List of disco artists

The following lists groups or individuals primarily associated with the disco era of the 1970s and early 1980s and some of their most noteworthy disco hits. During this era numerous artists, not usually considered as disco artists, implemented some of the styles and sounds of disco music, and some of these are also included on this list.

A

• A Taste of Honey
  • "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (1978)
• ABBA
  • "Waterloo" (1974), "Dancing Queen" (1977), "Summer Night City" (1978), "Voulez Vous" (1979), "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" (1979), "Super Trouper" (1980), "Lay All Your Love On Me" (1980)
• Alcazar
  • "Crying At The Discoteque" (2001)
• Alicia Bridges
  • "I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)" (1978)
• Amii Stewart
  • "Knock On Wood" (1979), "Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven" (1979), "Jealousy" (1979)
• Andrea True Connection
  • "More More More" (1975), "N.Y., You Got Me Dancing" (1977)
• Andy Gibb
  • "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), "Shadow Dancing" (1978)
• Anita Ward
  • "Ring My Bell" (1979), "Don't Drop My Love" (1979)
• Archie Bell & the Drells
  • "The Soul City Walk" (1976), "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977)
• Aretha Franklin
  • "Jump to It" (1976)
• Arpeggio
• "Love and Desire" (1976)
• Ashford & Simpson
  • "Found A Cure" (1979)

B

• Barbra Streisand
  • "The Main Event/Fight" (1979), "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (duet with Donna Summer) (1979)
• Barry Manilow
  • "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (1978)
• Barry White
  • "You're The First, My Last, My Everything" (1974), "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (1974), "I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To" (1975), "You See The Trouble With Me" (1976), "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" (1977)
• Baccara
  • "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (1977), "Sorry, I'm A Lady" (1977)
• The Bee Gees
  • "Jive Talkin'" (1975), "You Should Be Dancing" (1976), "Stayin' Alive" (1977), "Night Fever" (1977), "More Than a Woman" (1978), "Tragedy" (1979)
• Bette Midler
  • "My Knight In Black Leather" (1979), "Married Men" (1979)
• Blondie
  • "Heart Of Glass" (1979), "Call Me" (1980), "Atomic" (1980)
• Boney M
  • "Daddy Cool" (1976), "Sunny" (1976), "Ma Baker" (1977), "Rivers Of Babylon" (1978), "Rasputin" (1978)
• Bonnie Pointer
  • "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1978), "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (1979)
• Bonnie Tyler
  • "Married Men" (1979)
• The Brothers Johnson
  • "Stomp!" (1980), "The Real Thing" (1981)
• B.T. Express
  • "Do It Till You're Satisfied" (1974), "Express" (1975)
• Buggles
  • "Video Killed The Radio Star" (1979)

C

• Candi Staton
  • "Young Hearts Run Free" (1976)
• Carl Douglas
  • "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974), "Dance The Kung Fu" (1974)
• Carol Douglas
  • "Doctor's Orders" (1975), "Night Fever" (1978)
• Carly Simon
  • "Why" (1982)
• Cerrone
  • "Supernature" (1978)
• Chaka Khan
  • "I'm Every Woman" (1978)
• Change
  • "A Lover's Holiday" (1980), "The Glow of Love" (1980), "Angel in My Pocket" (1980), "Searching" (1980), "Change of Heart" (1982)
• Cheap Trick
  • "Gonna Raise Hell" (1979)
• Cher
  • "Take Me Home" (1979), "Hell on Wheels" (1979)
• Cheryl Lynn
  • Got To Be Real" (1978), "Star Love" (1979)
• Chic
  • "Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak" (1978), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Good Times" (1979)
• Cissy Houston
  • "Think It Over" (1978)
• Claudja Barry
• "Boogie-Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (1979)
• Commodores
  • "Brick House" (1977), "Nightshift" (1984)

