Disco would reach a pretty intense end by the time 1980 rolled around, but back in 1977, disco songs were topping charts. And even those at the time who weren’t big fans of the genre couldn’t help but ...

Was disco a fad, a cultural trend, an era-defining musical genre — or all of the above? Whatever the case, there's no denying that there are some disco songs that, as soon as those opening notes kick ...

Disco is a music genre and a subculture born out of a dance floor and pioneered by Black musicians, DJs and producers in the 1970s and early 1980s. The word disco comes from the Italian discoteca, ...

Consider Blondie’s “Atomic” (February 1980), The Clash’s “Lost in the Supermarket” (December 1979), Delta 5’s “Mind Your Own Business” (September ...

Disco music was one of the predominant forms of pop music in the 1970s. While subsequent generations made disco songs, the genre never again reached the same level of cultural saturation it did during ...

The dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with abandon, and certainly these concepts are a substantial ...

In the history and cultural impact of disco music, the 1977 blockbuster Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as working-class “dance king” Tony Manero, wasn’t only notable for bringing the ...