List of post-disco artists and songs

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The term post-disco is a referral to the early to late 1980s era movement of disco music into more stripped-down electronic funk influenced sounds; post-disco was also predecessor to house music.

This chronological list contains examples of artists, songs and albums described as post-disco, as well as its subgenre, boogie.

Contents
Some artists: A B C D E F G I J K L M N O P R S U W Y Z
Some songs: 1970s • 1980s • 2000s and 2010s
Some albums

Songs[]

1970s[]

Year Artist Song Label
1979 Can "Aspectacle"[1] Harvest / Lightning
Gina X "No G.D.M."[2] Crystal / EMI
Shalamar "The Second Time Around"[3] SOLAR
Skyy "First Time Around"[4] Salsoul

1980s[]

Year Artist Song Label
1980 Joe Bataan "Latin Lover"[5] Salsoul
Joe Bataan "Sadie (She Smokes)"[5] Salsoul
The Brothers Johnson "Stomp!"[6][7] A&M
Convertion "Let's Do It"[8][9] SAM
Dazz Band "Shake It Up"[10] Motown
Kool & the Gang "Celebration"[11] De-Lite
Prince "Head"[12] Warner Bros.
The S.O.S. Band "Take Your Time (Do It Right)"[13][14] Tabu
T. S. Monk "Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life)"[8] Mirage
Vaughan Mason & Crew "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"[15][16] Brunswick
The Whispers "And the Beat Goes On"[3] SOLAR
1981 Aurra "Make Up Your Mind"[17] Salsoul
Central Line "Walking into Sunshine"[18] Salsoul
D Train "You're the One for Me"[19] Prelude
Earth, Wind & Fire "Let's Groove"[20] Columbia
ESG "Moody"[21] 99
Freeez "Southern Freeez"[22] Virgin (GE) / Beggars Banquet (UK)
Taana Gardner "Heartbeat"[23][24] West End
Rick James "Give It to Me Baby"[25] Gordy
Grace Jones "Pull Up to the Bumper"[26][27][28] Island
Chaka Khan "Fate"[29] Warner Bros.
Evelyn "Champagne" King "I'm in Love"[30] RCA
Kool & the Gang "Get Down on It"[11] De-Lite
Logg "Dancing into the Stars"[31] Salsoul
Logg "I Know You Will"[18] Salsoul
Melba Moore "Take My Love"[32] EMI America
Alicia Myers "I Want to Thank You"[8] MCA
North End "Happy Days"[33] Emergency
Yoko Ono "Walking on Thin Ice"[34] Geffen
The Pointer Sisters "Slow Hand"[35] Planet
Skyy "Call Me"[36] Salsoul
Tom Tom Club "Genius of Love"[37] Sire
Yarbrough and Peoples "Don't Stop the Music"[19][38] Mercury
1982 Atlantic Starr "Circles"[39][40] A&M
The Chi-Lites "Hot on a Thing (Called Love)"[41] Chi Sound
Marvin Gaye "Sexual Healing"[42] Columbia
Gwen Guthrie "It Should Have Been You"[43] Island
Indeep "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life"[44][45] Sound of New York
Inner Life "Moment of My Life"[4] Salsoul
Madonna "Everybody"[46] Sire / Warner Bros.
Melba Moore "Love's Comin' at Ya"[32][47] EMI America / Capitol
Peech Boys "Don't Make Me Wait" / "Life Is Something Special"[48] West End / Island
Fonda Rae "Over Like a Fat Rat"[8] Vanguard
Roxy Music "The Main Thing"[49] Warner Bros. / E.G.
Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots"[50] Rhino
Shalamar "A Night to Remember" SOLAR
Sinnamon "Thanks to You"[51] Becket
The Universal Robot Band "Barely Breaking Even"[52] Moonglow
Stevie Wonder "Do I Do"[53] Tamla / Motown
Michael Wycoff "Looking Up to You"[54] RCA
1983 David Bowie "Let's Dance"[55][56] EMI America
David Bowie "Without You"[57] EMI America
Peter Brown "Back to the Front"[58] RCA Victor
Carl Carlton "Swing That Sexy Thang"[59] RCA Victor
The Chi-Lites "Bottom's Up"[41] Larc
Aretha Franklin "Get It Right"[60] Arista
The Gap Band "Somedya"[61] Total Experience
Gladys Knight & the Pips "Save the Overtime (For Me)"[60] Columbia
Debbie Harry "Rush Rush"[62] Chrysalis
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"[63] Epic
Michael Jackson "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"[64] Epic
Kashif "I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)"[65] Arista
KC and the Sunshine Band "Give It Up"[66][67] Epic
Kool & the Gang "Joanna"[11] De-Lite
Laid Back "White Horse"[68][69] EMI Music Denmark
Madonna "Burning Up"[46] Sire / Warner Bros.
Midnight Star "Wet My Whistle"[70] SOLAR
Mtume "Juicy Fruit"[71] Epic
The S.O.S. Band "Just Be Good to Me"[72] Tabu
Shannon "Let the Music Play"[73][74] Mirage / Atco / Atlantic
Donna Summer "She Works Hard for the Money"[75][76][77] Mercury
1984 Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy"[78] Vinyl Dreams
New Edition "Cool It Now"[69] MCA
Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen"[79] Jive
The Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited"[35][80] Planet
Donna Summer "Supernatural Love"[81] Geffen / Warner Bros.
Donna Summer "There Goes My Baby"[81] Geffen / Warner Bros.
1985 Kool & the Gang "Cherish"[11] De-Lite
Madonna "Into the Groove"[82] Sire / Warner Bros.
Melba Moore "King of My Heart"[83] Capitol
1986 E.G. Daily "Love in the Shadows"[84] A&M
Midnight Star "Midas Touch"[71] SOLAR
Shannon "Do You Wanna Get Away"[85] Mirage / Emergency
Timex Social Club "Rumors"[69] Jay

2000s and 2010s[]

Year Artist Song Label
2001 Missy Elliott "Old School Joint"[86] The Goldmind / Elektra
2002 Beyoncé "Work It Out"[87][88] Columbia
The Chemical Brothers "Star Guitar"[89] Freestyle Dust (UK) / Astralwerks (US)
2004 The Pharcyde "Illusions"[90] Chapter One Entertainment
2008 Black Devil Disco Club "With Honey Cream"[91] Lo
Hercules and Love Affair "Blind"[92] DFA
J*Davey "Slooow"[93] Interdependent Media
2009 Dâm-Funk "Candy Dancin'"[94] Stones Throw
2010 The Golden Filter "Hide Me"[95] Brille
Tensnake "Need Your Lovin'"[96] Permanent Vacation
2012 Prince Rama "Those Who Live for Love Will Live Forever"[97] Paw Tracks
2013 Beyoncé "Blow"[98] Parkwood / Columbia
Ty Segall "Music From a Film 1"[99] Famous Class
2014 The Growlers "Chinese Fountain"[100] Everloving (US) / Fat Cat (UK)
Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake "Love Never Felt So Good"[101] Epic
Prince "Art Official Age"[102] NPG / Warner Bros.

Albums[]

Some examples of post-disco albums are listed here:

Year Artist(s) Name Label
1979 Teena Marie Wild and Peaceful[103] Motown
1980 Kool & the Gang Celebrate![104] De-Lite
1980 Prince Dirty Mind[12][105][106] Warner Bros.
1980 Sharon Redd Sharon Redd[107] Prelude
1981 Grace Jones Nightclubbing[108] Island
1981 Kool & the Gang Something Special[104] De-Lite
1981 Sister Sledge All American Girls[109] Cotillion
1982 Michael Jackson Thriller[110][111][112] Epic
1982 Evelyn "Champagne" King Get Loose[113] RCA
1983 David Bowie Let's Dance[114][115][116] EMI America
1983 Peter Brown Back to the Front[58] RCA Victor
1983 Madonna Madonna[113][117][118] Sire
1983 The Pointer Sisters Break Out[119] Planet
1983 Donna Summer She Works Hard for the Money[120] Mercury
1986 Club Nouveau Life, Love & Pain[121] Warner Bros.
1999 Les Rythmes Digitales Darkdancer[122] Wall of Sound
2004 Kylie Minogue Ultimate Kylie[123] Parlophone / Mushroom / Capitol
2005 LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem[124] DFA
2009 The Juan MacLean The Future Will Come[125] DFA
2009 Dimitri from Paris Night Dubbin'[126] BBE
2009 DJ Spinna The Boogie Back: Post Disco Club Jams[127] BBE
2011 Holy Ghost! Holy Ghost![128] DFA

Artists[]

Musicians
Producers, remixers and DJs

See also[]

References[]

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