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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Dance Songs of 1981

1980 <-1981-> 1982
    

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1.
12/1981

Don't You Want Me by The Human League

from Dare!   Dare!
455

✫1
US


3
dance


4
rock
✫1
UK
written by Philip Oakey, Jo Callis & Philip Adrian Wright
2.
04/1981

Medley: Stars on 45 by Stars on 45/Starsound

from Stars on Long Play   
403

✫1
US
11
AC
18
dance




2
UK
[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
3.
11/1981

Centerfold by J. Geils Band

from Freeze Frame   Freeze Frame
398

✫1
US


12
dance


✫1
rock
3
UK
charted as Centerfold / Flamethrower in US dance charts
[EMI America 8102]
written by Seth Justman
4.
12/1981

I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett

from I Love Rock n' Roll   I Love Rock n' Roll
383

✫1
US


31
dance


✫1
rock
4
UK
as Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #484]
[Boardwalk 7-11-135]
written by Alan Merrill & Jake Hooker
5.
11/1981

I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates

from Private Eyes   Private Eyes
376

✫1
US
12
AC
✫1
dance
✫1
R&B
28
rock
8
UK
[RCA 12357]
written by Daryl Hall, John Oates & Sara Allen
6.
01/1981

Rapture by Blondie

from Autoamerican   Autoamerican
371

✫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
7.
10/1981

Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire

from Raise!   Raise!
350

3
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
charted as Let's Groove/I've Had Enough in US dance charts
[Columbia 02536]
written by Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
8.
10/1981

Physical by Olivia Newton-John

from Physical   Physical
332

✫1
US
29
AC
22
dance
28
R&B


7
UK
[MCA 51182]
written by Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick
9.
08/1981

Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? by Soft Cell

from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret   Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
332

8
US


4
dance


12
rock
✫1
UK
written by Ed Cobb, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland)
10.
03/1981

Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes

from Mistaken Identity   Mistaken Identity
325

✫1
US
15
AC
26
dance


5
rock
10
UK
[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
11.
08/1981

Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones

from Tattoo You   Tattoo You
324

2
US


14
dance


✫1
rock
7
UK
[Rolling Stones 21003]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
12.
12/1981

Get Down on It by Kool & The Gang

from Something Special   Something Special
259

10
US


16
dance
4
R&B


3
UK
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
13.
04/1981

Stray Cat Strut by Stray Cats

from Built for Speed   Built for Speed
232

3
US


78
dance


41
rock
11
UK
produced by Dave Edmunds
[EMI America 8122]
written by Brian Setzer
14.
10/1981

Young Turks by Rod Stewart

from Tonight I'm Yours   Tonight I'm Yours
215

5
US


63
dance


23
rock
11
UK
[Warner 49843]
written by Rod Stewart, Carmine Appice, Duane Hitchings & Kevin Savigar
15.
07/1981

The Model by Kraftwerk

from Computer World   Computer World
210





13
dance




✫1
UK
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
16.
08/1981

Japanese Boy by Aneka

from Japanese Boy   Japanese Boy
209





15
dance




✫1
UK
written by Bob Heatlie
17.
05/1981

Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants

from Prince Charming   Prince Charming
204





38
dance




✫1
UK
charted as Stand and Deliver / Beat My Guest in US dance charts
written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni
18.
02/1981

Rock This Town by Stray Cats

from Built for Speed   Built for Speed
200

9
US


35
dance


4
rock
9
UK
produced by Dave Edmunds; charted as Rock This Town/Runaway Boys in US dance charts
[EMI America 8132]
written by Brian Setzer
19.
10/1981

Turn Your Love Around by George Benson

from The George Benson Collection   The George Benson Collection
196

5
US


32
dance
✫1
R&B


29
UK
[Warner 49846]
written by Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon & Steve Lukather
20.
07/1981

Urgent by Foreigner

from 4   4
192

4
US


32
dance


✫1
rock
54
UK
featuring Jr. Walker
[Atlantic 3831]
written by Mick Jones [Foreigner]
21.
11/1981

Shake It Up by The Cars

from Shake It Up   Shake It Up
180

4
US


14
dance


2
rock


charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts
[Elektra 47250]
written by Ric Ocasek
22.
01/1981

