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Top Dance Songs of 1980

1979 <-1980-> 1981

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1.
11/1980
438

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UK
charted as Rapture / The Tide Is High in US dance charts
[Chrysalis 2465]
written by Howard Barrett, Tyrone Evans & John Holt
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2.
06/1980
428

✫1
US
18
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✫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
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3.
01/1980
416

✫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
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4.
04/1980
369

✫1
US
48
AC


64
dance




2
UK
[live]
[Columbia 11263]
written by Paul McCartney
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5.
10/1980
356

✫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
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6.
05/1980
355

4
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✫1
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✫1
UK
academy award logo [Academy Award for Best Original Song 1980]
golden globe logo [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
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7.
12/1980
352

✫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
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8.
08/1980
346

✫1
US




2
dance
2
R&B


7
UK
[Elektra 47031]
written by John Deacon
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9.
09/1980
327

5
US




10
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
[Tamla 54317]
written by Stevie Wonder
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10.
05/1980
306

4
US
3
AC


50
dance
5
R&B


4
UK
[Atlantic 3664]
written by Sam Cooke & Michael Zager
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11.
06/1980
290

4
US
26
AC


2
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
[Warner 49505]
written by Rod Temperton
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12.
04/1980
286

6
US
5
AC


5
dance
12
R&B


4
UK
charted as Sweet Sensation / Never Knew Love Like This Before in US dance charts
[20th Century 2460]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas
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13.
01/1980
269

19
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


2
UK
charted as And the Beat Goes On / Can You Do the Boogie / Out the Box in US dance charts
[Solar 11894]
written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby
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14.
11/1980
266

✫1
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country
77
dance




47
UK
charted as 9 to 5 / The House of the Rising Sun in US dance charts
[RCA 12133]
written by Dolly Parton
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15.
02/1980
265

7
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


6
UK
[A&M 2216]
written by Louis Johnson, George Johnson (as George "Happy" Johnson), Valerie Johnson & Rod Temperton
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16.
05/1980
265

✫1
US
45
AC


82
dance




14
UK
[Columbia 11276]
written by Billy Joel
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17.
11/1980
243

45
US
14
AC


✫1
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Lay All Your Love on Me / Super Trouper / On and On and On in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3806 A]
written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
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18.
07/1980
240

3
US




9
dance




9
UK
charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts
[Rolling Stones 20001]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
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19.
06/1980
231

5
US




✫1
dance
6
R&B


13
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Upside Down / I'm Coming Out in US dance charts
[Motown 1491]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
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20.
03/1980
225

9
US




2
dance
✫1
R&B


8
UK
charted as Let's Get Serious / Burnin' Hot in US dance charts
[Motown 1469]
written by Lee Garrett & Stevie Wonder
video capture
21.
04/1980
215

3
US




✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


51
UK
[Tabu 5522]
written by Sigidi Abdullah & Harold Clayton
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22.
04/1980
205







6
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Hang Together / Don't Tell Me, Tell Her / Use It Up and Wear It Out in US dance charts
[RCA 11962]
written by L. Russell Brown & Sandy Linzer
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23.
08/1980
201







10
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Feels Like I'm in Love / Loving Just for Fun in US dance charts
written by Ray Dorset
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24.
08/1980
200

101
US




21
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Ashes to Ashes/Fashion in US dance charts
[RCA 12078]
written by David Bowie
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25.
08/1980
191







75
dance




✫1
UK
written by Paul Weller
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26.
11/1980
188

5
US




14
dance
65
R&B


17
UK
video capture
27.
12/1980
180







19
dance


14
rock
2
UK
charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
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28.
11/1980
180

19
US




26
dance
✫1
R&B


7
UK
[Mercury 76085]
written by Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples & Lonnie Simmons
video capture
29.
04/1980
179

56
US




6
dance
8
R&B


3
UK
as Roberta Flack with Donny Hathaway
charted as Back Together Again / Don't Make Me Wait Too Long in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3661]
written by Reggie Lucas & James Mtume
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30.
07/1980
171

