Billboard Reviews
As mentioned elsewhere in this site, Billboard Magazine is the record industry "newspaper" for over 100 years! One of it's regular features is listing that weeks releases and reviews some of the more bigger releases.
'Xanadu', both singles and album, were one of the bigger releases for 1980 and the following is a complete list of the magazine's reviews.
Billboard, May 24, 1980
Billboard, June 28, 1980
Billboard, August, 2, 1980
Billboard, August 9, 1980
Billboard August 16, 1980
Billboard October 18, 1980
not a review, but a banner the magazine provided during 'Magic's no. 1 single status.
This is an ad MCA Records put out on a monthly basis
announcing that months releases and for the week of July 5,
1980...Xanadu was included!
LEFT: As alluded to in 'The Xanadu Story' piece, there was a lawsuit filled against the makers of the movie around the release over a piece of music. The details are presented here. The outcome of this suit is unknown. Billboard, August 16, 1980
BELOW: Well, this one is self-explanatory. From Billboard, September 27, 1980.
