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Best disco artists of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Everyone who released a disco album in the 1980s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Shalamar№ 1Shalamar7 albums here4.3Weighted score4.4 avg · 13 ratings
  1. 2Thelma HoustonThelma Houston1 album here4.24.5 avg · 5 ratings
  2. 3Donna SummerDonna Summer7 albums here4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4The Pointer SistersThe Pointer Sisters9 albums here4.04.0 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Gloria GaynorGloria Gaynor5 albums here3.83.5 avg · 4 ratings
  5. 6Sister SledgeSister Sledge5 albums here3.73.4 avg · 4 ratings
  6. 7Boney M.Boney M.5 albums here2 ratings
  7. 8Irene CaraIrene Cara2 albums here2 ratings
  8. 9Bee GeesBee Gees3 albums here1 rating
  9. 10ChicChic4 albums here1 rating
  10. 11Village PeopleVillage People4 albums here1 rating
  11. 12Grace JonesGrace Jones7 albums here1 rating
  12. 13TavaresTavares2 albums here1 rating
  13. 14Cheryl LynnCheryl Lynn3 albums here
  14. 15The TrammpsThe Trammps1 album here
  15. 16ChangeChange5 albums here
  16. 17Jocelyn BrownJocelyn Brown1 album here
  17. 18The Weather GirlsThe Weather Girls3 albums here
  18. 19Melba MooreMelba Moore3 albums here
  19. 20KC and The Sunshine BandKC and The Sunshine Band2 albums here
  20. 21Hot ChocolateHot Chocolate7 albums here
  21. 22Lipps, Inc.Lipps, Inc.3 albums here
  22. 23Taylor DayneTaylor Dayne1 album here
  23. 24SylvesterSylvester8 albums here
  24. 25David RuffinDavid Ruffin2 albums here
  25. 26Dschinghis KhanDschinghis Khan5 albums here
  26. 27George McCraeGeorge McCrae1 album here
  27. 28A Taste of HoneyA Taste of Honey2 albums here
  28. 29Maurice WhiteMaurice White1 album here
  29. 30Amii StewartAmii Stewart2 albums here
  30. 31Dan HartmanDan Hartman3 albums here
  31. 32Maxine NightingaleMaxine Nightingale1 album here
  32. 33WITCHWITCH1 album here
  33. 34Chaz JankelChaz Jankel6 albums here
  34. 35MecoMeco7 albums here
  35. 36JoyJoy2 albums here
  36. 37Pink Project2 albums here
  37. 38Ryan ParisRyan Paris1 album here
  38. 39Voyage2 albums here

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