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Dance music in the 1970s is best identified by the Disco music hits of the era. The mid to late 70s was the time when the world was rocked by Disco and just as rock dominated the 60s the 70s were definitely the days of Disco. |
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The popularity of disco came about primarily from the ending of the Vietnam War and the depressing existence of runaway inflation. People needed some kind of a release,a way to forget the problems and rejoice at the same time. Dancing can lift your spirits and provide that relief. But in order to dance people need an effective beat something to make your feet move and get your heart beating. That is what Disco did and soon became the musical order of the day. In fact many of the 70s Disco music hits were created during disco’s heyday between 1975 and 1980. |
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Van McCoy’s “The Hustle” has often been considered to be one of the first great 70s Disco music hits. The song went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to win a Grammy. Donna Summer's " Love To Love You Baby" another 70s Disco music hit and Gloria Gaynor with her 70s Disco music hit anthem “I Will Survive” helped give the genre its direction. The Bee Gees (a big '60s rock band) became disco royalty, their block buster soundtrack album Saturday Night Fever from the movie with the same name starring John Travolta, turned disco into an art form. And the list goes on. Checkout my 70s Disco music hits lists at the top of the page where you can find the hits of each year from 1974 through 1980.
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By the end of the decade disco and the dance music it projected started to fail and in fact it was declared dead by the end of the of 1979. But the influences of 70s Disco music appeared throughout the 80s and 90s and even today. If you want to dance you need the music to do it and the 70s Disco music hits are a good place to start and if you just want to feel good do what I do and listen to a disco song.
This site is dedicated to giving you access to the best disco music that was recorded in the 1970s. Here you will find the top songs, a short history of each one, a video of all of the ones I can find, the lyrics, and a resource to down load the songs. Thank you for visiting and I hope you find all of your favorites.
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