’80s Club Essentials

Apple Music ’80s

The New Wave, R&B and synth-pop songs you need to hear. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
Technotronic
Pump Up the Jam
Technotronic
Pump Up the Jam
5:20
Black Box
Ride On Time
Black Box
Dreamland
4:32
Inner City
Good Life
Inner City
Paradise
4:04
Soul II Soul
Back to Life
Soul II Soul
Keep On Movin'
3:48
New Order
Blue Monday
New Order
Total
7:29
Womack & Womack
Teardrops (Single Version)
Womack & Womack
Music Is Universal: Kiki Classics For PRIDE
3:50
Bronski Beat
Smalltown Boy
Bronski Beat
The Age of Consent
5:02
Salt-N-Pepa
Push It (Radio Version)
Salt-N-Pepa
The Best of Salt-N-Pepa
3:27
Jocelyn Brown
Somebody Else's Guy
Jocelyn Brown
Somebody Else's Guy - Single
6:32
Chaka Khan
Ain't Nobody
Chaka Khan
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
4:40
Chaka Khan
I Feel for You
Chaka Khan
I Feel for You
5:43
Neneh Cherry
Buffalo Stance
Neneh Cherry
Raw Like Sushi
5:42
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Dr. Beat
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Eyes of Innocence
4:22
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
White Lines
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Hip Hop Classics
4:29
Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
3:50
Tom Tom Club
Wordy Rappinghood
Tom Tom Club
Throwback 80s
6:27
Soft Cell
Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? (Extended)
Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Deluxe Edition)
9:02
M/A/R/R/S
Pump Up the Volume (UK 12" Mix)
M/A/R/R/S
Pump Up the Volume - EP
5:08
Lionel Richie
All Night Long (All Night)
Lionel Richie
Can't Slow Down
6:25
The Fatback Band
I Found Lovin'
The Fatback Band
With Love
4:10
Dead or Alive
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Dead or Alive
That's the Way I Like It: The Best of Dead or Alive
3:15
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Love Come Down (12" Version)
Evelyn "Champagne" King
Evelyn "Champagne" King Greatest Hits
6:14
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Relax
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Welcome to the Pleasuredome
3:56
Rob Base, DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
Rob Base, DJ EZ Rock
It Takes Two
5:00
Indeep
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life
Indeep
Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life / D.J. Delight
5:40
The Human League
Don't You Want Me
The Human League
Anthology - A Very British Synthesizer Group (Deluxe)
3:58
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders
Love Can't Turn Around (Original Mix)
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders
Love Can't Turn Around
5:39
The Clash
Rock the Casbah
The Clash
Combat Rock
3:42
Madonna
Into the Groove
Madonna
Celebration (Deluxe Version)
4:45
Heaven 17
Temptation (Edit)
Heaven 17
The Luxury Gap (Deluxe Version)
3:34
Earth, Wind & Fire
Let's Groove
Earth, Wind & Fire
Raise!
5:39
Nu Shooz
I Can't Wait
Nu Shooz
Poolside
5:26
Rick Astley
Never Gonna Give You Up
Rick Astley
Whenever You Need Somebody
3:33
Shalamar
A Night to Remember (Radio)
Shalamar
Friends
3:23
Afrika Bambaataa, The Soulsonic Force
Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa, The Soulsonic Force
Planet Rock - EP
6:22
Cameo
Word Up
Cameo
The Best 80s Album In The World...Ever!
4:18
The Jacksons
Can You Feel It
The Jacksons
The Essential Jacksons
5:58
Billy Ocean
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)
Billy Ocean
The Very Best of Billy Ocean
4:04
Rick James
Super Freak
Rick James
Street Songs
3:25
Duran Duran
Girls On Film (2010 Remastered Version)
Duran Duran
Duran Duran (Deluxe Edition)
3:32
Yaz
Don't Go
Yaz
St. Patrick's Day Party at Home
3:06
Yazz
The Only Way Is up (Original)
Yazz
Wanted
4:29
The B-52's
Love Shack
The B-52's
Cosmic Thing
5:21
Michael Jackson
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Thriller
5:57
Run-DMC
Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith)
Run-DMC
Raising Hell
