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Crown Heights Affair are an American R&B / funk / disco group from Brooklyn, New York City, founded in 1967.

Their "Melodies" brought out under the moniker Made in U.S.A. (1977, De-Lite Records) is reminiscent of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band's work.

1 Career
2 Discography
- 2.1 Studio albums
- 2.2 Chart singles
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
6 Career
7 Discography
- 7.1 Studio albums
- 7.2 Chart singles
8 See also

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Career

Originally known as Ben Iverson and the Nue Dey Express on Britne Records, founded by then-bassist Donnie Linton, the group was renamed for a neighborhood in Brooklyn. The line-up consisted of Phillip Thomas (vocals), William Anderson (guitar/vocals), Howard Young (keyboards), Bert Reid and James "Ajax" Baynard (trumpets), Raymond Reid (trombone), Arnold 'Muki' Wilson (bass), Julius Dilligard Jr. (trombone), and Raymond Rock (drums,Percussion). Under contract to RCA they recorded their self-titled first album in 1974, featuring their first single "(You Can't Bend My) Super Rod".

Personnel changes followed, along with a shift in 1975 to De-Lite Records. The record label's subsequent liaison with Polygram Records saw the group gain worldwide audiences for singles such as "Dreaming a Dream", "Every Beat of My Heart", "Foxy Lady" and "Dancin'".

"Dreaming a Dream" reached Number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1975, (plus US Billboard Hot 100 #43); and they topped out at #2 on the US Dance Chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (Billboard Hot 100 #83). In the UK Singles Chart they made the Top 40 in 1978 with "Galaxy Of Love", and #10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love". Their follow-up album, Do It Your Way, contained the tunes "Dancin'", "Far Out" and their answer to New Birth's song "Gotta Get A Knutt', "(Do It) The French Way". In the 1980s they were successful record producers for some Prelude Records acts like France Joli ("Gonna Get Over You"), and they produced two songs for Amii Stewart in 1981. Crown Heights Affair disbanded in 1984.

On 22 June 2013, they reunited to play at the Coronet in London, as part of the Streetsounds Summer Ball.

Bert Reid died of lung cancer on December 12, 2004, at the age of 48. Thomas joined The Flamingos in 2007.

Raymond Reid (born on November 30, 1952 in New York) died of cancer on May 21, 2013. He was 60.

Trumpeter James "Ajax" Baynard died on February 20, 2015, after a car crash in South Jamaica, New York. He was 63. The news of his death was posted on the Crown Heights Affair Facebook page.

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Discography

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Studio albums

Year	Title	US	US R&B	UK
1974	Crown Heights Affair	-	-	-
1975	Dreaming a Dream	121	28	-
1976	Foxy Lady	-	59	-
1977	Do It Your Way	-	41	-
1978	Dream World	-	56	40
1979	Dance Lady Dance	-	40	-
1980	Sure Shot	148	50	-
1982	Think Positive!	-	-	-
1983	Struck Gold	-	-	-

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Chart singles

Year	Title	US	US R&B	US Dance	UK
1974	"Leave the Kids Alone"	-	96	-	-
1975	"Dreaming a Dream"	43	5	1	-
1975	"Every Beat of My Heart"	83	20	2	-
1976	"Foxy Lady"	49	17	-	-
1977	"Dancin'"	42	16	6	51
1977	"Do It the French Way"	-	60	-	-
1978	"Galaxy of Love"	-	-	-	24
	"Say a Prayer for Two"	-	41	-	-
	"I'm Gonna Love You Forever"	-	-	-	47
1979	"Dance Lady Dance"	-	20	-	24
1980	"You Gave Me Love"	102	74	12	10
	"Sure Shot"	-	72	-	-
	"You've Been Gone"	-	-	-	44
1982	"Somebody Tell Me What to Do"	-	31	-	-
1983	"Rock the World"	-	-	-	76
1989	"I'll Do Anything"	-	-	43	83

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References

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External links

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Career

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On 22 June 2013, they reunited to play at the Coronet in London, as part of the Streetsounds Summer Ball.

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Discography

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Studio albums

Year	Title	US	US R&B	UK
1974	Crown Heights Affair	-	-	-
1975	Dreaming a Dream	121	28	-
1976	Foxy Lady	-	59	-
1977	Do It Your Way	-	41	-
1978	Dream World	-	56	40
1979	Dance Lady Dance	-	40	-
1980	Sure Shot	148	50	-
1982	Think Positive!	-	-	-
1983	Struck Gold	-	-	-

