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The songs here are based on popularity and impact with an emphasis on a party atmosphere. Songs that were released in 1979 ("Funkytown," "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," "On the Radio," "Video Killed the Radio Star," "What I Like About You," "Rock With You," "Cars," "Pop Muzik," "And the Beat Goes On," "Ladies Night," "Computer Games," "Vertigo/Relight My Fire," "Rock Lobster," "Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl," "Please Don't Go," "The Second Time Around," "Off the Wall," "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll") do not count here. Also, the song must have been worked significantly to dance clubs to figure a spot here.
Since the '80s was a very danceable decade with diverse dance-oriented styles, special sidebar lists are given.
Edited By: Jeff B.
Last Updated 08-23-09
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101. Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes 102. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo 103.Our House - Madness 104. I Wonder If I Take You Home - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 105. I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman 106. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley 107. Two of Hearts - Stacey Q 108. Let's Go Crazy - Prince & The Revolution 109. Fresh - Kool & The Gang 110. Jungle Love - The Time 111. Living In America - James Brown 112. Let's Go All the Way - Sly Fox 113. Nasty Girl - Vanity 6 114. Rumors - Timex Social Club 115. No Parking (On the Dance Floor) - Midnight Star 116. Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer 117. New Attitude - Patti LaBelle 118. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - Indeep 119. Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith 120. A Love Bizarre - Sheila E. 121. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang 122. How Will I Know? - Whitney Houston 123. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow 124. So Many Men, So Little Time - Miquel Brown 125. High Energy - Evelyn Thomas 126. 19 - Paul Hardcastle 127. Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder 128. Bad - Michael Jackson 129. Express Yourself - Madonna 130. Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter 131. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson 132. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder 133. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung 134. I Want a New Drug - Huey Lewis & The News 135. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. 136. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League 137. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run) - Billy Ocean 138.(Let's Get) Physical - Olivia Newton John 139. Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards 140. Come Go With Me - Expose 141. Give Me the Night - George Benson 142. Love Sensation - Loleatta Holloway 143. The Loco-Motion - Kylie Minogue 144. What's On Your Mind? (Pure Energy) - Information Society 145. I'm In Love - Evelyn "Champagne" King 146. People Hold On - Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield 147. Can't Fake the Feeling - Geraldine Hunt 148. Theme from S-Express - S-Express 149. Beat Dis - Bomb the Bass 150. Swing the Mood - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
TOP 10 DANCEABLE PARTY ROCKER JAMS
*Either had no significant dance chart success or are all guitar rock-oriented jams.
TOP 10 NOT QUITE-SO JAMMING
1. Mony Mony (live) - Billy Idol 2. Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith 3. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) - Beastie Boys 4. I Love Rock N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 5. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer 6. Call Me - Blondie 7. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield 8. Rock This Town - Stray Cats 9. Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol 10. Dancing In the Dark - Bruce Springsteen Bubbling Under:
Bang the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
1. Back To Life - Soul II Soul 2. Straight Up - Paula Abdul 3. Keep On Movin' - Soul II Soul 4. Cruel Summer - Bananarama 5. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates 6. I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club 7. Lean On Me - Club Nouveau 8. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys 9. All Around the World - Lisa Stansfield 10. Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat Bubbling Under:
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
TOP 3 REGGAE/WORLD MUSIC JAMS
1. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth 2. Ye Ke Ye Ke - Mory Kante 3. Lambada - Kaoma
NOTE: Dance music is not always your typical 4/4 rhythm. Dance music is found in all forms of popular music, be it through swing, ragtime, jump blues, and rock. The first real dance music in American history was ragtime, and in the 1980s, dance music peaked pop-wise. These songs represent the greatest electronic dance and jam (dance-based pop-rock) songs of the 1980s.
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