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Best dance-pop songs of the 1980s

Cheap drum machines and the first affordable samplers changed who was allowed to make a record. Hip-hop moved from a party you had to be at to a 12-inch you could buy, and MTV made how a song looked part of the argument.

Songs from the dance-pop albums of the 1980s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

All Or Nothing US Remix Album cover№ 1Girl You Know It's True (Maxi Version) [Super Club Mix]Milli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  1. 2All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverI'm Gonna Miss You (Long Version/Remix)Milli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  2. 3All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverBaby Don't Forget My Number (Subway Mix)Milli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  3. 4All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverAll Or Nothing (US Club Mix)Milli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  4. 5All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverDreams To Remember (Remix)Milli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  5. 6All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverIt's Your ThingMilli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  6. 7All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverTake It As It ComesMilli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album
  7. 8All Or Nothing US Remix Album coverMore Than You'll Ever KnowMilli Vanilli · All Or Nothing US Remix Album

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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