I feel like my 90s-Mid2000s (2007, which I feel is culturally the end of the mid-2000s) list is fairly representative, but feel free to add suggestions. My pre-90s list is missing a lot tho, so I'll just list that as Honorable Mentions:

 

Honorable Mentions from the 70s-80s:

 

 

 

Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby

Donna Summer - Last Dance

Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money

Donna Summer - Bad Girls

Donna Summer - I Feel Love

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real

Anita Ward - Ring My Bell

Shannon - Let the Music Play

Lipps Inc. - Funkytown

 

The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men

Irene Cara - Flashdance What a Feeling

Stacey Q - Two of Hearts

Joyce Sims - All and All

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart

Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love 

Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me 

Adeva - Respect 

Adeva - Warning

Inner City - Big Fun

Inner City - Good Life (the instrumental of Rihanna's unreleased bop "Bubble Pop"!)

 

Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses

Soul II Soul f/ Caron Wheeler - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)

Technotronic (sung by Ya Kid K) - Pump Up the Jam

 

 

90s-2007 House/Eurodance/Trance/Dance(pop)/Disco/Electro(pop)/Techno/Electroclash/Hi-NRG/EDM Bops
 

Blackbox [sung by Loleatta Holloway] - Ride on Time (1990 album) 

Blackbox f/ Martha Wash - I Don't Know Anybody Else (1990 album)

Robin S - Show Me Love (1990) 

C+C Music Factory and Martha Wash - Gotta Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (1990)

Blackbox and Martha Wash - Strike It Up (1990)

Madonna - Vogue (1990)

Snap! (sung by Jocelyn Brown) - The Power (1990)

Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart (1990)

Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long) (1990)

 

Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (1991) 

The KLF - 3am Eternal (Live at the SSL) (1991) 

Clivilles and Cole (sung by Deborah Cooper) - A Deeper Love (1991) [and Aretha Franklin's 1994 cover]

CeCe Peniston - Finally (1991) 

Jocelyn Brown & Incognito - Always There (1991) 

Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch f/ Loletta Holloway - Good Vibrations (1991)

 

Snap! (sung by Thea Austin) - Rhythm Is a Dancer (1992)

Madonna - Erotica (1992) 

Madonna - Deeper and Deeper (1992) 

Davina - Don't You Want It [original and Club Mix] (1992)

 

M People - Moving on Up (1993)
Haddaway - What Is Love? (1993) 

Haddaway - Life (Everybody Needs Somebody to Love) (1993)

Haddaway - Rock My Heart (1993) 

Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (1993)

Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (sung by Giovanna Bersola aka Jenny B) (1993) 

Real McCoy - Another Night (1993)

Robin S - Luv 4 Luv (1993)

Taylor Dayne - With Every Beat of My Heart (1993)

 

Kristine W - Feel What You Want (1994)

Scatman John - Scatman (1994)

Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love (1994) 

Crystal Waters - What I Need (1994) 

Madonna - Bedtime Story (1994)

La Bouche - Sweet Dreams (Ola Ola E) (1994)

Everything But the Girl - Missing (original and Todd Terry Remix) (1994/1995)

 

Scatman John - Scatman's World (1995) 

Robert Miles - Children (1995) 

Haddaway - Catch a Fire (1995)

Nicki French - Total Eclipse of the Heart (1995) 

Faithless - Insomnia (Monster Mix) (1995)

La Bouche - Be My Lover (1995)

Kristine W - One More Try (1995)

La Bouche - Where Do You Go (1995)

 

Amber - This Is Your Night (1996)

Crush - Jellyhead (1996)

Gina G - Ooh Aah (Just a Little Bit) (1996)

Kristine W - Land of the Living (1996) 

Todd Terry f/ Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown - Keep on Jumpin' (1996)

 

Todd Terry f/ Shannon - It's Over Love (1997)

Todd Terry f/ Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown - Something Goin' On (In Your Soul) (1997)

Todd Terry f/ Martha Wash - Ready for a New Day (1997)

Todd Terry f/ Jocelyn Brown - Live Without You (1997)

La Bouche - You Won't Forget Me (1997)

Daft Punk - Around the World (1997)

Ultra Naté - Free (1997) 

Love Inc. - Broken Bones (1997)

 

Stardust - Music Sounds Better with You (1998)

Love Inc. - You're a Superstar (1998)

Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank (1998) 

Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1998)
Madonna - Ray of Light (1998)

Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (1998) 

Cher - Believe (1998)

Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (1998)

Sonique - It Feels So Good (1998)

 

Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Thunderpuss Remix) (1999)

Basement Jaxx f/ Blu James - Red Alert (1999)

Annie - Greatest Hit (1999)

Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di) (1999)

Darude - Sandstorm (1999)

Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (1999)

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting for Tonight (1999) 

Robyn - Electric (1999)

Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby (1999)

 

ATC - Around the World (La La La) (2000)

Ian Van Dahl / AnnaGrace - Castles in the Sky (2000) 

System F - Cry (2000) 

Modjo - Lady (2000) 