3
US
13
AC


26
dance
10
R&B




charted as He's So Shy / Could I Be Dreaming / We Got the Power in US dance charts
[Planet 47916]
written by Tom Snow & Cynthia Weil
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31.
05/1980
165







✫1
dance




3
UK
charted as Dynamite! / Jump to the Beat in US dance charts
written by Narada Michael Walden & Lisa Walden
video capture
32.
02/1980
165

36
US




34
dance




3
UK
[United Artists 1364]
written by David Fenton
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33.
09/1980
151

12
US




✫1
dance
2
R&B


29
UK
as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 50938]
written by Michael Jackson & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5]
video capture
34.
10/1980
146

77
US




✫1
dance
30
R&B


6
UK
as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 01032]
written by Jackie Jackson & Michael Jackson
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35.
10/1980
145







19
dance


15
rock
4
UK
charted as Dog Eat Dog / Antmusic / Kings of the Wild Frontier in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
video capture
36.
08/1980
142

6
US
7
AC


63
dance




58
UK
[Warner 49511]
written by Paul Simon
video capture
37.
09/1980
140

5
US
10
AC


70
dance
40
R&B




[Warner 49503]
written by Michael McDonald & Patrick Henderson
video capture
38.
05/1980
135







22
dance




4
UK
charted as Hands Off...She's Mine / Mirror in the Bathroom / Twist & Crawl in US dance charts
written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa
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39.
10/1980
135

73
US




✫1
dance
50
R&B


7
UK
as The Jacksons
charted as Lovely One / Can You Feel It / Walk Right Now in US dance charts
[Epic 02132]
written by Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson & Randy Jackson [Jackson 5]
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40.
10/1980
133

70
US




21
dance




5
UK
charted as Ashes to Ashes/Fashion in US dance charts
[RCA 12134]
written by David Bowie
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41.
03/1980
131







4
dance
21
R&B


6
UK
charted as Behind the Groove / You're All the Boogie I Need in US dance charts
[Gordy 7184]
written by Teena Marie & Richard Rudolph
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42.
02/1980
131

102
US




52
dance
4
R&B


6
UK
[Mercury 76037]
written by Rudy Taylor (as Rudolph Taylor), Robert Wilson, Lonnie Simmons, Charlie Wilson & Ronnie Wilson
video capture
43.
05/1980
127

80
US




46
dance




5
UK
charted as Flesh + Blood / Over You / 8 Miles High in US dance charts
[Atco 7301]
written by Bryan Ferry & Phil Manzanera
video capture
44.
03/1980
124

40
US




✫1
dance
5
R&B


14
UK
charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow Of Love in UK charts ; charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow of Love / Searching in US dance charts
[RFC 49208]
written by Davide Romani & Tanyayette Willoughby
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45.
11/1980
122







28
dance




5
UK
[Chrysalis 2473]
written by Gary Kemp
video capture
46.
06/1980
121







49
dance
56
R&B


5
UK
as Bob Marley & the Wailers
written by Bob Marley
video capture
47.
05/1980
118







89
dance




5
UK
charted as Rat Race / Rude Boys Outa Jail in UK charts
written by Roddy Radiation (as Roddy Byers)
video capture
48.
02/1980
117

49
US




10
dance
2
R&B


12
UK
[20th Century 2443]
written by Leon Haywood
video capture
49.
07/1980
113







9
dance
✫1
R&B


10
UK
[Arista/GRP 2506]
written by Tom Browne & Toni Smith
video capture
50.
04/1980
104







27
dance
41
R&B


7
UK
[instrumental]
[Columbia 11252]
written by Rodney Franklin
video capture
51.
03/1980
104







✫1
dance
23
R&B


11
UK
charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow of Love / Searching in US dance charts
[RFC/Warner 49512]
written by Mauro Malavasi & Paul Slade
video capture
52.
11/1980
96







