Some songs are about dancing and most of these will get you doing it. This list runs from disco-floor classics to the slow last dance, with a few that turned dancing into a way of holding on to someone.
Updated 2026
Dancing Queen by ABBA 1976
Seventeen, on the floor, having the time of her life. Pure disco joy.
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston 1987
Dancing as a search for someone to share the night with.
Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen 1984
Restless and bored, looking for a spark anywhere he can find one.
Footloose by Kenny Loggins 1984
Kicking off your Sunday shoes the second the beat drops.
Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon 2014
A stranger on the floor turns into the whole point of the night.
Dancing in the Street by Martha and the Vandellas 1964
An open invitation to every city to come out and move.
Let's Dance by David Bowie 1983
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues away.
The Twist by Chubby Checker 1960
The dance craze that got a whole country off their chairs.
Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters 1960
Go ahead and dance with others, just come home with me.
Just Dance by Lady Gaga 2008
A late-night order to keep moving no matter how messy the night gets.
Dance to the Music by Sly and the Family Stone 1968
An invitation to a band that introduces itself one instrument at a time.
Dance Monkey by Tones and I 2019
A busker daring the crowd to watch her move.