The Very Best Disco And Soul
The Best Disco Song
Ever since the UK Top 40 started way back in 1952 there have been literally thousands of songs vying to be the Greatest Disco Song Of All Time. As musical styles change through the decades, this list changes but not as much as you would think.
Hits from the earlier decades that stand the test of time will always outrank newer songs and this can be seen by the list below. Some cracking tunes to be heard and I encourage you to have a listen via your choice of music streaming service and see what you think.
This list might be of use when building the soundtrack to your event. It is very heavily influenced by 70’s disco song hits and soul classics but that was the era of classic disco tunes.
I remember hunting high and low for a copy of the no. 1 song on the list. I heard it on the radio and just had to get a copy eventually finding the 12″ version in a small record shop near the top of Easter Road in Edinburgh. Oh, the memories invoked when listening to some of these soul classics.
If there is anything you would like to add to this list then just let me know.
ENJOY!
| 1 | “Shame” by Evelyn “Champagne” King |
| 2 | “Last Dance” by Donna Summer |
| 3 | “Le Freak” by Chic |
| 4 | “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge |
| 5 | “Love Hangover” by Diana Ross |
| 6 | “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson |
| 7 | “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” by McFadden and Whitehead |
| 8 | “Don’t Leave Me this Way” by Thelma Houston |
| 9 | “Good Times” by Chic |
| 10 | “Bad Girls” by Donna Summer |
| 11 | “Disco Inferno” by Trammps |
| 12 | “You Make Me Feel Mighty Real” by Sylvester |
| 13 | “Got to be Real” by Cheryl Lynn |
| 14 | “Upside Down” by Diana Ross |
| 15 | “Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer |
| 16 | “Boogie Wonderland” by Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 17 | “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor |
| 18 | “The Hustle” by Van McCoy |
| 19 | “Stayin Alive” by the Bee Gees |
| 20 | “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward |
| 21 | “Rock With You” by Michael Jackson |
| 22 | “You Should Be Dancing” by Bee Gees |
| 23 | “Turn The Beat Around” by Vicki Sue Robinson |
| 24 | “Ladies Night” by Kool and the Gang |
| 25 | “I’m Coming Out” by Diana Ross |
| 26 | “Boogie Ooogie Oogie” by A Taste of Honey |
| 27 | “Night Fever” by BeeGees |
| 28 | “Young Hearts Run Free” by Candi Staton |
| 29 | “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer |
| 30 | “I Love Music” by O’Jays |
| 31 | “The Love I lost” by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes |
| 32 | “Ain’t Nobody” Rufus feat. Chaka Khan |
| 33 | “And the Beat Goes On” by Whispers |
| 34 | “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” by Barry White |
| 35 | “Car Wash” by Rose Royce |
| 36 | “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel” by Tavares |
| 37 | “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 38 | “The Boss” by Diana Ross |
| 39 | “Funkytown” by Lipps Inc. |
| 40 | “Native New Yorker” by Odyssey |
| 41 | “Boogie Nights” by Heatwave |
| 42 | “Got to Give It Up” by Marvin Gaye |
| 43 | “Love Train” by O’Jays |
| 44 | “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry |
| 45 | “Pick up the Pieces” by Average White Band |
| 46 | “Second Time Around” by Shalamar |
| 47 | “That’s the way (I Like it)” by KC And The SunShine Band |
| 48 | “On the Radio” by Donna Summer |
| 49 | “Best of My Love” by The Emotions |
| 50 | “Stomp” by Brothers Johnson |
| 51 | “You Know How to Love Me” by Phylis Hyman |
| 52 | “More Than a Woman” by Tavares |
| 53 | “Rock the Boat” by Hues Corporation |
| 54 | “Shake Your Body” (Down to the Ground) by The Jacksons |
| 55 | “You and I” by Rick James |
| 56 | “Everybody Dance” by Chic |
| 57 | “Disco Nights” by GQ |
| 58 | “Shake Your Groove thing” by Peaches and Herb |
| 59 | “Love Come Down” by Evelyn “Champagne” King |
| 60 | “For the Love of Money” by The O’Jays |
| 61 | “I Need Your Lovin'” by Teena Marie |
| 62 | “Never Can Say Goodbye” by Gloria Gaynor |
| 63 | “Get Down Tonight” by KC And The SunShine Band |
| 64 | “Knock on Wood” by Amii Stewart |
| 65 | “Let It Whip” by The Dazz Band |
| 66 | “Don’t Stop the Music” by Yarbrough and Peoples |
| 67 | “If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman |
| 68 | “She’s A Bad Mama Jama” by Carl Carlton |
| 69 | “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” by Lou Rawls |
| 70 | “Pull Up to the Bumper” by Grace Jones |
| 71 | “Love’s Theme” by Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 72 | “Somebody Else’s Guy” by Jocelyn Brown |
| 73 | “YMCA” by Village People |
| 74 | “MacArthur Park Suite” by Donna Summer |
| 75 | “Fire” by Ohio Players |
| 76 | “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang |
| 77 | “Found A Cure” by Ashford and Simpson |
| 78 | “The Glow of Love” by Change |
| 79 | “It’s Raining Men” by Weather Girls |
| 80 | “The Groove Line” by Heatwave |
| 81 | “Working My Way Back to You” by The Detroit Spinners |
| 82 | “Do It (Til Your Satisfied)” by BT Express |
| 83 | “It’s A Love Thing” by The Whispers |
| 84 | “Working Day and Night” by Michael Jackson |
| 85 | “Fantasy” by Earth, Wind and Fire |
| 86 | “Fly Robin Fly” by Silver Convention |
| 87 | “I Can’t Go For That” by Hall and Oates |
| 88 | “I’ll Be Good to You” by Brothers Johnson |
| 89 | “Make that Move” by Shalamar |
| 90 | “Rock Your Baby” by George McCrae |
| 91 | “Walk Away From Love” by David Ruffin |
| 92 | “Bad Luck” by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes |
| 93 | “I Love the Nightlife” by Alicia Bridges |
| 94 | “Get off” by Foxy |
| 95 | “Heaven Knows” by Donna Summer |
| 96 | “Love is the Message” by MFSB |
| 97 | “Take that to the Bank” by Shalamar |
| 98 | “It Only Takes a Minute” by Tavares |
| 99 | “Lost in Music” by Sister Sledge |
| 100 | “Jump To It” by Aretha Franklin |