It's a Love Thing by The Whispers

from Imagination   Imagination
165

28
US


4
dance
2
R&B


9
UK
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
23.
07/1981

Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) by Spandau Ballet

from Diamond   Diamond
153





17
dance




3
UK
written by Gary Kemp
24.
08/1981

Love Action (I Believe in Love) / Hard Times by The Human League

from Dare!   Dare!
149





37
dance




3
UK
written by Philip Oakey & Ian Burden
25.
08/1981

Abacab by Genesis

from Abacab   Abacab
147

26
US


43
dance


4
rock
9
UK
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
26.
10/1981

Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) by Haircut 100

from Pelican West   Pelican West
145

101
US


41
dance


50
rock
4
UK
written by Nick Heyward
27.
07/1981

Back to the Sixties by Tight Fit

from Back to the Sixties   
144

89
US


63
dance




4
UK
[Arista 0638]
written by various
28.
06/1981

Lady (You Bring Me Up) by The Commodores

from In the Pocket   In the Pocket
143

8
US
13
AC
53
dance
5
R&B


56
UK
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
29.
05/1981

Going Back to My Roots by Odyssey

from I Got the Melody   
140





55
dance
68
R&B


4
UK
[RCA 12240]
written by Lamont Dozier
30.
07/1981

Girls on Film by Duran Duran

from Duran Duran   Duran Duran
136





26
dance


19
rock
5
UK
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
31.
06/1981

Wordy Rappinghood by Tom Tom Club

from Tom Tom Club   Tom Tom Club
134

105
US


✫1
dance




7
UK
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
32.
05/1981

The Boy from New York City by The Manhattan Transfer

from Mecca for Moderns   Mecca for Moderns
134

7
US
4
AC
30
dance






[Atlantic 3816]
written by George Davis & John T. Taylor
33.
02/1981

Ai No Corrida (I-No-Ko-ree-da) by Quincy Jones

from The Dude   The Dude
130

28
US


3
dance
10
R&B


14
UK
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
34.
05/1981

Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA

from Super Trouper   Super Trouper
130





✫1
dance




7
UK
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
35.
10/1981

Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) by Kool & The Gang

from Something Special   Something Special
126

17
US


16
dance
✫1
R&B


29
UK
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
36.
06/1981

I'm in Love by Evelyn King

from I'm in Love   I'm in Love
112

40
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B


27
UK
[RCA 12243]
written by Kashif
37.
07/1981

Super Freak by Rick James

from Street Songs   Street Songs
111

16
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B




[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
38.
12/1981

I Could Be Happy by Altered Images

from Pinky Blue   Pinky Blue
104





45
dance




7
UK
written by Clare Grogan, Michael "Tich" Anderson, Tony McDaid, Johnny McElhone & Jim McKinven
39.
06/1981

Razzamatazz by Quincy Jones

from The Dude   The Dude
103





3
dance
17
R&B


11
UK
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
40.
06/1981

She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) by Carl Carlton

from Carl Carlton   Carl Carlton
103

22
US


20
dance
2
R&B


34
UK
[20th Century 2488]
written by Leon Haywood
41.
09/1981

Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode

from Speak & Spell   Speak & Spell
98





26
dance




8
UK
charted as Just Can't Get Enough / No Disco in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke
42.
10/1981

Steppin' Out by Kool & The Gang

from Something Special   Something Special
96

88
US


16
dance
12
R&B


12
UK
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
43.
02/1981

Message of Love by The Pretenders

from Pretenders II   Pretenders II
95





44
dance


5
rock
11
UK
written by Chrissie Hynde
44.
10/1981

Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club

from Tom Tom Club   Tom Tom Club
93

31
US


✫1
dance
2
R&B


65
UK
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
45.
08/1981

Never Too Much by Luther Vandross

from Never Too Much   Never Too Much
92

33
US


4
dance
✫1
R&B


44
UK
[Epic 02409]
written by Luther Vandross
46.
11/1981

Call Me by Skyy

from Skyy Line   Skyy Line
88

26
US


3
dance
✫1
R&B




charted as Call Me / When You Touch Me in US dance charts
[Salsoul 2152]
written by Randy Muller
47.
06/1981

Gemini Dream by The Moody Blues

from Long Distance Voyager   Long Distance Voyager
88

12
US


36
dance


13
rock


[Threshold]
written by Justin Hayward & John Lodge
48.
08/1981

Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Go's

from Beauty and the Beat   Beauty and the Beat
88

20
US


10
dance


15
rock
47
UK
[I.R.S. 9901]
written by Jane Wiedlin & Terry Hall
49.
04/1981

Glow by Spandau Ballet

80





62
dance




10
UK
charted as Musclebound / Glow in UK charts
written by Gary Kemp
50.
06/1981

New Life by Depeche Mode

from Speak & Spell   Speak & Spell
79





29
dance




11
UK
charted as New Life / Shout in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke & Paul Spector
51.
03/1981

Give It to Me Baby by Rick James

from Street Songs   Street Songs
78

40
US


✫1
dance
✫1
R&B




charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7197]
written by Rick James
52.
02/1981

