Dance Club Songs
Dance Club Songswas a chart published weekly between 1976 and 2020 byBillboardmagazine. It used clubdisc jockeysset lists to determine the most popular songs being played innightclubsacross the United States.[1]
History[edit]
The Dance Club Songs chart underwent several incarnations since its inception in 1974. Originally a top-10 list of tracks that garnered the largest audience response inNew York Citydiscothèques,the chart began on October 26, 1974, under the titleDisco Action.The chart went on to feature playlists from various cities around the country from week to week.Billboardcontinued to run regional and city-specific charts throughout 1975 and 1976 until the issue dated August 28, 1976, when a 30-positionNational Disco Action Top 30premiered.[2]The first number-one song on the chart for the issue dated August 28, 1976, was "You Should Be Dancing"by theBee Gees,spending five weeks atop the chart and the group's only number-one song on the chart.
The chart would continue to be published continuously for over 40 years, but with changes. The chart soon expanded to 40 positions, then in 1979 the chart expanded to 60 positions, then 80, and eventually reached 100 positions from September 1979 until 1981, when it was reduced back to 80.[3]During the first half of the 1980s, the chart maintained 80 slots until March 16, 1985, when the Disco charts were splintered and renamed. Two charts appeared:Hot Dance/Disco Club Play,which ranked club play (at 50 positions), andHot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales,which ranked12-inch single(or maxi-single) sales (also 50 positions, later reduced to 10 and discontinued in 2013, since replaced byDance/Electronic Digital Songs).
On January 26, 2013,Billboardintroduced theHot Dance/Electronic Songschart, which tracks the 50 most popular dance and electronic songs as determined byBillboardbased on digital single sales, streaming, radio airplay across all formats, and club play, with Dance Club Songs serving as the club play component to the multi-metric chart.[4]
On March 31, 2020, due to theCOVID-19pandemic, which caused the closures of clubs,Billboardsuspended the chart.[5]The last number-one song, for the issue dated March 28, 2020, was "Love Hangover 2020"byDiana Ross.[6]Even after the pandemic receded and club attendance increased again,Billboardhas not revived the chart nor published any information about a possible revival, effectively ending the nearly 44-year run of the chart.
Statistics andRecord Worlddata[edit]
Although the disco chart began reporting popular songs in New York City nightclubs,Billboardsoon expanded coverage to feature multiple charts each week which highlighted playlists in various cities such asSan Francisco,San Diego,Boston,Los Angeles,Miami,Phoenix,Detroit,andHouston.During this time,Billboardrival publicationRecord Worldwas the first to compile a dance chart which incorporated club play on a national level. NotedBillboardstatisticianJoel Whitburnhas since "adopted"Record Worlds chart data from the weeks between March 29, 1975, and August 21, 1976, intoBillboards club play history. For the sake of continuity,Record Worlds national chart is incorporated into both Whitburn'sDance/Discopublication (via his Record Research company) as well as the 1975 and 1976 number-ones lists.[3]
With the issue dated August 28, 1976,Billboardpremiered its own national chart (National Disco Action Top 30) and their data is used from this date forward.[3]
In January 2017,BillboardproclaimedMadonnaas the most successful artist in the history of the chart, ranking her first in their list of the 100 top all-time dance artists.[7]Madonna holds the record for the most number-one songs with 50.[8]Katy Perryholds the record for having eighteen consecutive number-one songs.[8]Perry's third studio album,Teenage Dream(2010), became the first album in the history of the chart to produce at least seven number-one songs by a lead artist[note 1]It held this record untilRihanna's eighth studio albumAntiproduced eight chart toppers from 2016 to 2017.[9][10]Rihanna is the only artist to have achieved five number-one songs in a calendar year.[10]
