No one expected these one-hit wonders from the 1970s to hit No. 1. And we're so glad they did, because these songs are ...

In 1979, disco was all the rage. For all the kids who had never bothered to pay attention when their parents would talk about it, it was sort of like dubstep. It was ubiquitous on the radio and even ...

In the summer of 1979 Nile Rodgers and his band CHIC had two number one smashes with the disco hits "Le Freak" and "Good Times." That same summer though, July 12, a Chicago DJ by the name of Steve ...

The famous 1979 Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago ended about as well as it began. What started as a rallying cry against disco from an aggrieved rock DJ turned into an evening of ...

1 Y.M.C.A. Village People 2 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick Ian and the Blockheads 3 Lay Your Love On Me Racey 4 September Earth Wind and Fire Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” is among an elite group of ...

Robin Gibb and his brothers Barry and Maurice as the Bee Gees helped define the disco era with their smash hits including Stayin' Alive and Jive Talkin'. Tributes have been pouring in for Robin, who ...

Blondie achieved four No. 1 pop hits in the US. These songs show off just how varied this band could be in its approach.

According to Boston’s Brother Cleve, the kitsch and cocktail connoisseur who collected the music on this rapturously weird compilation, “Udi Baba” translates roughly as “to make someone fly.” The song ...