D

• Dalida
  • "J'attendrai" (1975), "Besame Mucho" (1976), "Tu m'as déclaré l'amour" (1976), "Les feuilles mortes" (1976), "Amor Amor" (1976), "Femme est la nuit" (1977), "Quand s'arrêtent les violons" (1977), "Génération 78" (1978), "Ça me fait rêver" (1978), "Problemorama" (1979), "Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser" (1979), "Let me dance tonight" (1979), "Il faut danser reggae" (disco-reggae, 1979), "Va, Va, Va" (1979), "Gigi in Paradisco" (1980), "Rio do Brasil" (1980), "Money Money" (1980), "Americana" (1981)
• Dan Hartman
  • "Instant Replay" (1978), "Relight My Fire" (1979)
• Dame Edna Everage
  • "Disco Matilda" (based around Waltzing Matilda) (1979)
• David Naughton
  • "Makin' It" (1979)
• Dazz Band
  • "Let It Whip" (1982)
• Deodato
  • "S.O.S. (Fire In the Sky)" (1984)
• Destination
  • "Move On Up" (1979)
• Diana Ross
  • "Love Hangover" (1976), "The Boss" (1979), "Upside Down" (1980), "I'm Coming Out" (1980)
• Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes
  • "Get Dancin" (1974), "I Wanna Dance Wit Choo" (1975)
• Dolly Parton
  • "Baby I'm Burning" (1979), "Star of the Show" (1979)
• Donna Summer
  • "Love To Love You, Baby" (1975), "Spring Affair" (1976), "I Feel Love" (1977), "Down Deep Inside" (1977), "I Remember Yesterday" (1977), "Love's Unkind" (1977), "I Love You" (1977), "Last Dance" (1978), "MacArthur Park" (1978), "Heaven Knows" (with Brooklyn Dreams ) (1979), "Hot Stuff" (1979). "Bad Girls" (1979), "Dim All The Lights" (1979), "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (duet with Barbra Streisand) (1979), "On The Radio" (1980), "The Wanderer" (1980), "Love Is In Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (1982), "She Works Hard for the Money" (1983)
• Double Exposure
  • "Ten Percent" (1976)
• Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
  • "Whispering/Cherchez La Femme/C'est Si Bon" (1975)

E

• Earth, Wind & Fire
  • "Singasong" (1976), "Serpentine Fire" (1977), "September" (1978), "Boogie Wonderland" (duet with The Emotions) (1979), "Let's Groove" (1981)
• Eartha Kitt
  • "Where Is My Man" (1984)
• Eddie Kendricks
  • "Boogie Down" (1974), "Goin' Up in Smoke" (1976)
• Edwin Starr
• "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" (1979)
• Electric Light Orchestra
  • "Shine A Little Love" (1979), "Last Train To London" (1979), "All Over the World" (1980)
• Elton John
  • "Are You Ready For Love" (1978), "Victim Of Love" (1979)
• The Emotions
  • "Best Of My Love" (1977), "Boogie Wonderland" (duet with Earth, Wind & Fire) (1979)
• Eruption
  • "I Can't Stand The Rain" (1978), "One Way Ticket" (1979)
• Ethel Merman
  • "There's No Business Like Show Business" (1979)
• Evelyn 'Champagne' King
  • "Shame" (1978), "I'm In Love" (1981), "Love Come Down" (1982)
• Evelyn Thomas
  • "High Energy" (1984)

F

• 5000 Volts
  • "I'm On Fire" (1975) - lead vocal performed by Tina Charles
• Fern Kinney
  • "Groove Me" (1979), "Together We Are Beautiful" (1980)
• First Choice
  • "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" (1973), "Doctor Love" (1977), "Let No Man Put Asunder" (1977)
• Foxy
  • Get Off" (1978), "Hot Number" (1979)
• France Joli
  • "Come To Me" (1979), "Gonna Get Over You" (1981), "The Heart to Break the Heart" (1983)
• Frankie Avalon
  • "Venus" (1976)
• Frankie Valli
  • "Swearin' to God" (1975), "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)" (w/ The Four Seasons) (1976), "Grease" (1978)

