36 years ago Lisa Stansfield hit #1 on the Billboard Club Play chart with All Around the World.

Her first dance #1 — but far from the last.

What’s your favorite Lisa Stansfield track?

#LisaStansfield #90sDance #ClubMusic #DanceMusicHistory
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Today Sabrina (Salerno) turns 58.

“Sabrina who?” 😂
In Europe you only need to say “Boys (Summertime Love)” and everyone knows.

For the Americans: this is what you missed back then.

#SabrinaSalerno #ItaloDisco #80sMusic #EuroPop #DanceMusicHistory
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Before going full electro with Arthur Baker, Freeez had already hit Nº1 on the UK dance charts in 1981, with a completely different sound. Southern Freeez was pure Brit-funk magic on British dancefloors.
Only know I.O.U.? This might surprise you.

#Freeez #BritFunk #DanceMusicHistory #UKDanceCharts

This day in 1993, Arrested Development’s Mr. Wendal hit Nº1 on the dance charts. Hip hop on the early-90s dancefloor? The reason: an excellent remix by Paul Oakenfold.

Lyrics still feel relevant today.

#ArrestedDevelopment #MrWendal #PaulOakenfold #DanceMusicHistory #NinetiesMusic #music #house

💄 Lipstick in the Disco Era, The Accidental Dancefloor Moment of Michel Polnareff The Twelve Inch 202 : Lipstick (Michel Polnareff)

Sometimes a big dancefloor record isn’t a career move at all.
It’s just a strange moment where everything accidentally lines up.
I keep coming back to those stories.

#disco #dancemusichistory #music

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Aretha Franklin had an almost perfect career — though some repertoire choices were surprising. Like her 1993 cover of C+C Music Factory’s A Deeper Love. I’m not sure it added much… yet it still hit Nº1 this day 33 years ago.

Which version do you prefer?

#ArethaFranklin #music #DanceMusicHistory

Any idea who I’m impersonating now? 😁

Hint: one of France’s most successful artists, with a short disco moment that reached the US dance Top 5.

Tomorrow I’ll explain how it happened… but first: who is it, and which song am I covering?

#Disco #DanceMusicHistory #FrenchMusic #TheTwelveInch #music

Think Chic were the only ones bringing sophistication to late-70s dance music? Not quite. Projects like Bionic Boogie, were right there too.

This day in 1978, Dance Little Dreamer hit Nº1 on Billboard. Remember it?

#Disco #BionicBoogie #DanceMusicHistory #BillboardDance #TheTwelveInch #music

In 1989, Will To Power were anything but Fading Away, this day 37 years ago the track hit Nº1 on the Billboard Club Play chart.

Was this your favourite, or did you have another Will To Power dancefloor classic?

#WillToPower #DanceMusicHistory #EightiesDance #TheTwelveInch #music

By the end of the 70s, every major label wanted in on disco. Elektra’s 1979 advert says it all, promoting Sparks’ No.1 in Heaven (produced by Giorgio Moroder) and Supermax’s Fly With Me.

Music that moves.

#Disco #Eurodisco #GiorgioMoroder #Sparks #Supermax #DanceMusicHistory #TheTwelveInch

Talking about career revivals… Edwin Starr found a second breakthrough through disco. After his classic soul years, he hit the dancefloor again with an absolute classic, reaching Nº1 on the UK dance charts this day in 1979.

#EdwinStarr #Disco #DanceMusicHistory #UKCharts #TheTwelveInch

This day, exactly 46 years ago, The Whispers hit Nº1 on the Billboard Disco Action chart with Out The Box, Can You Do The Boogie and the timeless “And The Beat Goes On.”

Proof that even after the 1979 disco backlash, US dancefloors were still very much alive.

#DanceMusicHistory #Disco #music

When disco was climbing to its absolute peak in the late 70s, one of its key architects was quietly looking for a new direction…

#Disco #DanceMusicHistory

Armand Van Helden’s You Don’t Know Me is pure house attitude — minimal, gritty, and forever undefeated on the dancefloor.
Turn it up and let it speak for itself. 🔊🔥

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#FlashbackFriday #HouseMusic #DanceMusicHistory #ArmandVanHelden #ClassicHouse

It’s Christmas — Let’s Dance! 🎄💃 | Karel Cast It’s Christmas — Let’s Dance! 🎄💃 | Karel Cast No politics. No heavy headlines. No big debates. It’s Christmas Day — a day for joy, memories, music, and movement. And today on The Karel Cast, we’re doing exactly that: dancing through decades of stories, songs, and survival. I’ve been making music professionally since the late 1980s, and on this special Christmas episode, I’m sharing the stories behind the songs — and playing some of the music videos I’ve created over the years, including: 🎶 “Everybody Get On Up” — big hair, fake music, real dancing, and one unforgettable outfit straight from the hood. 🎶 My first “big” record with Jellybean Benitez — how we met, where it was recorded, and why we ended up in the desert… in a trailer… with 200 pieces of fried chicken. 🎶 “Don’t Stop” — my first Sylvester cover, featuring Thea Austin and Jeanie Tracy (who sang on the original), plus incredible studio stories. 🎶 “Stronger Together” — written after Michelle Obama’s “when they go low…” moment, and how Daniel, Thea, Morgan, and I came together in my TuffStudio. 🎶 “Married Men” — why that song had to be written. 🎶 “We’re Not Going Back” — an anthem that hit Top 4 in the UK. 🎶 “Do You Wanna Funk” — another Sylvester classic with a very unique backstory. This episode is about music as memory, movement as survival, and dancing because we’re still here. It’s Christmas. Let’s dance. 🕺✨ The Karel Cast is supported by your donations at patreon.com/reallykarel. Please watch, like, and subscribe at youtube.com/reallykarel. The Karel Cast is heard on all major platforms from Apple Music to iHeart, Spotify to Spreaker. Live Monday through Thursday at 10:30 AM PST, and also streaming on TikTok and Instagram. Karel is a history-making broadcaster, songwriter, and entertainer, currently in Las Vegas with his little service girl, Ember. #ItsChristmasLetsDance, #ChristmasDayPodcast, #DanceMusicHistory, #KarelCast, #HolidayMusicSpecial, #ClassicDanceMusic, #SylvesterTribute, #LGBTQMusicHistory, #ChristmasVibes, #MusicStorytelling, #HouseMusicRoots, #QueerJoy, #HolidayJoy, #DanceBecause, #MusicMemories, #LasVegasCreator, #ChristmasPodcast, #EmberTheServiceDog, #UKDanceCharts, #MusicAsSurvival https://youtube.com/live/o2KdTIQHTlU

