List of disco artists (A–E)

The following lists groups or individuals primarily associated with the disco era of the 1970s and some of their most noteworthy disco hits. Numerous artists, not usually considered disco artists, implemented some of the styles and sounds of disco music, and are also included.

See Also: List of disco artists (A–E), List of disco artists (F–K), List of disco artists (L–R), List of disco artists (S–Z)

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• 101 Strings
  • "Disco Fever" (1979), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (1979)
• 5000 Volts
  • "I'm On Fire" (1975) (lead vocal performed by Tina Charles), "Dr Kiss Kiss" (1976),
• 5th Dimension
  • "Love Hangover" (1976), "Star Dancing" (1978), "You Are The Reason I Feel Like Dancing" (1978)

A

• ABBA
  • "Dancing Queen" ^[1](1976), "Summer Night City" (1978), "Money Money Money"(1978), "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (1979), "Voulez Vous" (1979), "Does Your Mother Know" (1979), "Lay All Your Love On Me" (1981)
• Ace Spectrum^[2]
  • "Moving On"(1974)
• Addrisi Brothers
  • "As Long As the Music Keeps Playing" (1979),(They wrote "Never My Love")
• Adriano Celentano(Italy)
  • "Somebody Save Me" (1977)
• Aerosmith
  • "Last Child" (1976),
• Al Hudson and the Partners
  • "Spread Love" (1978), "You Can Do It" (1979), "Happy Feet" (1979)
• Alec R. Costandinos(France)
  • "Romeo & Juliet (1977), I Found Love When I Found You (1977), Trocadero Bleu Citron (1978)
• Alicia Bridges
  • "I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)" (1978)^[3], "Body Heat" (1979)
• Alton McClain & Destiny
  • "It Must Be Love" (1978), "Crazy Love" (1979)
• Amanda Lear
  • "Blood and Honey" (1977), "Enigma" (1978), "Follow Me" (1978), "Fashion Pack" (1979), "Lilli Marlene" (1979), "Diamonds" (1980), "Fever" (1982), "Love Your Body" (1983), "Darkness And Light" (1983), "No Regrets" (1984), "No Credit Card" (1985)
• Amii Stewart
  • "Knock On Wood" (1979), "Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven" (1979), "Jealousy" (1979), "The Letter" (1980)
• Andrea True Connection
  • "More More More" (1976), "Party Line" (1976), "What's Your Name, What's Your Number" (1977), "New York, You Got Me Dancing" (1977), "White Witch" (1977), "Fill Me Up (Heart to Heart)" (1977)
• Andy Gibb
  • "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), "Shadow Dancing" (1978), Desire(1980)
• Andy Williams
  • "Love Story (Where Do I Begin)" disco version(1979)
• Angela Bofill
  • "People Make the World Go 'Round" (1979), "Angel of the Night", (1979), "Something About You" (1981)
• Anita Ward
  • "Ring My Bell" (1979), "Don't Drop My Love" (1979)
• Ann-Margret
  • "Love Rush (In E-Minor)" (1979), "Midnight Message" (1979), "Everybody Needs Somebody Sometime" (1981)
• Arabesque
  • "Hello, Mr. Monkey" ^[4](1977), "Friday Night" (1978), "Peppermint Jack" (1979),
• Archie Bell & the Drells
  • "Let's Go Disco" (1976), "Let's Groove" (1976), "The Soul City Walk" (1976), "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977), "Don't Let Love Get You Down" (1977), "Strategy" (1979)
• Aretha Franklin
  • "No One Could Ever Love You More" (1977), "Ladies Only" (1979), "Only Star" (1979), "What A Fool Believes" (1980), "Jump To It" (1981)
• Arthur Prysock
  • "When Love Is New" (1976)
• Asha Puthli(India, USA)
  • "Latin Lover" (1978), "Peek-A-Boo Boogie" (1978), "I'm Gonna Dance" (1979), "Music Machine (Dedication to Studio 54)" (1979)
• Ashford & Simpson
  • "Over and Over" (1976), "It Seems to Hang On" (1978), "Get Up and Do Sumething" (1978), "Flashback" (1978), "Found A Cure" (1979), "Nobody Knows" (1979), "Dance Forever" (1979), "Solid" (1984)
• Atlantic Starr
  • "Stand Up" (1978), "Being In Love With You Is So Much Fun" (1978), "Keep It Comin'" (1978), "Straight to the Point" (1979)

