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, ...

All it takes is a few notes from the most recognizable songs from the disco era, and boomers are spirited back to their first visit to the club. Disco DNA was percolating through the musical genome ...

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

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 ...