Artist achievements[edit]
Top 10 artists of all-time (1976–2016)[edit]
| Rank | Artist name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | [7] |
| 2 | Janet Jackson | |
| 3 | Rihanna | |
| 4 | Beyoncé | |
| 5 | Pet Shop Boys | |
| 6 | Donna Summer | |
| 7 | Mariah Carey | |
| 8 | Kristine W | |
| 9 | Jennifer Lopez | |
| 10 | Depeche Mode |
Most number ones[edit]
| Position | Artist name | Tally of number-ones |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna[12] | 50 |
| 2 | Rihanna[13] | 33 |
| 3 | Beyoncé[14] | 22 |
| 4 | Janet Jackson[15] | 20 |
| 5 | Katy Perry[16] | 19 |
| 6 | Jennifer Lopez[17] | 18 |
| 7 | Mariah Carey[18] | 17 (tie) |
| Kristine W[19] | ||
| 9 | Donna Summer[20] | 161 |
| 10 | Lady Gaga[21] | 15 |
Most consecutive number-ones[edit]
 |
| Number of songs | Artist name | First hit and date | Last hit and date | Streak breaking song and date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Katy Perry | "Waking Up in Vegas"[9] (August 22, 2009) |
"Swish Swish"(featuringNicki Minaj) (July 22, 2017) |
"Bon Appétit"(featuringMigos)[8] (#28, April 18, 2017) |
| 11 | Jennifer Lopez | "Qué Hiciste"[22] (June 23, 2007) |
"Live It Up"(featuringPitbull)[22] (July 20, 2013) |
"I Luh Ya Papi" (featuringFrench Montana)[23][24] (#5, June 28, 2014) |
| 9 | Kristine W | "Feel What You Want"[25] (July 23, 1994) |
"The Wonder of It All"[26] (January 2, 2005) |
"I'll Be Your Light"[27][28] (#2, February 26, 2006) |
| Beyoncé | "Diva"[29] (March 28, 2009) |
"Countdown"[30] (December 24, 2011) |
"End of Time"[31] (#33, March 3, 2012) | |
| Erika Jayne | "Rollercoaster"[32] (July 28, 2007) |
"How Many Fucks"[32] (August 13, 2016) |
Non-breaking streak | |
| 8 | Kylie Minogue[33] | "All The Lovers" (August 14, 2010) |
"Into The Blue" (April 12, 2014) |
"I Was Gonna Cancel" (#5, August 9, 2014) |
| 7 | Janet Jackson | "When I Think of You"[34] (September 20, 1986) |
"Alright"[34] (May 5, 1990) |
"Black Cat"[34] (#17, October 27, 1990) |
| Madonna[35] | "Causing a Commotion" (October 31, 1987) |
"Justify My Love" (January 19, 1991) |
"Rescue Me" (#6, March 16, 1991) | |
| "Nothing Really Matters" (March 13, 1999) |
"Impressive Instant" (November 17, 2001) |
"GHV2 Megamix" (#5, December 2, 2001) |
Most number-ones in a calendar year[edit]
| Number of songs | Artist name | Year charted | Name of songs | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Rihanna | 2017 | "Love on the Brain","Sex with Me","Pose","Wild Thoughts"(DJ Khaledfeaturing Rihanna andBryson Tiller), "Desperado" | [10] |
| 4 | 2007 | "We Ride","Umbrella"(featuringJay-Z), "Don't Stop the Music","Shut Up and Drive" | [36][37] | |
| 2010 | "Russian Roulette","Hard"(featuringJeezy), "Rude Boy","Only Girl (In the World)" | |||
| 2011 | "Who's That Chick?"(David Guettafeaturing Rihanna), "S&M","California King Bed","We Found Love"(featuringCalvin Harris) | |||
| 2016 | "Work"(featuringDrake), "This Is What You Came For"(Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna),"Kiss It Better","Needed Me" | |||
| Beyoncé | 2009 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)","Diva","Halo","Sweet Dreams" | ||
| Lady Gaga | "Poker Face","LoveGame","Paparazzi","Bad Romance" | |||
| 2011 | "Born This Way","Judas","The Edge of Glory","You and I" | |||
| Katy Perry | 2014 | "Unconditionally","Dark Horse"(featuringJuicy J), "Birthday","This Is How We Do" |
Quickest collection of first 10 number-ones[edit]
Song achievements[edit]
Most weeks at number one[edit]
| Number of weeks |
Artist(s) | Song(s) | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Michael Jackson | Thriller(all cuts)[42] | 1983 |