B

• Baccara
  • "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" (1977), "Sorry I'm A Lady" (1978), "Parlez Vous Francais" (1979)
• Baciotti(France)
  • "Black Jack" (1977)
• Bad Company
  • "Rock'N'roll Fantasy" (1979)
• Bananarama^[5]
  • "Cruel Summer" (1984), "Venus" (1986), "I Heard A Rumor" (1987),
• Barbara Mason
  • "Love Song" (duet with Bunny Sigler) (1979)
• Barbara Pennington
  • "24 Hours a Day" (1977), "You Are the Music within Me" (1978)
• Barbra Streisand
  • "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" (1975), "The Main Event/Fight" (1979), "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (duet with Donna Summer) (1979)
• Barry Manilow
  • "It's a Miracle" (1975), "Copacabana (At The Copa)" (1978)
• Barry White
  • "Love's Theme" (1973), **"I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby" (1973), "You're The First, My Last, My Everything" (1974), "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" (1974), "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (1974), "I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To" (1975), "What Am I Gonna Do With You" (1975), "You See The Trouble With Me" (1976), "Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together" (1976), "Let The Music Play" (1976), "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" (1976), "I'm Qualified To Satisfy You" (1976), "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" (1977), "Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You" (1977), "Look At Her" (1978), "Your Sweetness Is My Weakness" (1978), "Sha La La (Means I Love You)" (1978), "Any Fool Could See (You Were Meant For Me)" (1979), "I Love to Sing the Songs I Sing" (1979), "Sheet Music" (1980)
• Barrabás
  • "Hi-Jack"(1974), "Mellow Blow" (1975), "Broadway Star" (1976), "Desperately" (1976)
• Bazuka
  • "Dynomite" (1975), "(C'est) Le Rock" (1979)
• Bebu Silvetti(Silvetti)
  • "Primitive Man" (1976), "Spring Rain" (1977), "Sun after the Rain" (1978)
• Bee Gees
  • "Jive Talkin'" (1975), "Nights On Broadway" (1975), "You Should Be Dancing" (1976), "You Stepped Into My Life" (1976), "Love So Right" (1976), "Can't Keep A Good Man Down" (1976), "Subway" (1976), "Boogie Child" (1977), "Stayin' Alive" (1977), "Night Fever" (1978), "More Than A Woman" (1978), "Tragedy" (1979), "Love You Inside Out" (1979)
• Bell & James
  • "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" (1978)
• Belle Epoque
  • "Miss Broadway" (1977), "Disco Sound/Black is Black" (1977)
• Ben E. King
  • "Supernatural Thing" (1975), "A Star in the Ghetto" (with Average White Band) (1977), "Music Trance" (1979)
• Bette Midler
  • "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (1973),"Hang On In There Baby" (1979), "My Knight In Black Leather" (1979), "Married Men" (1979), "Big Noise From Winnetka" (1979), "Hurricane" (1979)
• Bettye Lavette
