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Record Mirror Disco Charts

Record Mirror Disco Charts

Written by: Mike Atkinson
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 Greg Wilson, Mike Atkinson and a special guest discuss a randomly selected Record Mirror Disco Top 20, from any week between 1975 and 1982. These charts were compiled by dancefloor reaction reports, sent in by DJs from across the UK. We'll also look at how they were reviewed at the time by Record Mirror's legendary James Hamilton, whose columns from this period have recently been published in book form as James Hamilton’s Disco Pages 1975-1982. Each episode comes with its own playlist, so that you can listen to all the tracks continuously.

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Episodes
  • 26th May 1979, with Bill Brewster

    26th May 1979, with Bill Brewster
    Dec 30 2025

    Bill Brewster – DJ, writer, music consultant and dance music historian – joins Greg Wilson and Mike Atkinson for a look at the Record Mirror Disco Chart of 26th May 1979.

    To accompany this episode, you can listen to this entire Top 20 in full, or alternatively as a shorter medley of snippets.

    Further listening:

    * Other tracks mentioned in this episode (Spotify)

    * James Hamilton at Gullivers, 18 August 1979

    Further reading:

    * James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982 (550 page hardback book)

    * James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989 (800 page hardback book)

    * Bill Brewster on Patreon

    Mike also hosts the podcast Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • 12th April 1980, with John Morales

    12th April 1980, with John Morales
    Nov 28 2025

    John Morales - remixer, producer, DJ, and best known in the 1980s for his M&M mixes with the late Sergio Munzibai - joins Greg Wilson and Mike Atkinson for a look at the Record Mirror Disco Chart of 12th April 1980.

    To accompany this episode, you can listen to this entire Top 20 in full, or alternatively as a shorter medley of snippets.

    Further listening: other tracks mentioned in this episode.

    Further reading:James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982 (550 page hardback book)

    Coming soon: James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989 (800 page hardback book)

    Mike also hosts the podcast Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?

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    2 hrs and 26 mins
  • 17th July 1976, with Peter Hook

    17th July 1976, with Peter Hook
    Oct 31 2025

    Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order, The Light) joins Greg Wilson and Mike Atkinson for a countdown of a Record Mirror Disco Top 20 from the fabled long hot summer of 1976. As the country sweltered, Peter was finding his true path, having witnessed the Sex Pistols at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall a month earlier. Meanwhile, this chart mixes pop and rock crossover hits with disco classics, funk tracks, three slowies and a couple of obscurities. But can we persuade Greg to bring back the “erection section”? The campaign starts here…

    To accompany this episode, you can listen to this entire Top 20 in full, or alternatively as a shorter medley of snippets.

    Further listening: other tracks mentioned in this episode.

    Further reading:James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982 (550 page hardback book)

    Mike also hosts the podcast Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    2 hrs and 7 mins
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