| 9 | Change | "A Lover's Holiday"/" The Glow Of Love "/" Searching "[43] | 1980 |
| 8 | Chic | "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)"/"Everybody Dance"/" You Can Get By "[44] | 1977 |
| 7 | Village People | Village People(all cuts)[45] | |
| T-Connection | "Do What You Wanna Do"[46] | ||
| Chic | "Le Freak"/"I Want Your Love"/" Chic Cheer "[47] | 1978-79 | |
| Donna Summer | "Hot Stuff"/"Bad Girls"[48] | 1979 | |
| Geraldine Hunt | "Can't Fake the Feeling"[49] | 1980 | |
| Chaz Jankel | "Glad to Know You"/" 3,000,000 Synths "/"Ai No Corrida"[50] | 1982 |
Shortest climbs to number one[edit]
Longest climbs to number one[edit]
- 19th week — "Wordy Rappinghood"/"Genius of Love"byTom Tom Club[78]
- 19th week — "Walking on a Dream"byEmpire of the Sun
- 17th week — "Losing It"byFisher
- 16th week — "The Look of Love"byABC[79]
- 16th week — "Most Precious Love"byBlazepresentsU.D.A.U.F.L.featuringBarbara Tucker
- 16th week — "Where Have You Been"byRihanna
- 16th week — "Right Now"byRihannafeaturingDavid Guetta
Biggest jump to number one[edit]
- (27–1)Thriller(all cuts) byMichael Jackson[82]
Number-one songs covered by different artists[edit]
- "The Boss"—Diana Ross(1979),The Braxtons(1997),Kristine W(2008), and again Diana Ross (2019).[83]
- "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"—Sylvester(1978)[84]andByron Stingily(1998)[85]
- "Back to Life"—Soul II Soul(1989) andHilary Roberts(2019).[86]
- "Keep on Jumpin'"—Musique(1978) andTodd TerrywithMartha Wash&Jocelyn Brown(1996)[87]
Album achievements[edit]
Most number-one songs from one album[edit]
Records and other achievements[edit]
- Madonnaholds the record for the most chart hits, the most top-twenty hits, the most top-ten hits[98]and the most total weeks at number one (75 weeks).[11]
- Enrique Iglesias,Dave Audé,Pitbull,andDavid Guettaare tied with 14 number-ones on the chart, the most among male artists.
- Rihannabecame the first artist to earn 4 number-ones on the chart in a year (2007), a feat she repeated a record 3 additional times before becoming the first act to earn 5 number-ones in a year (2017) as well.
- Madonnascored three number-ones in a single year seven times (1985, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2019), making her the first and most act to do so.
- Kylie Minoguebecame the first act to have two songs in the top three on March 5, 2011. Her song "Better than Today"was number-one while"Higher",a song byTaio Cruzon which Minogue features, was number three. On July 28, 2016,Rihannabecame the second act to achieve this when her songs "Kiss It Better"and"Needed Me"were number one and three concurrently, however it made her the first act to have two songs in the top three as the lead act on both.David Guettawas the third to earn this distinction during the chart week of November 24, 2018, when "(It Happens) Sometimes", under his alias Jack Back, was number two, while his "Don't Leave Me Alone" collaboration with Anne-Marie was number three.[99]
- Madonnawas the first artist in the chart's history to have 2 studio albums with 5 number-one songs each topping the chart, respectively; from her eighth studio albumMusicand her ninth studio albumAmerican Life;Katy Perryhas since surpassed this record, achieving 7 number-ones from her third studio albumTeenage Dream,and 5 number-ones from her fourth,Prism
- The first12-inch singlemade commercially available to the public was "Ten Percent"byDouble Exposurein 1976.[3]
- The first number one onBillboard's Disco Action chart was "Never Can Say Goodbye"byGloria Gaynorin 1974.[3]
- The first number one onBillboard's National Disco Action Top 30 was "You Should Be Dancing"by theBee Geesin 1976.[3]
- Until February 2020,Madonnahas the record for most number-one songs in any Billboard chart with her record-extending 50 number-ones toping the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart.
