Top 10 Gloria Gaynor Songs

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Our Top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list takes a listen to the songs of a New Jersey born singer who had some of the biggest disco hits of the 1970s. Gloria Gaynor had a number one single in 1979 with the legendary song “I Will Survive.” However, she was already well known in the music business from her earlier hits such as “Never Can Say Goodbye.” Her career so far has spawned 20 studio albums and close to 50 singles from 1975 to her latest album release in 2019, entitled Testimony.

# 10 – We Just Can’t Make It

We open up our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list with the classic track “We Just Can’t Make It.” The song was released as a bonus track on the CD version of the album entitled Never Can Say Goodbye. The album was initially released in 1975. The song gained widespread popularity when it was released as the B-side to Gloria Gaynor’s smash hit “Never Can Say Goodbye.”

# 9 – Walk On By

Continuing with our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list, we take a listen to the great song entitled “Walk On By.” This is one of the most widely covered Burt Bacharach songs of all time. The song was released on the album entitled Experience Gloria Gaynor. The album was released in 1975. The song reached the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number ninety-eight.

# 8 -Mighty High

In the number eight spot on our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list, we present the song entitled “Mighty High.” The song was released in 1997. It was recorded as a duet between Gloria Gaynor and the Tramps. The song broke into the US Billboard Dance/Disco Charts, reaching all the way up to twelve. Over twenty years after her radio hit singles in the 70s, Gloria Gaynor was still going strong.

# 7 – Let’s Mend What’s Been Broken

In the number seven position on our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list is the song “Let’s Mend What’s Been Broken.” The song was released on the album entitled I Kinda Like Me. The album was released in 1981. It was the first single released from the album. The song was also a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts, peaking at number seventy-six.

# 6 -Let Me Know (I Have A Right)

The song “Let Me Know (I Have A Right)” was released on the album entitled I Have a Right. The album was released in 1979. It was the first single released from the album. This one was a success across the US Charts. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 42. The song was also a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts, reaching number 61. The song also broke into the US Billboard Dance/Disco Charts, reaching number 19.

# 5 – (If You Want It) Do It Yourself

At the halfway point on our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list is the song “(If You Want It) Do It Yourself.” The song was issued on the album entitled Experience Gloria Gaynor. The album was released in 1975. This album had great success on the disco charts .The song “(If You Want It) Do It Yourself” was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number ninety-eight. The song was also a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts, reaching as high as 24. However, the song achieved its greatest success on the US Billboard Dance/Disco Charts, reaching number one!

# 4 – Honey Bee

At the number four spot on our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list, we present the lovely song entitled “Honey Bee.” We love the sound of the bees at the beginning of the song. Very Cool. This is one of the earliest disco songs. The song was released on the album “Never Can Say Goodbye.“ The album was released in 1974. It was the first single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts, reaching number 55. The song also broke into the US Billboard Dance/Disco Charts, reaching number two.

# 3 – Reach Out, I’ll Be There

Moving along on our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list, we take a listen to the great Gloria Gaynor remake of the Four Tops classic single “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” The song was released on the album entitled Never Can Say Goodbye. It was the third and final single released from the album. The song was a hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number sixty. The song was also a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts, reaching number 52. The song also broke into the US Billboard Dance/Disco Charts, reaching all the way up to two.

# 2 – Never Can Say Goodbye

As we start to get to a close on our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list, we celebrate the song “Never Can Say Goodbye.” This song was so popular in 1974 that you seemed to hear it every time you turned on the radio back then. The song was a huge Top 10 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine. The song was also a hit on the US Billboard R&B Charts, reaching as high as 34. The song would become Gloria Gaynor’s first number-one single, as it reached the top of the US Billboard Dance/Disco Charts.

# 1 – I Will Survive

We close out our top 10 Gloria Gaynor songs list with the classic track I Will Survive. If ever there was a song about surviving it was this one. “I Will Survive,” stands right up there in popularity with such classics as the Bee Gees “Stayin Alive,” and KC And The Sunshine Band’s “That’s The Way I Like It.” The song was released on the album entitled Love Tracks. The album was released in 1979. “I Will Survive” would become Gloria Gaynor’s only number one single of her career on the Billboard Hot 100. “I Will Survive” also became her only platinum-selling single. This one was pretty big. It seems it still is.