✫1
dance
11
R&B


15
UK
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 810]
written by Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell) & Kool & The Gang
video capture
53.
10/1980
91







34
dance




8
UK
written by Andy McCluskey
video capture
54.
03/1980
89







✫1
dance
49
R&B


14
UK
charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow Of Love in UK charts ; charted as A Lover's Holiday / The Glow of Love / Searching in US dance charts
[RFC/Warner 49587]
written by Davide Romani, Wayne Garfield & Mario Malavasi
55.
04/1980
89

53
US




24
dance
40
R&B


12
UK
as Average White Band
[Arista 0515]
written by Alan Gorrie
video capture
56.
03/1980
88

102
US




12
dance
74
R&B


10
UK
[De-Lite 803]
written by Ida Reid
video capture
57.
08/1980
88

37
US




2
dance
9
R&B


28
UK
charted as I Need Your Lovin' / Chains in US dance charts
[Gordy 7189]
written by Teena Marie
video capture
58.
02/1980
87







22
dance




9
UK
charted as Hands Off...She's Mine / Mirror in the Bathroom / Twist & Crawl in US dance charts
written by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton & Saxa
video capture
59.
01/1980
84

30
US




4
dance




25
UK
video capture
60.
12/1980
82

84
US




19
dance
✫1
R&B


22
UK
charted as Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)/Humpin' in US dance charts
[Mercury 76091]
written by Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor
video capture
61.
08/1980
82

53
US




82
dance




12
UK
[A&M 2252]
written by Neil Finn
62.
11/1980
82







79
dance




9
UK
charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts
written by Brian Setzer & Slim Jim Phantom
video capture
63.
07/1980
78

14
US




8
dance






charted as Whip It / Gates of Steel / Freedom of Choice in US dance charts
[Warner Bros. 49550]
written by Mark Mothersbaugh & Gerald Casale
video capture
64.
03/1980
77







37
dance




10
UK
charted as Echo Beach / Paint by Number Heart in US dance charts
written by Mark Gane
video capture
65.
07/1980
76







27
dance




11
UK
charted as Can't Stop the Music / Liberation in US dance charts
written by Jacques Morali, Phil Hurtt (as Phillip Hurtt) & Henri Belolo
video capture
66.
01/1980
74

60
US




42
dance
18
R&B


17
UK
aka Computer Game (Theme from the Circus)
[Horizon 127]
written by Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi & Ryuichi Sakamoto
video capture
67.
07/1980
72

26
US




9
dance




33
UK
charted as Emotional Rescue / Dance / She's So Cold is US dance charts
[Rolling Stones 21001]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
video capture
68.
10/1980
70

103
US




20
dance




14
UK
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
video capture
69.
05/1980
68







77
dance




12
UK
written by Jez Bird
video capture
70.
06/1980
66







42
dance




13
UK
rolling stone logo [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #179]
written by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris & Bernard Sumner
video capture
71.
05/1980
65







67
dance




13
UK
charted as Messages / Red Frame, White Light in US dance charts
written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys
video capture
72.
09/1980
65







71
dance
27
R&B


15
UK
video capture
73.
09/1980
60

44
US




85
dance
8
R&B


29
UK
video capture
74.
11/1980
59

110
US




74
dance
21
R&B


19
UK
[Epic 50945]
written by Rod Temperton
video capture
75.
11/1980
59

30
US




51
dance
✫1
R&B




[WMOT 5356]
written by Frankie Smith & Bill Bloom
video capture
76.
09/1980
55

33
US




8
dance




44
UK
US dance data are for the album The Wanderer
[Geffen 49634]
written by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer & Keith Forsey
video capture
77.
10/1980
54







10
dance




21
UK
charted as Feels Like I'm in Love / Loving Just for Fun in US dance charts
written by Peter Yellowstone & Steve Voice
video capture
78.
06/1980
53







15
dance




20
UK
video capture
79.
05/1980
53







✫1
dance
8
R&B


51
UK
charted as Dynamite! / Jump to the Beat in US dance charts
[Cotillion 45015]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Bunny Hull
video capture
80.
01/1980
53

