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 Reggae Singles Charts. |
Jan - June 1976 release and pre-release singles. |
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very first issue Black Music Magazine published a Reggae chart. At first
only UK released singles and albums were featured. Later, in January 1977,
a pre-release singles chart was issued as well - the definition of a pre-release
on this occasion being (for the most part) Jamaican issued singles as
opposed to those released on UK labels. This was further supplemented
in December 1977 with a 12" chart.
Though not necessarily a completely accurate reflection of which records sold best (Black Music only come out once a month and sometimes only one shop was used for returns) these charts give a fascinating insight into what was being issued and what was popular. As such they sometimes make surprising reading. |