200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS: #80-71. Continues next week.

PART XIII #80-71 DANCE MUSIC has encompassed a myriad of genres, including: techno, disco, EDM, funk, trance and house. Here are 200 key dance tracks, spanning the decades since the 1960s to the present day. Among them are floor fillers; dance crazes such as The Twist and The Hustle; and groundbreaking tracks to lift any party.	THE CAFFE` LATTE` 200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS
	80 FUNKYTOWN Lipps, Inc. "Funkytown" served as a bridge between 70s disco and the dance-funk that would prove popular in the 1980s. The single reached #1 in the USA, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Israel. It made #2 in Britain.
	79 MR. VAIN Culture Beat German Eurodance group Culture Beat topped charts in the UK, Europe and Australia during 1993.
	78 LOVE IS YOU Carol Williams This 1977 Salsoul label classic by disco singer Williams was sampled in Spiller's 2000 dance hit "Groovejet".
	77 BEAT IT Michael Jackson Jackson fused hard rock with dance for his smash hit "Beat It" from 'Thriller'. In 1983, the groundbreaking artist dominated radio airwaves, charts and dancefloors all over the planet.
	76 OXYGENE PART IV Jean Michel Jarre French composer / musician Jarre was a pioneer with the synthesizer. His electronica influenced dance, new age, ambient, synth pop and disco. "Oxygene Part IV" was released in 1976.
	75 UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross Ross had reinvented herself before, evolving from a Supreme to become a solo superstar and film actress. She had accumulated hits across genres such as soul, disco and AC. In 1980, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards gave her a funky makeover with this global #1 hit.
	74 GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & The Sunshine Band This disco group, led by Harry Wayne (KC) Casey, enjoyed a solid string of chart hits. "Get Down Tonight" reached #1 in America and Canada during 1975.
	73 WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys This British duo, consisting of Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe, continues to record to this day. "West End Girls" reached #1 in the UK, USA, Europe, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa in 1984-5.
	72 NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand 2 female recording superstars from disparate musical worlds merged for this mighty duet. In 1979, the disco smash by Summer and Streisand topped the American chart.
	71 WALK THIS WAY Run DMC Rap struggled until Run DMC recruited Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry for their hip hop remake of the US rock band's "Walk This Way". The unlikely combo gave rap its 1st US Top 10 hit in 1986.