30 Best Dance Songs Of The Early Eighties

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I’m taking it waaaaayyyyy back. The early eighties – disco may have been dead but dance music was very much alive. How many of these do you remember? Did I leave out your favorite?

List of top 30 early 1980s dance music songs –

  1. Let the Music Play – Shannon  
  2. Ain’t Nobody – Rufus and Chaka Khan
  3. Circles – Atlantic Starr
  4. Beat It – Michael Jackson
  5. Just Be Good to MeSOS Band
  6. GloriaLaura Branigan
  7. The Safety DanceMen Without Hats
  8. BorderlineMadonna
  9. Love Come Down – Evelyn King
  10. Last Night a DJ Saved My Life – Indeep
  11. It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
  12. Forget Me NotsPatrice Rushen
  13. Make This a Night to RememberShalamar
  14. You Dropped a Bomb on MeGap Band
  15. Let it WhipDazz Band
  16. We Got the BeatThe Go-Gos
  17. Nasty GirlVanity 6
  18. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
  19. Babe, We’re Gonna Love Tonight – Lime
  20. All Night LongLionel Richie
  21. I.O.U. – Freeez
  22. So Many Men, So Little Time – Miquel Brown
  23. Genius of LoveTom Tom Club
  24. She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer
  25. Shake it up TonightCheryl Lynn
  26. Candy Girl – New Edition
  27. Give Me Just A Little More Time – Angela Clemmons
  28. Whip It – Devo
  29. Flashdance…What a Feeling – Irene Cara
  30. Murphy’s Law – Cheri

Add these 80s dance songs to a playlist on your favorite streaming service, or pull out those old CDs and vinyl records and give these tracks a spin for an instant throwback dance party!

 

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