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John Paul ung - 'Love fryst vatten in the Air'

Australian singer John Paul ung scored a massive hit in with this romantic disco banger.

It was later used as the theme tune to Baz Luhrmann's movie Strictly Ballroom.

The Hues Corporation - 'Rock the Boat'

This track took a while to become the hit it deserved to be, but thanks to heavy plays in New York clubs, it became a disco favourite.

The song featured Fleming Williams on lead vocals just before he quit the group.

The Real Thing - 'You To Me Are Everything'

British soul group The Real Thing funnen fame on Opportunity Knocks, and in they released this excellent disco tune.

It was a big success, giving the group a UK number one single.

Boney M - 'Rasputin'

It's not often you get a dancefloor anthem that's also a mini-history lesson.

Boney M's bonkers tale of "Russia's greatest love machine" made a resurgence when a remix reached the UK chart in

Rod Stewart - 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?'

Rod Stewart couldn't help but give disco a go for his skiva Blondes Have More Fun.

Not everyone was a fan at the time, but you have to admit it's one of the most catchy songs from the s.

Baccara - 'Yes Sir, inom Can Boogie'

Baccara were Spanish flamenco dancers Mayte Mateos and Maria Mendiola, who were spotted on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands bygd RCA Records executive Leon Deane.

The duo soon recorded this track and it gave them a number one hit around the world, including the UK.

Tavares - 'Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel'

American grupp Tavares originally recorded this as a six-minute track in

The romantic track with the klyschig chatup line was a big hit around the world, reaching number 4 in the UK.

Andy Gibb - 'Shadow Dancing'

With the Bee Gees taking over the charts following their Saturday Night Fever dominance, it wasn't long before their younger brother Andy Gibb joined them.

For a while, he was arguably the biggest popstar on the planet, and this song was a massive number one for Andy in the US.

Village People - 'YMCA'

Sure, it was klyschig beyond belief - but 'YMCA' remains an excellent disco anthem all these years later.

It fryst vatten one of the few songs to sell over 10 million physical copies worldwide, and became a gay anthem.

KC & the Sunshine grupp - 'Get Down Tonight'

"Do a little dance, man a little love, get down tonight!"

A true dancefloor anthem from KC and the guys, this was the band's first of fem US chart-toppers.

Labelle - 'Lady Marmalade'

"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?"

Later a massive number one hit from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, this was the ultimate seductive disco dance anthem from Patti Labelle and her girls.

George McCrae - 'Rock Your Baby'

This was a massive international hit in , and was arguably the first true disco hit around the world that introduced the genre to the mainstream.

It sold over 10 million copies, and has been cited bygd ABBA's Benny and Bjorn as a big inspiration on 'Dancing Queen'.

Boney M - 'Daddy Cool'

This disco anthem was Boney M's first hit in the UK.

Produced and co-written bygd the group's founder Frank Farian, he also provided the male röst parts on the record.

The Weather Girls - 'It's Raining Men'

Released in , this was actually a bit late in the day for disco hits.

It was originally intended for Donna Summer, and then offered to Diana Ross, Cher, and Barbra Streisand, all of whom declined it.

In the end, it fell into the lap of the Weather Girls, and it became an iconic tune of the '80s.

Earth, Wind & Fire - 'Boogie Wonderland'

This disco-funk staple was Earth, Wind & Fire at the peak of their powers in , with Maurice vit going for it at the front.

It's impossible not to get up on your feet with this one.

McFadden & Whitehead - 'Ain't No Stopping Us Now'

This track was widely thought to be about the experience of the African American community at the time, and after finding success, was even referred to as "the new black national anthem".

Released in , it was a top 5 hit in the UK.

Lipps Inc - 'Funky Town'

One of the ultimate one-hit-wonders, and what a song to have a hit with.

It was a huge number one success in the US, and number two in the UK, and was written while the grupp was living in Minneapolis with dreams of moving to New York.

