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What are the best disco songs of the 70′s?
Although it is hard to pinpoint exactly when Disco began, most people agree that the first disco songs were released in 1973, although some claim Manu Dibango’s 1972 Soul Makossa to be the first disco record. The first article about disco was written in September 1973 by Vince Aletti for Rolling Stone Magazine. By 1974, New York City’s WPIX-FM premiered the first disco radio show. The disco sound has a soaring, often reverberated vocals over a steady four-on-the-floor beat, an eighth note (quaver) or sixteenth note (semi-quaver) hi-hat pattern with an open hi-hat on the off-beat, and prominent, syncopated electric bass line. Strings, horns, electric pianos, and electric guitars create a lush background sound. Orchestral instruments such as the flute are often used for solo melodies, and unlike in rock, lead guitar is rarely used.
Located below you will find a list of some of the best disco songs of the 1970s. For your convenience, we have compiled the songs in a playlist, making it easy for you to listen to a sample or purchase a song. A detailed list of the songs is provided below the playlist.
These singles are considered among the best disco songs to hit the charts in the 1970′s:
“Boogie Oogie Oogie” performed by A Taste of Honey
“Car Wash” performed by Rose Royce
“Celebration” performed by Kool & The Gang
“Dancing Queen” performed by ABBA
“Disco Inferno” by The Trammps
“Heart of Glass” performed by Blondie
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
“If I Can’t Have You” performed by Yvonne Elliman
“In The Navy” performed by Village People
“It’s Raining Men” by the Weather Girls
“Ladies Night” performed by Kool & the Gang
“Le Freak” performed by Chic
“Love Machine” performed by the Miracles
“Love Rollercoaster” performed by Ohio Players
“Macho Man” performed by Village People
“More, More, More (Pt. 1)” performed by Andrea True Connection
“Never Can Say Goodbye” performed by Gloria Gaynor
“Play That Funky Music” performed by Wild Cherry
“Ring my Bell” performed by Anita Ward
“Rock The Boat” performed by Hues Corporation
“Shadow Dancing” performed by Andy Gibb
“(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” performed by KC & The Sunshine Band
“Shake Your Groove Thing” performed by Peaches & Herbs
“Shame, Shame, Shame” performed by Shirley & Company
“Stayin’ Alive” performed by the Bee Gees
“That’s The Way (I Like It)” performed by K.C. & The Sunshine Band
“The Hustle” by Van McCoy
“Turn The Beat Around” performed by Vicki Sue Robinson
“We Are Family” performed by Sister Sledge
