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    Since most of us have recently made our own Top25 are in the process like myself

    currently down to 82 songs......
    (Currently Reviewing Trammps - DTWTHP)

    Anyway from the country that gave you super disco groups like ABBA and that has a classic disco station playing all the old hits here comes their top 107

    of the best SOuld and Dance songs from the 70's to 95


    1 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
    2 Barry White Never gonna give you up
    3 Madonna Into the groove
    4 Sister Sledge We are family
    5 Stevie Wonder Isnīt she lovely
    6 Diana Ross Upside down
    7 Prince Kiss
    8 ABBA Take a chance on me
    9 Kool & the gang Celebration
    10 Marvin Gaye Sexual healing
    11 Earth wind & fire September
    12 Whispers And the beat goes on
    13 Whitney Houston How will I know
    14 Bee Gees Stayin' alive
    15 Lionel Richie All night long
    16 Donna Summer On the radio
    17 Jackson 5 I want you back
    18 Four tops I'll be there
    19 Tavares More than a woman
    20 Modern talking You're my heart, you're my soul
    21 Jimmy Bo Horne Dance Across the floor
    22 Rod Stewart Baby Jane
    23 Soul II Soul Back to life
    24 Sister Sledge We are family
    25 Amii Stewart Knock on Wood
    26 Pointer Sisters I'm so excited
    27 Sandra Maria Magdalena
    28 Rose Royce Wishing on a star
    29 Shalamar A night to remember
    30 Rick Astley Together forever
    31 Salt 'n' pepa Let's talk about sex
    32 Yazoo Don't go
    33 Go West King of wishful thinking
    34 Secret service Flash in the night
    35 A-HA Take on me
    36 Village people Y.M.C.A
    37 Billy Ocean Caribbian queen
    38 Odyssey Going back to my roots
    39 Hall & Oates Maneater
    40 O'Jays Now that we found love
    41 Human League Don't you want me?
    42 Melba Moore This is it
    43 Paul MCcartney Say, say, say
    44 George Michael Too Funky
    45 Limahl Never ending story
    46 Boney M MA Baker
    47 Kylie Minogue I should be so lucky
    48 Indeep Last night a DJ saved my life
    49 Chaka Khan Ain't nobody
    50 Imagination Just an illusion
    51 Nick Kamen I promised myself
    52 Tom Jones She's a lady
    53 Janet Jackson That's the way love goes
    54 James Ingram I will be there
    55 Frankie goes to Hollywood Relax
    56 Dan Hartman Relight my fire
    57 Wham Wake me up before you go go
    58 Gap band Oops upside your head
    59 Patric Hernandez Born to be alive
    60 Isaac Hayes Never can say goodbye
    61 Haddaway What is love?
    62 ABC The look of love
    63 Gloria Gaynor I will survive
    64 Freestyle Vill ha dig
    65 Aretha Franklin Who's fooling who?
    66 New edition Candy girl
    67 Dead or alive You spin me around
    68 Yvonne Elliman If I can't have you
    69 Delegation Heartache No. 9
    70 Dennis Edwards Don't look any further
    71 Taylor Dane Tell it to my heart
    72 Grandmaster flash The message
    73 Duran Duran A view to kill
    74 Weather girls Itīs raining men
    75 Gloria Estefan Conga
    76 Eurythmics Sweet dreams
    77 Corona Rhythm of the night
    78 Commodores Nightshift
    79 Culture Club Karma Chameleon
    80 Hot chocolate You sexy thing
    81 Mariah Carey Emotions
    82 Jody Watley Real love
    83 Tina Charles I love to love
    84 Irene Cara Flashdance (What a feeling)
    85 James Brown I got you (I feel good)
    86 Cameo Word up
    87 Jocelyn Brown Somebody elses guy
    88 Chic Le freak
    89 Isley brothers This old heart of mine
    90 Gibson brothers Que sera mi vida
    91 Level 42 Lessons in love
    92 Dobbie brothers Long train running
    93 Pet shop boys West end girls
    94 JHeavy D & the boys Now that we found love
    95 Bad boys blue You're a woman, I'm a man
    96 La Bouche Be my lover
    97 George Benson Turn your love around
    98 Blackbox Ride on time
    99 Patti la belle Stir it up
    100 Baccara Yes sir I can boogie
    101 K.C & the sunshine band Give it up
    102 Bananarama Cruel summer
    103 S.O.S band Just be good to me
    104 Alphaville Big in Japan
    105 Dr. Alban Sing halleluja
    106 Paula Abdul Straight up
    107 Milli Vanilli Girl you know it's true


