disco hit

Groovy chart-topper

A disco hit is a song from the disco era—roughly the mid-1970s to early 1980s—that achieved significant popularity on dance floors and charts.

The term evokes the distinctive sound of that period: four-on-the-floor beats, lush string arrangements, and funk-influenced bass lines.

The DJ played nothing but disco hits all night.

Related

mirror ball · boogie · get down · charts · vinyl · remix · bassline · sequins · nightclub · Donna Summer · Bee Gees · staying alive · hustle · roller skate · strobe · platinum · Billboard · banger

Categories
Opposites
musical genre/style

disco hitcountry ballad

Sentimental rural slow song

Gregorian chant · folk song · folk ballad · acoustic ballad · classical composition

commercial success

disco hitflop

Complete commercial failure

bomb · deep cut

song tempo/energy

disco hitballad

Narrative poem or song

slow jam · lullaby · dirge · funeral march · power ballad

Family

disco, hit, discos, discotheque, discotheques, hits, hitting, hitter, hitters

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G