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Chart singles

Year	Title	US	US R&B	US Dance	UK
1974	"Leave the Kids Alone"	-	96	-	-
1975	"Dreaming a Dream"	43	5	1	-
1975	"Every Beat of My Heart"	83	20	2	-
1976	"Foxy Lady"	49	17	-	-
1977	"Dancin'"	42	16	6	51
1977	"Do It the French Way"	-	60	-	-
1978	"Galaxy of Love"	-	-	-	24
	"Say a Prayer for Two"	-	41	-	-
	"I'm Gonna Love You Forever"	-	-	-	47
1979	"Dance Lady Dance"	-	20	-	24
1980	"You Gave Me Love"	102	74	12	10
	"Sure Shot"	-	72	-	-
	"You've Been Gone"	-	-	-	44
1982	"Somebody Tell Me What to Do"	-	31	-	-
1983	"Rock the World"	-	-	-	76
1989	"I'll Do Anything"	-	-	43	83

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+'''Crown Heights Affair''' are an [[United States|American]] [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] / [[funk]] / [[disco]] [[musical ensemble|group]] from [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], founded in 1967.
-'''Crown Heights Affair''' was an [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] / [[funk]] / [[disco]] [[Band (music)|group]] from [[New York City|New York]], founded in the early 1970s.
+Their "[[Melodies]]" brought out under the moniker Made in U.S.A. (1977, De-Lite Records) is reminiscent of [[Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band]]'s work.
 ==Career==
-Originally known as Nue Day Express, founded by then [[bassist]] Donnie Linton, the group took their new name from a district of their native [[Brooklyn]], and consisted of Phillip Thomas, William Anderson, Howard Young, Bert Reid, James Baynard, Raymond Reid, Arnold 'Muki' Wilson, Julius Dilligard Jr., and Raymond Rock.  Signed by [[RCA Records|RCA]] they [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] a self titled debut [[album]] in 1974.
+Originally known as Ben Iverson and the Nue Dey Express on Britne Records, founded by then-[[bassist]] Donnie Linton, the group was renamed for [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|a neighborhood]] in Brooklyn. The line-up consisted of Phillip Thomas (vocals), William Anderson (guitar/vocals), Howard Young (keyboards), Bert Reid and James "Ajax" Baynard (trumpets), Raymond Reid (trombone), Arnold 'Muki' Wilson (bass), Julius Dilligard Jr. (trombone), and Raymond Rock (drums,Percussion). Under contract to [[RCA Records|RCA]] they [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] their self-titled first [[album]] in 1974, featuring their first single "(You Can't Bend My) Super Rod".
-Personnel changes followed, along with a shift in 1975 to [[De-Lite Records]], the then home of [[Kool and the Gang]]. The [[record label]]'s subsequent liaison with [[Polygram Records]] saw the group gain worldwide audiences for [[single (music)|singles]] such as "[[Dreaming A Dream]]", "Every Beat of My Heart", "Foxy Lady" and "Dancin'".
+Personnel changes followed, along with a shift in 1975 to [[De-Lite Records]]. The [[record label]]'s subsequent liaison with [[Polygram Records]] saw the group gain worldwide audiences for [[single (music)|singles]] such as "[[Dreaming a Dream]]", "Every Beat of My Heart", "Foxy Lady" and "Dancin'".
-"Dreaming A Dream" reached [[Chart-topper|Number one]] on the [[Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] in 1975, (plus [[Billboard Hot 100]] #43); and they topped out at #2 on the Dance chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (Billboard Hot 100 #83). In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] they made the [[Top 40]] in 1978 with "Galaxy Of Love", and #10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love".
+"Dreaming a Dream" reached [[Chart-topper|Number one]] on the US [[Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] in 1975, (plus US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] #43); and they topped out at #2 on the US Dance Chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (''Billboard'' Hot 100 #83). In the [[UK Singles Chart]] they made the Top 40 in 1978 with "Galaxy Of Love", and #10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love".
-In the 1980s they were successful [[record producer]]s for some [[Prelude Records]] acts like [[France Joli]] ("Gonna Get Over You"), and they produced two songs for [[Amii Stewart]] in 1981.
+Their follow-up album, ''Do It Your Way'', contained the tunes "Dancin'", "Far Out" and their answer to [[New Birth (band)|New Birth]]'s song "Gotta Get A Knutt', "(Do It) The French Way". In the 1980s they were successful [[record producer]]s for some [[Prelude Records]] acts like [[France Joli]] ("Gonna Get Over You"), and they produced two songs for [[Amii Stewart]] in 1981. Crown Heights Affair  disbanded in 1984.
-==Footnote==
+On 22 June 2013, they reunited to play at the Coronet in London, as part of the [[StreetSounds (record label)|Streetsounds]] Summer Ball.
-Bert Reid died of [[lung cancer]] on December 12, 2004. Thomas joined [[The Flamingos]] in 2007.
+Bert Reid died of [[lung cancer]] on December 12, 2004, at the age of 48. Thomas joined [[The Flamingos]] in 2007.
+Raymond Reid (born on November 30, 1952 in New York) died of cancer on May 21, 2013. He was 60.
+Trumpeter James "Ajax" Baynard died on February 20, 2015, after a car crash in South Jamaica, New York.  He was 63. The news of his death was posted on the Crown Heights Affair Facebook page.
+==Discography==
+===Studio albums===
+{|class=wikitable
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Billboard 200|US]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
+|-
+|| 1974
+| ''Crown Heights Affair''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1975
+| ''Dreaming a Dream''
+| <center>121</center>
+| <center>28</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1976
+| ''Foxy Lady''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>59</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1977
+| ''Do It Your Way''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>41</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1978
