The 80ies
The Top 150 Hits from the 80ies
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Die großartigen 80er Jahre - Übergang von Discomusik zu elektronischen Hits. Nach den Anfängen, die bis in die 70er zurückreichen (z.B. Kraftwerk), geht es ab 1984 in die Computer-Ära. Hier meine kleine - und subjektive - Rangliste der wichtigsten Dance Hits der 1980er Jahre. Die Charts basieren auf den Billboard Dance Charts, den Airplay Charts und dem englischen Rolling Stone Magazin.
The great 80s - transition from discomusics to electronic hits. After the beginnings, which date back to the 70s (for example by Kraftwerk), it starts from 1984 into the computer era. Here is my small - and subjective - ranking list of the most important dance hits of the 1980s.This charts based on the Billboard Dance Charts, the Airplay Charts and the English Rolling Stone Magazine.
| 1. | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | |
| 2. | Into the Groove | Madonna | |
| 3. | Don't You Want Me? | Human League | |
| 4. | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) | Eurythmics | |
| 5. | Tainted Love | Soft Cell | |
| 6. | Super Freak Part I | Rick James | |
| 7. | Beat It | Michael Jackson | |
| 8. | Celebration | Kool and The Gang | |
| 9. | 1999 | Prince | |
| 10. | It Takes Two | Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock | |
| 11. | Push It | Salt-N-Pepa | |
| 12. | All Night Long (All Night) | Lionel Richie | |
| 13. | Another One Bites the Dust | Queen | |
| 14. | Flashdance...What a Feeling | Irene Cara | |
| 15. | Holiday | Madonna | |
| 16. | Let the Music Play | Shannon | |
| 17. | Wild Thing | Tone Loc | |
| 18. | Pump Up the Jam | Technotronic | |
| 19. | Thriller | Michael Jackson | |
| 20. | Blue Monday | New Order | |
| 21. | Upside Down (Inside Out) | Diana Ross | |
| 22. | It's Raining Men | The Weather Girls | |
| 23. | Take Your Time (Do It Right) | S.O.S. Band | |
| 24. | I'm So Excited | The Pointer Sisters | |
| 25. | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | Whitney Houston | |
| 26. | The Humpty Dance | Digital Underground | |
| 27. | Love Shack | B-52s | |
| 28. | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' | Michael Jackson | |
| 29. | Let's Groove | Earth, Wind, and Fire | |
| 30. | Jump (For My Love) | The Pointer Sisters | |
| 31. | I Feel For You | Chaka Khan | |
| 32. | Rapture | Blondie | |
| 33. | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles | |
| 34. | Girls Just Want To Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper | |
| 35. | Our Lips Are Sealed | Go-Gos | |
| 36. | Situation | Yazoo | |
| 37. | The Safety Dance | Men Without Hats | |
| 38. | I Can't Wait | Nu Shooz | |
| 39. | Electric Boogie | Marcia Griffiths | |
| 40. | Give It To Me Baby | Rick James | |
| 41. | In My House | Mary Jane Girls | |
| 42. | Forget Me Nots | Patrice Rushen | |
| 43. | Genius Of Love | Tom Tom Club | |
| 44. | You Dropped A Bomb On Me | Gap Band | |
| 45. | Rhythm of the Night | DeBarge | |
| 46. | More Bounce to the Ounce Part I | Zapp | |
| 47. | When Doves Cry | Prince | |
| 48. | Let's Dance | David Bowie | |
| 49. | I'm Coming Out | Diana Ross | |
| 50. | Heartbeat | Taana Gardner | |
| 51. | Let It Whip | Dazz Band | |
| 52. | Kiss | Prince & The New Power Generation | |
| 53. | Let's Hear It For the Boy | Deniece Williams | |
| 54. | You Spin Me Around (Like a Record) | Dead or Alive | |
| 55. | Whip It! | Devo | |
| 56. | Conga | Miami Sound Machine | |
| 57. | Pump Up the Volume | M/A/R/R/S | |
| 58. | Ride On Time | Black Box | |
| 59. | Like a Virgin | Madonna | |
| 60. | Me, Myself, and I | De La Soul | |
| 61. | My Prerogative | Bobby Brown | |
| 62. | Footloose | Kenny Loggins | |
| 63. | Fame | Irene Cara | |
| 64. | Relax | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | |
| 65. | Goody Two Shoes | Adam Ant | |
| 66. | Rockit | Herbie Hancock | |
| 67. | Word Up! | Cameo | |
| 68. | You're the One For Me | D-Train | |
| 69. | Planet Rock | Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force | |
| 70. | Sunglasses At Night | Corey Hart | |
| 71. | Oh Sheila | Ready For the World | |
| 72. | Stomp! | Brothers Johnson | |
| 73. | Venus | Bananarama | |
| 74. | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | |
| 75. | Maniac | Michael Sembello |
| 76. | Gloria | Laura Branigan | |
| 77. | Atomic Dog | George Clinton | |
| 78. | Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me?) | Gap Band | |
| 79. | She Works Hard For the Money | Donna Summer | |
| 80. | Everybody Have Fun Tonight | Wang Chung | |
| 81. | Hungry Like the Wolf | Duran Duran | |
| 82. | Somebody's Watching Me | Rockwell | |
| 83. | Electric Avenue | Eddy Grant | |
| 84. | We Got the Beat | Go-Gos | |
| 85. | Material Girl | Madonna | |
| 86. | The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson | |
| 87. | She Drives Me Crazy | Fine Young Cannibals | |
| 88. | The Politics of Dancing | Re-Flex | |
| 89. | The Glamorous Life | Sheila E. | |
| 90. | Freeway of Love | Aretha Franklin | |
| 91. | She Blinded Me with Science | Thomas Dolby | |
| 92. | Just Can't Get Enough | Depeche Mode | |
| 93. | Walking On Sunshine | Katrina & The Waves | |
| 94. | Who Can It Be Now? | Men At Work | |
| 95. | Nasty | Janet Jackson | |
| 96. | White Horse | Laid Back | |
| 97. | Funky Cold Medina | Tone Loc | |
| 98. | Bust A Move | Young MC | |
| 99. | When I Think of You | Janet Jackson | |
| 100. | Mickey | Toni Basil | |
| 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 | 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 |
Quellen: Billboard Dance Charts (USA), The Rolling Stone (UK), zusammengestellt von Dirk Vox