The Hooked on Classics series is a collection of record albums first introduced in 1981, toward the end of the disco era's peak in popularity.

Louis Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing a collection of very recognizable extracts from classical music pieces played over a continuous beat (sometimes an overtly disco fast beat, sometimes a slower and more subtle rhythm) that linked the segments together.

The series was still running as late as 1988, when Hooked on House placed classical music extracts against a synthesized bassline and house-music-style drum pattern.

In 2011, Hooked on Classics was brought back 'live' to the stage at the Bournemouth International Centre by ex-Hooked player Andy Smith to celebrate 30 years of this album series.

Louis Clark conducted the English Pops Orchestra, featuring many of the players who recorded on the original albums.