Top Dance Songs of 1981 ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts

[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

charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
[EMI America 8102]
written by Seth Justman

as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
[Boardwalk 7-11-135]
written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker

[RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen

charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2485]
written by Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
[Columbia 02536]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White

[MCA 51182]
written by Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick

written by Ed Cobb, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland)

[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1982]

[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1982]
[EMI America 8077]
written by Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon

[Rolling Stones 21003]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

B side to Steppin' Out ; charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 818]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI America 8122]
written by Brian Setzer

[Warner 49843]
written by Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings & Kevin Savigar

charted as The Model / Computer Love in UK charts; charted as Pocket Calculator / Numbers / Computer-World / Computer Love in US dance charts
written by Karl Bartos & Ralf Hütter

written by Bob Heatlie

charted as Stand and Deliver / Beat My Guest in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni

produced by Dave Edmunds; charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts
[EMI America 8132]
written by Brian Setzer

[Warner 49846]
written by Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon & Steve Lukather

Urgent by Foreigner

from 4

featuring Jr. Walker
[Atlantic 3831]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner]

charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts
[Elektra 47250]
written by Ric Ocasek

charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts
[Solar 12154]
written by William Shelby & Dana Meyers

written by Gary Kemp

written by Philip Oakey & Ian Burden

Abacab by Genesis

from Abacab

written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford

[Arista 0708]
written by Nick Heyward

[Arista 0638]
written by various

charted as Lady (You Bring Me Up)/Keep On Taking Me Higher in US dance charts
[Motown 1514]
written by Harold Hudson, Shirley King & William King

[RCA 12240]
written by Lamont Dozier

charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
[Capitol 5070 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts [novelty]
[Sire 50067]
written by Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Monte Browne, Tyrone Downie & Uziah "Sticky" Thompson

[Atlantic 3816]
written by George Davis & John T. Taylor

featuring Dune
charted as Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) / Razzamatazz / Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me in US dance charts
[A&M 2309]
written by Chas Jankel & Kenny Young

Lay All Your Love On Me was issued as a 12 single in the US, UK and Germany; charted as Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / On and On and On in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3826]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 815]
written by George Brown, Kool & The Gang, Claydes Charles Smith & James "J.T." Taylor

[RCA 12243]
written by Kashif

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #477]
charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7205]
written by Rick James & Alonzo Miller

written by Clare Grogan, Michael "Tich" Anderson, Tony McDaid, Johnny McElhone & Jim McKinven

featuring Patti Austin
charted as Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) / Razzamatazz / Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me in US dance charts
[A&M 2334]
written by Rod Temperton

[20th Century 2488]
written by Leon Haywood

charted as Just Can't Get Enough / No Disco in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke

charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 816]
written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

written by Chrissie Hynde

charted as Wordy Rappinghood / Genius of Love in US dance charts
[Sire 49882]
written by Adrian Belew, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Monte Browne, Tyrone Downie & Uziah "Sticky" Thompson

[Epic 02409]
written by Luther Vandross

charted as Call Me / When You Touch Me in US dance charts
[Salsoul 2152]
written by Randy Muller

[Threshold]
written by Justin Hayward & John Lodge

[I.R.S. 9901]
written by Jane Wiedlin & Terry Hall

charted as Musclebound / Glow in UK charts
written by Gary Kemp

charted as New Life / Shout in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke & Paul Spector

charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7197]
written by Rick James

charted as Planet Earth/Girls On Film in US dance charts
[Capitol 5017 (Harvest)]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

written by Philip Oakey & Ian Burden

charted as You'll Never Know / I'm Totally Yours in US dance charts
[Prelude 8031]
written by Guiliano Salerni & Phil Hurtt

charted as Cross Eyed and Painless / Born Under Punches / Once in a Lifetime in US dance charts
[Sire 49649]
written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth

[Prelude 8043]
written by James "D Train" Williams (as James "D. Train" Williams) & Hubert Eaves III

charted as All American Girls / He's Just a Runaway in US dance charts
[Cotillion 46007]
written by Narada Michael Walden (as Narada Walden), Lisa Walden, Allee Willis & Joni Sledge