+| ''Dream World''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>56</center>
+| <center>40</center>
+|-
+|| 1979
+| ''Dance Lady Dance''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>40</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1980
+| ''Sure Shot''
+| <center>148</center>
+| <center>50</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1982
+| ''Think Positive!''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1983
+| ''Struck Gold''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|}
+===Chart singles===
+{|class=wikitable
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Hot Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
+|-
+|| 1974
+| "Leave the Kids Alone"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>96</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="2"| 1975
+| "[[Dreaming a Dream]]"
+| <center>43</center>
+| <center>5</center>
+| <center>1</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| "Every Beat of My Heart"
+| <center>83</center>
+| <center>20</center>
+| <center>2</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1976
+| "Foxy Lady"
+| <center>49</center>
+| <center>17</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="2"| 1977
+| "Dancin'"
+| <center>42</center>
+| <center>16</center>
+| <center>6</center>
+| <center>51</center>
+|-
+| "Do It the French Way"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>60</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="3"| 1978
+| "Galaxy of Love"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>24</center>
+|-
+| "Say a Prayer for Two"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>41</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| "I'm Gonna Love You Forever"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>47</center>
+|-
+|| 1979
+| "Dance Lady Dance"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>20</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>24</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="3"| 1980
+| "You Gave Me Love"
+| <center>102</center>
+| <center>74</center>
+| <center>12</center>
+| <center>10</center>
+|-
+| "Sure Shot"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>72</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| "You've Been Gone"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>44</center>
+|-
+|| 1982
+| "Somebody Tell Me What to Do"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>31</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1983
+| "Rock the World"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>76</center>
+|-
+|| 1989
+| "I'll Do Anything"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>43</center>
+| <center>83</center>
+|}
+==See also==
+*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
+*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Crown-Heights-Affair.html Crown Heights Affair biography]
+* {{discogs artist | artist = Crown Heights Affair | name = Crown Heights Affair }}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:American dance music groups]]
+[[Category:American disco groups]]
+[[Category:American funk musical groups]]
+{{Multiple issues|
+{{Refimprove|date=July 2009}}
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+{{Infobox musical artist
+| name             = Crown Heights Affair
+| image            =
+| caption          =
+| image_size       =
+| background       = group_or_band
+| alias            =
+| origin           = [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]], United States
+| genre            = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[disco]], [[Dance music|dance]], [[funk]]
+| years_active     = 1967–1984;<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|author=Jason Ankeny|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/crown-heights-affair-mn0000782262/biography |title=Crown Heights Affair &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=2004-12-12 |accessdate=2016-12-10}}</ref> 2013
+| label            = [[De-Lite Records|De-Lite]], [[RCA Records|RCA]] <small>(United States)</small>
+| associated_acts  =
+| website          =
+| current_members  =
+| past_members     = Ben Iverson<br/>Arnold "Muki" Wilson<br/>Bert Reid (deceased)<br/>Darryl Gibbs<br/>James "Ajax" Baynard (deceased)<br/>Phillip "Flip" Thomas<br/>Raymond  Rock<br/>William Anderson<br/> Raymond Reid (deceased)<br/>Howard Young
+}}
+'''Crown Heights Affair''' are an [[United States|American]] [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] / [[funk]] / [[disco]] [[musical ensemble|group]] from [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], founded in 1967.<ref name="AMG"/>
+==Career==
+Originally known as Ben Iverson and the Nue Dey Express on Britne Records, founded by then-[[bassist]] Donnie Linton, the group was renamed for [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|a neighborhood]] in Brooklyn. The line-up consisted of Phillip Thomas (vocals), William Anderson (guitar/vocals), Howard Young (keyboards), Bert Reid and James "Ajax" Baynard (trumpets), Raymond Reid (trombone), Arnold 'Muki' Wilson (bass), Julius Dilligard Jr. (trombone), and Raymond Rock (drums,Percussion). Under contract to [[RCA Records|RCA]] they [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] their self-titled first [[album]] in 1974, featuring their first single "(You Can't Bend My) Super Rod".
+Personnel changes followed, along with a shift in 1975 to [[De-Lite Records]]. The [[record label]]'s subsequent liaison with [[Polygram Records]] saw the group gain worldwide audiences for [[single (music)|singles]] such as "[[Dreaming a Dream]]", "Every Beat of My Heart", "Foxy Lady" and "Dancin'".
+"Dreaming a Dream" reached [[Chart-topper|Number one]] on the US [[Hot Dance Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]] in 1975, (plus US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] #43); and they topped out at #2 on the US Dance Chart later that year with "Every Beat Of My Heart" (''Billboard'' Hot 100 #83). In the [[UK Singles Chart]] they made the Top 40 in 1978 with "Galaxy Of Love", and #10 in 1980 with "You Gave Me Love".<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