G

• GQ
  • "Disco Nights (Rock Freak)" (1979)
• Gap Band
  • "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" (1980), "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (1982)
• George McCrae
  • "Rock Your Baby" (1974)
• Gibson Brothers
  • "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)" (1978), "Cuba" (1979)
• Giorgio Moroder
  • producer and cowriter of many Donna Summer hits, had a solo instrumental hit "Chase (Theme from Midnight Express)" (1979)
• Gloria Gaynor
  • "Honeybee" (1974), "Casanova Brown" (1975), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1975), "I Will Survive" (1979), "I Am What I Am" (1983)
• Gonzalez
  • "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" (1978)
• Grace Jones
  • "La Vie En Rose" (1977), "I Need a Man" (1978), "Love Is the Drug" (1980), "Pull Up to the Bumper" (1981), "Slave to the Rhythm" (1985)
• Graham Bonnett
  • "Warm Ride" (1978)
• Gwen Guthrie
  • "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent" (1985)

H

• Hamilton Bohannon
  • "Disco Stomp" (1975)
• Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
  • "The Love I Lost" (1973), "Bad Luck" (1975)
• Heatwave
  • "Boogie Nights" (1977), "The Groove Line" (1978)
• Loleatta Holloway
  • "Hit and Run", "Ripped Off", "Dreamin'", "Greatest Performance of My Life", "Love Sensation", also sampled on Black Box's "Ride On Time" and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's "Good Vibrations".
• Hot Chocolate
  • "Disco Queen" (1974), "You Sexy Thing" (1975), "Don't Stop It Now" (1976), "Heaven's In The Backseat Of My Cadillac" (1977), "So You Win Again" (1977), "Every One's A Winner" (1978), "No Doubt About It" (1980), "Girl Crazy" (1982)
• Hues Corporation
  • "Rock the Boat" (1974), "I Caught Your Act" (1976)

I

• Ian Dury & The Blockheads
  • "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" (1978), "Reasons To Be Cheerful" (Part 3) (1979)
• Inner Life
  • "I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)" (1979), "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1981)
• Instant Funk
  • "I Got My Mind Made Up"
• Irene Cara
  • "Fame" (1980), "Flashance... What a Feeling" (1983)
• Isaac Hayes
  • "Don't Let Go" (1979)

J

• Jackie Moore
  • "This Time Baby" (1979)
• Jacksons
  • "Dancing Machine" (1974), "Enjoy Yourself" (1976), "Show You The Way To Go" (1977), "Goin' Places" (1978), "Blame It On The Boogie" (1979), "Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)" (1979), "Walk Right Now" (1980)
• Jermaine Jackson
  • "Let's Get Serious" (1979)
• Jocelyn Brown
  • "Somebody Else's Guy" (1984)
• Joe Tex
  • "Ain't Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman" (1977)
• John Paul Young
  • "Standing In The Rain" (1977), "Love Is In The Air" (1978), "The Day My Heart Caught Fire" (1979), "Heaven Sent" (1979)
• Johnnie Taylor
• "Disco Lady" (1976)

K

• Karen Young
  • "Hot Shot" (1978)
• KC & the Sunshine Band
  • "Get Down Tonight" (1975), "That's The Way (I Like It)" (1975), "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" (1976), "I'm Your Boogie Man" (1977), "Keep It Comin' Love" (1977), "Boogie Shoes" (1978), "It's The Same Old Song" (1978), "Give It Up" (1983)
• Kelly Marie
  • "Make Love To Me" (1978), "Feels Like I'm In Love" (1980)
• Kid Creole & the Coconuts
  • "Stool Pigeon", (1982), "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy" (1982)
• Kiss
  • "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (1979)
• Kool & the Gang
• "Hollywood Swinging" (1973), "Ladies' Night" (1979), "Celebration" (1980), "Get Down On It" (1981), "Steppin' Out" (1981), "Fresh" (1984)

