There was something for everyone back then, from disco lovers to punk rockers, synth pop fanatics to glam metal rockers.
This retro photo gallery features some of the best-loved clubs from the era, including The Limit, Fiesta, Roxy, Josephines, Silks and Tiffany’s.
The nostalgic images show everything from the buildings themselves to clubbers on the dance floor and celebrity appearances from stars as diverse as Kylie Minogue and Morecambe and Wise.
How many of these clubs do you remember, and which was your favourite?
17. Harry Secombe
Harry Secombe with members of the Star Women's Circle at the Fiesta club in Sheffield in June 1971 Photo: Julia Armstrong
18. Morecambe and Wise at the Fiesta nightclub
Morecambe and Wise hold a press conference at the Fiesta nightclub, in Sheffield, and meet up with a young visitor to the city, Christopher John Tomlin, aged two, from Coal Aston, in September 1971 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
19. Baileys
The entrance to Baileys Nightclub and Casino, Sheffield, pictured in March 1977 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
20. Crazy Daizy
The entrance to Crazy Daizy nightclub, below GT News, on High Street, Sheffield, in July 1981 | Sheffield Newspapers Photo: Sheffield Newspapers