HOT 20: 1970s Disco Pop Songs by Female Singers (Uptempo)

 

JANUARY 7, 2018 — 

HOT 20: 1970s Disco Pop Songs by Female Singers (Uptempo)

1. “The Boss” by Diana Ross (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



2. “Dancing Queen” by ABBA (1976)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

3. “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor (1978)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

4. “Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



5. “Too Close to Home” by Cindy Bullens (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



6. “Knock On Wood” by Amii Stewart (1979)

Sheet Music: RockthePerformance.com



7. “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Khan (1978)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

8. “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge & Chic (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

9. “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” by ABBA (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

10. “Le Freak” by CHIC (1978)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

11. “Funky Town” by Lipps Inc. (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



12. “Fading into the Night” by Pearly Gates (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



13. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” by Thelma Houston (1976)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



14. “Best of My Love” by The Emotions (1977)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

15. “The Starlight Is Gone” by Marie Toland (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



16. “Got to Be Real” by Cheryl Lynn (1978)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

17. “He’s The Greatest Dancer” by Sister Sledge & Chic (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

18. “If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman (1977)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



19. “Car Wash” by Rose Royce with Rose Norwalt (1976)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com



20. “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward (1979)

Sheet Music: MusicNotes.com

 

– Kevin Michael Jones

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