Floorfillers 80s Club Classics

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Our eighth-best overall floor filler also makes its way onto our top five songs for danceability. Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic scored a remarkable 95.2 in this category. Hey Ya! by Outkast is a vibrant pop-hip-hop fusion that took the world by storm upon its release in 2003 and continues to do so 20 years on. The song’s exuberant energy features infectious handclaps, lively guitar riffs, and an upbeat melody.

With this in mind, it’s no surprise that Toxic is second place on the list of the best floor fillers ever made, scoring 80.5. This dance floor classic earned its highest scores in positivity and tempo at 86.9. 3. Hey Ya! – Outkast The feel good charm of “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” is like the Disney of dance music. this Brit-pop nugget was so squeaky clean and adorable that it made the duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgely a stadium-sized headliner on their first American tour. Still, though, everyone from little kids to old ladies turn up this song when it comes on, hurling themselves at dance floors to do the jitterbug. — Holly Gleason ABBA started what I suppose is a long tradition of Swedish songwriters controlling the zeitgeist of American popular music. (Max Martin now has the most Billboard No 1 hits of anyone outside of The Beatles). In the spirit of pop music’s transient nature, most of ABBA’s songs have faded into the temporal tapestry…or rather, they’re now better known as show tunes, thanks to the astounding success of Mamma Mia! on Broadway. But “Dancing Queen” has endured, perhaps because everyone from Bobby Moynihan’s drunk uncle to your adorable six-year-old cousin can sing along to its chorus. There’s a swagger to the bass line, and the strings lead feels like it’s been etched into our culture by the violin bow. — Zach BlumenfeldThis is your DJ insurance policy. The one song that ensures a full dancefloor…usually dancing around a large pile of handbags! It’s the ultimate 80s pop floorfiller! Peter Andre‘s 1995 hit Mysterious Girl is no stranger to getting people on the dance floor. On top of the catchy melody and bouncy rhythm, the tempo of this song is just right to get people dancing, achieving a score of 96.4. The song that launched the phenomenon of strip mall tonk, “Boot Scoot Boogie” turned two journeymen songwriters into one of country’s biggest acts. Originally recorded by Texas swing icons Asleep at the Wheel, Tulsa club veteran Ronnie Dunn reclaimed his song for the duo he was putting together with Louisiana beer joint hit-writer Kix Brooks. More than 25 years since it was first played in 1996, Wannabe by Spice Girls remains one of the best dance floor fillers ever created. Pop music, with its catchy hooks, cheerful melodies, and relatable lyrics, is the second-best genre for filling up a dance floor and accounts for 19 of the songs studied. This genre has the ability to captivate listeners from all over the globe and get them moving.

Tempo refers to the speed or pace at which music is played, usually measured in beats per minute (BPM). A faster tempo leads to a lively dance floor, and as such, this factor was taken into consideration when studying the best party floor fillers.

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The final song to make its way onto our top ten best dance floor fillers is I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston. This song has been moving hearts and inspiring dance floors since 1987 when it was first released. To this day, the catchy song remains a timeless anthem that is guaranteed to get people moving. The 1990s achieved the highest average score of 53.9. This was followed incredibly closely by the 2010s with 52.7, then the 1980s with 49.4. Methodology To determine the best dance floor fillers, BonusFinder created a seed list of over 80 notable songs, compiled from reputable articles and Spotify playlists. We then used Spotify API to gather data on: I don’t care who you are; I already know two things about you: 1. You have heard “Hey Ya!” by Outkast at least once, but, realistically at least 1,000 times, and 2. You will dance to it. It’s just science. You don’t even have to be a good dancer! As long as you can shake it like a Polaroid picture, you’ll be doing alrightalrightalrightalrightalrightalright. This song is the great equalizer—proof that even the least cool among us are capable of being ice cold. — Bonnie Stiernberg