...AND THE BEAT GOES ON! The GRAND ILM DISCO POLL results are revealed!

01. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (1978)
02. Chic - I Want Your Love (1978)
03. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1977)
04. Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (1976)
05. Sister Sledge - Lost in Music (1978)
06. Machine - There But for the Grace of God Go I (1979)
07. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1979)
08. Andrea True Connection - More, More, More (1976)
09. Diana Ross - Love Hangover (1976)
10. Chic - Le Freak (1978)
11. Diana Ross - Upside Down (1980)
12. Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You (1977)
13. Taana Gardner - Heartbeat (1981)
14. Cerrone - Supernature (1977)
15. Earth, Wind & Fire - September (1978)
16. Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again (1978)
17. Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby (1975)
18. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (1974)
19. Marvin Gaye - Got to Give It Up (1977)
20. Chic - Good Times (1979)
21. Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around (1976)
22. McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now (1979)
23. Chic - Everybody Dance (1977)
24. Blondie - Heart of Glass (1979)
25. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (1980)
26. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Megamix) (1980)
27. Grace Jones - Pull up to the Bumper (1981)
28. Bee Gees - Night Fever (1978)
29. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy (1977)
30. Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real (1978)
31. Emotions - Best of My Love (1977)
32. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (1978)
33. Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye (1974)
34. The Joubert Singers - Stand on the Word (1985)
35. Donna Summer - Last Dance (1978)
36. Sheila & B. Devotion - Spacer (1979)
37. Anita Ward - Ring My Bell (1979)
38. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Cherchez la femme / Se si bon (1976)
39. A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie (1978)
40. Skatt Bros. - Walk the Night (1979)
41. ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976)
42. Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard (1979)
43. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (1976)
44. Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife (Disco Round) (1978)
45. Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1981)
46. Michael Jackson - Rock with You (1979)
47. Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown (1979)
48. The Rolling Stones - Miss You (1978)
49. Odyssey - Native New Yorker (1977)
50. Carly Simon - Why (1982)
51. George Benson - Give Me the Night (1980)
52. Bee Gees - More Than a Woman (1977)
53. Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover (1979)
54. Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (1982)
55. Gino Soccio - Dancer (1979)
56. Donna Summer - Bad Girls (1979)
57. Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face? (Larry Levan Mix) (1980)
58. Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation (Tom Moulton Mix) (1980)
59. The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford - Street Life (1979)
60. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (1977)
61. Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even (1982)
62. Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need a Change of Mind (1973)
63. Change - Paradise (1981)
64.(tie) Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (1976)
64.(tie) Space - Magic Fly (1977)
66. "D" Train - You're the One for Me (1981)
67. Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer (1978)
68. Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (1981)
69. Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (1979)
70. Patrick Cowley - Sea Hunt (1981)
71. Class Action - Weekend (1983)
72.(tie) Evelyn "Champagne" King - Shame (1977)
72.(tie) Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (1982)
74. John Paul King - Love Is in the Air (1977)
75. The O'Jays - Love Train (Tom Moulton Mix) (1973 - original / 1977 - remix)
76. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (1983)
77. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman (1978)
78. Patrick Cowley - Menergy (1981)
79. Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1977)
80. Heatwave - Boogie Nights (1976)
81. Heatwave - The Groove Line (1977)
82. Tantra - Hills of Katmandu (Album Version) (1979)
83. Boney M. - Rasputin (1978)
84. Phreek - Weekend (1978)
85. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots (1982)
86.(tie) Loose Joints - Tell You (Today) (1983)
86.(tie) Tavares - More Than a Woman (1977)
88. Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait (Larry Levan Mix) (1982)
89. Dennis Parker - Like an Eagle (1979)
90. Jimmy "Bo" Horne - Spank (1978)
91. Dan Hartman - Vertigo/Relight My Fire (1979)
92. Village People - Y.M.C.A. (1978)
93. KC & The Sunshine Band - That's the Way (I Like It) (1975)
94. Chic - At Last I Am Free (1978)
95. The Jones Girls - You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else (1979)
96.(tie) Imagination - Just an Illusion (1982)
96.(tie) Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm a Wonderful Thing (Baby) (1982)
98. Giorgio - From Here to Eternity (1977)
99.(tie) Bumblebee Unlimited - Lady Bug (Disco Mix) (1978)
99.(tie) KC & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love (1976)

i didn't vote/don't know that much, but this was great, thanks tuomas/everyone

plus the finnish months in tuomas' ilx quotes never ever get old

Sylvester died 25 years ago this past Dec 16. So nice to see Mighty Real at number 1.

