July 19, 1980 what was happening in Billboard magazine

About a month later when Olivia Newton-John's Magic was #1 on the pop charts is when I stopped writing the Top 40 down in my notebook.  I had been doing it religiously for at least five years.  I swear I have a photographic memory of the peaks of all the songs in those years.  I was also doing my public access t.v. show Music Corner at the time.  As a precocious teenager in Connecticut who sucked at all sports might do.

As you can see I started with the Top 25 on the Hot Soul Singles chart which would later be changed to Hot Black Singles.  Then we can see the arbitron ratings in New York City.  Disco was certainly not dead!  I thank god that I was suburban enough to grow up listening to that fantastic New York radio.

How could you not love this ad for Importe 12" records?

An article about clubs in the dance section.

How could you not love the disco action section where you could see which disco songs were hot where?

Not only did I have just about every one of these records on the Disco Top 100, but almost every one was good if not great!

How about a story on what's going on with disco in Europe?

They sure loved Bob Marley in Italy, still do. The hits of the world section was amazing too.  I always loved to see how certain American acts were huge in other countries even when they weren't in the states anymore.   I mean hell Can't Stop the Music was #1 pop in Australia!  That bitch went nowhere in the US.   Frank Zappa was #4 in Sweden!  He never had a pop hit in America.

And then the Hot 100 itself.  Damn did I ever pore over that thing.  I mean after all I was a young teen in Connecticut. Not much didco in there at this point.  I mean  lot of great disco was still being made it just wasn't breaking big.  Like you can see All Night Thing by Invisible Man's Band peaked at #45 pop.  That was a huge dance record in New York.  How about that classic by Frank Sinatra, New York, New York only 12 weeks on the chart.  That was no huge pop hit.  Call Me was on it's way down.  It ended up being the #1 record of the year and quite a smart collaboration between Giorgio Moroder and Blondie.  This was also the week that Lover's Holiday by Change entered the Top 40 at #40 and that's where it peaked.  That was one of the most played records in my bedroom.  But when you think of things in terms of pop peaks it was no hit.  Again a huge record in New York, huge! Thanks again guys for being here.  Have a wonderful New Year.  Much love from Roma.  AUGURI!!!!!!!!!!!