Billboard Top Dance Hits

Billboard Top Dance Hits is a series of compilation albums released by Rhino Records, compiling dance tracks from the 1970s and 1980s that were popular in discothèques and nightclubs during that period. Ten albums were released, each containing ten songs from a specific year from 1976 through 1985. The initial five albums, covering 1976 to 1980, were released on February 26, 1992. A second set of albums, covering 1981 to 1985, was released on June 16, 1998.

Many tracks in the series reached the top 10 of the Billboard National Disco Action chart and the Billboard Hot 100.

1976
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1976
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1992
Recorded1976
GenreDance, pop
Length37:05
LabelRhino
  1. "Don't Leave Me This Way – Thelma Houston 3:40
  2. "Spring Affair" – Donna Summer 3:45
  3. "Midnight Love Affair" – Carol Douglas 4:24
  4. "Down to Love Town" – Originals 2:58
  5. "You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees 4:19
  6. "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It – Donna Summer 4:18
  7. "More, More, More (Pt. 1)" – Andrea True Connection 3:03
  8. "Love Hangover" – Diana Ross 3:51
  9. "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" – The Supremes 3:12
  10. "Mighty High" – Mighty Clouds of Joy 3:35

1977
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1977
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1992
Recorded1977
GenreDance, pop
Length50:02
LabelRhino
  1. "Overture" [Extended Dance Mix] – D.C. LaRue 5:08
  2. "Quiet Village" [Extended Dance Mix] – Ritchie Family 3:09
  3. "Disco Inferno" – The Trammps 3:37
  4. "Girl Don't Make Me Wait" [Extended Dance Mix] – Pattie Brooks 10:52
  5. "San Francisco (You've Got Me)" – The Village People 3:31
  6. "Slowdown" – John Miles 4:21
  7. "I Feel Love" – Donna Summer 5:57
  8. "Hold Tight" – Vicki Sue Robinson 5:28
  9. "Got to Give It Up (Pt. 1)" – Marvin Gaye 4:12
  10. "Do What You Wanna Do" – T Connection 3:27

1978
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1978
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1992
Recorded1978
GenreDance, pop
Length58:59
LabelRhino
  1. "Shake Your Groove Thing" – Peaches & Herb 3:28
  2. "MacArthur Park Suite (MacArthur Park/One of a Kind/Heaven)" – Donna Summer 17:50
  3. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" – Sylvester 3:47
  4. "Come Into My Heart" – USA European Connection 7:59
  5. "From East to West" – Voyage 3:28
  6. "After Dark" – Pattie Brooks 7:54
  7. "If My Friends Could See Me Now" – Linda Clifford 3:50
  8. "Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey 3:40
  9. "Y.M.C.A." – The Village People 4:03
  10. "Le Freak" – Chic 3:30

1979
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1979
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1992
Recorded1979
GenreDance, pop
Length52:40
LabelRhino
  1. "Born to Be Alive" – Patrick Hernandez 3:26
  2. "Contact" – Edwin Starr 3:45
  3. "Come to Me" – France Joli 4:16
  4. "Ring My Bell" – Anita Ward 3:35
  5. "Take Me Home" – Cher 3:29
  6. "I've Got the Next Dance" – Deniece Williams 3:49
  7. "No One Gets the Prize/The Boss" [Extended Dance Mix] – Diana Ross 6:41
  8. "Move on Up/Up Up Up" [Extended Dance Mix] – Destination 8:38
  9. "Hot Stuff/Bad Girls" (Extended Dance Mix) – Donna Summer 11:44
  10. "I Will Survive" – Gloria Gaynor 3:17

1980
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1980
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedFebruary 26, 1992
Recorded1980
GenreDance, pop
LabelRhino
  1. "Call Me" – Blondie 3:35
  2. "Fame – Irene Cara
  3. "Shoot Your Best Shot – Linda Clifford
  4. "It's a War – Kano
  5. "Vertigo/Relight My Fire – Dan Hartman
  6. "Stomp! – The Brothers Johnson
  7. "Can't Fake the Feeling – Geraldine Hunt
  8. "Funkytown" – Lipps Inc.
  9. "Upside Down" – Diana Ross
  10. "Celebration" – Kool & the Gang

1981
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1981
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1981
GenreDance, pop
LabelRhino
  1. "Breaking and Entering" – Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
  2. "Your Love" – Lime
  3. "Rapture" (Extended Version) – Blondie
  4. "Paradise" – Change
  5. "You Can" – Madleen Kane
  6. "Try It Out" – Gino Soccio
  7. "I'm in Love" – Evelyn "Champagne" King
  8. "Can You Move" – Modern Romance
  9. "Gonna Get Over You" – France Joli
  10. "Do You Love Me?" – Patti Austin

1982
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1982
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1982
GenreDance, pop
LabelRhino
  1. "Let It Whip" – Dazz Band
  2. "Glad to Know You" – Chas Jankel
  3. "Love Come Down" – Evelyn "Champagne" King
  4. "Megatron Man" – Patrick Cowley
  5. "Murphy's Law" – Cheri
  6. "You're the One for Me" – 'D' Train
  7. "Beat the Street" – Sharon Redd
  8. "Right on Target" – Paul Parker
  9. "Forget Me Nots" – Patrice Rushen
  10. "So Fine" – Howard Johnson

1983
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1983
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1982
GenreDance, pop
LabelRhino
  1. "Let the Music Play" – Shannon
  2. "The Safety Dance" – Men Without Hats
  3. "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" – Indeep
  4. "She Works Hard for the Money" – Donna Summer
  5. "Lies" – Thompson Twins
  6. "Pilot Error" – Stephanie Mills
  7. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" – The Human League
  8. "Do It Again-Medley" – Slingshot
  9. "Angel Man (G.A.)" (Downtown Version) – Rhetta Hughes
  10. "Let Me Go" – Heaven 17

1984
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1984
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1984
GenreDance, pop
LabelRhino
  1. "Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa)" – George Kranz
  2. "The Glamorous Life" (Club Edit) – Sheila E.
  3. "The Mexican" (Dance Mix) – Jellybean
  4. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" – Deniece Williams
  5. "Breakin' ... There's No Stopping Us" (Club Mix) – Ollie & Jerry
  6. "I Feel for You" (Remix) – Chaka Khan
  7. "Land of Hunger" (Extended Version) – Earons
  8. "Give Me Tonight" – Shannon
  9. "Black Stations/White Stations" (Remix) – M&M
  10. "Dance Hall Days" – Wang Chung

1985
Billboard Top Dance Hits: 1985
Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 16, 1998
Recorded1985
GenreDance, pop
LabelRhino
  1. "New Attitude" (Extended Version) – Patti LaBelle
  2. "Point of No Return" (Extended Version) – Expose
  3. "Fresh" (Remix) – Kool & the Gang
  4. "19" (Extended Version) – Paul Hardcastle
  5. "Freeway of Love" (Rock Mix) – Aretha Franklin
  6. "Loveride" – Nuance
  7. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (Extended Version) – Tears for Fears
  8. "Loverboy" (Extended Club Remix) – Billy Ocean
  9. "We Are the Young" (Club Version) – Dan Hartman
  10. "Turn Your Back on Me" – Kaja
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