    Love or HAte it

    Let me know if the Radio Stations where you currently live have more underground music or if there stuff is even more commercial
    (ESP Europeans)


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    As I have said before, we are very lucky in London as we have a good choice of underground Seventies soul, funk, disco and jazz on the airwaves, as well as the usual commercial disco music. :grin:

    The list you mentioned is fairly typical of commencial radio stations, but there are some goood tunes in there!!

    Whispers And the beat goes on
    Odyssey Going back to my roots (though I have just picked up the Lamont Dozier original)
    O'Jays Now that we found love
    Indeep Last night a DJ saved my life
    Dennis Edwards Don't look any further - now that is quality!!!

    But as for Eurythmics, Kylie, Tom Jones etc ...:sad:




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    personally I hate

    32 Yazoo Don't go
    33 Go West King of wishful thinking
    34 Secret service Flash in the night


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    Happily, I don't think I ever heard those tunes !!!! :grin: :grin:
    If it moves - funk it!!

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    On 2002-08-23 08:54, sutnop wrote:
    Since most of us have recently made our own Top25 are in the process like myself

    currently down to 82 songs......
    (Currently Reviewing Trammps - DTWTHP)

    Anyway from the country that gave you super disco groups like ABBA and that has a classic disco station playing all the old hits here comes their top 107

