1980's artists who performed these Dance Party classics Quiz by rockgolf

Song	Artist
Off The Wall
Der Komissar
Give It To Me Baby
Pump Up The Volume
Oh yeah!
She Drives Me Crazy
The Safety Dance
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Bizarre Love Triangle
Conga
Everything She Wants
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Money For Nothing
Into The Groove
Never Gonna Give You Up
Dancing In The Dark
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Don't You Want Me
It's Raining Men
Hot In The City
Some Like It Hot
Rock Lobster
Situation
Would I Lie To You
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
Brass In Pocket (I'm Special)
It's Tricky
Pale Shelter
Wild Thing
Genius Of Love
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)
Who's Zoomin' Who
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Always Something There to Remind Me

Song	Artist
Forever Young
I'm Coming Out
Who Can It Be Now
I Feel For You
Hazy Shade Of Winter
So Emotional
Jeopardy
I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
Relax
Electric Avenue
Sledgehammer
One Night In Bangkok
Footloose
Dance Hall Days
Legs
Rapture
She Sells Sanctuary
Oh Sheila
In A Big Country
You Give Love A Bad Name
Modern Love
Love Cats
Celebration
The Reflex
Love My Way
Don't Believe The Hype
Church Of The Poison Mind
Strangelove
Sexy & 17
I Will Follow
Hold Me Now
Blister In The Sun
For Those About To Rock
Something About You

Song	Artist
Turning Japanese
The Look Of Love
I Love Rock & Roll
Smalltown Boy
Let's Go Crazy
Always On My Mind
She Bop
Pop Muzik
Armageddon It
A Love Bizarre
Train In Vain (Stand By Me)
I Want A New Drug
New Sensation
A Little Respect
Saved By Zero
Uptown Girl
Vacation
This Charming Man
Let The Music Play
So Alive
Hunting High And Low
You Make My Dreams
Eye Of The Tiger
Let's Hear It For The Boy
Funkytown
Talking In Your Sleep
Easy Lover
Lean On Me
Another One Bites The Dust
Orange Crush
Is This Love?
Any Way You Want It

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80's Dance Party Quiz

by rockgolf

Created Sep 2, 2009 in Music
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	lznyc212:	Sep 5th, 2009 at 02:01 GMT		1 point
	Two comments about this quiz. Well, three. First of all, it was a lot of fun. However, I think it would be better if broken into "part one" and "part two". To keep scrolling up and down (especially on my tiny laptop) was very frustrating. Also, it's spelled The Vapors (no "U"). I know they're British, but they spelled it the American way. I thought I was losing my mind when I typed Vapors and it wasn't accepted!

	rockgolf:	Sep 5th, 2009 at 04:10 GMT		0 points
	@lznyc212: Fixed. I wanted to keep to an even 100 songs, but if there are some that no one solves in the first 50-100 tries, I'll reduce the list.

	mrsfollowill:	Sep 11th, 2009 at 00:55 GMT		1 point
	i got 79/100.... not too bad....their were some i just couldn't remember for the life of me, though once they were revealed i recognized all but Alphaville and Yazoo (was Yazoo the band with Allison Moyet?)

	rockgolf:	Sep 11th, 2009 at 02:11 GMT		0 points
	@mrsfollowill: Yes, Yazoo were known in the States as Yaz for copyright reasons. Both answers are acceptable.

	Archer16:	Sep 12th, 2009 at 01:47 GMT		1 point
	I love 80s music so obviously I love this quiz. Interesting that you deliberately chose to avoid the well known hits of the artists to make it harder. Few notes: Rock Lobster was released in '78, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough and Brass In Pocket in '79. While all three songs were performed by artists whose claim to fame was mostly 80s (though all of them were also active later), it's better to choose an 80s song.

	rockgolf:	Sep 13th, 2009 at 13:56 GMT		0 points
	@Archer16: Glad you liked it. My references indicate that while the 3 songs you mention were originally released in the years you mention, they didn't hit the US singles chart until 1980. The reason for passing the "best-known" tracks by many of these artist is because there are already two other Sporcle quizzes on 80's music that already use them: www.sporcle.com/games/onehitwonder80.php and www.sporcle.com/games/vh180s.php so try them out too.

