THE top females of disco .....Who's next in line ?

[remicks]

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OK ..... here's the challenge ....

--- IF we can agree, when it comes to the most significant (solo) female artists who most/best represent the disco era :
at Numbers One and Two are:

Donna Summer
and
Gloria Gaynor



WHO then comes very next in line .................?????


PICK AND NAME .... just ONE !!!!!

????

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[kdavid13]

France Joli

[Say What?]

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[tony98]

Melba Moore. - Still putting out great tracks as well.

[remicks]

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Originally Posted by Say What?

Viola Wills was another...

Hard to say who's next as IMOP there aren't many new tracks I'd class as disco.

To clarify ..... this isn't based on chronology .... it's based on each lady's volume/quality of work and overall contributions to the disco scene .

So ..... You are about to crown the queen at the all-time Disco Queen pageant and in competiton are fifty female disco singers from the day ( you know who they are ) ... Now IF positions one and two are to go to Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer ...... who then is right behind at 2nd runner up ??????


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[discokicks]

#3 - Grace Jones!

[shenkin2001]

Amanda Lear

[needlefingers]

Madleen Kane. The "Amber" of our day.

[WolverSyr]

I'd go with Grace Jones too. Although I don't like everything she put out, she was an interesting performer with the usual over the top production mixed with some punk imagery and a cool performance style. La Vie en Rose is such an astounding track & so different for the era.

I have to admit - I'm a much bigger fan of her post-Warm Leatherette albums though.

[needlefingers]

We forgot The Boss - Diana Ross.

[SandraDee]

Linda Clifford. I always saw her as being at the very cusp of the disco zeitgeist. (Pretentious, moi?)

[tony98]

Loleatta Holloway is a must for this list.

[SandraDee]

Carol Douglas a possibility? Pattie Brooks? Cheryl Lynn? This is too difficult.

[Videoskooter]

Remmy, I'm a bit confused about the rules here. I would pick France Joli too, although KDave mentioned her already.

[Svend]

According to Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco book, it might go something like this:

1. Donna Summer
2. Diana Ross
3. Grace Jones
4. Loleatta Holloway
5. Jocelyn Brown
6. Gloria Gaynor
7. Chaka Khan
8. Evelyn "Champagne" King
9. Claudja Barry
10. Linda Clifford

That's for their entire output, beyond the 70s. If your intention is to stick to the 70s only:

1. Donna Summer
2. Gloria Gaynor
3. Vicki Sue Robinson
4. Carol Douglas
5. Grace Jones
6. Diana Ross
honorable mentions: the Ritchie Family girls, the Sweethearts of Sigma, Silver Convention, Norma Jean Wright, and the Birds of Paris

My personal choice would be the mighty, mighty Rochelle Fleming from First Choice.