📣 New Podcast! "It’s Christmas — Let’s Dance! 🎄💃 | Karel Cast" on @Spreaker #christmasdaypodcast #christmaspodcast #christmasvibes #classicdancemusic #dancebecause #dancemusichistory #embertheservicedog #holidayjoy #holidaymusicspecial #housemusicroots #itschristmasletsdance #karelcast

Every episode of The Twelve Inch comes with a companion mixtape on Youtube.
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.

#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud

The Twelve Inch 195 : I'M A Wonderfull Thing, Baby : Post-Disco/Post-Punk/No Wave - 1982

Every episode of The Twelve Inch comes with a companion mixtape on Mixcloud.
Built around Kid Creole & The Coconuts’ “I’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby”: not new wave, not disco, not electro… but all of it at once.
One hell of a ride.

#KidCreole #DanceMusicHistory #Mixtape #music #musicsky #Mixcloud

Nu Shooz hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart today in 1986 with Point Of No Return 🎶
Always liked it more than their first one… do you remember that debut hit?

#80sDance #Billboard #NuShooz #OnThisDay #DanceMusicHistory #music #musicsky
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Here comes that sound again… 🎶
The disco sound 😁
47 years ago today, Love Deluxe, a British studio project by composer Alan Hawkshaw, took their one and only dance hit to #1 on the Billboard dance charts.

#Disco #DanceMusicHistory #OnThisDay

🎹 Groove and Innovation: How "Just Be Good To Me" and the S.O.S. Band Helped Shape Synth-Funk The Twelve Inch 177 : Just Be Good To Me (S.O.S. Band)

Why did dance music hit the brakes in the early 80s? 🚦 This week I dig into the slowdown — and the S.O.S. Band’s big part in it. #DanceMusicHistory #Funk #music #musicsky #synthfunk
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Who shares a birthday with all us Belgians? 🎂 Cat Stevens—now Yusuf Islam—of course! Even he dropped a 1977 club jam. Happy birthday, Yusuf (and cheers, Belgium! 😁🇧🇪) #belgium #birthday #catstevens #thisdaytoday #dancemusichistory #music #musicsky
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Bet you forgot this one 😃 On this day in 1986, it hit number 1 on the UK dance charts. #80sDance #UKDanceCharts #OnThisDay #ThrowbackHit #DanceMusicHistory #music #musicsky
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Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam": How Belgium Shocked the World With a Dancefloor Classic The Twelve Inch 167 : Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic)

How did Belgium break into the US pop charts with a club anthem? The untold story of Technotronic, New Beat, and "Pump Up The Jam." From underground scenes to global fame. #Technotronic #DanceMusicHistory #music #musicsky #house #newbeat

FunkStick @jackhammerchicago.bsky.social Sun 5/11

#disco #postdisco #dancemusichistory #hinrg #italodisco #freestylemusic #boogie #sleaze #funkstick #lgbtchicago #queerchicago #chicagoqueer #chicagolgbt #queerliberation #queerculture #lgbtculture #chicagoevents #chicagogays #jackhammerchicago

Celebrando 26 años del himno “right here, right now” de #FatboySlim
#synthony #righthererightnow #dancemusic #dancemusichistory #infoarqueologiasdepato #infoarqueologias #live #livemusic #orquesta #sinfonica #dance #electronicmusic #musicadance #musicaelectronica #fyp #foryourepage

Tickets for 5/11 FunkStick at @jackhammerchicago.bsky.social on sale next week

#disco #postdisco #dancemusichistory #hinrg #italodisco #freestylemusic #boogie #sleaze #funkstick #lgbtchicago #queerchicago #chicagoqueer #chicagolgbt #chicagoevents #chicagogays #jackhammerchicago #queerevents

Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done For Me Lately" : a coming of age story packaged in a groundbreaking song The Twelve Inch 146 : What Have You Done For Me Lately (Janet Jackson)

How did Janet Jackson turn heartbreak and family pressure into the groundbreaking Control? Discover the story behind “What Have You Done for Me Lately” and its impact on dance music and empowerment. 🎶💃 #JanetJackson #DanceMusicHistory #musicsky

Merry Christmas y'all! Got my reading lined up for next few months' train rides #residentevil #edm #dancemusichistory