- From the dance chart's inception until the week of February 16, 1991, several (or even all) songs on anEP,albumor 12-inch single could occupy the same position if more than one track from a release was receiving significant play in clubs (for example, Donna Summer charted several full-length albums, bothChaka KhanandMadonnahave hit number one with remix albums). Chart entries like this were especially prevalent during thediscoera, where an entire side of an album would contain several songs segued together seamlessly to replicate a night of dancing in a club. Beginning with the February 23, 1991 issue, the dance chart became "song specific", meaning only one song could occupy each position at a time.[3]
- Because of the former policy allowing multiple songs to occupy one position at the same time, there have been three instances when not only multiple songs were at number one, but the songs were performed by different artists. In all scenarios this was due to the tracks being included in filmsoundtrack albums.In 1978, four tracks fromThank God It's Friday(Donna Summer,Pattie Brooks,Love & Kisses,Sunshine); in 1980, three tracks fromFame(two byIrene Caraand one byLinda Clifford); and in 1985, two songs fromBeverly Hills Cop(Patti LaBelle,Harold Faltermeyer) hit number one together.
- Madonnaadditionally became the first act to have scored at least one No. 1 on the Dance Club Songs chart in five separate decades since the chart's inception in 1976, having tallied 9 in the 1980s, 13 in the '90s, 18 in the 2000s, 9 in the '10s and, now, one (so far) in the '20s.
- The Trammpsare the only act to replace themselves at number one (issue date June 5, 1976, "That's Where the Happy People Go" → "Disco Party" ).[3]
- The longest running number-ones on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart are "Bad Luck"byHarold Melvin & the Blue Notes2in 1975 and the albumThrillerbyMichael Jackson.Both entries spent eleven weeks in the top spot.[100]
- "One Word"byKelly Osbournemade chart history on June 18, 2005, when it became the first song to simultaneously top the Hot Dance Club Songs, Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Airplay charts.
- Madonnais also the first act ever to score as many as 50 No. 1s on any single Billboard chart, extending her record overGeorge Strait,who has earned 44 leaders on Hot Country Songs.
- LeAnn Rimesbecame the firstcountry musicartist to have topped both theBillboardcountry chart and the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Rimes, who had several remixes of her country hits reach the dance chart, achieved that distinction during the week of February 28, 2009, when theelectronic dance musicremixesof her 2008 single "What I Cannot Change"reached number one.[101][102]
- Olivia Newton-JohnandChloe Lattanzi's collaboration with Dave Audé, "You Have to Believe",which reached number one in its November 21, 2015 issue, made history for Newton-John and Lattanzi, as they became the first mother-daughter duo to reach number one on this chart as well as picking up their first number ones at Dance Club Songs as well, although Newton-John had charted four times prior to this.[103]
- Stinghas the distinction of being the only artist to reach number one twice on this chart with a song he recorded and re-recorded, as his original version of "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)"featuringTwistareached that position in 2004,[104]and again in 2016 as a featured duet withMylène Farmerfor "Stolen Car".In both cases, they were also remixed by Dave Audé, which is another first on this chart that a remixer reached number one with a song he remixed twice.[105]
Footnotes
- 1Summer's total would be 18 if including two titles that hit number one during the span of time in whichRecord World's dance chart data is used (see "Statistics andRecord Worlddata").Billboardcredits Summer with only 16 number-ones.
- 2Eight of the 11 weeks-at-number-one for "Bad Luck" is during the span of time in whichRecord World's dance chart data is used (see "Statistics andRecord Worlddata ").
See also[edit]
- List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
- Artists with the most number-ones on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
- Dance Singles Sales
Reference notes[edit]
- ^Kristine W's "The Power of Music" was the first album to produce seven number-one songs, from 2009–2011, but she was not the lead on one of the songs, "Walk Away", which was credited to Tony Moran featuring Kristine W.
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