This is a compilation of 70 dance songs for different occasions. They are not bound by time or by genre, and are simply the ones that are great jive on.
Everyone who listens to and loves music will vouch for the vibrant feelings that the beats of the song produce. Some have a faster beat than others, and these are great for dancing. Whether you’re at a club, at your house, or at a wedding, these songs are bound to get your attention and make you shake a leg.
Some of these songs may not be relatively new and you may have heard them many many years ago. To compile a complete list is quite an impossible task, so this list may seem limited to some. You are welcome to add your own favorites in the comments.
Songs You May Have Heard At Clubs
- M.I.A. – Paper Planes
- Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music
- Village People – YMCA
- Lou Bega – Mambo Number 5
- Kylie Minogue – Locomotion
- Pink – Get the Party Started
- Will Smith – Getting’ Jiggy With It
- Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup
- Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
- The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
- Pussycat Dolls – Don’t Cha
- Fergie – Glamorous
- OutKast – Hey Ya
- The Black Eyed Peas – Let’s Get it Started
- Lady GaGa – Poker Face
Songs for Weddings
Weddings are probably the best place to let your hair down and dance like there’s no tomorrow. The happiness and merriment in the air is contagious, and everyone ends up shaking a leg at weddings.
Here are some popular songs for weddings.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
- AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
- ABBA – Dancing Queen
- Kool & The Gang – Celebration
- Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
- Beyonce – Crazy in Love
- Prince – Kiss
- Nelly – Hot in Here
- Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby
- Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
- The Black Eyed Peas – My Humps
- Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
- Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body.
Songs For Kids
Kids absolutely love dancing at really cool songs. Here is a list for parties for kids.
- Vengaboys – We Like to Party
- Toy Box – Tarzan & Jane
- Various – Do the Hokey Pokey
- Hilary Duff – Come Clean
- B*Witched – C’est La Vie
- Ricky Martin – Un Dos Tres
- Smash Mouth – All Star
- Smash Mouth – I’m a Believer
- Various – The Chicken Dance
- Elvis Presley – Great Balls of Fire
- Aladdin – Friend Like Me
- The Pink Panther Song
- N’Sync – Tearin Up My Heart
- Toni Basil – Hey Mickey
- Almost Lover – A Fine Frenzy
If these don’t go down too well with you, here are some really good songs that you can dance to as well.
- Kelis – Milkshake
- MeatLoaf – Paradise By The Dashboard Light
- Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing
- Madonna – Vogue
- Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian
- ABBA – Take a Chance On Me
- Roy Orbison – Pretty Woman
- Journey – Open Arms
- Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy
- Britney Spears – Toxic
- Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
- Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
- The Offspring – Pretty Fly For a White Guy
- John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – Grease Megamix
- Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia
- A-Ha – Take On Me
- Cascada – Everytime We Touch
- Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie
- Madonna – Like a Prayer
- Gnarls Barkley – Crazy
- Bon Jovi – It’s My Life
- Guns N’ Roses – Rocket Queen
- Nelly Furtado – Promiscuous
- Nelly Furtado – Maneater
- Men at Work – Down Under
So these were choices you can listen and dance. All these songs are very entertaining and have such catchy beats that you cannot resist yourself.