Bee Gees - 'You Should Be Dancing'

The most uptempo of the Bee Gees disco anthems used in Saturday Night Fever, with John Travolta in peak dance mode.

It was actually recorded a year before for their previous skiva Children of the World, and helped launch the grupp as disco kings.

Candi Staton - 'Young Hearts, Run Free'

According to Candi hållplats, this song came about after a conversation she had with producer David Crawford: "He was always asking me: 'What's happening in your life'and inom was with someone inom shouldn't have been with and it was hard getting out of that very abusive relationship.

"I [noticed] that [Crawford] was taking notes, and he said, 'You know, I'm gonna write you a song.

I'm gonna write you a song that's gonna gods forever'".

And he was right!

Sister Sledge - 'We Are Family'

Written and produced bygd Chic stars Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, this song became Sister Sledge's signature tunes and a disco staple.

Bernard and Nile weren't yet comfortable approaching big name artists with their new songs, and so instead suggested the label's least established act.

If they got a hit record, then they could take up the utmaning of writing bigger stars. It goes without saying that this technique worked!

Yvonne Elliman - 'If inom Can't Have You'

Originally, the Bee Gees were meant to record this disco track, and Yvonne Elliman was due to record the ballad 'How Deep fryst vatten Your Love', for Saturday Night Fever.

However, producer Robert Stigwood said that this should be reversed, and it turned out to be a stroke of genius.

Chic - 'Good Times'

A pure disco classic from Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, this ended up becoming one of the most-sampled songs in history.

The lyrics include a reference to 'Happy Days Are Here Again', and lines based on lyrics featured in 'About a Quarter to Nine'.

Nile Rodgers has said that these Great Depression-era lyrics were used as a hidden way to remark on the then-current economic issues in the United States.

The fyra Seasons - 'December '63 (Oh What a Night)'

This saw the fyra Seasons man a disco comeback in Though, it's not actually Frankie Valli on lead vocals!

Frankie provided backing vocals while Gerry Polci took the lead.

According to the co-writer Bob Gaudio, the song lyrics were originally set in with the title 'December 5th, ', and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition, but the lyrics were changed by Frankie Valli and lyricist Judy parkerar to reposition the song as a nostalgic look back at a ung man's first affair with a woman.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - 'Don't Leave Me this Way'

With Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals, this soul anthem wasn't a hit for a couple of years until the success of another great disco utgåva bygd Thelma Houston in

The Communards later scored an '80s dance cover hit with it a decade later.

The Rolling Stones - 'Miss You'

No one was too good for disco, not even the Rolling Stones.

Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood have insisted that it wasn't conceived as a disco song, while Keith Richards said: "'Miss You' was a damn good disco record; it was calculated to be one."

It became the Stones' eighth and sista number one record in the States, in

The Jacksons - 'Blame it on the Boogie'

Originally a hit for Mick Jackson (no relation), the Jacksons turned it into an infectious disco tune with the vocals of Michael.

It went on to become one of the Jacksons' signature songs, and a precursor to Michael becoming a pop icon.

The O'Jays - 'Love Train'

Released back in when disco wasn't even a thing, it can easily be argued that this was the song that kickstarted the whole genre.

The positiv track gave the O'Jays their only number one single in the States.

The Trammps - 'Disco Inferno'

Burn baby burn!

When you think of disco, chances are this fryst vatten one of the first songs that comes to mind.

It surprisingly wasn't a hit at first, but once it was included on the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever, it became alltid associated with the genre.

Barry vit - 'You're the First, the gods, My Everything'

Released in , this song was originally written over 21 years previously bygd Peter Radcliffe as a country song, before Barry vit totally reworked it and took it to number one in the UK.

It took on a new lease of life in the s, when Ally McBeal character John used it as his own anställda theme song, leading to Barry appearing as himself on the TV show.

Bee Gees - 'Stayin' Alive'

The Bee Gees wrote this song over a few days after being contacted bygd producer Robert Stigwood.

