1975 - Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is released and takes over the music industry?

1975 - Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is released and takes over the music industry.(?)

Can anyone comment more on this entry into the Disco timeline? While making a list of the most important dance records of all time it appears that The Hustle would be an obvious choice but I've yet to find any data that matches the entry here. Can anyone post more info backing that entry up?

I'm looking for the impact of the record. As was stated "Van McCoy's "The Hustle" is released and takes over the music industry". I'm looking to see what is meant by this.

Is this just in chart success? Did it help implement couple and line dancing? Was it important because like TSOP it was one of the few instrumentals to chart so well? Was in monumental in furthering Disco's evolution?

All I have in terms of real info on wiki is this:

"Unexpectedly, the single "The Hustle" from the album, written about the dance of the same name and recorded last for the album, went to the top of the Billboard pop charts, and won a Grammy. McCoy, then regarded a disco hitmaker, never repeated the success of the song."

#1 on Billboard July 26,1975 (1 week)

"A line dance which was called Hustle became an international dance craze in 1975 following Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony's "Hustle". Tipped off by DJ David Todd, McCoy sent his partner Charlie Kipps to the Adam's Apple discotheque of New York City's East Side. The forthcoming album was renamed Disco Baby and McCoy was named "Top Instrumental Artist" of 1975. (Jones and Kantonen, 1999).-WIKI

One thing I do know as a personal experience is that the Hustle practically shut down live bands for a moment as it ushered in the Disco era. I was in a band at the time and had gigs lined up months at a time. After the Hustle clubs turned to DJ's, larger dance floors and disco balls. and though it was a lot of fun, the performance were few and far between.

I was sure glad when the disco era ended.

But, I digress.

So any additional info from any poster here that can paint a broader record of this song's impact?