The Best Party Songs Of All Time – 100 Hits To Party
Written by: Bobby McNeill
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A party without music can’t work. It would help if you had the right party songs at hand to get the party going. You’re hosting a party, and you’re not sure what music to play?
Then we have an excellent solution for you! Our playlist of the 100 best party hits will get any dance floor shaking.
(At the end of the article, we have compiled a Spotify playlist for you with all the songs listed here.)
The best party songs of all times:
1st place: Madonna – “Like a Prayer” (1989)
In order to stand out from the mass of countless party hits, a song has to bring out some special guns. And this is exactly what the queen of pop did in 1989 when she gave us the musical vow “Like a Prayer”, which in the course of time mutated into an involuntary party song.
One locates such a religiously influenced song with gospel interludes instead in the church. Still, the track creates something that should not be missing on any successful celebration: It creates an atmosphere of drama. As soon as the first bars of the song sound, it’s time to perform. All amateur superstars unceremoniously convert the beer can they just opened into a microphone and enjoyed the non-existent spotlight.
The record, which has sold more than five million copies, is now almost 30 years old and thus motivates even the older audience to drag themselves onto the dance floor and shake arthritis from their knees for once.
2nd place: OutKast – “Hey Ya!” (2003)
Should you be on the couch or at the bar during a party, OutKast will tickle you awake again! It’s almost impossible to sing along to “Hey Ya!” sit still. On the one hand, the almost ridiculously grotesque lyrics, mainly of sex and nonsense, contribute to this.
But also, the steeply forward-going Funk Bassline provides for the fact that the quietly put dance leg begins to twitch. To round off the Sause song, the pick-me-up sung by Andre 3000 comes up with numerous passages that make you sit still Sing along, Clapping, and sway invite. The track sold magnificently, charted sovereign, and was awarded a Grammy and four MTV Video Music Awards.
3rd place: Pink – “Get the Party Started” (2001)
Pink can remedy the situation if any of the partygoers have forgotten what the evening will amount to. “Get the Party Started” drives forward and is suitable as a perfect opener but also as a refreshing, musical adrenaline injection of any party. Pink’s work is one of those infectious songs and can be considered the anthem of all parties. It should not go unmentioned that the song made the U.S. singer famous in Germany.
But also outside our Federal Republic, where the song took second place in the charts, “Get the Party Started” became a commercial success and invited the party-mad mobs of our planet to the exuberant “Get the Party Started” Dancing a.
And even if the sweet track is already more than 30 years old, it still radiates the same flair as in the late 80s. And what the good Whitney sang so powerfully back then should still be on every to-do list of a well-assorted party guest: The dance with the only true love, where all the worries of everyday life can be forgotten. The work sat on the chart throne of countless countries and was rightly honored with an American Music Award and a Grammy.
5th place: Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky” (2013)
“Get Lucky” tastes like summer and good humor! The much-acclaimed comeback of the helmet-wearing Frenchmen swept the dancefloor of all hip clubs in 2013. Pharell Williams’ warbled-in lyrics also encouraged us to keep partying all night long and skillfully ignore curfew. The harmonious mixture of funk and cyber elements for several weeks stayed in the international charts.
The party song has been embraced by listeners as spiritedly as usually only the weekly shopping before the next holiday is done. “Get Lucky” found more than 8 million buyers and was awarded 38 times with platinum and 2 times with diamond.
6th place: Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe” (2012)
When does a full-bearded, grown-up bear of a man ever get the chance to let out the dormant teen girl he is? When “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae, Jepsen blasts out of the bass box. Whether male or female, whoever hears this song will instantly become 13 again and cry a not-so-serious tear for his former teenage crush.
That being said, the song is surprisingly danceable and wins you over with a mix of slow-building verses and an exploding chorus. This mixture should also induce nearly 11 million buyers to get hold of the record.
7th place: LMFAO – “Party Rock Anthem” (2011)
If a party were a soccer game, the participants would have to line up before the start of the party, grab their chests and blare “Party Rock Anthem” into the room full of pathos. The silly thing is, you can’t stay still during this self-proclaimed party anthem.
The incoming electro beat and catchy chorus make the track one of the best party hits in recent music history. Of course, the song was placed at the top of the charts in this country and was sold over 600 times. Sold 000 times.
8th place: Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling” (2009)
“I have a feeling that this night is going to be particularly good!”. A song that comes along with such an uplifting prophecy can only be right at the end of the day, of course. The hit was produced by none other than David Guetta and enraptures us with futuristic autotune, synthesizers, and shifting beat tempos that have us tying many a knot in our legs.
The Black Eyed Peas have always enjoyed a loyal fan base, which once again diligently reached into their wallets in 2009. In turn, this meant numerous top placements in the charts and countless diamond, platinum, and gold awards.
9th place: Wham! – “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” (1984)
Wham! is by far not only the “Last Christmas.” Because still two years before George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley with the not dead to get Christmas hit the British group brought “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” into the stores. The number is squeaky-colorful, cheerful, and wonderfully funny and thus fits perfectly to the shrill outfit, which George Michael in the accompanying music video flaunted.
While the song had to be content with the second place in the sales lists in our latitudes, it should conquer the top in Great Britain and the United States.
10th place: MC Hammer – “U Can’t Touch This” (1990)
“U Can’t Touch This” is 4 minutes and 16 seconds of pure coolness. As soon as the song bursting with self-confidence finds its way into the auditory canal, the previously silent church mouse turns into Superman! Hardly any other track is well suited to show the amateurish crowd on the dancefloor who the true dance top dog is.
