I need the most amazing birthday party play list! Help me please :-)

[NeedATan]

I am putting together the play list for a 50th birthday party (for 2022) and would like to come up with a collection of floor fillers. Nothing older than 70s disco please so NO stuff from the 50s or 60s please. Also no rap, hip hop and R&B. Cheesy is fine provided it's cheese that makes people get up and dance. Go!

[NeedATan]

Anyone?

[Palavah]

Do you have Spotify?

The It's a Sin soundtrack has some bangers. DISCO playlists too. What kind of music does this person like?

[Standrewsschool]

Girls just want to have fun
Come on Eileen
Uptown Girl
It’s raining men
You spin me around
I’m in the mood for dancing - Nolan’s
Dancing queen

I love a party with an atmosphere - Russ Abbott
Agadoo!

[NeedATan]

@Palavah

Do you have Spotify?

The It's a Sin soundtrack has some bangers. DISCO playlists too. What kind of music does this person like?

I don't and I'd rather download that music so even if the internet connection is wobbly or has issues the playlist is safe.

[TheOnlyLivingBoyInNewCross]

Love Shack - B52s
Avicii - The Nights & Wake Me Up

[WarwickHunt]

Another vote for Spotify here. I'm a total convert. It's so much easier tweaking ready-made playlists than starting from scratch, and having instant access to just about every song ever recorded. And you don't need an internet connection at the party. Spotify gives you the option to download everything to your phone so it will play offline.

(If you don't want to pay £10 a month yourself I'm pretty sure you could use a free account with annoying adverts just to set up the playlist, make the playlist public, and then find a friend with a paid account to play it on the night so that it's advert-free.)

[irregularegular]

Following! Planning a joint 50th/60th party for later this year....

[Palavah]

Groove is in the Heart - D Lite
Hey Ya - Outkast

[eleflump]

Mr Brightside - The Killers
Red Light (Spells Danger) - Billy Ocean
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Set You Free - N-Trance
River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Dont Stop Believing - Journey
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Donna Summer

[irregularegular]

Quick search on Spotify led to me saving an 80's Floorfillers play list and 90s Club Classics/Dancefloor Fillers. A very good starting point!

[eleflump]

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Flashdance- Irene Cara
Moving on up- M people
Dancing on the ceiling- Lionel Richie
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Tragedy - Steps
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Vampbell
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer

[eleflump]

Glen Campbell even !!!!

[heymammy]

Wake me up before you go go
Karma chameleon

[Zenithbear]

Born slippy - underworld
Common people - pulp
It's my life - Bon Jovi
Dakota-Stereophonics
Rock the kasbah - The Clash
Song 2 - Blur
Step on - Happy Mondays

[heymammy]

Chelsea Dagger
Something by queen
A take that song
One of those dance routine songs that were popular in 90s like macarena

[inappropriateraspberry]

Tiger Feet always gets everyone up dancing - well it gets me up!
Stick to classic pop - ABBA etc. Stuff everyone will know. 1970s/80s always seems the most popular eras.

[Ormally]

You give love a bad name
Cotton Eye Joe
Ra Ra Rasputin
I don't feel like dancin'
Valerie


Quite fancy a cheese fest now!

[Rainingagaininseattle]

music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpnCdTg1IAA2AWSFBdHBx9JdSh1RZbuX7&feature=share

[TheNestedIf]

I know you've said you're not keen on Spotify but I think you can download music Spotify premium if you did want to go down that route.

There was a splendid twitter thread the other day of happy songs by Mr Nick Harvey the son of Paul Harvey (who improvised "Four Notes/Paul's Tune"). A very thoughtful poster compiled into a 37 hour playlist.

open.spotify.com/playlist/2ARkdasj0jHhGDQZOeqqqe

[NeedATan]

Some excellent suggestions here - thank you and keep them coming please :-D

[purrswhileheeats]

Sara Cox's Radio 2 show is great for inspiration, fantastic 80s and 90s tunes!

[Ormally]

Oh Carolina
All Right Now
Gangnam Style.... lots of people dancing that cracks me up

[NeedATan]

I just remembered 'Despacito' - that's a great track too!

[PuddleglumtheMarshWiggle]

I will survive
Sweet Caroline
Ladies night
I'm still standing
All night long

[NeedATan]

I also thought of 'Cuba' by the Gibson Brothers and 'Tainted Love' by Soft Cell. Thoughts?