This thread was such a pleasure to read. Thank you!

so.. as a gen xy person, i really don't know .. Is "i want your love" universally regarded this highly? I mean, I love it, it was my #6 or something.

"More more more" didn't make the cut on my ballot but for some reason i love that it ranked so high here.

MFSB, Jackie Moore, tamiko jones, Harry Thumann, Chaka Khan FUCKING CLOUDS! Unlimited Touch, bourgie bourgie ffs, the list goes on. And on and on.

OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM OTM

(plus Bohannon)

That Machine thing at #6 sounds like Muppets do disco. No way is it better than "Keep It Comin' Love" or a lot of stuff that didn't place in the top 100. Seriously, "The Hustle" and "You Sexy Thing" didn't make the poll, but this did? Oi vey. That keyboard sound is horrible.

http://i.imgur.com/VoAZlJ5.png

Yep. Worst post of the entire thread.

As for the full results ... a lot of good, quite a bit of bad, all in all a very accurate representation of disco. I say that as an undying fan.

Tho I reiterate I have no idea where this groundswell of "I Want Your Love" support came from.

Someone upthread said only on ILM would "I Feel Love" place first in a disco poll, but I think it's safe to say that only on ILM would "I Feel Love" NOT place first in a disco poll.

pretty fuckin' solid 101-110 imo:

101 KC & the Sunshine Band That's the Way (I Like It)
102 Love Unlimited Orchestra Love's Theme
103 Change The Glow of Love
104 Sister Sledge Thinking of You
105 Charlie Space Woman
106 Cloud One Disco Juice
107 Hot Chocolate Every 1's a Winner
108 Passengers He's Speedy Like Gonzalez
109 Risco Connections Ain't No Stopping Us Now (Version)
110 Sylvester I Need Somebody to Love Tonight

I want your love got a boost in the late 90s when moodyman sampled it for I can't kick this feeling when it hits and then another huge boost when todd terje's edit borrowed some of moodyman's repetitions. the track has been huge since the terje edit and terje is huge on ILM ergo this placement, i think.

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xxpost to eric h

only on lim would two different versions of I feel love place on a disco poll separately

Yeah, I was surprised too that "I Want Your Love" was the most popular Chic tune, I would've expected that position to go to "Le Freak" or "Good Times". I've never really followed the disco edit scene, but I guess that makes sense. Seems like there were other tunes in the top 100 too that were boosted by the mid-00s disco revival (Dennis Parker's "Like an Eagle", for example). Not that this is a negative thing, though: it's great that some awesome-but-less-known disco tunes reach new listeners! But it's always interesting to ponder why some things are revived and other not... Still waiting for some taste-makers to lift Boris Midney back into the disco canon.

If I'd voted my top 5 would have probably been:

1) Dennis Parker - Like an Eagle
2) Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
3) Donald Byrd - Love has Come Around
4) Voyage - Souvenirs
5) Sister Sledge - Thinking of You

Seems like there were other tunes in the top 100 too that were boosted by the mid-00s disco revival

I was surprised to see that "Let No Man Put Asunder" by First Choice didn't appear in this top 100. I forgot to submit a ballot but it would have been my number one. Maybe it was done to death in the late '80s to '90s and so didn't figure prominently in the recent revival (that's a guess because I have paid only limited attention to the revival)

It's funny because I started listening seriously to disco in 1978, but many earlier (even recent) records somewhat passed me by at that time, so I didn't really hear LNMPU (which was released in 1977) until the late '80s when I bought a Salsoul compilation that included it. I then became aware that it was regarded as an important record in terms of laying down the template for some house music. Even then, I was so into house music (perhaps in a rather superficial way) that it didn't really make a big impression on me. It's only really in the last ten or fifteen years that it's become a particular favourite of mine.

Is there a particular reason for Supernature's high placing? aiui Love In C Minor is his most celebrated track, and Give Me Love seems to me his best, but neither of those even made the hundred.

