"The Best Disco in Town" | ||||
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Single by The Ritchie Family | ||||
from the album Arabian Nights | ||||
B-side | "The Best Disco in Town (Pt. 2)" | |||
Released | 1976 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 2:39(7" version) 6:39(Album version) | |||
Label | Marlin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jacques Morali, Richie Rome, Henri Belolo, Phil Hurtt | |||
Producer(s) | Jacques Morali, Richie Rome | |||
The Ritchie Family singles chronology | ||||
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"The Best Disco in Town" is a 1976 crossover disco single by Philadelphia-based group, The Ritchie Family. In the United States, the single was a top 20 hit on both the soul and pop charts. [1] "The Best Disco in Town" went to number one for one week on the disco/dance chart. [2]
The song is a medley of pop and R&B hits, preceding other medleys like Shalamar's "Uptown Festival" by 1 year and Stars On 45's "Medley" by 5 years.
Songs included on the single are "Reach Out I'll Be There", "I Love Music", "Bad Luck", "TSOP", "Fly, Robin, Fly", the group's own "Brazil". The extended single adds the songs "Love To Love You Baby", "That's the Way (I Like It)", "Lady Bump", "Express", "Lady Marmalade", and the group's own song from the Arabian Nights album, "Romantic Love."
Chart (1976-77) | Peak position |
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Australia Kent Music Report [3] | 3 |
Canada RPM | 15 |
Germany | 22 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Norway | 10 |
South Africa [4] | 18 |
Sweden | 13 |
UK Singles Chart | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 12 |
U.S. Record World Disco | 1 |
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