The Top 4 Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party Songs From June 1981

Author Geno

June 24th, 2022 8:37 AM

Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered starring Harrison Ford. A vaccine was announced to prevent hoof & mouth disease and John McEnroe went on his famous “You cannot be serious” rant at Wimbledon.

These were the 4 big songs we were dancing to this week back in the summer of 1981. Pick one to kick off the Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party this week!

The song that gets the most votes on

This week we're going to let Twitter pick our first song at 7.

These were the 4 biggest SNDP jams this week back in the summer of 1981. Pick one from #FrankieSmith #RickJames #TheCommodores or #TheJacksons to start the show Saturday night on @myQ105. https://t.co/rtPAUZgVhf

The 105 Most Requested Saturday Night Dance Party Songs of 2021

• 105. Secret Rendezvous by Karyn White

  Just barely made the countdown!

• 104. Cool It Now by New Edition

  We’ll get to see them at Amalie Arena in 2022!

• 103. Good Vibrations by Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

  Mark Wahlberg would probably prefer you forget this phase of his career. Sorry Marky!

• 102. Heart Of Glass by Blondie

  The album turned 45 this past year.

• 101. Silent Morning by Noel

  After a horrible motorcycle accident that almost took his life, Noel was back in 2021 and performed a great set at Geno’s birthday party in Daytona!

• 100. Conga by Gloria Estefan

  The newest celeb you can get a greeting from on Cameo!

• 99. Beat It by Michael Jackson

  The first of MANY Michael songs on the countdown!

• 98. Little Red Corvette by Prince

• 97. Show Me Love by Robin S

• 96. Crush On You by The Jets

• 95. What Have You Done For Me Lately by Janet Jackson

• 94. Wild Wild West by Escape Club

• 93. Oh Sheila - Read for the World

• 92. Give Me Tonight by Shannon

• 91. Motownphilly by Boys II Men

• 90. Monkey by George Michael

• 89. What Is Love by Haddaway

• 88. When I Hear Music by Debbie Deb

  She was dubbed “The Queen of Pasco” on the show this year after we found out at Freestyle Explosion in Tampa that she’s a Pasco gal!

• 87. September by Earth Wind & Fire

• 86. Strike It Up by Black Box

• 85. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You by Gloria Estefan

• 84. Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa

• 83. Groove Is In The Heart by Deee-Lite

• 82. I’m Comin’ Out by Diana Ross

• 81. Love Shack by B-52s

• 80. This Is Your Night by Amber

  The song that got it all started for Amber happened after producers spotted her at a fashion show. She was given a few beats and was basically told to improvise in the studio!

• 79. Vogue by Madonna

• 78. Point of No Return by Expose

  They sounded AMAZING at Q105’s Freestyle Explosion at Amalie Arena in 2021.

• 77. I Wanna Sex U Up by Color Me Badd

• 76. Knock On Wood by Amii Stewart

• 75. Stevie B by Party Your Body

• 74. How Will I Know by Whitney Houston

• 73. Feels Good by Tony Toni Tone

• 72. Thriller by Michael Jackson

• 71. Everybody Have Fun Tonight by Wang Chung

• 70. The Power by Snap!

• 69. Rock Steady by The Whispers

  They play the Hard Rock in Tampa in 2022!

• 68. Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown

• 67. Straight Up by Paula Abdul

• 66. If It Isn't Love by New Edition

• 65. Disco Inferno by Trammps

• 64. Tell It To My Heart by Taylor Dayne

• 63. We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart

• 62. This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan

  The 6’8″ man that made Geno look TINY in that infamous photo snapped backstage at Freestyle Explosion!

• 61. PYT by Michael Jackson

• 60. Come Go With Me by Expose

• 59. Rhythm of the Night by Corona

• 58. Hot Stuff by Donna Summer

• 57. 1999 by Prince

• 56. Jump by Kriss Kross

• 55. Get Down Tonight by KC & The Sunshine Band

• 54. I Feel For You by Chaka Khan

• 53. I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston

• 52. Rapper’s Delight – Sugar Hill Gang

• 51. Summer Girls by Dino

• 50. Good Times by Chic

• 49. On Our Own by Bobby Brown

• 48. Dancing Queen by Abba

• 47. Glamorous Life by Sheila E

• 46. I Want Your Sex by George Michael

• 45. Just Another Dream by Cathy Dennis

• 44. Word Up by Cameo

• 43. Stayin Alive by Bee Gees

• 42. Cruel Summer by Bananarama

• 41. Nasty by Janet Jackson

• 40. Walk This Way by Run DMC & Aerosmith

  One of the most iconic music videos of the 80s!

• 39. Shake Your Booty by KC & The Sunshine Band

• 38. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

• 37. Causing A Commotion by Madonna

• 36. Brick House by Commodores

• 35. Jungle Love by The Time

• 34. Don’t You Want Me by Human League

• 33. Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic

• 32. Fight For Your Right To Party - Beastie Boys

• 31. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

• 30. Just Got Paid by Johnny Kemp

• 29. Sending All My Love by Linear

• 28. Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

• 27. You Dropped A Bomb On Me by Gap Band

• 26. Bust A Move by Young MC

• 25. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

• 24. What's On Your Mind by Information Society

• 23. Poison by Bell Biv Devoe

  Hoping we get to hear this one in Tampa when New Edition plays Amalie Arena!

• 22. Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge

• 21. It Takes Two by Rob Base

  Rob’s performance in Madeira Beach had us going wild!

• 20. YMCA by The Village People

• 19. Push It by Salt N Pepa

  The ladies will join the New Kids on the Block in Orlando in 2022!

• 18. Let’s Groove by Earth Wind & Fire

• 17. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson

• 16. Baby Got Back by Sir Mixalot

• 15. Let The Music Play by Shannon

• 14. Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran

• 13. Gonna Make You Sweat by C&C Music Factory

  Another classic jam we got to hear live when Freedom Williams performed at our SNDP party in Madeira Beach a few weeks back!

• 12. That's The Way I Like It by KC & The Sunshine Band

• 11. Wild Thing by Tone Loc

  One of our favorite memories of the year was when Tone brought a bunch of SNDP listeners on stage when he performed this one in Madeira Beach!

• 10. Freakazoid by Midnight Star

• 9. Girl You Know It's True by Milli Vanill

• 8. Whoomp There It is by Tag Team

  The performance of this one had a cherry on top… literally when Tag Team performed “Scoop There It Is” at Amalie Arena this year!

• 7. Let's Go Crazy by Prince

• 6. Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith

• 5. Spring Love by Stevie B

  The big shocker this year… after two years in a row at #1, Stevie slipped a bit this year!

• 4. U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer

• 3. Celebration by Kool & The Gang

• 2. My Prerogative by Bobby Brown

• 1. Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

  Stop, collaborate and listen. Ice is back on top.

Sign me up for the My Q105 Insider email newsletter!

Get the latest local news, contests, presale information, and so much more from your favorite 80's artists. Tell us if you want to receive update from the MJ Morning Show on Q105!

First Name *

Last Name

Email *

Subscribe

By clicking "Subscribe" I agree to the website's terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.

Author Geno

Category:

• Geno

Tags:

1981,John McEnroe,Michael Jackson,Movies,Q105 Saturday Night Dance Party,The 80s