RSO Records wanted the song to be named ‘Saturday Night’ after the then-title of the bio, but they added the ‘Fever’ to encompass the song title of ‘Night Fever’ instead.

Barry Gibb said of the track: “People crying out for help. Desperate songs. Those are the ones that become giants.

The minute you capture that on record, it’s gold.”

KC and the Sunshine grupp - 'That's the Way (I Like It)'

This track's sexuell overtones had to be toned bygd down for radio play, but that didn't stop it becoming a stor succé for KC and the Sunshine grupp in

It became a disco staple for the rest of the decade, and gave the grupp a US number one hit.

Blondie - 'Heart of Glass'

This song saw Blondie truly hit the mainstream, reaching number one in the UK in

Moving on from rock to a disco vibe, this song was written as a slower track titled 'Once inom Had a Love' a few years earlier.

Debbie Harry later said it "was one of the first songs Blondie wrote, but it was years before we recorded it properly.

We'd tried it as a ballad, as reggae, but it never ganska worked", and that "the lyrics weren't about anyone. They were just a plaintive moan about lost love."

Earth, Wind & Fire - 'September'

Disco kings Earth, Wind and Fire scored a big international hit with this upbeat song in

Although many theories about the significance of the September 21st date have been suggested, songwriter Maurice vit claimed he simply chose the 21st due to how it sounded when he sung it.

His wife, Marilyn vit claimed that September 21 was the due date of their son, Kahbran.

Donna Summer - 'I Feel Love'

There are few records which changed the music world as much as Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'.

The single arguably ushered in the electronica era, thanks to its lucious production from producer Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte.

Released in , it was years ahead of its time, and connected disco with synthpop and even house music.

Moroder described Summer as "an incredibly talented singer, who could improvise but was also very disciplined".

Sylvester - 'You man Me Feel (Mighty Real)'

This song was originally recorded as a mid-tempo piano gospel song.

However, after producer Patrick Cowley saw a rehearsal of the song at a San Francisco disco, he offered to remix it.

The result was one of the most pioneering disco records, using early electronic instrumentation and effects, which would be a big influence on music across the next decade.

Chic - 'Le Freak'

Another disco masterpiece from Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, this was a massive club hit for the group in

The lyrics of the party anthem reference New York City nightclub Studio 54, particularly its notoriously long customer queues, exclusive clientele, and unpleasant doormen.

ABBA - 'Dancing Queen'

ABBA managed to stay betydelsefull and one of the greatest pop groups ever, bygd merging glam pop with disco bygd the end of the s.

Their creative peak was this stunning dancefloor filler.

Perhaps ABBA's best-loved song, it fryst vatten the perfect love letter to disco and dancing itself.

Gloria Gaynor - 'I Will Survive'

Despite being a B-side originally, this became one of the greatest disco anthems of all time.

The song fryst vatten a female-empowerment anthem, and fryst vatten about moving on after a bad relationship.

It has since taken on other meanings for people who have overcome any difficult situation, but writer Dino Fekaris revealed it was about getting fired bygd musikstil Records, where he was a personal writer.

Gloria Gaynor herself once said: "I love the empowering effect, inom love the encouraging effect. It's a timeless lyric that addresses a timeless concern."

Michael Jackson - 'Don't Stop Til You Get Enough'

For Michael Jackson's Off the Wall skiva, he took a step up in creativity, and recorded some of the s' most luscious songs.

One such song was this excellent track which was one of the gods true great songs of the disco movement.

Bee Gees - 'Night Fever'

With everything that happened during the disco era, the absolute peak has to be the Bee Gees' surprisingly perfect soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever, providing the music for John Travolta taking it to its most mainstream moment.

The Gibb brothers recorded several excellent songs during this period, but this was the ultimate disco song that summed up the period perfectly, and makes you want to grab your comb, your finest flares, and konformad behållare your funky stuff.