Song · Pulp
“Disco 2000” by Pulp
From the album Different Class (1995)
“Disco 2000” by Pulp appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Different Class. Its best result is #5 on the Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #221 alternative song of 1995 and #6,756 alternative song of all time.
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Jarvis Cocker turned an old crush into a disco-ball singalong on "Disco 2000", from Pulp's fifth album, Different Class (1995). The song grew out of his memories of a childhood friend, Deborah Bone, a girl he fancied but could never quite impress, and the whole band gets a composing credit on its glittering, big-hearted stomp. Chris Thomas produced, and the chorus lands like a pint thrown in the air.
Island Records issued it in November 1995 as the album's third single, and it reached number seven in the UK. Pedro Romhanyi directed a video that acted out the story printed on the sleeve, and the song picked up an MTV Europe Music Award nomination for Best Song in 1996. It has become one of the band's best-known tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 | 50 |
| 1996 | 71 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 465 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 459 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) | 499 |
| 2021 | 380 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 680 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 5 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
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