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No One Gets the Prize

"No One Gets the Prize" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross for her 1979 album The Boss. The song was written and produced by Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.

"No One Gets the Prize"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album The Boss
B-side"Never Say I Don't Love You"
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1979 (1979-09-21)
Recorded1979
GenreDisco
Length3:52
LabelMotown
Songwriters
  • Nickolas Ashford
  • Valerie Simpson
ProducerAshford & Simpson
Diana Ross singles chronology
"The Boss"
(1979)		 "No One Gets the Prize"
(1979)		 "It's My House"
(1979)

The song was released as the second single on September 21, 1979 by Motown Records in Europe, where it reached number 59 on the UK chart.[1] Although it was not released as a single, the song was a great success in the United States: as part of the entire album The Boss, it rose to the top of the Billboard disco chart,[2] and as part of the medley with the song "The Boss" to the top of the dance charts of Cash Box and Record World magazines,[3][4] in the latter it was also recognized as the fourth most popular disco record of 1979.[5]

In 2020, a remix of Eric Kupper was included on the album Supertonic: Mixes.[6]

Track listing

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7" single[7]
A. "No One Gets the Prize" – 3:52
B. "Never Say I Don't Love You" (Greg Wright, Karin Patterson) – 3:50
12" single[8][9]
A. "It's My House" (Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 6:03
B. "No One Gets the Prize / The Boss" (Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 6:38
12" single[10]
A. Medley (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 10:00
B. "No One Gets the Prize / The Boss" – 6:38

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "No One Gets the Prize"
Chart (1979) Peak
position
UK Singles (Record Mirror)[1] 59
US Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[2] 1
US Top 40 Disco (Cash Box)[3] 1
US Disco File Top 50 (Record World)[4] 1

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "No One Gets the Prize"
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Disco File Top 50 (Record World)[5] 4

References

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  1. 1 2 "UK Singles". Record Mirror. October 13, 1979. p. 38. ISSN 0144-5804.[dead link]
  2. 1 2 "Disco Top 80 for Week Ending 8/25/79" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 34. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. August 25, 1979. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. 1 2 "Top 40 Disco" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 41, no. 16. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. September 1, 1979. p. 35. ISSN 0008-7289.
  4. 1 2 "Disco File Top 50" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 36, no. 1674. New York: Record World Pub. Co. August 18, 1979. p. 25. ISSN 0034-1622.
  5. 1 2 "Disco Year-End Awards" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 36, no. 1693. New York: Record World Pub. Co. December 29, 1979. p. 25. ISSN 0034-1622.
  6. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Supertonic: Mixes Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ Diana Ross (1979). No One Gets the Prize. UK: Motown. TMG 1160.
  8. ↑ Diana Ross (1979). It's My House // No One Gets the Prize / The Boss. US: Motown. PR-54.
  9. ↑ Diana Ross (1979). It's My House. UK: Motown. 12TMG 1169.
  10. ↑ Diana Ross & The Supremes (1979). No One Gets the Prize. US: Motown. M 00035P1.
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