Top 100 Dance Songs of the 80s

We've done the 00s. We've done the 90s. Therefore it would be remiss of me not to inflict my taste of all things musical and 1980s-related on the AVPS-reading public. Well, that's a bit of a fib. Below is a list of the top 100 *dance* songs of that decade. No poodle rock. No goths. No Smiths. This is one hundred percent synthy bleepy beaty electronica in all its manifestations. So kick off your slippers and take a nostalgic trip down musical memory lane, all the while moaning how "they don't make 'em like that any more".


100) Requiem by London Boys (1989)
99) Angel Eyes by Lime (1983)
98) Sign o' the Times by Prince (1987)
97) The Jack That House Built by Jack 'n' Chill (1987)
96) You're The One For Me by D-Train (1982)
95) Tears by Frankie Knuckles presents Satoshi Tomiie (1989)
94) p:Machinery by Propaganda (1985)
93) Heart by Pet Shop Boys (1988)
92) Moments In Love by Art of Noise (1985)
91) That's the Way It Is by Mel & Kim (1988)
90) Who's That Girl? by Eurythmics (1983)
89) Love Resurrection by Alison Moyet (1984)
88) Mad World by Tears for Fears (1982)
87) Who's Leaving Who by Hazell Dean (1988)
86) Living on the Ceiling by Blancmange (1982)
85) Don't Go by Yazoo (1982)
84) Keep on Movin' by Soul II Soul (1989)
83) Ain't Nobody Better by Inner City (1989)
82) New Life by Depeche Mode (1981)
81) Big in Japan by Alphaville (1984)
80) House Arrest by Krush (1987)
79) People Hold On by Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield (1989)
78) Jack Your Body by Steve 'Silk' Hurley (1986)
77) Round & Round by New Order (1989)
76) Always On My Mind by Pet Shop Boys (1987)
75) Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass (1987)
74) Push It by Salt-n-Pepa (1987)
73) Pump Up the Volume by M/A/R/R/S (1987)
72) Get a Life by Soul II Soul (1989)
71) Rockit by Herbie Hancock (1983)
70) Menergy by Patrick Cowley (1981)
69) Doctorin' the House by Coldcut feat. Yazz (1988)
68) Here Comes the Rain Again by Eurythmics (1984)
67) Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You) by A Flock of Seagulls (1982)
66) Voodoo Ray by A Guy Called Gerald (1989)
65) Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys (1986)
64) Your Love by Frankie Knuckles (1987)
63) We Call It Acieed by D Mob (1988)
62) You Came by Kim Wilde (1988)
61) Venus by Bananarama (1986)
60) 1963 by New Order (1987)
59) Love is a Stranger by Eurythmics (1982)
58) The Sun Always Shines on TV by a-ha (1985)
57) Respectable by Mel & Kim (1988)
56) Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry (1989)
55) What Time is Love? by The KLF (1988)
54) Nobody's Diary by Yazoo (1983)
53) Domino Dancing by Pet Shop Boys (1988)
52) Read My Lips (Enough is Enough) by Jimmy Somerville (1989)
51) Let's Groove by Earth, Wind and Fire (1981)
50) Big Fun by Inner City (1988)
49) Ship of Fools by Erasure (1988)
48) Mirror Man by The Human League (1982)
47) Forever Young by Alphaville (1984)
46) This Time I Know It's For Real by Donna Summer (1989)
45) Sometimes by Erasure (1987)
44) Play At Your Own Risk by Planet Patrol (1982)
43) Don't Make Me Wait by Bomb the Bass (1988)
42) Getting Away With It by Electronic (1989)
41) Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) by Kate Bush (1985)
40) It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls (1984)
39) Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards (1986)
38) (Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League (1983)
37) Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) by Pet Shop Boys (1985)
36) The Theme from S-Express by S-Express (1988)
35) Good Life by Inner City (1988)
34) Manchild by Neneh Cherry (1989)
33) Souvenir by OMD (1981)
32) Tell It To My Heart by Taylor Dayne (1987)
31) Sin by Nine Inch Nails (1989)
30) Kylie Said to Jason by The KLF (1989)
29) It's My Life by Talk Talk (1984)
28) Together In Electric Dreams by Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey (1984)
27) There Must Be An Angel by Eurythmics (1985)
26) Ride on Time by Black Box (1989)
25) Yé ké yé ke (Afro Acid Mix) by Mory Kante (1988)
24) Tainted Love by Soft Cell (1982)
23) True Faith by New Order (1987)
22) Let the Music Play by Shannon (1983)
21) You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) by Dead or Alive (1984)
20) The Model by Kraftwerk (1981)
19) Temptation by Heaven 17 (1983)
18) The Only Way Is Up by Yazz and the Plastic Population (1988)
17) What Have I Done to Deserve This? by Pet Shop Boys feat. Dusty Springfield (1987)
16) Enola Gay by OMD (1980)
15) Take On Me by a-ha (1985)
14) A Little Respect by Erasure (1988)
13) Don't You Want Me by The Human League (1981)
12) Atomic by Blondie (1980)
11) Vienna by Ultravox (1981)
10) Never Can Say Goodbye by The Communards (1987)
9) Only You by Yazoo (1982)
8) 19 by Paul Hardcastle (1985)
7) Fade to Grey by Visage (1980)
6) Pacific State by 808 State (1989)
5) Blue Monday by New Order (1983)
4) Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics (1983)
3) It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys (1987)
2) Smalltown Boy - Bronski Beat (1984)

And, in my humble opinion, the finest slice of 80s electronica is ... this: