Top 100 Dance Songs of the 70s

The 1970s. A time of social dislocation, strife, dodgy fashions, and brilliant music. As it is August bank holiday, for your consideration here are the greatest dance songs of the 1970s. So you rock dinosaurs out there that means no Bowie, Sweet, Eagles or Bay City Rollers. In is soul, disco, and electronica. And perhaps the odd bit of bubblegum too. As is usually the case, there's bound to be a glaring oversight on my part somewhere. If there is, do let me know.

If you want more (of course you do), here are my top 100 dance tunes of the 1980s, the 1990s, the 00s, and the 2010s. Play them loud. Very loud.


100. Rock the Boat by Hues Corporation (1974)
99. D.I.S.C.O. by Ottawan (1979)
98. Nice and Slow by Jesse Grey (1976)
97. Brick House by The Commodores (1977)
96. I Love the Nightlife by Alicia Bridges (1978)
95. If I Can't Have You by Yvonne Elliman (1978)
94. Ma Baker by Boney M (1977)
93. I'm Your Boogie Man by KC and the Sunshine Band (1977)
92. Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry (1975)
91. Working My Way Back To You by The Spinners (1979)
90. The Hustle by Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (1975)
89. Shame by Evelyn Champagne King (1977)
88. Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang (1974)
87. And The Beat Goes On by The Whispers (1979)
86. I'm On My Way by Jackie Moore (1979)
85. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel by Tavares (1976)
84. Every 1's A Winner by Hot Chocolate (1978)
83. Love Machine by The Miracles (1976)
82. Night On Disco Mountain by David Shire (1977)
81. Relight My Fire by Dan Hartman (1979)
80. Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet by Gonzalez (1977)
79. Get Down Tonight by KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)
78. The Second Time Around by Shalamar (1979)
77. Autobahn by Kraftwerk (1974)
76. Keep On Jumpin' by Musique (1978)
75. Love to Love by Tina Charles (1976)
74. Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey (1978)
73. On the Radio by Donna Summer (1979)
72. Lady Marmalade by LaBelle (1974)
71. Thinking Of You by Sister Sledge (1979)
70. Knock On Wood by Amii Stewart (1979)
69. The Love I Lost by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (1973)
68. In The Navy by Village People (1978)
67. Baby Don't Change Your Mind by Gladys Knight & The Pips (1977)
66. You Should Be Dancing by The Bee Gees (1976)
65. Can You Feel the Force by The Real Thing (1978)
64. Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton (1976)
63. Boogie Nights by Heat Wave (1977)
62. Money, Money, Money by ABBA (1976)
61. Lovely Day by Bill Withers (1977)
60. The Best of My Love by The Emotions (1977)
59. You Sexy Thing by Hot Chocolate (1975)
58. This Time Baby by Jackie Moore (1979)
57. That's The Way I Like It by KC and the Sunshine Band (1975)
56. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) by ABBA (1979)
55. Hot Stuff by Donna Summer (1979)
54. Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk (1977)
53. Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band (1974)
52. Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston (1976)
51. Ladies Night by Kool & the Gang (1979)
50. Don't Take Away the Music by Tavares (1976)
49. Native New Yorker by Odyssey (1977)
48. Go West by Village People (1979)
47. Chase by Giorgio Moroder (1978)
46. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe by Barry White (1974)
45. Spacer by Sheila & Black Devotion (1979)
44. Summer Night City by ABBA (1978)
43. I'm Every Woman by Chaka Khan (1979)
42. Theme From Shaft by Isaac Hayes (1971)
41. Everybody Dance by Chic (1978)
40. Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas (1974)
39. Night Fever by The Bee Gees (1977)
38. Supernature by Cerrone (1978)
37. September by Earth, Wind & Fire (1978)
36. December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) by The Four Seasons (1975)
35. Heart of Glass by Blondie (1979)
34. Oxygene by Jean Michel Jarre (1976)
33. Ain't No Stopping Us Now by McFadden and Whitehead (1979)
32. More Than A Woman by The Bee Gees (1978)
31. You See the Trouble With Me by Barry White (1973)
30. We Are Family by Sister Sledge (1979)
29. I'm Doin' Fine Now by New York City (1973)
28. Love Really Hurts Without You by Billy Ocean (1976)
27. So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate (1977)
26. Daddy Cool by Boney M (1976)
25. Le Freak by Chic (1978)
24. Is It Love You're After by Rose Royce (1979)
23. Mamma Mia by ABBA (1975)
22. Never Can Say Goodbye by Gloria Gaynor (1974)
21. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester (1978)
20. Stayin' Alive by The Bee Gees (1977)
19. Are 'Friends' Electric? by Tubeway Army (1979)
18. He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge (1979)
17. Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles (1979)
16. Voulez-Vous by ABBA (1979)
15. Car Wash by Rose Royce (1976)
14. Got To Be Real by Cheryl Lyn (1978)
13. Good Times by Chic (1979)
12. You're My First My Last My Everything by Barry White (1974)
11. Turn The Beat Around by Vickie Sue Robinson (1976)
10. Cars by Gary Numan (1979)
9. Love's Theme by Love Unlimited Orchestra (1973)
8. Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire (1978)
7. You To Me Are Everything by The Real Thing (1976)
6. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor (1978)
5. YMCA by Village People (1978)
4. Dancing Queen by ABBA (1976)
3. Disco Inferno by The Trammps (1976)
2. Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions (1979)

And number one? The greatest dance song of the 1970s? It couldn't possibly be anything else.