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Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-156-X, archived from the original on 2010-03-16; Some weeks may also be found at Billboard magazine courtesy of Google Books: 1980—1984
Michael Jackson had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs). In addition, Jackson remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (27 weeks). Madonna ranked as the most successful female artist of the 1980s, with 7 songs and 15 weeks atop the chart.
House music was strongly influenced by elements of soul- and funk-infused varieties of disco. Club play from pioneering DJs like Ron Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops, and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago and among visiting DJs & producers from Detroit. Trax Records ...
Hi-NRG is uptempo disco or electronic dance music usually featuring synthetic bassline octaves. This list contains some examples of hi-NRG artists and songs. This list contains some examples of hi-NRG artists and songs.
Michael Jackson's Thriller (LP cuts) remained atop the Dance/Disco Top 80 chart for 11 weeks, the longest in history. Madonna achieved her first number-one single on the chart with "Holiday"/"Lucky Star". [11] 1984: Prince's "When Doves Cry" topped the Dance/Disco Top 80 chart for six consecutive weeks, longer than any other singles that year ...
This is a list of artists 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.
Kano's debut single was the 1980 international hit "I'm Ready", combining elements of 1970s disco, funk and R&B while extensively using synthesizers and percussive handclaps as well as raw-processed and vocoderized vocals.
Soul II Soul – Back to Life (However Do You Want Me); Inner City – Good Life; Womack & Womack – Teardrops; Chaka Khan – I Feel for You; Bobby Brown – My Prerogative; Cameo – Word Up!