	Matt91486:	Sep 15th, 2009 at 03:19 GMT		1 point
	I thought I guessed Springsteen, but it didn't go through? Also, ACDC doesn't work without the slash in the middle of it.

	rockgolf:	Sep 16th, 2009 at 01:04 GMT		0 points
	@matthew: You must have had a typo on Springsteen, because both his last name and "The Boss" are set up as alternative answers. You were right about AC/DC and I've fixed that so that a slash is now optional. Sorta like Guns N Roses.

	Kicking222:	Sep 19th, 2009 at 14:02 GMT		1 point
	Love this quiz, but I have to ask: No Beastie Boys? I mean, "(YG)FFYR(TP)" or "Shake Your Rump" should totally be there! (And yes, I see that "FFYR" was on the VH1 80s quiz.) Of course, this is a very, veeeeeeery small note about an excellent quiz. (Oh, also, "Benetar" should be an acceptable misspelling, but I say that solely because I misspelled it.)

	HarryNJ:	Sep 23rd, 2009 at 19:29 GMT		1 point
	Great quiz! 96/100... I knew listening to American Top 40 and reading Billboard every week would pay off someday. The ones I missed weren't U.S. hits. Not to be a stickler but actually the entire U.S. chart run of "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" was in 1979. It hit the chart July 28, 1979 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart. You are correct that "Brass In Pocket" and "Rock Lobster" were at their peak popularity in and did not chart until 1980 though. Maybe substitute "Rock With You" for "Don't Stop..."?

	price31:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 00:29 GMT		1 point
	Nice quiz. "Friday I'm in Love" is actually from 1992, perhaps sub in "Just Like Heaven" instead?

	Segnbora:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 00:54 GMT		2 points
	"I didn't mean to turn you on" was first done in 1984 by an R&B singer called Cherrelle. I know the cover you use is much better known, but 77,000+ Google results for her name and the song title seems like her version is not obscure; she should be an alternate answer.

	tikigirl:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 07:13 GMT		3 points
	I LOVE this quiz! I like that it is a little longer and that you did not go for the obvious--Say Hello Wave Goodbye for Soft Cell, Hunting High and Low for Aha and Pale Shelter for Tears for Fears--great choices!

	DRWings:	Sep 26th, 2009 at 19:04 GMT		1 point
	Wonderful quiz! I was a bit shocked when I tried Palmer for Some Like it Hot and it didn't go there. I would suggest making it an alternate answer, but then you end up getting a 2 for 1. No point to that. I'm babbling now so i'll just slink back under my rock.

	rockgolf:	Sep 27th, 2009 at 02:29 GMT		0 points
	@harryNJ: I've taken your advise on the MJ song. Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars! @price31: Oops! Went even older school on The Cure - back to Love Cats. @Segnbora: I did not know that! But sure enough, you're correct. I will add Cherrelle.

	leviper:	Sep 28th, 2009 at 21:25 GMT		-1 points
	More like name the people who did songs in the '80s. 'Orange Crush' is not a dance song at all.

	Booger:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 02:16 GMT		1 point
	Fun quiz. Just some suggestions. First, "What I Like About You" was by far the more popular dance song by The Romantics. Second, many of these are not dance songs, e.g., Another One Bites the Dust, Hazy Shade Of Winter and Money For Nothing.

	ShampooCell:	Oct 28th, 2009 at 21:19 GMT		1 point
	Excellent quiz! Have you considered accepting Alison Moyet as an answer for "Is This Love"? She had a pop song with the same title.

	offthewall76:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:45 GMT		0 points
	I agree with leviper. A lot of these songs aren't really dance songs. Particularly "Is This Love". I purposely didn't guess that song because it's a ballad. Ah well, it cost me a 98. Also, "Don't You Want Me" was also the name of a #1 dance hit/Top Ten pop hit by Jody Watley in 1987.

	AtomicIce:	Feb 8th, 2010 at 21:45 GMT		1 point
	AWESOME quiz. Most of the ones I don't already have on my iPod, I need to add to it.

	ShampooCell:	Mar 24th, 2010 at 14:58 GMT		1 point
	You should also accept Kim Wilde for "Dancing In The Dark."

	minnmich:	Jan 8th, 2011 at 13:42 GMT		1 point
	outstanding quiz. kept trying Rod Stewart for 'Forever Young' as he released a single by that title in '88 (alternate? bonus?) and Willie Nelson for 'Always on my mind"