I think it's a little bit funny that they waited so long to have a representative from this genre, and it happens to be the only one in the 50. While I never cared much for disco, I won't deny its important place in music history. With no further ado, the selection is Chic - Chic (1977)

The Chic Organisation revolutionised disco music in the late Seventies, reclaiming it from the naff Bee Gees and ensuring the pre-eminence of slickly produced party music in the charts for the next three decades. Its main men Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards patented a sound on their 1977 debut that was influential on bands from Duran Duran to Orange Juice. They also created a hit-making formula that mixed dance beats with monster hooks. Without this...no Destiny's Child.


Well, the author is saying this album "changed music" but lists only Destiny's Child after 'without this....'? Surely there are many others who were influenced by them (not sure about Duran Duran).

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