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Pink Floyd release "The Wall"

The double concept album included "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2" and became one of the best-selling albums of all time.

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The Sugarhill Gang release "Rapper's Delight"

Widely credited as the song that introduced hip-hop to a mainstream audience, becoming one of the first commercially successful rap singles.

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Michael Jackson releases "Off the Wall"

Produced by Quincy Jones, this was Jackson's solo breakthrough album, several years before "Thriller."

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The Police release "Reggatta de Blanc"

The band's second studio album included "Message in a Bottle" and "Walking on the Moon."

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Blondie's "Heart of Glass" hits #1 in the US

The disco-influenced single from "Parallel Lines" topped the Billboard Hot 100, cementing Blondie's crossover from punk/new wave into the mainstream.

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Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" tops the charts

The disco anthem reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording.

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Donna Summer releases "Bad Girls"

The double album showcased Summer's range beyond pure disco, spawning the hit singles "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."

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The Knack release "My Sharona"

The power-pop single became a #1 hit and one of the defining songs of the year.

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Led Zeppelin release "In Through the Out Door"

The band's eighth and final studio album before drummer John Bonham's death the following year.

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Bob Dylan releases "Slow Train Coming"

Dylan's first album following his conversion to born-again Christianity, featuring the Grammy-winning "Gotta Serve Somebody."

Disco Demolition Night

Disco Demolition Night

A promotional event at Chicago's Comiskey Park, in which crates of disco records were blown up between games of a baseball doubleheader, became a flashpoint symbol of the backlash against disco.