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My selection of 81 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 162
- Dancing Queen (Abba, 1976)
- Back in Black (AC/DC, 1980)
- Uptown Top Ranking (Althea and Donna, 1977)
- Windowlicker (Aphex Twin, 1999)
- I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor (Arctic Monkeys, 2005)
- Bourgie Bourgie (Ashford and Simpson, 1979)
- 9pm (Till I Come) (ATB, 1999)
- Love Shack (The B-52’s, 1989)
- (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (Beastie Boys, 1987)
- Night Fever (Bee Gees, 1978)
- Night (Benga and Coki, 2007)
- Big Time Sensuality (Björk, 1993)
- Let’s Start II Dance Again (Hamilton Bohannon, 1981)
- Let’s Dance (David Bowie, 1983)
- Self Control (Laura Branigan, 1984)
- Land of 1,000 Dances (Cannibal and the Headhunters, 1965)
- Love Will Keep Us Together (Captain and Tennille, 1975)
- Flashdance (Irene Cara, 1983)
- Cocaine Blues (Johnny Cash, 1968)
- Shake Your Tailfeather (Ray Charles, 1980)
- Le Freak (Chic, 1978)
- Weekend (Class Action, 1981)
- Sweet Soul Music (Arthur Conley, 1967)
- Brimful of Asha (Cornershop, 1997)
- Drug Train (The Cramps, 1980)
- Da Funk (Daft Punk, 1995)
- Groove Is in the Heart (Deee-Lite, 1990)
- Just Can’t Get Enough (Depeche Mode, 1981)
- Boogie Wonderland (Earth, Wind and Fire, 1979)
- Livin’ Thing (Electric Light Orchestra, 1976)
- The Clapping Song (Shirley Ellis, 1965)
- Be Faithful (Fatman Scoop featuring the Crooklyn Clan, 1999)
- One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic, 1978)
- Dare (Gorillaz, 2005)
- All I Want for Christmas Is a Dukla Prague Away Kit (Half Man Half Biscuit, 1986)
- Over and Over (Hot Chip, 2006)
- Jump Around (House of Pain, 1992)
- Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (Indeep, 1982)
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson, 1979)
- Off the Wall (Michael Jackson, 1979)
- Nightclubbing (Grace Jones, 1981)
- Transmission (Joy Division, 1979)
- We Are Your Friends (Justice v Simian, 2002)
- Golden Skans (Klaxons, 2007)
- My Sharona (The Knack, 1979)
- Jimmy Jimmy Aaja (Bappi Lahiri/Parvati Khan, 1982)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper, 1983)
- Pow! (Forward) (Lethal Bizzle, 2004)
- LFO (LFO, 1990)
- Can’t Stand Me Now (The Libertines, 2004)
- Everybody (Madonna, 1982)
- Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield, 1970)
- White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Grandmaster Melle Mel, 1983)
- Kids (MGMT, 2008)
- Paper Planes (DFA remix) (MIA, 2008)
- True Faith (New Order, 1987)
- Short People (Randy Newman, 1977)
- Hey Ya! (OutKast, 2003)
- Streams of Whiskey (The Pogues, 1984)
- Brass in Pocket (The Pretenders, 1979)
- 1999 (Prince, 1983)
- Out of Space (The Prodigy, 1992)
- Feel Good Hit of the Summer (Queens of the Stone Age, 2000)
- House of Jealous Lovers (The Rapture, 2002)
- All Night Long (All Night) (Lionel Richie, 1983)
- Car Wash (Rose Royce, 1976)
- Let the Music Play (Shannon, 1983)
- Lost in Music (Sister Sledge, 1979)
- Dance to the Music (Sly and the Family Stone, 1968)
- Nite Klub (The Specials, 1979)
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Sylvester, 1978)
- (Under Mi) Sleng Teng (Wayne Smith, 1985)
- How Soon Is Now? (The Smiths, 1985)
- I’m a Man (The Spencer Davis Group, 1967)
- Young Hearts Run Free (Candi Staton, 1976)
- Rapper’s Delight (The Sugarhill Gang, 1979)
- Shout (Tears for Fears, 1984)
- A Punk (Vampire Weekend, 2008)
- Last Night Changed It All (Esther Williams, 1976)
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson, 1967)
- Turn Off the Lights (Larry Young, 1975)
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