  • "Doin' the Best That I Can" (1979)
• Beverly Johnson
  • "Don't Run for Cover" (1979)
• Biddu Orchestra
  • "A Man and a Woman" (1976), "Voodoo Man" (1976), "Driving in the Rain" (1977), "The Stud" (1977), "Soul Coaxing" (1978), "James Bond Disco Theme" (1978)
• Bill Brandon
  • "We Fell in Love While Dancing" (1977)
• Bill Summers and Summers Heat
  • "Dancing Lady" (1978), "Musicland" (1979)
• Bill Withers
  • "Lovely Day" (1977), "You've Got the Stuff" (1979)
• Billy Joel
  • "My Life" (1978)
• Billy Nichols
  • "Give Your Body up to the Music" (1979)
• Billy Ocean
  • "Love Really Hurts Without You" (1976), "Red Light Spells Danger" (1977), "Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down)" (1981), "Caribbean Queen" (1983), "Love Zone" (1984)
• Billy Paul
  • "Let' Em In" (1976), "We All Got A Mission" (1976), "How Good Is Your Game" (1976), "Only The Strong Survive" (1977),"False Faces" (1979), "Bring the Family Back" (1979)
• Billy Preston
  • "Go for It" (duet with Syreeta) (1978), "Disco Dancin'" (1978), "Give It Up, Hot" (1979), "Just for You" (1981)
• Bionic Boogie
  • "Risky Changes" (1977), "Hot Butterfly" (1978)
• Blondie
  • "Heart Of Glass" (1979), "Atomic" (1980), "Call Me" (1980),
  • "Rapture" (1981)
• Blue Magic
  • "We're on the Right Track" (1975)
• The Bob Crewe Generation
  • "Street Talk" (1976), "Menage a Trois" (1978)
• Bob Welch
  • "Precious Love" (1978)
• Bobby Womack
  • "It's Party Time" (1978), "Trust Your Heart" (1978)
• Boney M.
  • "Daddy Cool" (1976), "Sunny" (1976), "Ma Baker" (1977), "Belfast" (1977), "Rivers Of Babylon" (1978), "Rasputin" (1978), "Hooray Hooray It's A Holi Holiday" (1979), "Gotta Go Home" (1979), "Painter Man" (1979), "We Kill The World" (1981), "Young Free & Single" (1985)
• Bonnie Pointer
  • "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1978), "Free Me From My Freedom" (1979), "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (1979)
• Boz Scaggs
  • "What Can I Say?" (1976), "Lowdown" (1976), "Hollywood" (1977), "Hard Times" (1977), "Jo Jo" (1980), "Simone" (1980), "Miss Sun" (1980),
• Brass Construction
  • "Movin'" (1976), "Changin'" (1976), "Ha Cha Cha" (1977), "Screwed" (1977), "Starting Tomorrow" (1978), "One To One" (1978), "Get Up" (1978), "Get Up to Get Down" (1979)
• Brainstorm
  • "We're on Our Way" (1976), "Lovin' Is Really My Game" (1977), "Hot for You" (1978), "Case of the Boogie" (1979)
• Brenda and the Tabulations
  • "Everybody's Fool" (1979)
• Brick
  • "Dazz" (1976), "Dusic" (1977)
• The Brides of Funkenstein
  • "Disco to Go" (1978)
• The Brothers Johnson
  • "Stomp!" (1980), "Light Up The Night" (1980)
• Bunny Sigler
  • "By the Way You Dance" (1978), "Love Song" (duet with Barbara Mason) (1979)
• B.T. Express
  • "Do It" (1974), "Express" (1974), "Peace Pipe" (1975), "Energy To Burn" (1976), "Expose Yourself" (1977)

C

• Cab Calloway
  • "Minnie the Moocher" (1978)
• C.J. & Company
  • "We Got Our Own Thing" (1977), "Devil's Gun" (1977), "Big-City Sidewalk" (1978)
• Candi Staton
  • "Young Hearts Run Free" (1976), "Nights On Broadway" (1977), "Victim" (1978), "Honest I Do Love You" (1978), "When You Wake up Tomorrow" (1979), "Suspicious Minds" (1982)
• Carl Carlton
  • "Everlasting Love" (1974), "She's A Bad Mama Jama" (1981)
• Carl Douglas
  • "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974), "Dance The Kung Fu" (1974)
• Carol Douglas
  • "Doctor's Orders" (1975), "Midnight Love Affair" (1976), "I Want to Stay with You" (1977), "Night Fever" (1978), "Fell in Love for the First Time Today" (1978), "I Got the Answer" (1979), "Come into My Life" (1979)
• Carol Williams
  • "Rattlesnake" (1975), "More" (1976), "Come Back" (1976), "Love Is You" (1977), "My time of need" (1977),"Love has come my way" (1978), "Dance the Night Away" (1979), "Tell the World All about Our Love" (1979)
• Carol Woods
  • "I'm in Wonderland" (1977)
• Carole King
  • "Disco Tech" (1978)
• Carrie Lucas
  • "I Gotta Keep Dancing" (1977), "Street-Corner Symphony" (1978), "Dance with You" (1979), "Are You Dancing" (1979)
• Celi Bee
  • "Macho (A Real Real One)" (1977), "Superman" (1978), "One Love" (1978), "Love Drops" (1979), "Fly Me on the Wings of Love" (1979), "Donkey, Donkey" (1979)
• Cerrone
  • "Love In C-Minor" (1976), "Cerrone's Paradise" (1977), "Supernature" (1978)
• The Chakachas
  • "Jungle Fever" (1972)
• Chaka Khan
  • "I'm Every Woman" (1978), "Life Is a Dance" (1978), "What Cha Gonna Do for Me" (1981), "Fate" (1981), "Ain't Nobody" (1983), "I Feel for You" (1984), "Through The Fire" (1984)
• Chanson
  • "Don't Hold Back" (1978), "Jack Be Nimble" (1978), "I Can Tell" (1979)
• Charles Earland
  • "Drifting" (1977), "Over and Over" (1978), "Let the Music Play" (1978)
• Charo (with the Salsoul Orchestra)
  • "Dance a Little Bit Closer" (1977), "(Mamacita) Dónde Está Santa Claus?" (1978), "Stay with Me" (1978), "Concierto De Aranjuez" (1979), "Hot Love" (1979), "The Love Boat Theme" (1979)
• Cher
  • "Take Me Home" (1979), "Wasn't It Good" (1979), "Hell on Wheels" (1979), "Bad Love" (1980)
• Chéri
  • "Murphy's Law" (1980)
• Cheryl Ladd
  • "Skinny-dippin'" (1978), "Missing You" (1979), "Dance Forever" (1979)
• Cheryl Lynn
  • "Got To Be Real" (1978), "Star Love" (1979), "Keep It Hot" (1979), "Shake It Up Tonight" (1980), "Encore" (1981)
• Cherry Laine
  • "Catch The Cat" (1978), "Night In Chicago" (1978), "Sea Farewalk" (1978)
• The Chi-Lites
  • "You Don't Have To Go" (1976), "Higher" (1979), "Hot On A Thing (Called Love)" (1981)
• Chic
  • "Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak" (1978), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Chic Cheer" (1978), "Good Times" (1979), "My Forbidden Lover" (1979), "Rebels Are We" (1980)
• Chicago
  • "Street Player" (1979)
• Chilly
  • "For Your Love" (1978)
• Chromium
  • "Fly On UFO" (1978), "Caribbean Air Control" (1978)
• Chuck Cissel
  • "Cisselin' Hot" (1979)
• Chuck Mangione
  • "Feels So Good" (1977)
• Cilla Black
  • "Silly Boy" (1978), "Sugar Daddy" (1978)
• Cissy Houston
  • "Think It Over" (1978), "Warning - Danger" (1979)
• Clarence Reid
  • "You Get Me Up" (1979)
• Claudja Barry
  • "Sweet Dynamite" (1977), "Dancin' Fever" (1977), "Sunshine Love" (1978), "Boogie-Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (1979), "Boogie Tonight" (1979)
• Clem Curtis
  • "Unchained Melody/Need Your Love" (1979)
• Cleveland Eaton
  • "Bama Boogie Woogie" (1976), "The Funky Cello" (1978)
• The Commodores
  • "Machine Gun" (instrumental)(1974), "The Bump"(1974) "Slippery When Wet" (1975), "Fancy Dancer" (1976), "Brick House" (1977), "Too Hot Ta Trot" (1978), "Midnight Magic" (1979), "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (1981)
• Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
  • "Treat Like A Lady" (1971)
• Crown Heights Affair
  • "Dreaming a Dream" (1975), "Every Beat of My Heart" (1976), "Do It Your Way" (1976), "Dream World" (1978), "Dance, Lady, Dance" (1979), "You Gave Me Love" (1980)
• The Crusaders
  • "Street Life" (1979)
• Curtis Mayfield
  • "No Goodbyes" (1978), "Tell Me, Tell Me (How Ya Like to Be Loved)" (1979), "Tripin' Out"(1980)