The work was not originally released as a single, but it helped MC Hammer’s album “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em” to sell millions of copies. There is hardly an artist who is so much associated with a single of his songs as the US-American with his probably best-hit song. A true one-hit wonder.
Agathe Bauer! “The Power” by Snap! invites not only to groove but at the same time to hilarious interrogations. The group, whose sound sounds cosmopolitan and international at the first moment, was actually founded in Germany.
The song is bursting with power, and if you doubt whether you should ask your crush for the phone number at the party, make like Snap! and tell you: “I’ve got the power!”. This is guaranteed to work because far more than two million buyers worldwide can not be wrong.
12th place: Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean – “Hips Don’t Lie” (2006)
2006! There was the World Cup in her own country, a dream summer and, of course, Shakira! Teaming up with Wyclef Jean, the Latin pop goddess, released “Hips Don’t Lie.”
The duo used the Haitian singer’s 2004 track “Dance Like This” as a basis, which the 1.57-meter Colombian added a skillful finishing touch. The record became a worldwide success, seems wicked and seductive, but without drifting into ridiculousness. This opinion was also shared by the experts, who awarded the number with numerous other prizes in addition to the MTV Video Music Award.
13th place: Psy – “Gangnam Style”
“Gangnam Style” has long ceased to be a simple song but more a phenomenon! Responsible for this is mainly the new media, through which the track spread like chickenpox in kindergarten. The iconic dance number has won the hearts of fans, broken numerous click records, and has been viewed more than 3 billion times on YouTube. The K-pop miracle came out of nowhere and opened the gates for the music style beyond the borders of Asia.
It’s a hit at every party!
14th place: Right Said Fred – “I’m Too Sexy” (1991)
If you don’t dare compliment an attractive party guest, pass the task to Right Said Fred. Thanks to the number, which almost drowns in self-aggrandizement, even the visitor plagued by the worst “Bad Hair Day” will feel like the sex bomb in person again.
As long as you listen to the song with a twinkle in your eye, it can be a lot of fun. The self-congratulation became a box-office hit in countless music markets and went to № 1 in Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S., among others.
15th place: Beastie Boys: “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (1987)
Power! Rebellion!
Booze! The Beastie Boys reminded a sleepy generation in the late ’80s what ideals you should hold onto. The song, which was conceived ironically, was probably taken a bit too seriously by the young listeners.
Today, we know better and show off our air guitar skills during the scratchy lead vocals. After its release, the song achieved respectable success, reaching a seventh place in the American charts.
16th place: ABBA – “Dancing Queen” (1976)
A party without ABBA? Not with us! We swing ourselves into the dusty bell-bottoms and polish the disco ball to a high shine.
Then we enjoy the inimitable sound of Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s and Agnetha Fältskog’s voices. As befits loyal subjects, the Swedish group first performed their song in honor of the royal couple at the time. But now it’s time to make room for the common folk, who ennoble they’re less than private royal parties with certain regularity with “Dancing Queen.”
Dancing Queen” has reached the top of the charts in 16 countries and has sold more than 6 million copies.
17th place: Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris – “Yeah” (2004)
The 2004 released track of the three exceptional artists describes a feeling that every guest at a successful party would like to feel: “Yeah”!”. The song does not only sound incredibly cool but also makes us become daredevil checkers ourselves.
And even if we can’t dance half as skillfully as the real Usher, the good four-minute R&B song makes us forget this, at least for a short time. The song creates a wildness that wants to be let out on the dancefloor with the sharpest contortions. In the last 15 years, “Yeah” has not lost any of its vibes and was rightly on top of the charts in several countries.
18th place: Timbaland feat. D.O.E. & Keri Hilson – “The Way I Are” (2007)
For a successful evening with friends, you don’t need pomp and ostentation. Forget expensive champagne and classy suits, give me good music instead, a T-shirt on which you can’t see my sweat stains, and a canned beer.
So the message can be understood, which Timbaland, D.O.E., and Keri Hilson conveyed to their fans a good 12 years ago. The artists sang about and rapped about numerous goods and trips, which they could not afford due to their small purses. But that didn’t bother the troupe because you don’t necessarily need the notorious paper bills to be happy.
Nevertheless, it is fair to assume that the artists only accepted cash from the actual buyers. And there were a lot of them: In Germany alone, the song was sold more than 300 times.000 copies were sold, in Great Britain even more than 600.000 copies were brought to the man.
19th place: Nelly – “Hot in Here” (2002)
When it gets hot on the dance floor, Nelly is often in the game. In his song, the patch-wearing rapper from overseas describes a party scene that would be every teenager’s wet dream.
A sprawling celebration where tempers are so heated that only the removal of those extra scraps of fabric we call “clothes” can help. And even though the song is full of clichés, it has become an absolute classic of party music. After its release, “Hot in Here” was greeted exceptionally positively and could not be ousted from the throne of the U.S. charts for several weeks.
“Just Dance” triggered a hype 11 years ago, which developed into hysteria within a few months: The phenomenon “Lady Gaga” appeared on the scene. And her debut album was immediate to be remembered in a good way. The song is about a disoriented and hungover club night.
But this does not worry the singer in the least, because as long as you can still dance, all other worries are forgotten. The song reached the pole position of the sales lists in Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, and the USA.
Places 21-100 of the best party hits of all time:
Each song is linked to the corresponding music video via the title.
