List of Italo disco artists and songs

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The following is a list of Italo disco artists and songs, divided in two sections. The first section includes notable Italo disco groups and solo artists. The second section includes Italo disco 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").

Contents

Artists

Songs

YearArtistSong
1978 La Bionda "One for You, One for Me" [10]
Giorgio Moroder "Chase" [31]
Riz Ortolani "Il corpo di Linda" [40]
1979 Easy Going"Fear" [31]
Tantra"Hills of Katmandu" [40]
1980 Kano "Holly Dolly" [43]
"I'm Ready" [17] [44]
"It's a War" [31] [45]
"Now Baby Now" [28]
1981 A Number of Names"Sharevari" [31] [46]
Passengers "The Last Romantic" [19]
Gino Soccio"Try It Out" [28]
1982 Blackway"New Life" [4]
Dharma"Plastic Doll" [31]
Electra"Feels Good" [47] [31]
Expansives"Life With You" [48]
Klein + M.B.O. "Dirty Talk" [2] [31] [49]
'Lectric Workers"Robot Is Systematic" [17]
"The Garden"
Gary Low"You Are A Danger" [28]
Pink Project"Amama" [28]
"Der Da Da Da"
Gino Soccio "Remember" [17]
"Who Dunnit"
Steel Mind"Bad Passion" [31]
1983 Asso"Do It Again" [50]
B.W.H."Stop" [31]
Baby's Gang "Happy Song" [51]
Carrara "Disco King" [28]
Casco"Cybernetic Love" [28] [31]
Charlie"Spacer Woman" [28] [52]
Doctor's Cat"Feel the Drive" [31]
Fun Fun "Happy Station" [31]
Gazebo "I Like Chopin" [8] [9] [14] [17] [36]
"Love in Your Eyes" [17]
Helen"Witch" [28]
Kano "Another Life" [23]
"I Need Love"
Klein + M.B.O."The MBO Theme" [47]
Gary Low "I Want You" [53] [54]
Mr. Flagio"Take a Chance" [31] [49]
My Mine "Hypnotic Tango" [28] [31]
P. Lion "Happy Children" [33] [55]
Plustwo"Melody" [28]
Ryan Paris "Dolce Vita" [8] [14] [55] [56]
Righeira "Vamos a la playa" [17]
"No Tengo Dinero"
Alexander Robotnick "Problèmes d'amour" [2] [57]
Bob Salton"Starknight" [31]
Savage "Don't Cry Tonight" [58] [38]
Scotch "Penguins' Invasion" [28] [52]
1984 Baby's Gang"Challenger" [4]
Baltimora "Tarzan Boy" [5] [6] [8]
Big Ben Tribe"Tarzan Loves the Summer Nights" [59]
Carrara"Shine on Dance" [10]
Cyber People"Polaris" [28]
Valerie Dore "Get Closer" [14] [31] [60]
"The Night" [60]
Fake "Frogs in Spain" [28]
Fancy "Slice Me Nice" [17]
Danny Keith"Keep on Music" [56]
Ken Laszlo "Hey Hey Guy" [15]
Sandy Marton "People from Ibiza" [9] [55]
Miko Mission "How Old Are You?" [14] [28] [55]
Moon Ray "Comanchero" [5]
Novecento "Movin' On" [61]
P. Lion"Dream" [33]
Ryan Paris"Fall in Love" [56]
Raf "Self Control" [1] [62] [63]
Rose "Magic Carillon" [28]
Alexander Robotnick"Dance Boy Dance" [31]
Savage"Only You" [64]
Scotch"Disco Band" [14]
Topo & Roby "Under the Ice" [56]
1985 Alba "Only Music Survives" [65]
Cyber People"Void Vision" [28]
Den Harrow "Bad Boy" [28]
"Future Brain"
"Mad Desire"
Valerie Dore "It's So Easy" [56]
Brian Ice"Talking to the Night" [58]
Koto "Visitors" [28]
Loui$"Pink Footpath" [28]
Radiorama "Chance To Desire" [28]
"Desire"
Taffy "I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)" [66]
Thai Break"Flowers in the Rain" [31]
1986 Eddy Huntington "U.S.S.R." [16]
Koto"Jabdah" [23]
Mike Mareen "Love Spy" [28]
Radiorama"Vampires" [14]
Sabrina "Sexy Girl" [17]
1987 Danuta "Touch My Heart" [67]
Den Harrow"Don't Break My Heart" [14]
Eddy Huntington"Up & Down" [28]
Funny Twins"You and Me" [66]
Francesco Napoli"Balla Balla" [64]
Ken Laszlo"Tonight" [14]
Sabrina"Boys (Summertime Love)" [5] [16] [58] [55]
Spagna "Call Me" [16]

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