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Top Dance Songs of the 1980s

1970s <-1980-> 1990s
    

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1.
08/1986
350

✫1
US
24
AC
37
dance


4
rock


4
UK
[Virgin 99481]
written by Nick Van Eede
2.
12/1983
351

2
US
42
AC
22
dance


23
rock


✫1
UK
3.
05/1982
408

✫1
US
28
AC
14
dance
26
R&B
4
rock


2
UK
[Capitol 5126]
written by Steve Miller
4.
02/1986
342

✫1
US


36
dance


✫1
rock


5
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards
[Island 7-99570]
written by Robert Palmer
5.
10/1989
382

3
US
7
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




✫1
UK
[Arista 9928]
written by Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
6.
09/1983
404

✫1
US
✫1
AC
5
dance
✫1
R&B




2
UK
[Motown 1698]
written by Lionel Richie
7.
08/1980
348

✫1
US


2
dance
2
R&B




7
UK
[Elektra 47031]
written by John Deacon
8.
03/1985
354

3
US
✫1
AC
✫1
dance
13
R&B




2
UK
chated as New Attitude / Axel F in US dance charts [instrumental]
[MCA 52536]
written by Harold Faltermeyer
9.
06/1989
363

4
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




✫1
UK
featuring Caron Wheeler
[Virgin 99171]
written by Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Nellee Hooper & Simon Law
10.
09/1987

Bad by Michael Jackson

from Bad   
357

✫1
US
33
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Epic 07418]
written by Michael Jackson
11.
06/1989

Batdance by Prince

from Batman   
403

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


18
alt.
2
UK
[Warner 22924]
written by Prince
12.
12/1988
327

3
US


✫1
dance
30
R&B




3
UK
[Virgin 99231]
written by Jamie J. Morgan, Cameron McVey (as Booga Bear), Neneh Cherry & Phil Ramacon (as Phillip Ramacon)
13.
10/1986
349

2
US
37
AC
✫1
dance
7
R&B




3
UK
[EMI 50047]
written by Robbie Nevil, Duncan Pain & Mark Holding
14.
06/1984
341

✫1
US
7
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




6
UK
[Jive 9199]
written by Billy Ocean & Keith Diamond
15.
10/1980
358

✫1
US
34
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




7
UK
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), George Brown (as George Melvin Brown), Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
16.
11/1981
398

✫1
US


12
dance


✫1
rock


3
UK
charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
[EMI America 8102]
written by Seth Justman
17.
04/1980
372

✫1
US
48
AC
64
dance






2
UK
[live]
[Columbia 11263]
written by Paul McCartney
18.
10/1988

Desire by U2

from Rattle and Hum   
406

3
US


37
dance


✫1
rock
✫1
alt.
✫1
UK
[Island 7-99250]
written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.
19.
09/1982
394

2
US
8
AC
34
dance
39
R&B
21
rock


✫1
UK
charted as I'm Afraid of Me / Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? in US dance charts
[Epic/Virgin 03368]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
20.
12/1981
455

✫1
US


3
dance


4
rock


✫1
UK
21.
10/1982
438

✫1
US
13
AC
33
dance


✫1
rock


✫1
UK
[R]
charted as Who Can It Be Now? / Down Under in US dance charts
[Columbia 03303]
written by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert
22.
11/1984
384

2
US
15
AC
7
dance
3
R&B
5
rock


✫1
UK
with Phil Collins
[Columbia 04679]
written by Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East
23.
01/1983
343

2
US


6
dance
18
R&B
12
rock


2
UK
[Portrait 03793]
written by Eddy Grant
24.
05/1983
411

✫1
US
5
AC
26
dance


✫1
rock


✫1
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1984]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #84]
[A&M 2542]
written by Sting
25.
03/1985
417

✫1
US
2
AC
✫1
dance


2
rock


2
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986]
[Polygram 880659 (Mercury)]
written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes
26.
12/1984
369

✫1
US
4
AC
7
dance
12
R&B




2
UK
double A-side with Last Christmas in the UK ; charted as Everything She Wants / Like a Baby in US dance charts
[Columbia 04840]
written by George Michael
27.
06/1982
434

✫1
US
27
AC
59
dance


✫1
rock


✫1
UK
[Scotti Brothers 02912]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik
28.
10/1987
353

✫1
US
5
AC
17
dance






2
UK
[Columbia 07623]
written by George Michael
29.
06/1980
357

4
US


✫1
dance






✫1
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1980]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1980]
charted as Fame (Irene Cara) / Red Light (Linda Clifford) / Hot Lunch Jam (Irene Cara) in US dance charts
[RSO 1034]
written by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford
30.
04/1983
404

✫1
US
4
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1983]
[Casablanca 811440]
written by Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey & Irene Cara
31.
03/1980
419

