disco

genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene
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disco

Summary

disco is a musical form[1]. disco ranks in the top 0.89% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,249 views/month, #1 of 112).[2]

Key Facts

  • disco's instance of is recorded as musical form[3].
  • disco's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • disco is a type of club/dance music[5].
  • disco is a type of rhythm and blues[6].
  • disco is part of African-American music[7].
  • disco's Commons category is recorded as Disco[8].
  • 1972 marks the founding of disco[9].
  • disco's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Disco[10].
  • disco's facet of is recorded as disco dance[11].
  • disco's topic has template is recorded as Template:Disco music-footer[12].
  • disco's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Disco'}[13].
  • disco's different from is recorded as Disco[14].
  • disco's different from is recorded as Disco[15].
  • disco's practiced by is recorded as disco singer[16].
  • disco's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[17].
  • disco's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical form[3] and music genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include club/dance music[5] and rhythm and blues[6].

Origins

1972 marks the founding of disco[9].

Use and Application

disco is part of African-American music[7].

Why It Matters

disco ranks in the top 0.89% of musical_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,249 views/month, #1 of 112).[2] disco has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] disco is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

disco has been cited as an influence by acid jazz[21], a music genre[22], founded in 1987[23]; disco house[24], a music genre[25]; and Manila sound[26], a music genre[27], founded in 1975[28].

FAQs

Who did disco influence?

disco has been cited as an influence by acid jazz[21], disco house[24], and Manila sound[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). disco. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/disco
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  1. 23h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Facet of disco dance
    Inception +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12374, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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