[WMOT 5356]
written by Frankie Smith & Bill Bloom

charted as Wikka Wrap / All Wrapped Up in US dance charts [novelty]
[SAM 5020]
written by Adrian Sear

charted as Controversy / Let's Work in US dance charts
[Warner 49808]
written by Prince

[Island 49697]
written by Koo Koo Baya, Grace Jones & Dana Mano

written by Gary Kemp

charted as Square Biz / It Must Be Magic in US dance charts
[Gordy 7202]
written by Teena Marie

[Columbia 02102]
written by Mike Sutton & Brenda Sutton

[Capitol 4993]
written by Mauro Malavasi & Paul Slade

charted as Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Live in US dance charts
[RFC/Atlantic 3809]
written by Davide Romani (as David Romani) & Tanyayette Willoughby

produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
[Chrysalis 2526]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

charted as What Cha' Gonna Do for Me / I Know You, I Like You / We Can Work It Out in US dance charts
[Warner 49692]
written by Ned Doheny & Hamish Stuart

charted as Can You Handle It / You Got My Love in US dance charts
[Prelude 8024]
written by Willie Lester & Rodney Brown

[Geffen 49683]
written by Yoko Ono

charted as Spellbound / Arabian Knights in US dance charts
written by Siouxsie (as Siouxsie Sioux), John McGeoch, Steven Severin & Budgie

written by Vaughn Toulouse & Mike Herbage

charted as Controversy / Let's Work in US dance charts
[Warner 50002]
written by Prince

charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts
[Solar 12232]
written by Dana Meyers, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby

featuring Teddy Pendergrass
[20th Century 2492]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas

charted as Do You Love Me? / The Genie in US dance charts
[Qwest 49754]
written by Rod Temperton

charted as I Heard It Through the Grapevine / So Ruff So Tuff in US dance charts
[Warner 49786]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong

charted as Look Up / Never Gonna Give You Up in US dance charts
[Elektra 47113]
written by Patrice Rushen & Freddie Washington

charted as Hang Together / Don't Tell Me, Tell Her / Use It Up and Wear It Out in US dance charts
[RCA 12056]
written by Sandy Linzer & L. Russell Brown

charted as Try It Out / Hold Tight in US dance charts
[RFC/Atlantic 3813]
written by Gino Soccio

charted as Paradise / Hold Tight / Heaven of My Live in US dance charts
[RFC/Atlantic 3832]
written by Davide Romani (as David Romani) & Paul Slade

charted as You Can / Fire in My Heart in US dance charts
written by Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte

charted as Don't Stop / Do It Again in US dance charts
[SAM 5018]
written by K.I.D. (as Geoff Bastow)

[Pavillion 6407]
written by Tony Valor

as Bohannon featuring Dr. Perri Johnson
[Phase II 02573]
written by Hamilton Bohannon & Perri Johnson

[RCA 12215]
written by Ronald Brown & John Scroggins

charted as Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / On and On and On in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3826 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus

charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7215]
written by Rick James

featuring Patti Austin
charted as Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) / Razzamatazz / Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me in US dance charts
written by Stevie Wonder & Stephanie Andrews

charted as Walking Into Sunshine / Don't Tell Me / I Need Your Love in US dance charts
[Mercury 76126]
written by Linton Beckles, Lipson Francis & Roy Carter

[Geffen 49664]
written by Pete Bellotte, Sylvester Levay & Jerry Rix

charted as Remember Me / Ain't No Mountain High Enough Suite / Cruisin' the Streets
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson

[Full Moon 47204]
written by Allen Toussaint

charted as Pocket Calculator / Numbers / Computer-World / Computer Love in US dance charts
[Warner 49723]
written by Ralf Hütter, Eskleben Schneider & Karl Bartos

with Nona Hendryx
[Island 49741]
written by Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Nona Hendryx, Tee Scott & Ronald "Head" Drayton

[Atlantic 3847]
written by Denis LePage & Denyse LePage

[Prelude 8034]
written by Andy Gierus & Nick Straker (as Nicholas Bailey)

charted as Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)/Humpin' in US dance charts
[Mercury 76114]
written by Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor

charted as The Magnificent Dance / The Magnificent Seven / The Call Up / The Cool Out in US dance charts
[Epic 02036]
written by Mick Jones [The Clash], Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon & Topper Headon

[Pavillion 02455]
written by Colin Campsie & George McFarlane

Top Dance Songs of 1981

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