [26] ... 1992 in Canadian music; List of RPM number-one dance singles chart (Canada) References