✫1
US


✫1
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
charted as Funkytown / All Night Dancing in US dance charts
[Casablanca 2233]
written by Steven Greenberg
32.
02/1988
401

✫1
US
5
AC
25
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Jive 9678]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
33.
06/1984
383

✫1
US
9
AC
6
dance
✫1
R&B
38
rock


2
UK
[Arista 9212]
written by Ray Parker Jr
34.
07/1988
362

2
US


3
dance
3
R&B




3
UK
[Arista 9781]
written by Bill Pettaway Jr., DJ Spen (as Sean Spencer), Kevin Lyles, Rodney Hollaman & Ky Adeyemo
35.
12/1983
345

2
US


✫1
dance
80
R&B
16
rock


2
UK
[Portrait 04120]
written by Robert Hazard
36.
12/1985
372

✫1
US
✫1
AC
3
dance
✫1
R&B




5
UK
37.
08/1986
349

✫1
US
3
AC
✫1
dance
3
R&B




8
UK
[A&M/Virgin 2861]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
38.
11/1981
376

✫1
US
12
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
28
rock


8
UK
[RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen
39.
02/1986
359

3
US
38
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
[Atlantic 89446]
written by John Smith
40.
09/1984
356

3
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




✫1
UK
featuring Stevie Wonder & Grandmaster Melle Mel
[Warner 29195]
written by Prince
41.
01/1987
399

✫1
US
2
AC
12
dance
5
R&B




✫1
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9559]
written by Simon Climie & Dennis Morgan
42.
12/1981
383

✫1
US


31
dance


✫1
rock


4
UK
as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
[Boardwalk 7-11-135]
written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker
43.
08/1987
362

✫1
US
38
AC
26
dance






✫1
UK
[R]
[MCA 53167]
written by Ritchie Cordell
44.
05/1987
424

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B




✫1
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9598]
written by George Merrill & Shannon Rubicam
45.
11/1985
333

3
US
13
AC
42
dance
55
R&B




✫1
UK
[Columbia 05721]
written by George Michael
46.
02/1986

Kiss by Prince

from Parade   
356

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




6
UK
with The Revolution
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #461]
[Paisley Park 28751]
written by Prince
47.
02/1987
355

✫1
US
31
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B




3
UK
[King Jay 28430]
written by Bill Withers
48.
03/1983
407

✫1
US


✫1
dance
14
R&B
8
rock


✫1
UK
featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar
co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[EMI America 8158]
written by David Bowie
49.
10/1981
350

3
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
[Columbia 02536]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
50.
04/1984
398

✫1
US
3
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




2
UK
[Columbia 04417]
written by Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
51.
03/1989
419

✫1
US
3
AC
✫1
dance
20
R&B




✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #300]
[Sire 27539]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
52.
11/1984
346

✫1
US
29
AC
✫1
dance
9
R&B




3
UK
[Sire 29210]
written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
53.
09/1989
333

3
US


7
dance




✫1
alt.
2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #243]
[Warner 22817 (Reprise)]
written by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland & Cindy Wilson
54.
10/1982
338

✫1
US
14
AC
18
dance
78
R&B
18
rock


6
UK
[RCA 13354]
written by Sara Allen, Daryl Hall & John Oates
55.
09/1980
330

5
US


10
dance
✫1
R&B




2
UK
[Tamla 54317]
written by Stevie Wonder
56.
04/1981
403

✫1
US
11
AC
18
dance






2
UK
[venus, sugar sugar, no reply, i'll be back, drive my car, do you want to know a secret, we can work it out, i should have known better, nowhere man, you're going to lose that girl, stars on 45]
[Radio 3810]
written by various
57.
09/1985
329

✫1
US
16
AC
23
dance
10
R&B
29
rock


5
UK
[instrumental]
[MCA 52666]
written by Jan Hammer
58.
02/1982
390

✫1
US


3
dance






2
UK
[Chrysalis 2638]
written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn
59.
08/1988
360

✫1
US


7
dance
✫1
R&B




6
UK
[MCA 53383]
written by Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin & Teddy Riley
60.
10/1987
352

✫1
US


7
dance
73
R&B
12
rock


2
UK
charted as Need You Tonight / Mediate in US dance charts
[Atlantic 89188]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence
61.
08/1987
403

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
dance






✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1988]
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[RCA 5347]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman
62.
12/1986
359

✫1
US
12
AC
✫1
dance






4
UK
[Sire 28508]
written by Madonna, Gardner Cole & Peter Rafelson
63.
12/1989
371

✫1
US
45
AC
24
dance
3
R&B




2
UK
with The Wild Pair
rap by Derrick Delite from the Soul Purpose
[Virgin 99158]
written by Oliver Leiber
64.
06/1986
410

✫1
US
16
AC
4
dance






✫1
UK
[Sire 28660]
written by Brian Elliot & Madonna
65.
09/1985
399

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Tamla 1808]
written by Stevie Wonder
66.
10/1981
332

