Larry Flick Picks the 50 Greatest Dance HitsLarry Flick is the dance music editor at Billboard.
1. Last Dance – Donna Summer
2. Vogue – Madonna
3. Rock Lobster – B 52s
4. Into the Groove – Madonna
5. Disco Inferno – Trammps
6. Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
7. Le Freak – Chic
8. Stroll – Diamonds
9. Turn the Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson
10. He’s the Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge
11. One Nation Under a Groove – Funkadelic
12. Loco Motion – Little Eva
13. Dance with Me – Peter Brown
14. Conga – Miami Sound Machine
15. Work Your Body – Taana Gardner
16. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Jerry Lee Lewis
17. Get Down Tonight – KC & the Sunshine Band
18. Cool Jerk – Capitols
19. (Dance) Disco Heat – Sylvester
20. Workin’ Day & Night – Michael Jackson
21. Rock with You – Michael Jackson
22. Goin’ to a Go Go – Miracles
23. I’ve Got the Next Dance – Deniece Williams
24. You Make Me Feel Like Dancin’ – Leo Sayer
25. You Should Be Dancin’ – Bee Gees
26. Shadow Dancin’ – Andy Gibb
27. Dancing Queen – Abba
28. Dancing in the Sheets – Shalamar
29. Twist – Chubby Checker
30. No Parking on the Dancefloor – Midnight Starr
31. Le Spank – Le Pampelmoose
32. Do You Love Me – Contours
33. At the Hop – Danny & the Juniors
34. Mashed Potato Time – Dee Dee Sharp
35. Blame It on the Boogie – Jacksons
36. Disco Nights (Rock, Freak) – GQ
37. Night Fever – Bee Gees
38. Keep on Dancin’ – Gary’s Gang
39. Hustle, the – Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
40. Get Off – Foxy
41. Party Lights – Natalie Cole
42. Sidewalk Talk – Jellybean
43. Jingo – Candido
44. Tighten Up – Archie Bell & the Drells
45. Shake It Up Tonight – Cheryl Lynn
46. Do Ya Wanna Funk – Sylvester
47. Ain’t That a Groove – James Brown
48. Everybody Dance – Chic
49. Rock Around the Clock – Billy Haley & the Comets
50. Save the Last Dance for Me – Drifters
Greatest Dance Bands
1. Trammps
2. Sly & the Family Stone
3. Gap Band
4. Kool & the Gang
5. Time, the
6. JBs
7. Chic
8. Parliament-Funkadelic
9. Walker, Jr & the All Stars
10. Cameo
11. Commodores
12. Isley Brothers
13. Brown, Chuck & the Soul Searchers
14. Brass Construction
15. War
16. Earth, Wind & Fire
17. Prince & the Revolution
18. Ohio Players
19. Toni Tone Tony
20. Rufus
Top 25 Disco Hits
1. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
2. At Midnight – T Connection
3. Let No Man Put Asunder – First Choice
4. Relight My Fire – Dan Hartman
5. Got to be Real – Cheryl Lynn
6. Turn the Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson
7. MacArthur Park Suite – Donna Summer
8. Brazil – Ritchie Family
9. Heart to Break the Heart – France Joli
10. Love & Desire – Arpeggio
11. There But for the Grace of God – Machine
12. I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
13. It’s Raining Men – Weather Girls
14. In the Name of Love – Sharon Redd
15. More Than a Woman – Tavares
16. Boss, the – Diana Ross
17. Take Me Home – Cher
18. Heaven Must Have Sent You – Bonnie Pointer
19. Heaven Must be Missing an Angel – Tavares
20. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
21. Touch & Go – Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
22. Love Sensation – Lolleata Holloway
23. Doctor Love – First Choice
24. Boogie Wonderland – Earth Wind & Fire
25. Love’s Theme – Love Unlimited Orchestra
Sound of Philadelphia: Philadelphia’s 20 Best Disco Records
Alphabetical order.
1. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
2. Ask Me – Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
3. Bad Luck – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
4. Dirty Ol’ Man – Three Degrees
5. Disco Inferno – Trammps
6. Do It Anyway You Wanna – People’s Choice
7. Doctor Love – First Choice
8. For the Love of Money – O’Jays
9. I Love Music – O’Jays
10. I’ll Always Love My Mama – Intruders
11. Livin’ for the Weekend – O’Jays
12. Love Epidemic – Trammps
13. Love Train – O’Jays
14. Only You – Teddy Pendergrass
15. That’s Where the Happy People Go – Trammps
16. Love I Lost – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
17. TSOP (the Sound of Philadelphia) – MFSB
18. Turn the Beat Around – Vicki Sue Robinson
19. When Will I See You Again – Three Degrees
20. Where Do We Go from Here – Trammps
Worst Disco Records
1. D’Ya Think I’m Sexy – Rod Stewart
2. Miss You – Rolling Stones
3. Disco Duck – Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
4. Funky Town – Lipps Inc
5. Grease – Frankie Valli
6. Lady Bump – Penny McClain
7. Dance a Little Bit Closer – Charo
8. Get Dancin’ – Disco Tek & the Sex-O-Lettes
9. This Girls’ Back in Town – Raquel Welch
10. Love Rush – Ann Margaret
11. Shame, Shame, Shame – Shirley & Co
12. Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (with No Big Fat Woman) – Joe Tex
15 Best Disco Albums
1. Bad Girls – Donna Summer
2. Once Upon a Time – Donna Summer
3. Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack) – Bee Gees/Various Artists
4. Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band – same title
5. Step Two – Sylvester
6. Chic – Chic
7. Diana – Diana Ross
8. Village People – same title
9. Never Gonna Let You Go – Vicki Sue Robinson
10. Four Seasons of Love – Donna Summer
11. Megatron Man – Patrick Cowley
12. We Are Family – Sister Sledge
13. Like an Eagle – Dennis Parker
14. Supernature – Cerrone
15. From Here to Eternity – Giorgio [Moroder]
10 Greatest Acts from the Disco Era – Compiled by Larry Flick
1. Summer, Donna
2. Sylvester
3. Village People
4. Chic
5. Cerrone
6. Bee Gees
7. Tavares
8. First Choice
9. Sister Sledge
10. Salsoul Orchestra
The Top Disco Producers
1. Rodgers, Nile & Bernard Edwards
2. Moroder, Giorgio & Pete Bellotte
3. Morali, Jacques & Henri Belolo (Village People, Ritchie Family)
4. Cowley, Patrick (himself, Sylvester)
5. Cerrone
6. Hartman, Dan
7. Montanta Jr, Vincent (Salsoul Orchestra)
8. Jabara, Paul (himself, Donna Summer, Weather Girls)
9. White, Barry
10. Richardson, Karl & Albhy Galuten (Bee Gees)
Best House Hits
1. Love Can’t Turn Around – JM Silk
2. Move Your Body – Marshall Jefferson
3. That’s the Way Love is – Ten City
4. Jack Your Body – JM Silk
5. Whistle Song – Frankie Knuckles
6. Gypsy Woman – Crystal Waters
7. French Kiss – Lil’ Louis & the World
8. Baby Wants to Ride – Jamie Principle
9. This is Acid – Maurice
10. Finally – CeCe Peniston
11. Pride (A Deeper Love) – Clivilles & Cole
12. Don’t Lose the Magic – Shawn Christopher
13. Where Love Lives – Allison Limerick
14. Power of Love – Deee Lite
15. Another Sleepless Night – Shawn Christopher
Best House DJs
1. Frankie Knuckles
2. Hardy, Ron
3. Levan, Larry
4. Morales, David
5. Vega, Little Louis
6. Vasquez, Junior
7. Humphries, Tony
8. MacIntosh, CJ
9. Benitez, John ‘Jellybean’
10. Pickering, Mike
Best House Producers
1. Hurley, Steve ‘Silk’
2. Morales, David
3. Jefferson, Marshall
4. Frankie Knuckles
5. Joshua, Maurice
6. Vega, Little Louis & Kenny ‘Dope’ Gonzalez
7. Sanchez, Roger
8. Mood II Swing
9. Pettibone, Shep
10. Clivilles, Robert & David Cole
11. Brothers in Rhythm
12. Snack Productions
13. Musto, Tommy
14. Chandler, Kerri
15. Basement Boys