“Disco Duck” is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine). It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15. “Disco Duck” was initially released in the south by Estelle Axton’s Fretone label, but it was later released by RSO Records for national and international distribution. The song earned a 1977 People’s Choice Award for Favorite New Song.