Artist	Song
Michael Jackson	Billie Jean
from Thriller (1989)
Shannon	Let the Music Play
from Let the Music Play (1984)
New Order	Blue Monday
from Power, Corruption & Lies (Collector's Edition) (2008)
Exposé	Point of No Return
from Dance Vault Remixes: Exposé (2006)
Sheila E	The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)
from The Glamorous Life (2005)
Madonna	Into the Groove
from You Can Dance (2003)
Janet Jackson	Control
from Control (1986)
Neneh Cherry	Buffalo Stance
from Raw Like Sushi (2008)
Pet Shop Boys	West End Girls (Dance Mix)
from Essential Pet Shop Boys (2008)
Yaz	Situation
from Upstairs At Eric's (2005)
The Weather Girls	It's Raining Men
from Success (1987)
David Bowie	Let's Dance (Single Version)
from The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 (Remastered) (2009)
Prince & The Revolution	When Doves Cry
from Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) (2007)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood	Relax (New York Mix)
from Reload! Frankie: The Whole 12 Inches (1984)
Company B	Fascinated
from Fascinated (Remixes) - EP (2007)
Ready for the World	Oh Sheila
from Ready for the World (1987)
Aretha Franklin	Who's Zoomin' Who?
from Dance Vault Remixes: Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who? (2006)
Debbie Deb	When I Hear Music
from 80's Electro Classics (2007)
Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five	White Lines (Long Version)
from The Best of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five (2005)
Inner City	Good Life
from Paradise (2003)
Chaka Khan	I Feel for You
from I Feel for You (2006)
Rick Astley	Never Gonna Give You Up
from Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)
Soul II Soul	Back to Life
from Keep On Movin' (1992)
Depeche Mode	Strangelove
from Remixes 81-04 (2004)
Whitney Houston	How Will I Know
from Whitney Houston (1985)
Art of Noise	Close (To the Edit)
from (Who's Afraid Of) The Art of Noise? (1984)
Thompson Twins	In the Name of Love
from Dance Vault Remixes: Thompson Twins (2006)
George Michael	Monkey (Jam & Lewis Remix)
from Faith (Deluxe Version) [Remastered] (2011)
Tom Tom Club	Genius of Love
from Tom Tom Club (2009)
ABC	Be near Me
from How to Be a Zillionaire (1998)
Raze	Break 4 Love
from Break 4 Love (2005)
Information Society	What's On Your Mind (12" Club Mix)
from The Tommy Boy Story, Vol. 1 (2006)
Gwen Guthrie	Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent
from Number 1's: Dance (2007)
Bananarama	Venus
from True Confessions (2005)
S'Express & Mark Moore	Theme from S-Express (The Return Trip) [Mark Moore Presents S'Express]
from Club It, Vol. 2 (2010)
Technotronic	Pump Up the Jam
from Pump Up the Jam (2009)
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam With Full Force	I Wonder If I Take You Home
from Club Columbia (1990)
Nu Shooz	I Can't Wait (American Mix)
from Tha's Right (2010)
Bronski Beat	Smalltown Boy
from The Age of Consent (2008)
Dead or Alive	Brand New Lover
from Club Epic - A Collection of Classic Dance Mixes, Vol. 5 (1996)
Eurythmics	Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
from Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) [Remastered] (2005)
The Smiths	This Charming Man (New York Vocal)
from The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2008)
Mary Jane Girls	In My House
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1 (2002)
Grace Jones	Slave to the Rhythm
from Private Life - The Compass Point Years (1998)
Stephen Duffy	Kiss Me (1985)
from They Called Him Tin Tin (2003)
Timex Social Club	Rumours
from West Coast Rap, Vol. 1 (1996)
Cameo	Word Up
from Funk Essentials - The 12" Collection and More: Cameo (1999)
Talk Talk	It's My Life
from Asides Besides (2004)
Club Nouveau	Lean On Me
from Life, Love & Pain (2005)
M/A/R/R/S	Pump Up the Volume (UK 12" Remix)
from Pump Up the Volume - EP (1993)
Tears for Fears	Shout
from Songs from the Big Chair (1999)
Fine Young Cannibals	She Drives Me Crazy
from Just Can't Get Enough: Hits of the '80s (2010)
Salt-n-Pepa	Push It
from Hot, Cool and Vicious (1992)
Jody Watley	Looking for a New Love
from Jody Watley (2003)
The Cure	Just Like Heaven
from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (2004)
Erasure	Chains of Love
from The Innocents (2009)
Klymaxx	Meeting in the Ladies Room
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Klymaxx (2003)
Starpoint	Object of My Desire
from Restless (2009)
The Cover Girls	Show Me
from The Cover Girls: Greatest Hits (1998)
Loleatta Holloway	Love Sensation
from Love Sensation (1993)
The Jets	Crush On You
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Jets (2001)
J.J. Fad	Supersonic
from Supersonic (2005)
Stacey Q	Two of Hearts
from Better Than Heaven (2008)
Trans-X	Living On Video
from Living On Video (1986)
Alphaville	Big In Japan
from Forever Young (2005)
Laid Back	White Horse
from Keep Smiling (2004)
Tone-Loc	Wild Thing
from Loc-ed After Dark (2007)
Duran Duran	I Don't Want Your Love
from Big Thing (2003)
Book of Love	Boy (Extended Mix Version)
from Book of Love (2008)
Berlin	Sex (I'm A...)
from Pleasure Victim (1983)
Scritti Politti	Perfect Way
from Cupid & Psyche 85 (2005)
Animotion	Obsession
from Obsession - The Best of Animotion (1996)
Dominatrix	The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
from Delic Records Presents: Number Pieces 2 (2006)
Kraftwerk	Musique Non-Stop
from Electric Cafe (2005)
Visage	Fade to Grey
from Fade to Grey - The Best of Visage (1993)

Comment:

If we were given to bold statements, we might say it was the decade for great club hits. After all, it was the Go-Go ’80s, and everybody from future superstars (Madonna, “Into the Groove”) to one-hit-wonders (Raze, “Break 4 Love”) were on the prowl for a good time. They could find it on the ’80s dance floor, whether they craved the brash beats of Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the reverse psychology of “Relax,” the so-emotional synth-pop of Bronski Beat and a wide-eyed “Smalltown Boy,” or the weird and wonderful funk of Cameo and “Word Up.” Hey, shoulder pads and one sequined glove may have gone their way with the fashion winds, but our ’80s Club Hits will never go out of style.

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