L

• LaBelle
  • "Lady Marmalade" (1975)
• Latimore
  • "Something 'Bout Cha" (1977)
• Leif Garrett
  • "I Was Made For Dancin'" (1978)
• Leo Sayer
  • "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (1977)
• Lime
  • "Your Love" (1982), "Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight" (1982), "Unexpected Lovers" (1983)", "You're My Magician" (1983)
• Linda Clifford
  • "If My Friends Could See Me Now" (1978), "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1979)
• Linda G. Thompson
  • "Ooh, What A Night" (1974)
• Lipps Inc.
  • "Funkytown" (1979), "How Long" (1980)
• Love And Kisses
  • "I Found Love (Now That I Found You)" (1977), "Thank God It's Friday" (1978), "You're the Most Precious Thing In My Life" (1978)
• Love Unlimited Orchestra
  • "Love's Theme" (1973), "Satin Soul" (1975)

M

• Machine
  • "There But for the Grace of God Go I" (1979)
• The Manhattan Transfer
  • "Twilight Zone/Twilight Zone" (1979)
• Marvin Gaye
  • "Got to Give It Up" (1977)
• Maxine Nightingale
  • "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975), "Gotta Be The One" (1976), "Hideaway" (1979)
• McFadden and Whitehead
  • "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (1979)
• George McCrae
  • "Rock Your Baby" (1974)
• Melba Moore
  • "This Is It" (1976), "Pick Me Up, I'll Dance" (1978), "Mind Up Tonight" (1982)
• MFSB
  • "T.S.O.P (The Sound of Philadelpia)" (w./ The Three Degrees) (1973), "Love Is the Message" (1973), "Let's Go Disco" (1975)
• Michael Jackson
  • "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1979), "Rock With You" (1979), "Off The Wall" (1979)
• Michael Sembello
  • "Maniac" (1983)
• Michael Zager Band
  • "Let's All Chant" (1978)
• Miquel Brown
  • "So Many Men, So Little Time" (1979)
• Meco Monardo (billed as "Meco")
  • "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)
• Musique
  • "{Push Push) In the Bush" (1978), "Keep On Jumpin'" (1978)

N

• Narada Michael Walden
  • "I Shoulda Loved Ya" (1979), "Tonight I'm Alright" (1979)
• The Nolans
  • "I'm In The Mood For Dancing" (1979), "Gotta Pull Myself Together" (1980), "Attention To Me" (1980)

O

• Odyssey
  • "Native New Yorker" (1977), "Use It Up And Wear It Out" (1980), "If You're Looking For A Way Out" (1980), "Going Back To My Roots" (1981)
• The O'Jays
  • "Love Train" (1973), "I Love Music" (1975)
• Olivia Newton-John
  • "Xanadu" (1980), "Physical" (1981)
• Ottawan
  • "D.I.S.C.O." (1979), "Hands Up" (1981)

P

• Paul McCartney & Wings
  • "Goodnight Tonight" (1979)
• Paul Nicholas
  • "Heaven On The 7th Floor" (1977)
• Patrice Rushen
  • "Haven't You Heard" (1979), "Look Up!" (1980), "Forget Me Nots" (1982)
• Patrick Hernandez
  • "Born To Be Alive" (1979)
• Peaches and Herb
  • "Shake Your Groove Thing" (1978), "Roller-Skatin' Mate" (1979)
• Penny McLean
  • "Lady Bump" (1976)
• Peter Brown
  • "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" (1977), "Dance With Me" (with Betty Wright) (1978)
• Phyllis Hyman
  • "You Know How to Love Me" (1978)
• Pink Lady
  • "Kiss In The Dark" (1979)
• Pointer Sisters
  • "Happiness" (1978), "I'm So Excited" (1983), "Jump (For My Love)" (1984), "Neutron Dance" (1984)
• Prince
• "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (1979), "Sexy Dancer" (1979), "I Feel for You" (1980)
• Pussyfoot
  • "The Way That You Do It" (1976), "Ooh Ja Ja" (1977)

Q

R

• Raydio
  • "It's Time to Party Now" (1980)
• Real Thing
  • "You To Me Are Everything" (1976), "Can You Feel The Force" (1978)
• Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots
  • "Disco Duck" (1976)
• Rick James
  • "You and I" (1979), "Dance Wit Me" (1980), "Give It to Me Baby" (1981)
• The Ritchie Family
  • "Brazil" (1975), "Best Disco In Town" (1976), "Life Is Music" (1977), "African Queens" (1977)
• Rod Stewart
  • "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (1979)
• The Rolling Stones
  • "Miss You" (1978), "Emotional Rescue" (1980)
• Rose Royce
  • "Car Wash" (1976), "Is It Love You're After" (1979)
• Roxy Music
  • "Same Old Scene" (1980)

