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   Fantastic year of music. Been working to put it together accurately from positions 1-475 on Billboard and if anyone has input or where to find CD/Digital source for some of the harder to find hits please let me know.

The following don't appear to be on CD at all. No 45. No LP version. No 12'' Nothing in the 2026 "Digital" world of commercial USA CD releases. If I'm wrong as Peter Frampton says Show Me The Way.

214  Niteflyte - If You Want It

Did find this on Two Slow to Disco 2 on CD in Europe from 2015

https://www.discogs.com/release/7223727-Various-Too-Slow-To-Disco-2

Self Titled LP

https://www.discogs.com/release/9209298-Niteflyte-Niteflyte

Various artists - Free Soul Impressions

https://www.discogs.com/release/579182-Various-Free-Soul-Impressions

279  Funky Communication Committee - Baby I Want You
353  Cheryl Barnes - Easy To Be Hard
363  Nancy Brooks - I'm Not Gonna Cry Anymore
389  Randy Brown - You Says It All
400  Zwol - Call Out My Name
450  Bama - Touch Me When We're Dancing
453  Wonder Band - Whole Lotta Love
471  Liner - You and Me
474  Bill Wray - Pinball, That's All

Otherwise I've been able to locate an LP, 12'' or something that came out for everyone but the above artists.

As for LP versions these don't appear on CD or digital anywhere

396  Take Boom - Night Dancin'
452  Keith Herman - She's Got A Whole Number

Same for these 12''

186  Wet Willie - Weeknd (Special Disco Version)
208  Crusaders - Street Life (Special Full Length US Disco Mix)
366  Philly Cream - Motown Review
396  Take Boom - Night Dancin (12'' Short version Disco Intro)
433  Ultimate - Touch Me Baby, Love Is the Ultimate, Dancing In The Night (Short 12'' Promo)

This bodes well for the Top 40. As I stated before, any help is appreciated.

Also as an observation or two:

Maxine Nightingale - (Bringing Out) The Girl In Me - All digital transfers are mono and sound horrible. The actual 45 sounds great and is in stereo.

Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? - The 45 is very mono pretty much (either that or barely stereo if any) and that reflects on the digital transfers. So unless you do DES stereo this appears the only track that is in mono in the year.

Thanks in advance as always for your help.

Edited by PopArchivist - 1 hour 48 minutes ago at 6:19pm

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PopArchivist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 141	Post Options Post Reply Quote PopArchivist Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: The 1979 Entire Hot 100 Thread Posted: 1 hour 59 minutes ago at 6:08pm
	Fantastic year of music. Been working to put it together accurately from positions 1-475 on Billboard and if anyone has input or where to find CD/Digital source for some of the harder to find hits please let me know. The following don't appear to be on CD at all. No 45. No LP version. No 12'' Nothing in the 2026 "Digital" world of commercial USA CD releases. If I'm wrong as Peter Frampton says Show Me The Way. 214 Niteflyte - If You Want It Did find this on Two Slow to Disco 2 on CD in Europe from 2015 https://www.discogs.com/release/7223727-Various-Too-Slow-To-Disco-2 Self Titled LP https://www.discogs.com/release/9209298-Niteflyte-Niteflyte Various artists - Free Soul Impressions https://www.discogs.com/release/579182-Various-Free-Soul-Impressions 279 Funky Communication Committee - Baby I Want You 353 Cheryl Barnes - Easy To Be Hard 363 Nancy Brooks - I'm Not Gonna Cry Anymore 389 Randy Brown - You Says It All 400 Zwol - Call Out My Name 450 Bama - Touch Me When We're Dancing 453 Wonder Band - Whole Lotta Love 471 Liner - You and Me 474 Bill Wray - Pinball, That's All Otherwise I've been able to locate an LP, 12'' or something that came out for everyone but the above artists. As for LP versions these don't appear on CD or digital anywhere 396 Take Boom - Night Dancin' 452 Keith Herman - She's Got A Whole Number Same for these 12'' 186 Wet Willie - Weeknd (Special Disco Version) 208 Crusaders - Street Life (Special Full Length US Disco Mix) 366 Philly Cream - Motown Review 396 Take Boom - Night Dancin (12'' Short version Disco Intro) 433 Ultimate - Touch Me Baby, Love Is the Ultimate, Dancing In The Night (Short 12'' Promo) This bodes well for the Top 40. As I stated before, any help is appreciated. Also as an observation or two: Maxine Nightingale - (Bringing Out) The Girl In Me - All digital transfers are mono and sound horrible. The actual 45 sounds great and is in stereo. Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? - The 45 is very mono pretty much (either that or barely stereo if any) and that reflects on the digital transfers. So unless you do DES stereo this appears the only track that is in mono in the year. Thanks in advance as always for your help. Edited by PopArchivist - 1 hour 48 minutes ago at 6:19pm
	Favorite two expressions to live by on this board: "You can't download vinyl" and "Not everything is available on CD."

cmmmbase Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 04 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote cmmmbase Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 1 hour 35 minutes ago at 6:32pm
	note: it's Taka Boom not Take (sister of Chaka Khan).