Sonique - Sky (2000)

Samantha Mumba - Baby Come on Over (2000)

Daft Punk - One More Time (2000)

Madonna - Music (2000) 

Aaliyah - Try Again (2000)

Anastacia - I'm Outta Love (2000)

Debelah Morgan - Dance with Me (2000)

Mikaila - So in Love with Two (2000)

 

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor (2001)

Felix da Housecat feat. Miss Kittin - Silver Screen (2001)

DJ Encore f/ Engelina - I See Right Through to You (2001)

Basement Jaxx f/ Kele Le Roc - Romeo (2001)

Janet Jackson - All for You (2001)

Janet Jackson - Someone to Call My Lover (2001)

Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head (2001)

Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (2001)

DJ Sammy and Yanou f/ Do - Heaven (2001)

P!nk - Get the Party Started (2001)

Lasgo - Something (2001)

iiO - Rapture (Tastes So Sweet) (2001)

Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (2001) 

Anastacia - One Day in Your Life (2001)

Willa Ford f/ Royce - I Wanna Be Bad (2001)

 

Madonna - Die Another Day (2002)

iiO - At the End (2002)

 

Jewel - Intuition (2003)
DHT - Listen to Your Heart (2003) 

Britney Spears - Toxic (2003)

 

Annie - Chewing Gum (2004) 

Annie - Heartbeat (2004) 

Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For (2004)

Cascada - Miracle (2004)

 

Gorillaz f/ Shaun Rider (vocals by Roses Gabor) - DARE (2005)

Cascada - Everytime We Touch (2005) 

September - Cry for You (2005) 

Robyn - Be Mine (2005)

Robyn - Who's That Girl (2005)

Robyn - Handle Me (2005)

Sugababes - Push the Button (2005)

Madonna - Hung Up (2005)

Madonna - Sorry (2005)

Madonna - Get Together (2005)

Madonna - Jump (2005)

September - Satellites (2005) 

Rihanna - Pon de Replay (2005)

 

Jessica Simpson - A Public Affair (2006)

Rihanna - SOS (2006)

Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland - Promiscuous (2006)

Nelly Furtado - Maneater (2006)

Brooke Hogan f/ Paul Wall - About Us

Basshunter - Boten Anna/When You're Gone (2006/2007)

Mason & Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder) (2006/2007)

 

Robyn and Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat (2007)

Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music (2007)
David Guetta and Chris Willis - Love Is Gone (2007)

Timbaland f/ Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake - Give It to Me (2007)

Nelly Furtado - Do It (2007)

Enur f/ Natasja - Calabria 2007 (2007) [reinvention of the 2003 song "Calabria" by Rune] 

Janet Jackson - Feedback (2007)

Britney Spears - Gimme More (2007)

Britney Spears - Break the Ice (2007)

Britney Spears - Piece of Me (2007)

Britney Spears - Radar (2007)

Kim Sozzi - Break Up (2007)

 

I didn't feel like going through the years, but I'm open to late 2000s suggestions as well!

 

I would love to hear everyone's suggestions, faves, and additions to this list

 

and shout-out to the criminally underrated Kim Sozzi and this late-2000s song I am currently obsessed with

 

 

 

 

and I have to throw in these late-2000s classics from Kelly Rowland as well

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 @naval23

 

I would love to hear everyone's suggestions, faves, and additions to this list

 

Edited July 21, 20224 yr by rihannabiggestfan

Cheyne Coates (one of the duo from Madison Avenue) went solo and has some bops. I'd listen on Spotify though because the YT are so low quality 

 

 

 

She deserved better 

5 minutes ago, Lil Uzi Lust said:

Cheyne Coates (one of the duo from Madison Avenue) went solo and has some bops. I'd listen on Spotify though because the YT are so low quality 

 

 

 

She deserved better 

Queen, sound good

 

we love the only person whose song has charted for 20 or more weeks on the Hot 100 without going top 87  definition of longevity

 

https://www.billboard.com/artist/madison-avenue/

21 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

 

The way you didn't include this bop by Miss Sozzi 

 

 

Or these

 

and this bop by ex-PCD member, Jessica Sutta 

 

 

lemme reserve this spot so when i get home i'll wreck all of u with 90's club music

 

 

let me add my ultimate fave and queen of dance music - Madonna to da early years

 

1983 - Holiday

1983 - Physical Attraction

1985 - Into The Groove

1986 - Open Your Heart

1986 - Where's The Party

1987 - Causin' A Commotion

1989 - Like A Prayer

1989 - Express Yourself

1989 - Keep It Together

 

with da exception of PA, all hit number one on da club charts

Edited July 22, 20224 yr by dabunique

Powerhouse vocalist legend Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes (Two Tons O' Fun) did THAT

 

 

16 minutes ago, James_Dean said:

The way you didn't include this bop by Miss Sozzi 

 

 

Or these

 

and this bop by ex-PCD member, Jessica Sutta 

 

 

Cry Tonight was my next fave, but I'm not as obsessed with it as with the 2 I listed. A queen lemme listen to those

5 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Powerhouse vocalist legend Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes (Two Tons O' Fun) did THAT

 

 

And speaking of thicc black excellence (let's be honest, major music labels did NOT respect them back in the 80s and 90s, going out of their way to either pay them complete dust or to cast thin models in their place in music videos ), lemme post this cult classic synth-pop/dance bop from Ms. Lazzarus

 

 

It's sort of irritating but this went off in 07-08

 

 

I tried to avoid nonsingles, but this is basically proto-hyperpop? WHEW

 

 

this great House song was probably one of the first hits of that genre from the late 80's .also is one of my favorites.