    of the best SOuld and Dance songs from the 70's to 95


    1 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
    2 Barry White Never gonna give you up
    3 Madonna Into the groove
    4 Sister Sledge We are family
    5 Stevie Wonder Isnīt she lovely
    6 Diana Ross Upside down
    7 Prince Kiss
    8 ABBA Take a chance on me
    9 Kool & the gang Celebration
    10 Marvin Gaye Sexual healing
    11 Earth wind & fire September
    12 Whispers And the beat goes on
    13 Whitney Houston How will I know
    14 Bee Gees Stayin' alive
    15 Lionel Richie All night long
    16 Donna Summer On the radio
    17 Jackson 5 I want you back
    18 Four tops I'll be there
    19 Tavares More than a woman
    20 Modern talking You're my heart, you're my soul
    21 Jimmy Bo Horne Dance Across the floor
    22 Rod Stewart Baby Jane
    23 Soul II Soul Back to life
    24 Sister Sledge We are family
    25 Amii Stewart Knock on Wood
    26 Pointer Sisters I'm so excited
    27 Sandra Maria Magdalena
    28 Rose Royce Wishing on a star
    29 Shalamar A night to remember
    30 Rick Astley Together forever
    31 Salt 'n' pepa Let's talk about sex
    32 Yazoo Don't go
    33 Go West King of wishful thinking
    34 Secret service Flash in the night
    35 A-HA Take on me
    36 Village people Y.M.C.A
    37 Billy Ocean Caribbian queen
    38 Odyssey Going back to my roots
    39 Hall & Oates Maneater
    40 O'Jays Now that we found love
    41 Human League Don't you want me?
    42 Melba Moore This is it
    43 Paul MCcartney Say, say, say
    44 George Michael Too Funky
    45 Limahl Never ending story
    46 Boney M MA Baker
    47 Kylie Minogue I should be so lucky
    48 Indeep Last night a DJ saved my life
    49 Chaka Khan Ain't nobody
    50 Imagination Just an illusion
    51 Nick Kamen I promised myself
    52 Tom Jones She's a lady
    53 Janet Jackson That's the way love goes
    54 James Ingram I will be there
    55 Frankie goes to Hollywood Relax
    56 Dan Hartman Relight my fire
    57 Wham Wake me up before you go go
    58 Gap band Oops upside your head
    59 Patric Hernandez Born to be alive
    60 Isaac Hayes Never can say goodbye
    61 Haddaway What is love?
    62 ABC The look of love
    63 Gloria Gaynor I will survive
    64 Freestyle Vill ha dig
    65 Aretha Franklin Who's fooling who?
    66 New edition Candy girl
    67 Dead or alive You spin me around
    68 Yvonne Elliman If I can't have you
    69 Delegation Heartache No. 9
    70 Dennis Edwards Don't look any further
    71 Taylor Dane Tell it to my heart
    72 Grandmaster flash The message
    73 Duran Duran A view to kill
    74 Weather girls Itīs raining men
    75 Gloria Estefan Conga
    76 Eurythmics Sweet dreams
    77 Corona Rhythm of the night
    78 Commodores Nightshift
    79 Culture Club Karma Chameleon
    80 Hot chocolate You sexy thing
    81 Mariah Carey Emotions
    82 Jody Watley Real love
    83 Tina Charles I love to love
    84 Irene Cara Flashdance (What a feeling)
    85 James Brown I got you (I feel good)
    86 Cameo Word up
    87 Jocelyn Brown Somebody elses guy
    88 Chic Le freak
    89 Isley brothers This old heart of mine
    90 Gibson brothers Que sera mi vida
    91 Level 42 Lessons in love
    92 Dobbie brothers Long train running
    93 Pet shop boys West end girls
    94 JHeavy D & the boys Now that we found love
    95 Bad boys blue You're a woman, I'm a man
    96 La Bouche Be my lover
    97 George Benson Turn your love around
    98 Blackbox Ride on time
    99 Patti la belle Stir it up
    100 Baccara Yes sir I can boogie
    101 K.C & the sunshine band Give it up
    102 Bananarama Cruel summer
    103 S.O.S band Just be good to me
    104 Alphaville Big in Japan
    105 Dr. Alban Sing halleluja
    106 Paula Abdul Straight up
    107 Milli Vanilli Girl you know it's true


    Love or HAte it

    Let me know if the Radio Stations where you currently live have more underground music or if there stuff is even more commercial
    (ESP Europeans)

    in New York City, we have the old 92 WKTU which was the start of classic Disco here in this country - it got revived a few years ago 103.5 WKTU playing mostly the Classics but due to competition and all that advertisers looking for the young folks influence, now they play mostly current disco and house and a few rappers if they make it into the Pop Top 10 ....they play OUR music here and there....They also have classic soul from the 70's but lately that too has been somewhat watered down to attract the kids as well.

    As far as the HOT 107:

    Don't remember if I ever heard #34....Hated #46 and anything by Paula Abdul....and Billie Jean - #1 ?????? Classic Disco? One of the reasons I really didn't care for 1983 was too much M.J. saturation....that song was way overrated, IMHO.
    I Believe In The Boogie, But Lovin\' Is Really My Game.

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    Hmm. there'e some oddities in there!
    Two local stations play disco broadcasting to my area.
    Wave 105 FM Saturday night 6-12 - The glitz mix
    mostly commercial disco but with the odd gem here and there. I'm thinking of trying to get a 20 minute megamix type of spot, 'cos i have 1000s of Disco 12". Wonder if they'd go for it?
    Capital Gold AM station - heard about 1 minute of it once so don't really know any more.
    Sadly I cannot pick up any of the London stations.

