4 Songs From 1979 That Are Still Perfect for a Dance Floor Today

The article picks four 1979 hits it says still work well on a dance floor: Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls”, The Jacksons’ “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”, The Knack’s “My Sharona” and Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family”. Together, they reflect the era’s range of dance and pop sounds, from upbeat club tracks to a communal singalong.

The songs had notable chart and sales success. “Bad Girls” topped several Billboard charts, while “My Sharona” spent six weeks at No. 1 and was the year’s top pop song; “We Are Family” became a platinum-selling hit. “Shake Your Body” was The Jacksons’ only hit single in 1979, with an eight-minute album version and a single edit under four minutes.