 

 

Great list! If I think of any more to add will let you know 

Added Willa Ford's, Brooke Hogan's, and Mikaila's only US top 40 hits  (bops!) and Debelah Morgan's tango, dance-adjacent bop

 

(and everything you guys post is an implied add as well)

Edited July 21, 20224 yr by rihannabiggestfan

Some more late 2000s adds:

Agnes serving Release Me, On and On, and I Need You Now 

 

Annie serving Anthonio and Songs Remind Me of You 

 

Cascada's Evacuate the Dancefloor

 

Lindsay Lohan's Bossy

 

Ashlee Simpson's Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) [Bittersweet World is an amazing album]

 

La Roux's Bulletproof and In for the Kill

1990

 

 

 

 

all club number ones 

 

 

1 hour ago, SinnerCity said:

 

 

Can you name the bottom video, it's not available in America

What about this VMA-nominated Austrian bop from 1991?

And this (also VMA-nominated) CLASSIQUE by Mama Ru:

And finally, an iconic track from my childhood (technically 1989, but it was still all the rage in the 90s):

 

Omg, this is such an underrated BOP

 

 

+4 Minutes, Give It to Me, and Celebration

 

13 minutes ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Omg, this is such an underrated BOP

 

 

+4 Minutes, Give It to Me, and Celebration

 

Nadia has SO MANY underrated bops

 

Wow thanks for posting all these. I'm a huge fan of this era! I grew up to it being born in 1979, prob one of the oldest people here lol!

The era is not complete without adding Ace of Base, Vengaboys and Aqua and Fun Factory to this line-up. Any and all songs by them are great, even beyond the singles. 

Edited July 22, 20224 yr by Mke1979

6 hours ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Added Willa Ford's, Brooke Hogan's, and Mikaila's only US top 40 hits  (bops!) and Debelah Morgan's tango, dance-adjacent bop

 

(and everything you guys post is an implied add as well)

Taking me back with these names! Let me dust off my CD collection. I have their cd maxi-singles w/remixes! lol They are all in those black case logic CD cases still. Let's see if I can guess. I know Willa Ford, I wanna be bad. Can' think of the titles for the Brook Hogan song or Mikaela either but Debelah Morgan's was Dance with Me!

4 minutes ago, Mke1979 said:

Taking me back with these names! Let me dust off my CD collection. I have their cd maxi-singles w/remixes! lol They are all in those black case logic CD cases still. Let's see if I can guess. I know Willa Ford, I wanna be bad. Can' think of the titles for the Brook Hogan song or Mikaela either but Debelah Morgan's was Dance with Me!

CD singles, oof - an iconic era. About Us (Brooke) and So in Love with Two (Mikaila) respectively  

Here's a few more classics that I think you'd be remiss to not include! I could probably list even more lmao

 

Get Up (Everybody) - Byron Stingily (1996)

 

Needin' U - David Morales (1998) - there's also a version with a female vocalist I think Juliet Roberts it's great too

 

Sing It Back (Boris Dlugosch Remix) - Moloko (1999)

 

U Don't Know Me - Armand Van Helden (1999) - and My My My from 2004

 

9PM (Till I Come) - ATB (1999)

 

Finally - Kings of Tomorrow (2000) - Jessie Ware has a great cover of this too

 

Never Enough (feat. Roisin Murphy) - Boris Dlugosch (2002)

 

Satisfaction - Benny Benassi (2002)

 

Point of View - DB Boulevard (2002) - their other song Believe is awesome too

 

Be My World - Milky (2002) - also their songs In My Head and Just The Way You Are are awesome

 

Flying Away (T&F vs Moltosugo Remix) - Moony (2003) - also Dove is her classic

 

Yeah Yeah - Bodyrox (2006)

 

Boogie 2Nite (Seamus Haji Big Love Edit) - Booty Luv (2006)

 

9 hours ago, rihannabiggestfan said:

Can you name the bottom video, it's not available in America

It’s 

Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

Olive - You’re Not Alone 

1991

 

let me get my fave out of da way first

 

Deee-Lite

 

 

 

Lady Miss Kier is jus dat b!tch

 

C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis

 

 

LaTour

 

 

Nomad

 

 

Jomanda

 

 

Lisa Stansfield

 

 

Adeva

 

 

and da biggest charting freestyle song ever - Corina

 

 

Edited July 22, 20224 yr by dabunique