The disco era began in 1970 and ended in 1980. Just as the sixties were the time of the hippies, the seventies were the time of sleek nightclubs and greasy hair. For many young people, disco was a form of rebellion, both against mainstream culture and counterculture.
Here are the songs from that 1979 radio countdown of the biggest Disco hits.
40. Love To Love You Baby – Donna Summer
39. Shake Your Groove Thing – Peaches & Herb
38. Back In Love Again – LTD
37. Last Dance – Donna Summer
36. Turn The Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson
35. Keep It Comin’ Love – KC & The Sunshine Band
34. Shake Your Body Down To The Ground – The Jacksons
33. Dance With Me – Peter Brown
32. That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band
31. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
30. Dazz – Brick
29. Disco Inferno – The Trammps
28. Knock On Wood – Amy Stewart
27. You Should Be Dancing – Bee Gees
26. Get Up And Boogie – Silver Convention
25. In The Navy – Village People
24. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
23. Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
22. Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Convention
21. Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
20. Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band – Meco
19. More, More, More – Andrea True Connection
18. Miss You – The Rolling Stones
17. Car Wash – Rose Royce
16. If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman
15. Shake Your Booty – KC & The Sunshine Band
14. I’m Your Boogie Man – KC & The Sunshine Band
13. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) – Chic
12. MacArthur Park – Donna Summer
11. Don’t Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston
10. YMCA – Village People
9. Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey
8. I Love The Night Life (Disco Round) – Alicia Bridges
7. Do You Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart
6. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
5. A Fifth Of Beethoven – Walter Murphy Band
4. Best Of My Love – Emotions
3. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
2. Night Fever – Bee Gees
1. Le Freak – Chic