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    The ones I love are:

    1 Michael Jackson Billie Jean
    3 Madonna Into the groove
    5 Stevie Wonder Isnīt she lovely
    6 Diana Ross Upside down
    8 ABBA Take a chance on me
    9 Kool & the gang Celebration
    11 Earth wind & fire September
    12 Whispers And the beat goes on
    14 Bee Gees Stayin' alive
    15 Lionel Richie All night long
    16 Donna Summer On the radio
    19 Tavares More than a woman
    22 Rod Stewart Baby Jane
    25 Amii Stewart Knock on Wood
    26 Pointer Sisters I'm so excited
    27 Sandra Maria Magdalena
    28 Rose Royce Wishing on a star
    29 Shalamar A night to remember
    30 Rick Astley Together forever
    35 A-HA Take on me
    36 Village people Y.M.C.A
    37 Billy Ocean Caribbian queen
    38 Odyssey Going back to my roots
    39 Hall & Oates Maneater
    41 Human League Don't you want me?
    47 Kylie Minogue I should be so lucky
    55 Frankie goes to Hollywood Relax
    56 Dan Hartman Relight my fire
    59 Patric Hernandez Born to be alive
    61 Haddaway What is love?
    63 Gloria Gaynor I will survive
    68 Yvonne Elliman If I can't have you
    73 Duran Duran A view to kill
    74 Weather girls Itīs raining men
    75 Gloria Estefan Conga
    76 Eurythmics Sweet dreams
    77 Corona Rhythm of the night
    79 Culture Club Karma Chameleon
    83 Tina Charles I love to love
    84 Irene Cara Flashdance (What a feeling)
    88 Chic Le freak
    90 Gibson brothers Que sera mi vida
    93 Pet shop boys West end girls
    96 La Bouche Be my lover
    100 Baccara Yes sir I can boogie
    101 K.C & the sunshine band Give it up
    102 Bananarama Cruel summer
    103 S.O.S band Just be good to me


    :lol: :lol: :lol:




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    Sutnop,

    The best radio show in London is on Jazz Fm on Friday nights from 10pm through to 1pm, with a DJ who was very well known in London in the Seventies. The format is: first hour - jazz, second hour - get down and boogie, third hour - soulful side

    Thought you might be interested, so on Friday I wrote down what Greg Edwards played on his show. Gives you an idea of some of the music available on the airways in London...

    I only got the first two hours - I intended to record the third hour but must have forgotten to press the record button ...

    First hour - Jazz
    TANIA MARIA - Come With Me
    WEATHER REPORT - Birdland
    HIROSHI FUKUMARA - Hunt Up Wind
    AZYMUTH - Jazz Carnival
    EDDIE HENDERSON - Prance On
    GEORGE DUKE - Brazilian Love Affair
    DONALD BYRD - Love Has Come Around
    HERBIE MANN - Hijack

    Second hour - get down and boogie stuff
    MAZE - Back In Stride Again
    RICK JAMES - Glow
    CHANTAL CURTIS - Get Another Love
    OLIVER CHEATHAM - Get Down Saturday Night (7")
    JACKSONS - Shake Your Body Down To The Ground (remix)
    GEORGE BENSON - Give Me The NIght
    FUNKADELIC - One Nation Under A Groove
    SHALAMAR - There It Is
    GQ - Disco Nights (Rock Freak)

    Not bad at all, especially the jazz hour!! :grin:





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    A lot of these songs get a good flogging on Australian retro radio over in my area especially "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.

    Anyhow I like most of these songs except a few and they aren't from the disco era either. And some of the ones I don't listen too much even though I like them is because retro radio in my area has belted the **** out of them.

    Speaking of ABBA, in Australia in the 70's especially 1976 it was ABBA FEVER!!! My mother told me that back then she was listening to radio the little teeny boppers were constantly requesting ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! ABBA!!! My mother got so sick of them. And also I heard that on the Aussie TV pop show "Countdown" in 1976 "Finando" was at No.1 for so many weeks that they got sick of showing the clip so they stopped playing the clip despite it was still No.1 and played something else. They did the same thing in 1979 with Patrick Hernandez's "Born To Be Alive". Even today on retro radio I hear ABBA a lot, I don't mind ABBA but they just get played too much and when music is played too much you sort of get less interested in them. I've got a lot of Top Of The Pops episodes on video and as it seems UK was also struck by ABBA fever and "Finando" was at No.1 for weeks in 1976 and they showed the clip on Top Of The Pops for weeks too :lol: .


    Australia mate! The land of many great funkateers!

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