Record Mirror Boystown Disco Hi-NRG Chart 4th December 1982
Club Jardine, Birmingham Playlist Chart 4th December 1983
This chart from a club in Birmingham, with its wonderful mixture of British synth pop and American Boystown/Hi-NRG, shows how closely allied the two sounds could be on the dance floor.
Billboard Hot Dance Chart 4th December 1982
By way of comparison here is the Billboard Dance chart for the first week of December 1982. It has a good showing of Boystown and Hi-NRG, as well as Synth Pop tracks, which would find their way into in gay club DJ mix sets.
80s Hi - NRG & Eurobeat 
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