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===2020s resurgence=== [[File:Dua Lipa with Warner Music 2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|British singer [[Dua Lipa]] has been credited by music critics with leading the revival of disco following the widespread international success of her single "[[Don't Start Now]]" and her album ''[[Future Nostalgia]]''.<ref name="DL"/>]] In 2020, disco continued its mainstream popularity and became a prominent trend in popular music.<ref name="DI">{{cite web |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/959625.html |title=A comeback of disco amid the COVID-19 pandemic |work=hani.co.kr |access-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001170557/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/959625.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/arts/music/roisin-murphy-roisin-machine.html |title=Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy |work=The New York Times |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 23, 2020 |last1=Vincentelli |first1=Elisabeth |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924092807/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/arts/music/roisin-murphy-roisin-machine.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In early 2020, disco-influenced hits such as [[Doja Cat]]'s "[[Say So]]", [[Lady Gaga]]'s "[[Stupid Love (Lady Gaga song)|Stupid Love]]", and [[Dua Lipa]]'s "[[Don't Start Now]]" experienced widespread success on global music charts, charting at numbers 1, 5 and 2, respectively, on the US [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. At the time, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', declared that Lipa was "leading the charge toward disco-influenced production" a day after her retro and disco-influenced album ''[[Future Nostalgia]]'' was released on March 27, 2020.<ref name="DL">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9343687/dua-lipa-lady-gaga-disco-pop-top-40-trend|title=How Dua Lipa Is Leading The Charge Toward Disco-Influenced Production|date=March 27, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328141957/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9343687/dua-lipa-lady-gaga-disco-pop-top-40-trend|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="KillTheLights">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2016-07-02|title=Hot Dance Club Songs – July 2, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=July 2, 2016|access-date=June 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702000620/http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2016-07-02|archive-date=July 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of 2020, multiple disco albums had been released, including [[Adam Lambert]]'s ''[[Velvet (Adam Lambert album)|Velvet]]'', [[Jessie Ware]]'s ''[[What's Your Pleasure?]]'', and [[Róisín Murphy]]'s discothèque mixtape, ''[[Róisín Machine]]''. In early September 2020, South Korean group [[BTS]] debuted at number 1 in the US with their English–language disco single "[[Dynamite (BTS song)|Dynamite]]" having sold 265,000 downloads in its first week in the US, marking the biggest pure sales week since Taylor Swift's "[[Look What You Made Me Do]]" (2017).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9442836/bts-dynamite-tops-hot-100-chart|title=BTS' 'Dynamite' Blasts in at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Becoming the Group's First Leader|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=September 23, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 23, 2020|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901173118/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9442836/bts-dynamite-tops-hot-100-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]] announced she would be releasing her fifteenth studio album, ''[[Disco (Kylie Minogue album)|Disco]]'', on November 6, 2020. The album was preceded by two singles. The lead single, "[[Say Something (Kylie Minogue song)|Say Something]]", was released on July 23 and premiered on [[BBC Radio 2]];<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/kylie-minogue-say-something-new-single-2020-album-disco/ | title=Kylie Minogue is about to save 2020 with the joy-filled first single from her disco-drenched new album | work=[[PinkNews]] | date=July 21, 2020 | access-date=July 21, 2020 | author=Kelleher, Patrick | archive-date=October 8, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008210548/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/21/kylie-minogue-say-something-new-single-2020-album-disco/ | url-status=live }}</ref> the second single, "[[Magic (Kylie Minogue song)|Magic]]", was released on September 24.<ref name="Magic">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-announces-details-of-new-single-magic__31024/|title=Kylie Minogue announces details of new single Magic|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=September 21, 2020|access-date=September 21, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141831/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kylie-minogue-announces-details-of-new-single-magic__31024/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both singles received critical acclaim, with critics praising Minogue for returning to disco roots, which were prominent in her albums [[Light Years (Kylie Minogue album)|''Light Years'']] (2000), ''[[Fever (Kylie Minogue album)|Fever]]'' (2001), and ''[[Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)|Aphrodite]]'' (2010).
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