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Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots 1982

Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen is an all time dance classic. A UK top 10 hit back in 1982, Forget Me Nots has been sampled by George Michael in Fast Love and Will Smith in Men In Black

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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘n Roll 1982

One of the great rock songs of all time, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' I Love Rock 'n Roll was a massive global hit in 1982 reaching number 4 in the UK and number 1 in the USA and elsewhere (including Sweden, where they love rock!).

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J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame 1982

Following on from Centrefold, the J. Geils Band had another UK hit in 1982 with Freeze Frame (their last top 40 hit in the UK and also their last top 10 in the USA).

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J. Geils Band – Centerfold 1982

A massive, massive USA hit for the J Geils Band (which really went on to become part of the US 80s culture), Centrefold was also a pretty big hit in the UK in 1982.

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Daryl Hall & John Oates – I Can’t Go For That – 1982

Daryl Hall & John Oates' first UK hit I Can't Go For That was one of many for the duo. To be fair, they never really hit the same heights in the UK as they undoubtedly did in the USA.

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Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove

Let's Groove by Earth, Wind & Fire is yet another legendary dance hit from early 80s USA and also went on to be a UK hit (even though the UK was at the time all consumed with New Romantic and Electronic music).

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Rick James – Super Freak 1981

The utterly brilliant Rick James. Just watch the video and remember this is 1981. Super Freak went on to even greater fame in the 1990s with MC Hammer and You Can't Touch This, but it is right up there as a dance classic all by itself!

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ABBA – Lay All Your Love On Me 1981

The Great ABBA. Half my family is Swedish, so I spent many a summer and Christmas holiday there and grew up with ABBA. Lay All Your Love On Me was one of their last top 10 UK hits - their last UK top 10 was One Of Us later on in 81. (Erasure did an inspired...

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Kraftwerk – The Model 1981

One of the greatest electronic pop hits of all time, Kraftwork's The Model is a wonderfully haunting song. I'm sure that it sowed the seeds for and helped to inspire the Trance generation a decade later?

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Odyssey – Going Back To My Roots 1981

Odyssey's Going Back to My Roots is an absolute disco and dance classic and legend and was also a UK hit back in 1981. Perhaps signalling the last days of disco..

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