S

• The Salsoul Orchestra
  • "Tangerine" (1975), "Nice 'n' Naasty" (1976), "You're Just the Right Size", "Chicago Bus Stop (Ooh, I Love It)", "Salsoul 3001", "Run Away"
• Samantha Sang
  • "You Keep Me Dancing" (1978), "From Dance To Love" (1979)
• Sarah Brightman & Hot Gossip
  • "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper" (1978)
• Shalamar
  • "Uptown Festival" (1977), "Take That To The Bank" (1978), "The Second Time Around" (1979), "I Can Make You Feel Good" (1982)
• Shannon
• "Let the Music Play" (1984), "Give Me Tonight" (1984)
• Sheila and B. Devotion (billed in some countries as Sheila B. Devotion)
  • "Singin' In The Rain" (1977), "You Light My Fire" (1978), "Spacer" (1979)
• Shirley & Company
  • "Shame, Shame, Shame" (1975)
• Silver Convention
  • "Fly, Robin Fly" (1975), "Get Up And Boogie" (1976)
• Sister Sledge
  • "He's The Greatest Dancer" (1978), "We Are Family" (1978), "Thinking Of You" (1978), "Lost In Music" (1979), "Got To Love Somebody" (1979)
• Slave
  • "Just A Touch Of Love" (1979)
• The S.O.S. Band
  • "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (1980)
• The Spinners
  • "Love or Leave" (1975), "Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl" (1979), "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time" (1980)
• Stephanie Mills
  • "What'Cha Gonna Do... With My Lovin?" (1979), "Put Your Body In It" (1979), "Never Knew Love Like This Before" (1980)
• The Sylvers
  • "Boogie Fever" (1976), "Hot Line" (1976)
• Sylvester
  • "Dance (Disco Heat)" (1978), "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (1979), "I (Who Have Nothing)" (1979), "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (1982) (duet with Patrick Cowley)
• Sylvia
  • "Pillow Talk" (1973)
• Syreeta
  • "Can't Shake Your Love" (1981)

T

• Taana Gardner
  • "Heartbeat" (1981)
• Tavares
  • "It Only Takes A Minute" (1975), "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" (1976), "Whodunnit" (1976), "More Than A Woman" (1977)
• Teena Marie
  • "I Need Your Lovin'" (1980), "Square Biz" (1981), "Lovergirl" (1984)
• Thelma Houston
  • "Don't Leave Me This Way" (1977), "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" (1979)
• The Three Degrees
  • "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" (w/ MFSB) (1973), "When Will I See You Again" (1974), "Giving Up, Giving In" (1978), "My Simple Heart" (1979)
• Tina Charles
  • "I'm On Fire" (with 5000 Volts) (1975), "I Love To Love, But My Baby Just Loves To Dance" (1976), "Dance Little Lady Dance" (1976), "Dr Love" (1976), "Love Bug" (1977)
• The Trammps
  • "Hold Back the Night" (1975), "That's Where the Happy People Go" (1975), "Disco Inferno" (1976)

U

V

• The Village People
  • "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" (1977), "Macho Man" (1978), "YMCA" (1978), "In The Navy" (1979), "Go West" (1979), "Can't Stop The Music" (1980)
• Van McCoy
  • "The Hustle" (1975)
• Vicki Sue Robinson
  • "Turn The Beat Around" (1976), "To Sir With Love" (1981)
• Viola Wills
  • "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" (1979)
• Voyage
  • "Souvenirs" (1979)

W

• The Weather Girls
  • "It's Raining Men" (1983)
• The Whispers
  • "And The Beat Goes On" (1979), "It's A Love Thing" (1980), "I Can Make It Better" (1981)

X

Y

• Yvonne Elliman
  • "If I Can't Have You" (1978), "Love Pains" (1979)