<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DJGregWilson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greg Wilson</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/miketd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Atkinson</a> and a special guest discuss a randomly selected Record Mirror Disco Top 20, from any week between 1975 and 1989. 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 been published in book form as <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton’s Disco Pages 1975-1982</a> and <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-dance-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989</a>. Each episode comes <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/playlists/record-mirror-disco-charts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with its own playlist</a>, so that you can listen to all the tracks continuously.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Record Mirror Disco Charts
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DJGregWilson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greg Wilson</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/miketd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Atkinson</a> and a special guest discuss a randomly selected Record Mirror Disco Top 20, from any week between 1975 and 1989. 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 been published in book form as <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton’s Disco Pages 1975-1982</a> and <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-dance-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989</a>. Each episode comes <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/playlists/record-mirror-disco-charts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with its own playlist</a>, so that you can listen to all the tracks continuously.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 29, 2026
11th February 1984, with Kerri Chandler
<p>As the son of a New Jersey DJ, <a href="https://kerrichandler.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kerri Chandler</a> started mixing records in public in his early teens, and so many of the tunes in this chart – published when he was 14 years old – are part of the soundtrack of his formative years. Then again, as we discover, there was often a disparity between the UK and the USA in terms of which tunes became successful: a high-charting track on the Record Mirror chart was sometimes only a minor entry on the Billboard chart, and some of the biggest tunes in New York were ignored by British DJs. In this chart, more traditional post-disco soul/funk material was being challenged by the continuing wave of electro-funk releases, with breakdancing becoming so popular that even our future king tried joining in.</p><p>To accompany this episode, <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-club-chart-top-20-18th-march-1989/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">you can list</a>e<a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-disco-chart-top-20-11th-february-1984/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">n to this entire Top 20 in full</a>, or alternatively as <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-disco-chart-top-20-11th-february-1984-snippet-medley/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a shorter medley of snippets</a>.</p><p>Further listening: </p><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-fpVLyKVj-tmuW7UZbBTdztb4q83RAy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">other tracks mentioned in this episode</a> (YouTube)</p><p>* <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/playlists/random-month-megamixes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">random monthly megamixes</a>, 1975-1989</p><p>Further reading:</p><p>* <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-dance-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989</a> (800 page hardback book)</p><p>* <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982</a> (550 page hardback book)</p><p>Record Mirror Disco Charts mugs and T-shirts are available from our <a href="https://record-mirror-disco-charts.myshopify.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">merchandise store</a>.</p><p>Mike also hosts the podcast <a href="https://shows.acast.com/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 29, 2026
9th May 1987, with Mark Moore
<p>A year before his first single "Theme From S-Express" topped the UK charts, <a href="https://markmoore.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Moore</a> was DJ-ing at Philip Sallon's Mud Club, and at Pyramid (formerly Asylum), Heaven's midweek alternative gay night. He joins Greg Wilson and Mike Atkinson to take a look at a Record Mirror Disco Top 20 from May 1987: a time where London was still "rap city", while the rest of the country was becoming a "house nation". You can see both factions in this chart, as old school hip hop mingles with Chicago jack tracks, and "rare groove" funk rubs shoulders with modern funk.</p><p>To accompany this episode, <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-club-chart-top-20-18th-march-1989/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">you can list</a>e<a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-disco-chart-top-20-9th-may-1987/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">n to this entire Top 20 in full</a>, or alternatively as <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-disco-chart-top-20-9th-may-1987-snippet-medley/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a shorter medley of snippets</a>.</p><p>Further listening: </p><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-fpVLyKVj92PonehAfpH2EAW-4F-5Bs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">other tracks mentioned in this episode</a> (YouTube)</p><p>* <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/playlists/random-month-megamixes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">random monthly megamixes</a>, 1975-1989</p><p>Further reading:</p><p>* <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-dance-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989</a> (800 page hardback book)</p><p>* <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982</a> (550 page hardback book)</p><p>Record Mirror Disco Charts mugs and T-shirts are available from our <a href="https://record-mirror-disco-charts.myshopify.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">merchandise store</a>.</p><p>Mike also hosts the podcast <a href="https://shows.acast.com/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 30, 2026
18th March 1989, with Simon Dunmore
<p>Before co-founding Defected Records in 1999 and Glitterbox in 2014, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simondunmore1/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon Dunmore</a> was working behind the counter at Rayners Lane’s Record & Disco Centre in 1989, where James Hamilton was one of his regular weekly customers. In this Club Chart Top 20 from March 1989, you'll hear about some of the tunes that opened Simon's ears to soulful garage house, which was in the ascendancy in the aftermath of 1988's acid house explosion. Hip house was also exploding around this time, while hip hop and street soul tunes were also charting. Simon was in the thick of it all, receiving all the hot new imports and serving DJs and dance music specialists alike, so he is able to speak with authority on the records, and with passion for the music.</p><p>To accompany this episode, <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-club-chart-top-20-18th-march-1989/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">you can listen to this entire Top 20 in full</a>, or alternatively as <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/record-mirror-club-chart-top-20-18th-march-1989-snippet-medley/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a shorter medley of snippets</a>.</p><p>NEW: <a href="https://record-mirror-disco-charts.myshopify.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Record Mirror Disco Charts Merchandise Store</a></p><p>Further listening: </p><p>* <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-fpVLyKVj9OhswwqXBOBF4PEkpp-8op " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">other tracks mentioned in this episode</a> (YouTube)</p><p>* <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/playlists/random-month-megamixes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">random monthly megamixes</a>, 1975-1989</p><p>Further reading:</p><p>* <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-dance-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Dance Pages 1983-1989</a> (800 page hardback book)</p><p>* <a href="https://superweirdsubstance.com/product/james-hamiltons-disco-pages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Hamilton's Disco Pages 1975-1982</a> (550 page hardback book)</p><p>Mike also hosts the podcast <a href="https://shows.acast.com/which-decade-is-tops-for-pops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which Decade Is Tops For Pops?</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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