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1977 single by Q
"Dancin' Man"
Single by Q
from the album Dancin' Man
B-side"Love Pollution"
ReleasedMarch 1977
Recorded1977
GenreR&B, Disco
Length2:38
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Rob Peckman
Q singles chronology
"Dancin' Man"
(1977) 		"Sweet Summertime"
(1977)

"Dancin' Man" is a song by disco group Q, written by Rob Peckman. It reached the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, and received substantial play in the American Southeast.

Release

"Dancin' Man" was released by Epic Records in Spring 1977. The song's B-side was titled "Love Pollution." To promote the song, Epic Records took out a full-page advertisement in the April 23, 1977 issue of Billboard magazine, urging DJs and radio stations to put the song into rotation.

Airplay

The song went into rotation on many Southeast American radio stations, including:

The song also received play on:

Charts

The song was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (where it reached number 23), the Cashbox Singles chart (#20), and the Record World chart. In Canada, "Dancin' Man" reached #19.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 23
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 20
U.S. Record World 20

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Rank
Canada 152
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) 144

References

  1. ^ "Q (36) – Dancin' Man". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. "Song Overview". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Billboard Mar 26, 1977 (page 25)". Google Books. Nielsen Business Media. 1977-03-26. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Billboard Apr 23, 1977 (page 19)". Google Books. Nielsen Business Media. 1977-04-23. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. Thompson, Dave (2016-04-08). Standard Catalog of American Records. F+W Media. ISBN 9781440246289. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 530.
  7. "Robert Peckman's "Dancin' Man" #23 Hit". Pittsburgh Music History. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-05-21. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  9. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 14, 1977
  11. "Top 200 Singles of '77 – Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  12. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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