Planet Earth by Duran Duran

from Duran Duran   Duran Duran
76





26
dance




12
UK
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
53.
05/1981

The Sound of the Crowd by The Human League

from Dare!   Dare!
76





27
dance




12
UK
written by Philip Oakey & Ian Burden
54.
08/1981

You'll Never Know by Hi-Gloss

from Hi-Gloss   
75





31
dance




12
UK
charted as You'll Never Know / I'm Totally Yours in US dance charts
[Prelude 8031]
written by Guiliano Salerni & Phil Hurtt
55.
02/1981

Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads

from Remain in Light   Remain in Light
74

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
56.
12/1981

You're the One for Me by D Train

from You're the One for Me   
67





✫1
dance
13
R&B


30
UK
[Prelude 8043]
written by James "D Train" Williams (as James "D. Train" Williams) & Hubert Eaves III
57.
01/1981

All American Girls by Sister Sledge

from All American Girls   All American Girls
64

79
US


6
dance
3
R&B


41
UK
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
58.
02/1981

Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith

from Children of Tomorrow   
62

30
US


51
dance
✫1
R&B





[WMOT 5356]
written by Frankie Smith & Bill Bloom
59.
06/1981

Wikka Wrap by The Evasions

61





19
dance
20
R&B


20
UK
charted as Wikka Wrap / All Wrapped Up in US dance charts [novelty]
[SAM 5020]
written by Adrian Sear
60.
09/1981

Controversy by Prince

from Controversy   Controversy
59

70
US


✫1
dance
3
R&B




charted as Controversy / Let's Work in US dance charts
[Warner 49808]
written by Prince
61.
04/1981

Pull Up to the Bumper by Grace Jones

from Nightclubbing   Nightclubbing
59

101
US


2
dance
5
R&B


53
UK
[Island 49697]
written by Koo Koo Baya, Grace Jones & Dana Mano
62.
01/1981

The Freeze by Spandau Ballet

from Journeys to Glory   Journeys to Glory
56





68
dance




17
UK
written by Gary Kemp
63.
06/1981

Square Biz by Teena Marie

from It Must Be Magic   It Must Be Magic
55

50
US


12
dance
3
R&B


76
UK
charted as Square Biz / It Must Be Magic in US dance charts
[Gordy 7202]
written by Teena Marie
64.
05/1981

Shake It Up Tonight by Cheryl Lynn

from In the Night   In the Night
54

70
US


5
dance
5
R&B


76
UK
[Columbia 02102]
written by Mike Sutton & Brenda Sutton
65.
07/1981

On the Beat by B.B. & Q. (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens)

from The Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band   
53





3
dance
8
R&B


41
UK
[Capitol 4993]
written by Mauro Malavasi & Paul Slade
66.
04/1981

Paradise by Change

from Miracles   
51

80
US


✫1
dance
7
R&B




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
67.
08/1981

Backfired by Debbie Harry

from Koo Koo   Koo Koo
51

43
US


29
dance
71
R&B


32
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
[Chrysalis 2526]
written by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
68.
03/1981

What Cha' Gonna Do for Me by Chaka Khan

from What Cha' Gonna Do for Me   What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
49

53
US


22
dance
✫1
R&B




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
69.
02/1981

Can You Handle It by Sharon Redd

from Sharon Redd   Sharon Redd
47





5
dance
57
R&B


31
UK
charted as Can You Handle It / You Got My Love in US dance charts
[Prelude 8024]
written by Willie Lester & Rodney Brown
70.
02/1981

Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono

from Season of Glass   Season of Glass
47

58
US


13
dance




35
UK
[Geffen 49683]
written by Yoko Ono
71.
05/1981

Spellbound by Siouxsie & the Banshees

from Juju   Juju
45





64
dance




22
UK
charted as Spellbound / Arabian Knights in US dance charts
written by Siouxsie (as Siouxsie Sioux), John McGeoch, Steven Severin & Budgie
72.
04/1981

Is Vic There? by Department S

45





67
dance




22
UK
written by Vaughn Toulouse & Mike Herbage
73.
11/1981

Let's Work by Prince

from Controversy   Controversy
44

104
US


✫1
dance
9
R&B




charted as Controversy / Let's Work in US dance charts
[Warner 50002]
written by Prince
74.
05/1981

I Can Make It Better by The Whispers

from Imagination   Imagination
43

105
US


4
dance
40
R&B


44
UK
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
75.
04/1981

Two Hearts by Stephanie Mills

from Stephanie   
43

40
US


82
dance
3
R&B




featuring Teddy Pendergrass
[20th Century 2492]
written by James Mtume & Reggie Lucas
76.
08/1981