I think 'Supernature' might be better known in the UK? Though I'm not sure, certainly is amongst the friends of mine who dig disco. Not going to make any strong claims for the Lovich connection, tempted as I am.

"Supernature" was effectively Hot Gossip's signature tune, so it enjoyed prolonged TV exposure.

Oh yeah, final playlist! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnRqkax44Q&list=PLfjjJkTR2EM1TJTMHGJJdu4KdFxZlOJDM

(oops sorry, didn't realise that would embed)

Supernature is more less sexy and more geeky than "Love in C Minor", plus it has that Moroder/Italo synth vibe, I think that's the reason ILM loves it more. ("Love to Love You Baby" also placed well below "I Feel Love", you could argue that these two have a similar relationship with each other as the two Cerrone tracks.) Don't get me wrong though, I think "Supernature" is a great and unique tune exactly because it is so weird and geeky. (Though I probably would've voted for "Love in C Minor" myself, if I had had any room left for Cerrone in my ballot.)

"Supernature is more less sexy"

such a great thread.
a classic.
bravo tuomas
love the fact its full of big chart hits, and more underground stuff.
i've learnt loads.
for various reasons, i did not take part.
just a shame this one did not get some love as i think its just perfect both in its original form, and tom moulton mix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EbkGyWTKZg

I was listening to that Tom Moulton remix box set the other day, and when The Three Degrees' "Year of Decision" played, I was like, damn! this is such a gorgeous and uplifting tune, why didn't I vote for it?! Ah well, too late now...

http://youtu.be/ZqWaxrv0QDE

Yep. Worst post of the entire thread.

Like you, I call it as I see it. The song is dreadful.

I'm pleasantly surprised to see "I Want Your Love" ahead of the rest of Chic. It's my favorite, beating out, oh, maybe "Everybody Dance" by a nose probably, but I don't think it's a universal pick, and may not even score as high if this poll were done on a different day. And maybe it has gotten a boost in recent years by Moodyman and Terje, but the thing about it is it's melancholy vibe and perfect chord construction just propel it and rip your heart out. Such a killer. And I think that moody vibe may make it the most timeless of Chic tracks for me because it sits so well in with my favorite dance music in general, which tends to be run through with huge streaks of melancholy.

I didn't have time to put together a ballot for this one, unfortunately, but I like how it's turned out and look forward to looking at everyone's lists and digging for tunes I don't know.

thx tuomas <3<3<3

Thanks Tuomas! Really appreciated the slooooow rollout, able to savor the buildup that way.

Yes indeed, thanks Tuomas! I didn't vote, but it's been fun discovering new tracks. I'm a big Kid Creole fan, but had somehow never heard the Machine version of "There But..."

didn't vote but have really enjoyed the consistently excellent results. mix of some of my all time favourites & new discoveries which are just as good, so thanks v much everyone especially tuomas

i need flopson to post itt: Post your disco poll ballots here

k 1 sec

it's not that good tho i threw it together in like 10 secs + i am a disco neophyte

ok nm then

yr ballot is super dope tho, listening thru those links now

thanks man i'm very proud of it

i think "that's the kind of love i got for you" was on a mix u posted to ilm and that's how i know it. all-time track

the source of immense learning :

2012 - the jazz poll/thread.
2013 - the disco poll/thread.

i still love ilm.

thanks tuomas (sp?)

yr ballot is super dope tho, listening thru those links now

Seconded. It's how I've been spending my workday.

What's happened to the spotify list? Three-quarters of it seems to have vanished.

Yep,some bright spark has managed to delete most of the playlist.

I did a non-collaborative backup playlist here, with track selections that are only guaranteed to work for UK subscribers:

http://open.spotify.com/user/miketd/playlist/0fajo4hMikuUoXgaFCEwx5

OK, I've restored from my backup playlist. US folk can add tracks that aren't showing up; a small number aren't available at all.

Thanks! That always seems to happen - I've seen other collaborative lists decimated when a poll concludes. I suspect mischief.

must read for disco lovers http://dalstonsuperstore.com/features/daniel-wang/

nice, thanks for posting

Link doesn't seem to be working anymore?