✫1
US
29
AC
22
dance
28
R&B




7
UK
[MCA 51182]
written by Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick
67.
09/1989
355

2
US


✫1
dance
10
R&B




2
UK
featuring Felly
[SBK 07311]
written by Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi) & Jo Bogaert (as Thomas de Quincey)
68.
01/1981
371

✫1
US


✫1
dance
33
R&B
35
rock


5
UK
charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein
69.
02/1985
332

3
US
✫1
AC
3
dance
✫1
R&B




4
UK
[Gordy 1770]
written by Diane Warren
70.
02/1986
417

✫1
US


4
dance
6
R&B




✫1
UK
charted as Rock Me Amadeus / Vienna Calling in US dance charts
[A&M 2821]
written by Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland & Falco
71.
10/1983
406

✫1
US
3
AC
2
dance
2
R&B
24
rock


2
UK
as Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
[Epic 04169]
written by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
72.
01/1989
344

✫1
US


✫1
dance
54
R&B


5
alt.
5
UK
[MCA 53483]
written by Roland Gift, David Steele & Andy Cox
73.
12/1984
340

✫1
US


✫1
dance
56
R&B
6
rock


4
UK
74.
01/1988
351

4
US
13
AC
23
dance
2
R&B




2
UK
[R]
[Columbia 07911]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby
75.
04/1986
379

✫1
US


✫1
dance
61
R&B
✫1
rock


4
UK
[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1987]
[Geffen 28718]
written by Peter Gabriel
76.
10/1987
339

✫1
US
8
AC
✫1
dance
5
R&B




5
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9642]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
77.
12/1988
398

✫1
US
39
AC
3
dance
2
R&B




3
UK
[Virgin 99256]
written by Elliot Wolff
78.
02/1983
369

✫1
US
36
AC
2
dance


16
rock


2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #356]
[RCA 13533]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
79.
08/1981
332

8
US


4
dance


12
rock


✫1
UK
written by Ed Cobb, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland)
80.
07/1983
339

✫1
US
✫1
AC
38
dance


17
rock


4
UK
[Columbia 04138]
written by Billy Joel
81.
08/1988
333

3
US
39
AC
12
dance






2
UK
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Geffen 7-27752]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
82.
04/1984
366

✫1
US


15
dance


35
rock


✫1
UK
83.
11/1980
441

✫1
US
3
AC
✫1
dance






✫1
UK
charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2465]
written by Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans & John Holt
84.
11/1987
364

✫1
US
9
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




3
UK
[Epic 07645]
written by Michael Jackson
85.
11/1982
336

2
US
6
AC
46
dance
34
R&B




3
UK
[Epic/Virgin 03796]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Roy Hay & Jon Moss
86.
02/1988
427

✫1
US
2
AC
✫1
dance






2
UK
87.
10/1986
361

3
US
5
AC
6
dance






✫1
UK
[Sire 7-28591]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray
88.
07/1980
430

✫1
US
18
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




2
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1494]
written by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
89.
05/1984
377

✫1
US
4
AC
27
dance






✫1
UK
[Columbia 04552]
written by George Michael
90.
09/1986
337

✫1
US


46
dance






3
UK
[Columbia 06257]
written by Liam Sternberg
91.
07/1985
341

2
US
3
AC
23
dance
3
R&B
29
rock


3
UK
[Capitol 5491]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
92.
11/1985
406

✫1
US
26
AC
✫1
dance
36
R&B
37
rock


✫1
UK
[BRIT Awards Best British Single 1987]
[R]
[EMI America 8307]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe
93.
08/1987
336

2
US
14
AC
✫1
dance






2
UK
[EMI-Manhattan 50107]
written by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe & Allee Willis
94.
05/1984
348

✫1
US
8
AC
21
dance
2
R&B
51
rock


3
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1985]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1985]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #309]
[Capitol 5354]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
95.
06/1984
353

✫1
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
31
rock


4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #52]
charted as When Doves Cry / 17 Days in US dance charts
[Warner 29286]
written by Prince
96.
11/1985
386

2
US
2
AC
31
dance
6
R&B




✫1
UK
[Jive 9432]
written by Wayne Brathwaite (as Wayne Anton Braithwaite), Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond), Robert John "Mutt" Lange & Billy Ocean
97.
07/1987
370

✫1
US
5
AC
44
dance
78
R&B




✫1
UK
[Sire 28341]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
98.
06/1987
338

✫1
US
44
AC
7
dance
✫1
R&B




4
UK
[Columbia 07675]
written by Terence Trent D'Arby & Sean Oliver
99.
11/1988
361

3
US


20
dance
28
R&B




✫1
UK
[Columbia 08092]
written by Maurice Starr
100.
10/1986
378

✫1
US
30
AC
6
dance






2
UK

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