64
US




34
dance
6
R&B


34
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers; charted as Got to Love Somebody Today / Reach Your Peak in US dance charts
[Cotillion 45007]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
video capture
81.
06/1980
52

87
US




5
dance
6
R&B


51
UK
charted as I've Just Begun To Love You/Do Me Right/Groove Control in US dance charts
[Solar 12021]
written by William Shelby & Rickey Smith (as Ricky Smith)
video capture
82.
06/1980
52

87
US




9
dance
4
R&B


47
UK
video capture
83.
04/1980
50

52
US




5
dance
3
R&B




charted as Sweet Sensation / Never Knew Love Like This Before in US dance charts
[20th Century 2449]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas
video capture
84.
11/1980
50

55
US




12
dance
✫1
R&B




charted as Fantastic Voyage / Can't Get You Out of My Head in US dance charts
[Solar 12129]
written by Fred Alexander Jr. (as Fred Alexander), Norman Beavers, Marvin Craig, Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Otis Stokes & Mark Wood
video capture
85.
05/1980
49

41
US




✫1
dance
40
R&B




charted as Fame (Irene Cara) / Red Light (Linda Clifford) / Hot Lunch Jam (Irene Cara) in US dance charts
[RSO/Curtom 1041]
written by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford
video capture
86.
04/1980
48







2
dance




32
UK
charted as Let's Get Serious / Burnin' Hot in US dance charts
written by Jermaine Jackson, Jim Foelber & Phyllis Molinary
video capture
87.
03/1980
46

23
US




30
dance






rolling stone logo [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #292]
charted as London Calling / Train In Vain (Stand By Me) in US dance charts
written by Joe Strummer & Mick Jones [The Clash]
video capture
88.
10/1980
39







25
dance
4
R&B


45
UK
[Arista/GRP 2510]
written by Tom Browne & Toni Smith
video capture
89.
06/1980
39







53
dance
3
R&B


41
UK
[Spring 3012]
written by Johnny Flippin & Bill Curtis
video capture
90.
11/1980
37

40
US




25
dance
8
R&B




[Mercury 76089]
written by Michael Cooper
video capture
91.
11/1980
37







2
dance
30
R&B


66
UK
charted as Look Up / Never Gonna Give You Up in US dance charts
[Elektra 47113]
written by Patrice Rushen & Freddie Washington
video capture
92.
04/1980
37







6
dance




36
UK
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
video capture
93.
10/1980

Uptown by Prince

from Dirty Mind   Dirty Mind
37

101
US




5
dance
5
R&B




charted as Uptown / Dirty Mind / Head in US dance charts
[Warner 49559]
written by Prince
video capture
94.
01/1980
36

70
US




✫1
dance






charted as High On Your Love / Hot Hot (Give It All You Got) in US dance charts
[MCA 41167]
written by Paul Sabu
95.
04/1980
36

104
US




6
dance
67
R&B


44
UK
charted as Back Together Again / Don't Make Me Wait Too Long in US dance charts
[Atlantic 3753]
written by Stevie Wonder
video capture
96.
07/1980
36

52
US




52
dance
3
R&B




charted as Can't We Try / Take Me in Your Arms Tonight in US dance charts
[Philadelphia International 3107]
written by Ken Hirsch & Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller)
video capture
97.
10/1980
36

102
US




2
dance
13
R&B




charted as Look Up / Never Gonna Give You Up in US dance charts
[Elektra 47067]
written by Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims (as Charles Mims Jr.) & Sheree Brown
video capture
98.
07/1980
35







24
dance




29
UK
video capture
99.
12/1980
35

104
US




✫1
dance
28
R&B




[Pavillion 6407]
written by Tony Valor
video capture
100.
10/1980
35

105
US




18
dance




33
UK
charted as Johnny and Mary / Looking for Clues in US dance charts
[Island 49620]
written by Robert Palmer
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