+| first= David
+| last= Roberts
+| year= 2006
+| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
+| edition= 19th
+| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
+| location= London
+| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
+| page= 128}}</ref>
+Their follow-up album, ''Do It Your Way'', contained the tunes "Dancin'", "Far Out" and their answer to [[New Birth (band)|New Birth]]'s song "Gotta Get A Knutt', "(Do It) The French Way". In the 1980s they were successful [[record producer]]s for some [[Prelude Records]] acts like [[France Joli]] ("Gonna Get Over You"), and they produced two songs for [[Amii Stewart]] in 1981. Crown Heights Affair  disbanded in 1984.<ref name="AMG"/>
+On 22 June 2013, they reunited to play at the Coronet in London, as part of the [[StreetSounds (record label)|Streetsounds]] Summer Ball.
+Bert Reid died of [[lung cancer]] on December 12, 2004, at the age of 48.<ref name="Dead">{{cite web|author=Doc Rock |url=http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2004b.html |title=2004 July to December |publisher=The Dead Rock Stars Club |date= |accessdate=2016-12-10}}</ref> Thomas joined [[The Flamingos]] in 2007.
+Raymond Reid (born on November 30, 1952 in New York) died of cancer on May 21, 2013. He was 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Respect2013.html |title=Respect 2013 |website=Soulwalking.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-12-10}}</ref>
+Trumpeter James "Ajax" Baynard died on February 20, 2015, after a car crash in South Jamaica, New York.  He was 63.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soultracks.com/story-james-ajax-baynard-dies |title=R.I.P. Crown Height Affair's James "Ajax" Baynard &#124; SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews |publisher=SoulTracks |date= |accessdate=2016-12-10}}</ref> The news of his death was posted on the Crown Heights Affair Facebook page.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/crownheightsaffair |title=Crown Heights Affair |publisher=[[Facebook]] |date= |accessdate=2016-12-10}}</ref>
+==Discography==
+===Studio albums===
+{|class=wikitable
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Billboard 200|US]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
+|-
+|| 1974
+| ''Crown Heights Affair''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1975
+| ''Dreaming a Dream''
+| <center>121</center>
+| <center>28</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1976
+| ''Foxy Lady''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>59</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1977
+| ''Do It Your Way''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>41</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1978
+| ''Dream World''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>56</center>
+| <center>40</center>
+|-
+|| 1979
+| ''Dance Lady Dance''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>40</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1980
+| ''Sure Shot''
+| <center>148</center>
+| <center>50</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1982
+| ''Think Positive!''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1983
+| ''Struck Gold''
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|}
+===Chart singles===
+{|class=wikitable
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[Hot Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance]]
+! style="width:30px;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
+|-
+|| 1974
+| "Leave the Kids Alone"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>96</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="2"| 1975
+| "[[Dreaming a Dream]]"
+| <center>43</center>
+| <center>5</center>
+| <center>1</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| "Every Beat of My Heart"
+| <center>83</center>
+| <center>20</center>
+| <center>2</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1976
+| "Foxy Lady"
+| <center>49</center>
+| <center>17</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="2"| 1977
+| "Dancin'"
+| <center>42</center>
+| <center>16</center>
+| <center>6</center>
+| <center>51</center>
+|-
+| "Do It the French Way"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>60</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="3"| 1978
+| "Galaxy of Love"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>24</center>
+|-
+| "Say a Prayer for Two"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>41</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| "I'm Gonna Love You Forever"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>47</center>
+|-
+|| 1979
+| "Dance Lady Dance"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>20</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>24</center>
+|-
+| rowspan="3"| 1980
+| "You Gave Me Love"
+| <center>102</center>
+| <center>74</center>
+| <center>12</center>
+| <center>10</center>
+|-
+| "Sure Shot"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>72</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+| "You've Been Gone"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>44</center>
+|-
+|| 1982
+| "Somebody Tell Me What to Do"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>31</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+|-
+|| 1983
+| "Rock the World"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>76</center>
+|-
+|| 1989
+| "I'll Do Anything"
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>-</center>
+| <center>43</center>
+| <center>83</center>
+|}
 ==See also==
 *[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
 *[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]
+*[[Bert Reid]]
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