Greatest 80’s Party Songs
1980
- Rock With You Michael Jackson (peaked at #1)
- Funkytown Lipps Inc. (peaked at #1)
- On The Radio Donna Summer (peaked at #5)
- Stomp! The Brothers Johnson (peaked at #7)
- Off The Wall Michael Jackson (peaked at #10)
- Whip It Devo (peaked at #14)
- And The Beat Goes On The Whispers (peaked at 19)
- You Shook Me All Nite Long AC/DC (peaked at #35)
- Rapper’s Delight Sugarhill Gang (peaked at #36)
- What I Like About You The Romantics (peaked at #49)
1981
- Jessie’s Girl Rick Springfield (peaked at #1)
- Physical Olivia Newton-John (peaked at #1 (10 weeks) - #1 song of the 80’s)
- Celebration Kool & The Gang (peaked at #1)
- The Tide Is High Blondie (peaked at #1)
- Start Me Up The Rolling Stones (peaked at #2)
- Let’s Groove Earth, Wind & Fire (peaked at #3)
- Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey (peaked at #9)
- Super Freak (Part I) Rick James (peaked at #16)
- She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked) Carl Carlton (peaked at #22)
- Double Dutch Bus Frankie Smith (peaked at #30)
1982
- I Love Rock ‘N Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (peaked at #1)
- Mickey Toni Basil (peaked at #1)
- Centerfold The J. Geils Band (peaked at #1)
- Eye Of The Tiger Survivor (peaked at #1)
- 867-5309/Jenny Tommy Tutone (peaked at #4)
- Tainted Love Soft Cell (peaked at #8)
- Rock This Town - Stray Cats (peaked at #9)
- Get Down On It Kool & The Gang (peaked at #10)
- Forget Me Nots Patrice Rushen (peaked at #23)
- I’m So Excited The Pointer Sisters (peaked at #30, re-charted in 1984
and peaked at #9)
1983
- Billie Jean Michael Jackson (peaked at #1 Cubey’s favourite song of all-time)
- Beat It Michael Jackson (peaked at #1)
- Down Under Men At Work (peaked at #1)
- Come On Eileen Dexy’s Midnight Runners (peaked at #1)
- Rock The Casbah the Clash (peaked at #8)
- 1999 Prince (peaked at #12)
- Old Time Rock & Roll Bob Seger (peaked at #48 originally charted in 1979
and peaked at #28)
- It’s Raining Men The Weather Girls (peaked at #46)
- Candy Girl New Edition (peaked at #46)
- I Melt With You Modern English (peaked at #78 re-charted in 1990
and peaked at #76)
1984
- Footloose Kenny Loggins (peaked at #1)
- Let’s Go Crazy Prince (peaked at #1)
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! (peaked at #1)
- Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean (peaked at #1)
- Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen (peaked at #2)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper (peaked at #2)
- I Feel For You Chaka Khan (peaked at #3)
- Thriller Michael Jackson (peaked at #4)
- Let the Music Play Shannon (peaked at #8)
- Holiday Madonna (peaked at #16)
1985
- Don’t You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds (peaked at #1)
- Take On Me A-Ha (peaked at #1)
- Oh Sheila Ready For The World (peaked at #1)
- Material Girl Madonna (peaked at #2)
- Cool It Now New Edition (peaked at #4)
- Summer of ’69 Bryan Adams (peaked at #5)
- Glory Days Bruce Springsteen (peaked at #5)
- Walking On Sunshine Katrina & The Waves (peaked at #9)
- Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood (peaked at #10 original mix peaked at #67 in 1984)
- You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive (peaked at #11)
1986
- Walk Like An Egyptian Bangles (peaked at #1)
- Kiss Prince & The Revolution (peaked at #1)
- How Will I Know Whitney Houston (peaked at #1)
- You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi (peaked at #1)
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung (peaked at #2)
- R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock John Mellencamp (peaked at #2)
- Walk This = Way Run-D.M.C. (peaked at #4)
- We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stweart (peaked at #5)
- Your Love The Outfield (peaked at #6)
- Conga Miami Sound Machine (peaked at #10)
1987
- Faith George Michael (peaked at #1)
- Livin’ On A Prayer Bon Jovi (peaked at #1)
- La Bamba Los Lobos (peaked at #1)
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston (peaked at #1)
- (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (peaked at #1)
- Mony Mony Billy Idol (peaked at #1)
- Bad Michael Jackson (peaked at #1)
- Keep Your Hands To Yourself Georgia Satellites (peaked at #2)
- (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right To Party Beastie Boys (peaked at #7)
- Oh Yeah Yello (peaked at #51)
1988
- Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses (peaked at #1)
- The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson (peaked at #1)
- Red Red Wine UB40 (peaked at #1)
- Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard (peaked at #1)
- Cherry Bomb John Mellencamp (peaked at #8)
- Just Got Paid Johnny Kemp (peaked at #10)
- Push It Salt-N-Pepa (peaked at #19)
- Da’Butt E.U. (peaked at #35)
- It Takes Two (Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock (Peaked at #36)
- Spring Love (Come Back To Me) Stevie B. (peaked at #43)
1989
- Like A Prayer Madonna (peaked at #1)
- My Prerogative Bobby Brown (peaked at #1)
- Wild Thing Ton Loc (peaked at #2)
- Love Shack The B-52’s (peaked at #3)
- You Got It (The Right Stuff) New Kids On The Block (peaked at #3)
- Every Little Step Bobby Brown (peaked at #3)
- Buffalo Stance Nenah Cherry (peaked at #3)
- Bust A Move Young MC (peaked at #7)
- Me Myself And I De La Soul (peaked at #34)
- Joy And Pain Rob Base/D.J. E-Z Rock (peaked at #58)
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