Do You Love Me? by Patti Austin

from Every Home Should Have One   Every Home Should Have One
42





✫1
dance
24
R&B


76
UK
charted as Do You Love Me? / The Genie in US dance charts
[Qwest 49754]
written by Rod Temperton
77.
08/1981

I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Roger

from The Many Facets of Roger   The Many Facets of Roger
42

79
US


25
dance
✫1
R&B




charted as I Heard It Through the Grapevine / So Ruff So Tuff in US dance charts
[Warner 49786]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
78.
01/1981

Never Gonna Give You Up (Part I) by Patrice Rushen

from Posh   Posh
39





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
79.
01/1981

Hang Together by Odyssey

from Hang Together   Hang Together
39





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
80.
05/1981

Try It Out by Gino Soccio

from Closer   
38

103
US


✫1
dance
22
R&B




charted as Try It Out / Hold Tight in US dance charts
[RFC/Atlantic 3813]
written by Gino Soccio
81.
05/1981

Hold Tight by Change

from Miracles   
38

89
US


✫1
dance
40
R&B




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
82.
12/1981

You Can by Madleen Kane

from Don't Wanna Lose You   
37

77
US


✫1
dance






charted as You Can / Fire in My Heart in US dance charts
written by Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte
83.
02/1981

Don't Stop by K.I.D.

from Number One   
37





4
dance
47
R&B


49
UK
charted as Don't Stop / Do It Again in US dance charts
[SAM 5018]
written by K.I.D. (as Geoff Bastow)
84.
01/1981

You're Too Late by Fantasy [US soul band]

from Fantasy   
37

104
US


✫1
dance
28
R&B




[Pavillion 6407]
written by Tony Valor
85.
09/1981

Let's Start II Dance Again by Hamilton Bohannon

35





5
dance
41
R&B


49
UK
as Bohannon featuring Dr. Perri Johnson
[Phase II 02573]
written by Hamilton Bohannon & Perri Johnson
86.
04/1981

If You Feel It by Thelma Houston

from Never Gonna Be Another One   
35





6
dance
35
R&B


48
UK
[RCA 12215]
written by Ronald Brown & John Scroggins
87.
05/1981

On and On and On by ABBA

from Super Trouper   Super Trouper
35

90
US


✫1
dance






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
88.
07/1981

Ghetto Life by Rick James

from Street Songs   Street Songs
35

102
US


✫1
dance
38
R&B




charted as Give It to Me Baby / Super Freak / Ghetto Life in US dance charts
[Gordy 7215]
written by Rick James
89.
09/1981

Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me by Quincy Jones

from The Dude   The Dude
35





3
dance




52
UK
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
90.
10/1981

Walking into Sunshine by Central Line

from Central Line   
34

84
US


5
dance
14
R&B




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
91.
02/1981

Who Do You Think You're Foolin' by Donna Summer

from The Wanderer   The Wanderer
34

40
US


8
dance






[Geffen 49664]
written by Pete Bellotte, Sylvester Levay & Jerry Rix
92.
08/1981

Remember Me / Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Boys Town Gang

from Cruisin' the Streets   
34





5
dance




46
UK
charted as Remember Me / Ain't No Mountain High Enough Suite / Cruisin' the Streets
written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
93.
08/1981

Working in a Coal Mine by Devo

from Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture   Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture
33

43
US


30
dance


53
rock
76
UK
written by Allen Toussaint
94.
05/1981

Pocket Calculator by Kraftwerk

from Computer World   Computer World
33

102
US


13
dance




39
UK
charted as Pocket Calculator / Numbers / Computer-World / Computer Love in US dance charts
[Warner 49723]
written by Ralf Hütter, Eskleben Schneider & Karl Bartos
95.
09/1981

Busting Out by Material

33





2
dance




76
UK
with Nona Hendryx
[Island 49741]
written by Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Nona Hendryx, Tee Scott & Ronald "Head" Drayton
96.
08/1981

Dancin' the Night Away by Voggue

from Voggue   
32

109
US


✫1
dance






[Atlantic 3847]
written by Denis LePage & Denyse LePage
97.
08/1981

A Little Bit of Jazz by Nick Straker Band

from The Nick Straker Band   
32





✫1
dance
35
R&B




[Prelude 8034]
written by Andy Gierus & Nick Straker (as Nicholas Bailey)
98.
04/1981

Humpin' by The Gap Band

from Gap Band III   Gap Band III
32





19
dance
60
R&B


36
UK
charted as Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)/Humpin' in US dance charts
[Mercury 76114]
written by Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor
99.
04/1981

The Magnificent Seven by The Clash

from Sandinista!   Sandinista!
31





21
dance




34
UK
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
100.
09/1981

Zulu by The Quick

from Fascinating Rhythm   
30





✫1
dance
60
R&B




[Pavillion 02455]
written by Colin Campsie & George McFarlane
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