My Top 100 80s Dance Favorites

This was the most difficult list to put together. It covers the years 1981-1989. I came up with over 150 songs that totally belonged, and the cuts were very tough to make. I tried to balance the impact of New Wave, Freestyle, Rap and Pop on this list and you may not agree with all of my choices, but it is just for fun……

#100 People Are People – Depeche Mode

#99 Love Come Down – Evelyn King

#98 Electric Slide – Marcia Griffiths

#97 West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys

#96 I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters

#95 The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson

#94 Fascinated – Company B

#93 One Way Love - TKA

#92 Give It To Me Baby – Rick James

#91 In My House – Mary Jane Girls

#90 Nasty – Janet Jackson

#89 I Wonder If I Take You Home – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

#88 Rumors – Timex Social Club

#87 Give Me Tonight - Shannon

#86 Express Yourself - Madonna

#85 Mama Used To Say - Junior

#84 Numbers - Kraftwerk

#83 Spring Love – Stevie B.

#82 Girl You Know It’s True – Milli Vanilli

#81 You Dropped A Bomb On Me – Gap Band

#80 Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood

#79 Together Forever – Rick Astley

#78 Burn Rubber – Gap Band

#77 Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran

#76 Running – Information Society

#75 Like A Prayer – Madonna

#74 Shout – Tears For Fears

#73 Rhythm Nation – Janet Jackson

#72 She Blinded Me With Science – Thomas Dolby

#71 Change On Me - Cynthia

#70 Thriller – Michael Jackson

#69 Jump(For My Love) – Pointer Sisters

#68 I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz

#67 Forget Me Nots – Patrice Rushen

#66 Let It Whip – Dazz Band

#65 Fame – Irene Cara

#64 You’re The One For Me – D Train

#63 Venus - Bananarama

#62 Atomic Dog – George Clinton

#61 She Works Hard For The Money – Donna Summer

#60 Don’t Go - Yaz

#59 Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode

#58 True Faith – New Order

#57 All Night Passion - Alisha

#56 Tell It To My Heart – Taylor Dayne

#55 Diamond Girl – Nice & Wild

#54 Point Of No Return - Expose

#53 It’s Raining Men – Weather Girls

#52 I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

#51 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ – Michael Jackson

#50 Situation - Yaz

#49 Whip It - Devo

#48 Come Go With Me – Expose

#47 Conga – Miami Sound Machine

#46 My Prerogative – Bobby Brown

#45 Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell

#44 We Got The Beat – Go Go’s

#43 Strangelove – Depeche Mode

#42 Mickey – Toni Basil

#41 Wild Thing – Tone Loc

#40 Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire

#39 Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic

#38 Love Shack – B-52s

#37 Rapture - Blondie

#36 I Feel For You – Chaka Khan

#35 Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

#34 Genius Of Love – Tom Tom Club

#33 Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge

#32 When Doves Cry - Prince

#31 Electric Avenue – Eddy Grant

#30 Back To Life – Soul II Soul

#29 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order

#28 Material Girl - Madonna

#27 Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force

#26 Push It – Salt-N-Pepa

#25 Gloria – Laura Branigan

#24 Let’s Dance – David Bowie

#23 Boy, I’ve Been Told – Sa-Fire

#22 Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

#21 Live A Virgin - Madonna

#20 You Spin Me Round(Like A Record) – Dead Or Alive

#19 Beat It – Michael Jackson

#18 1999 - Prince

#17 All Night Long – Lionel Richie

#16 Let The Music Play - Shannon

#15 Celebration – Kool & The Gang

#14 Flashdance(What A Feeling) – Irene cara

#13 Show Me – Cover Girls

#12 Pump Up The Volume - MARRS

#11 Superfreak – Rick James

#10 Paid In Full(Remix) – Eric B. & Rakim

#9 Holiday - Madonna

#8 Tainted Love – Soft Cell

#7 Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics

#6 Blue Monday – New Order

#5 It Takes Two – Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

#4 Silent Morning - Noel

#3 Don’t You Want Me – Human League

#2 Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

#1 Into The Groove - Madonna

What memories! The Underground, Palladium, Limelight, 1018......