"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. "The Best Disco in Town" went to number one for one week on the disco/dance chart.
Background The song is a medley of pop and R&B hits, preceding other medleys such as Shalamar's "Uptown Festival" by one year and Stars On 45's "Medley" by five years.
Songs included on the single are "Reach Out I'll Be There", "I Love Music", "Bad Luck", "TSOP", "Fly, Robin, Fly" and 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 history Weekly charts Chart (1976–77)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)3Canada RPM15Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)14France (IFOP)30Germany 22Israel (IBA)17 October 19768Italy (Musica e dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Ritchie Family".2New Zealand 33Norway 10Portugal (AFP)Portuguese Charts Archive. Archive 1976.4Puerto Rico6South Africa18Spain (AFYVE)1Sweden 13UK Singles Chart10U.S. Billboard Hot 10017U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles12U.S. Record World Disco1Venezuela10
Year-end charts Chart (1977) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) 43
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