List of Eurodisco artists

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The following is a list of Eurodisco artists and songs, divided in two sections. The first section includes notable Eurodisco groups and solo artists. The second section includes Eurodisco songs. Solo artists are listed alphabetically by last name while groups are listed alphabetically by the first letter (not including the prefix "the", "a" or "an"). Eurodisco songs by non-Eurodisco artists are also included.

Contents
Artists • Songs (1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s) • References

Artists

Songs

1970s

Year Artist Song
1975 Donna Summer "Love to Love You Baby"[12][13][14]
Silver Convention "Fly, Robin, Fly"[15]
Boney M. "Baby Do You Wanna Bump"[16]
1976 Cerrone "Love in C Minor"[17]
1977 Donna Summer "I Feel Love"[18][19]
Baccara "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"[20]
1978 Rod Stewart "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"[21]
Boney M. "Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord"[22]
Giorgio Moroder "Chase"[23]
1979 Umberto Tozzi "Gloria"[24]

1980s

Year Artist Song
1980 Blondie "Call Me"[25][26]
The J. Geils Band "Come Back"[27]
Spandau Ballet "To Cut a Long Story Short"[28]
the Rolling Stones "Emotional Rescue"[29]
Japan "Gentlemen Take Polaroids"[30]
1981 ABBA "Lay All Your Love on Me"[31]
Spandau Ballet "The Freeze"[32]
Duran Duran "Careless Memories"[33]
1982 Laura Branigan "Gloria"[34]
Klein + M.B.O. "Dirty Talk"[35]
Trio "Da Da Da"[36]
1983 Berlin "Sex (I'm a ...)"[37]
The Cure "The Walk"[38]
New Order "Blue Monday"[39]
Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling"[40][41]
1984 Magazine 60 "Don Quichotte (No Están Aquí)"[42]
Raf "Self Control"[43]
Fancy "Slice Me Nice"[44]
Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey "Together in Electric Dreams"[45]
Bronski Beat "Smalltown Boy"[46]
"Why?"[47]
Fun Fun "Colour My Love"[48]
Laura Branigan "Satisfaction"[49]
1985 Modern Talking "Brother Louie"[50]
Animotion "Let Him Go"[51]
Divine "Walk Like a Man"[52]
1986 Erasure "Oh L'amour"[53]
Desireless "Voyage, voyage"[54]
Spagna "Easy Lady"[55]
1987 Sabrina "Boys (Summertime Love)"[56]
1988 Erasure "A Little Respect"[57]
Wax "In Some Other World"[58]
Kylie Minogue "Turn It into Love"[59]
Sabrina "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)"[60]
Eighth Wonder "I'm Not Scared"[61]
S'Express "Theme from S-Express"[62]
1989 Sabrina "Gringo"[63]

1990s & 2000s

Year Artist Song
1990 Black Box "Everybody Everybody"[64]
1991 Army of Lovers "Crucified"[65]
1992 Army of Lovers "Ride the Bullet"[66]
Ace of Base "All That She Wants"[67]
1993 U2 "Lemon"[68]
Captain Hollywood Project "Impossible"[69]
1994 Dr. Alban "Look Who's Talking"[70]
Blur "Girls & Boys"[71]
1995 La Bouche "Be My Lover"[72]
Saint Etienne "He's on the Phone"[73]
1996 Culture Beat "Crying in the Rain"[74]
Nightcrawlers "Let's Push"[75]
1997 Real McCoy "One More Time"[76]
1998 Vengaboys "We Like to Party!"[77]
1999 Bloodhound Gang "The Bad Touch"[78]
2000 Steps "Stomp"[79]
2004 Kylie Minogue "I Believe in You"[80]
2008 Janet Jackson "Rock with U"[81]

2010s & 2020s

Year Artist Song
2010 Marina and the Diamonds "Hollywood"[82]
2011 Owl City "Galaxies"[83]
2012 Madonna "Girl Gone Wild"[84]
2019 Clairo "Sofia"[85]
2020 Lady Gaga "911"[86]

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