5:10
Deniece Williams
Let's Hear It for the Boy
Deniece Williams
Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4:21
Imagination
Just an Illusion
Imagination
In the Heat of the Night
6:27
Colonel Abrams
Trapped
Colonel Abrams
Colonel Abrams (Expanded Edition)
3:40
Patrice Rushen
Forget Me Nots (Single Version)
Patrice Rushen
Straight from the Heart
4:04
The Weather Girls
It's Raining Men
The Weather Girls
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Body Workout
2:51
The Whispers
It's a Love Thing (Radio Version)
The Whispers
Imagination
3:46
Steve "Silk" Hurley
Jack Your Body (Original Club Mix)
Steve "Silk" Hurley
Jack Your Body - EP
6:52
Shannon
Let the Music Play
Shannon
Let the Music Play
3:34
Bobby Brown
Every Little Step
Bobby Brown
Don't Be Cruel (Expanded Edition)
3:57
Irene Cara
Flashdance...What a Feeling (Radio Edit)
Irene Cara
What a Feelin'
3:57
Rockers Revenge
Walking on Sunshine '82
Rockers Revenge
Walking On Sunshine
9:35
Diana Ross
Chain Reaction
Diana Ross
Eaten Alive
3:49
INXS
New Sensation
INXS
Kick
3:40
Bananarama
Venus
Bananarama
True Confessions (Collector's Edition)
3:49
Sananda Maitreya
Wishing Well
Sananda Maitreya
Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
3:30
Tone-Loc
Wild Thing
Tone-Loc
Loc-ed After Dark
4:23
DeBarge
Rhythm Of The Night (From "The Last Dragon" Soundtrack)
DeBarge
Disco Party Mix
3:49
Animotion
Obsession
Animotion
Obsession
4:28
Forrest
Rock the Boat (7 Inch)
Forrest
Rock the Boat - Single
4:35
Junior
Mama Used to Say (Rerecorded)
Junior
The Best of Junior: Mama Used to Say
4:05
Freeez
I.O.U. (7" Version)
Freeez
Freeez Frame! - The Best of Freeez
3:47
The Pointer Sisters
Automatic
The Pointer Sisters
Break Out
4:46
Wham!
Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)
Wham!
Fantastic
6:44
Robert Palmer
Addicted To Love
Robert Palmer
The Best 80s Album In The World...Ever!
5:59
Donna Summer
She Works Hard For the Money
Donna Summer
She Works Hard For the Money
5:20
Marshall Jefferson
Move Your Body
Marshall Jefferson
Frankie Knuckles Presents: His Greatest Hits from Trax Records
6:45
Kool & The Gang
Celebration (Single Version)
Kool & The Gang
Celebrate!
4:58
Mary Jane Girls
All Night Long
Mary Jane Girls
In My House
5:43
Blondie
Rapture
Blondie
The Best of Blondie
5:36
Carly Simon
Why
Carly Simon
Soup for One (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4:08
Ten City
That's the Way Love Is (Underground Mix) [Edited Version]
Ten City
Foundation
4:15
Gwen Guthrie
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent (Extended Club Mix) [Bonus Track]
Gwen Guthrie
Good To Go Lover
7:16
Stacy Lattisaw
Jump to the Beat
Stacy Lattisaw
Let Me Be Your Angel
5:20
Midnight Star
Midas Touch (12")
Midnight Star
Headlines
6:30
Grace Jones
Pull Up To The Bumper
Grace Jones
Nightclubbing
4:41
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
Herbie Hancock
The Essential Herbie Hancock
5:24
The Rolling Stones
Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones
Tattoo You
3:33
Paula Abdul
Straight Up (Single Version)
Paula Abdul
Greatest Hits - Straight Up!
3:51
D Train
You're the One for Me
D Train
You're the One for Me
5:11
Patrick Cowley
Do You Wanna Funk? (feat. Sylvester)
Patrick Cowley
Patrick Cowley: The Ultimate Collection
6:06
The Gap Band
You Dropped a Bomb On Me
The Gap Band
Gap Band IV
5:12
Wang Chung
Dance Hall Days
Wang Chung
Points On The Curve
4:00
Slave
Just a Touch of Love
Slave
Just a Touch of Love
6:32
Sharon Redd
Can You Handle It
Sharon Redd
The Very Best of Sharon Redd
6:26
Humanoid
Stakker Humanoid (12" Original)
Humanoid
Your Body Robotic (Part 2)
5:00
Jermaine Jackson
Let's Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson
The Jacksons - Number 1's
3:34
ABC
Tears Are Not Enough (Demo)
ABC
The Lexicon of Love (Deluxe Edition)
3:31
Was (Not Was)
Out Come the Freaks (12" Classic Remix)
Was (Not Was)
Out Come the Freaks - EP
7:12
93 Songs, 7 Hours, 36 Minutes

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