US Top 20 May 1 1976

Silver Convention : Get Up and Boogie

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To boogie in the 40's was to dance to the latest swing hits by Benny Goodman . By the late 60's and early 70's it meant cranking up some hard rockin' blues from the likes of Savoy Brown or Foghat. But by 1976, the discos had redefined the word to simply mean to dance with joy. Two songs in the Top 20 had "Boogie" in the title. The Sylvers's "Boogie Fever" and The Silver Convention's "Get Up and Boogie", performed here before a German crowd so unenthused you'd guess they were being punished. Maybe they were.

1 2 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW –•– The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Brothers / Curb)-14 2 3 RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM –•– Maxine Nightingale (United Artists)-12
3 4 BOOGIE FEVER –•– The Sylvers (Capitol)-12

4 7 WELCOME BACK –•– John Sebastian (Reprise)-6
5 5 SWEET LOVE –•– The Commodores (Motown)-19
6 1 DISCO LADY –•– Johnnie Taylor (Columbia)-11
7 8 SHOW ME THE WAY –•– Peter Frampton (AM)-11
8 10 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE –•– Elvin Bishop (Capricorn)-9
9 9 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY –•– Queen (Elektra)-18
10 29 LOVE HANGOVER –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-5  1



11 6 ONLY SIXTEEN –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-18
12 24 SILLY LOVE SONGS –•– Wings (Capitol)-4
13 28 GET UP AND BOOGIE (That’s Right) –•– Silver Convention (Midland International)-8
14 18 SHANNON –•– Henry Gross (Lifesong)-10
15 17 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO –•– Abba (Atlantic)-12
16 14 DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) –•– The Four Seasons (Warner Brothers / Curb)-19
17 19 TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN –•– Barry Manilow (Arista)-7
18 23 SARA SMILE –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-14
19 22 STRANGE MAGIC –•– The Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists)-8
20 20 LIVIN’ FOR THE WEEKEND –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-9