D

• Daddy Dewdrop
  • "Nanu Nanu (I Wanna Funk with You)" (1978), "The Real Thing" (1979), "If You Wanna Wanna" (1979)
• Dalida
  • "J'attendrai" (1975), "Besame Mucho" (1976), "Femme est la nuit" (1977), "Génération 78" (1978), "Ça me fait rêver" (1978), "Laissez-moi Danser" (1979), "Gigi in Paradisco" (1980)
• Dame Edna Everage
  • "Disco Matilda" (based around Waltzing Matilda) (1979)
• Damon Harris
  • "Silk" (1978)
• Dan Hartman
  • "Countdown"/"This Is It" (1978), "Instant Replay" (1978), "Relight My Fire" (1979)
• Dalton & Dubarri
  • "I (You) Can Dance All By My- (Your-) Self" (1979)
• Dana
  • "Fairytale" (1976), "Break the Ice" (1979), "Somethings Cooking In The Kitchen" (1979), "I Feel Love Comin' On" (1982)
• Dave Grusin
  • "Disco Magic" (1979)
• David Bowie
  • "1984"(1974), "Fame" (1975), "Golden years" (1976), "Fashion" (1980)
• David Cassidy
  • "Get It Up For Love" (1975), "Hurt So Bad" (1979)
• David Naughton
  • "Makin' It" (1979)
• David Ruffin
  • "Fallin' in Love with You" (1977), "Sexy Dancer" (1979), "Let Your Love Rain Down On Me", (1979)
• David Peaston
  • "Two Wrongs" (1989),
• D.C. LaRue
  • "Cathedrals" (1976), "Face of Love" (1977), "Let Them Dance" (1978), "Do You Want The Real Thing" (1978), "Hot Jungle Drums and Voodoo Rhythm" (1979)
• DD Sound →　La Bionda
  • "1234 Gimme Some More" (1975)
• Diana Ross
  • "Love Hangover" (1976),"The Boss" (1979),"Upside Down" (1980), "My Old Piano" (1980),"I'm Coming Out" (1980)
• Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
  • "Get Dancin'" (1974), "I Wanna Dance Wit Choo" (1975)
• Donna Summer
  • "Love To Love You Baby" (1975), "Could It Be Magic?" (1976), "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It"(1976), "I Feel Love" (1977),"Loves Unkind" (1977)"Down Deep Inside" (1977), "I Love You" (1977), "Last Dance" (1978), "MacArthur Park" (1978), "One Of A Kind" (1978), "Hot Stuff" (1979), "Bad Girls" (1979), "Our Love" (1979), "Sunset People" (1979), "Heaven Knows" (1979), "Dim All The Lights" (1979), "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (Duet with Barbra Streisand) (1979), "On The Radio" (1980), "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)" (1982), "She Works Hard For The Money" (1983)
• The Doobie Brothers
  • "Long Train Running" (1973), "Takin' It To The Street" (1976), "What A Fool Believes" (1978)
• The Dooleys
  • "Wanted" (1979),
• Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
  • "Cherchez La Femme" (1975)

E

• Earth, Wind & Fire
  • "Shining Star" (1975), "Getaway"(1976), "Surpentine Fire"(1977), "Fantasy" (1978), "September" (1978), "Boogie Wonderland" (duet with The Emotions) (1979), "Let's Groove" (1981)
• Eddie Kendricks
  • "Keep On Truckin'" (1973), "Boogie Down" (1974)
• Edwin Starr
  • "War" (1970), "Contact" (1978), "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" (1979)
• ELO
  • "Show Down" (1973), "Evil Woman" (1976), "Shine A Little Love" (1979)
• Elton John
  • "Bennie & The Jets" (1974), "Philladelphia Freedom" (1975)
• Emily Starr Explosion^[6]
  • "Santiago Lover" (1978), "No No Sherif" (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)
• Esther Phillips
  • "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (1976), "Our Day Will Come" (1978)
• Evelyn "Champagne" King
  • "Shame" (1977), "I Don't Know If It's Right" (1977), "I'm In Love" (1981), "Love Come Down" (1982)
• Evelyn Thomas
  • "I Wanna Make It on My Own" (1978), "High Energy" (1984)

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