Shout, Pts. 1 & 2, The Isley Brothers (August, 1959)
Jump In The Line (Shake, Señora), Harry Belafonte (November, 1961)
Twist And Shout, The Beatles (March, 1963)
I Got You (I Feel Good), James Brown (October, 1965)
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (April 20, 1967)
Respect, Aretha Franklin (April 29, 1967)
Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison (June, 1967)
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher, Jackie Wilson (July, 1967)
Soul Man, Sam and Dave (September, 1967)
This Will Be Our Year, The Zombies (April, 1968)
For Once In My Life, Stevie Wonder (October, 1968)
I Want You Back, The Jackson 5 (October 6, 1969)
1950s-1960s
ABC, Jackson 5 (February, 1970)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours, Stevie Wonder (June, 1970)
Use Me, Bill Withers (August, 1972)
I Wish, Stevie Wonder (October, 1972)
Come And Get Your Love, Redbone (January, 1974)
Dancing Queen, ABBA (August, 1976)
American Girl, Tom Petty and Heartbreakers (November, 1976)
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder (March 22, 1977)
Best of My Love, The Emotions (June, 1977)
Lovely Day, (December, 1977)
Boogie Shoes, KC & The Sunshine Band (January, 1978)
Night Fever, Bee-Gees (January, 1978)
You’re The One That I Want, John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (May, 1978)
Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen (November, 1978)
September, Earth Wind & Fire (November, 1978)
We Are Family, Sister Sledge (April, 1979)
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson (June, 1979)
Rock With You, Michael Jackson (August, 1979)
I Wanna Be Your Lover, Prince (August, 1979)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen (October, 1979)
What I Like About You, The Romantics (December, 1979)
1970s
You Make My Dreams, Hall & Oates (July, 1980)
Celebration, Kool & the Gang (September, 1980)
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson (November, 1982)
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Michael Jackson (November, 1982)
Let’s Dance, David Bowie (April, 1983)
Footloose, Kenny Loggins (January, 1984)
Take on Me, a-ha (October, 1984)
Material Girl, Madonna (January, 1985)
Walking On Sunshine, Katrina and The Waves (April, 1985)
The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis & The News (June, 1985)
Conga, Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (September, 1985)
How Will I Know, Whitney Houston (November, 1985)
Kiss, Prince (February, 1986)
Your Love, The Outfield (February, 1986)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Whitney Houston (May, 1987)
The Way You Make Me Feel, Michael Jackson (November, 1987)
Love Shack, The B-52’s (June, 1989)
1980s
1990s
Hold On, Wilson Phillips (February, 1990)
This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan (February, 1995)
Follow You Down, Gin Blossoms (January, 1996)
Wannabe, Spice Girls (July, 1996)
Pony, Ginuwine (August, 1996)
Lovefool, The Cardigans (August, 1996)
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), Backstreet Boys (June, 1997)
All The Small Things, Blink-182 (September, 1998)
Dancing In The Moonlight, Toploader (May, 1999)
Canned Heat, Jamiroquai (May, 1999)
One More Time, Daft Punk (November, 2000)
Rock Your Body, Justin Timberlake (March, 2003)
Crazy In Love, Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z (May, 2003)
Hey Ya!, Outkast (August, 2003)
Mr. Brightside, The Killers (September, 2003)
Toxic, Britney Spears (January, 2004)
Valerie, Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse (October, 2007)
Party In The U.S.A, Miley Cyrus (August, 2009)
TiK ToK, Kesha (August, 2009)
2000s
2010s
Love On Top, Beyoncé (September 2011)
Get Lucky, Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Niles Rodgers (April 2013)
Happy, Pharrell Williams (November 2013)
Shake It Off, Taylor Swift (August 2014)
Shut Up and Dance, WALK THE MOON (September 2014)
Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (November 2014)
Can’t Stop The Feeling, Justin Timberlake (May 2016)
24K Magic, Bruno Mars (November 2016)
Juice, Lizzo (January 2019)
Say So, Doja Cat (November 2019)
2020s
Levitating, Dua Lipa (October, 2020)
About Damn Time, Lizzo (February, 2022)
closing songs
Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond (May, 1969)
Last Dance, Donna Summer (July, 1978)
Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey (October, 1981)
Livin’ On A Prayer, Bon Jovi (October, 1986)
(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life, Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (July, 1987)
country music
I Walk The Line, Johnny Cash (June, 1964)
Family Tradition, Hank Williams Jr (April, 1979)
Friends In Low Places, Garth Brooks (August, 1990)
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, Shania Twain (November, 1997)
You’re Still The One, Shania Twain (November, 1997)
Wagon Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show (February, 2004)
Tennessee Whiskey, Chris Stapleton (May, 2015)
Neon Moon, Brooks & Dunn and Kacey Musgraves (April, 2019)
ballads/
dinner music/
other
I Only Have Eyes For You, The Flamingos (April, 1959)
At Last, Etta James (November, 1960)
Stand By Me, Ben E. King (April, 1961)
Bring It On Home To Me, Sam Cooke (April, 1962)
The Way You Look Tonight, Frank Sinatra (June, 1961)
Can’t Help Falling In Love, Elvis Presley (November, 1961)
L-O-V-E, Nat King Cole (September, 1964)
My Girl, The Temptations (December, 1964)
In My Life, The Beatles (December, 1965)
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys (July, 1966)
What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong (September, 1967)
Soulful Strut, Young-Holt Unlimited (1968)
Here Comes The Sun, The Beatles (September, 1969)
Cissy Strut, The Meters (1969)
Moondance, Van Morrison (January, 1970)
Crazy Love, Van Morrison (January, 1970)
Express Yourself, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Rhythm Band (August, 1970)
Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight (May, 1971)
Some Kind Of Wonderful, Grand Funk Railroad (December, 1974)
You're My Best Friend, Queen (June, 1976)
Dreams, Fleetwood Mac (March, 1977)
How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees (September, 1977)
Just The Way You Are, Billy Joel (September, 1977; as done by Scary Pockets circa 2018)
Africa, Toto (June, 1982)
Uptown Girl, Billy Joel (September, 1983)
Everywhere, Fleetwood Mac (November, 1978)
All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie (August, 1983)
Forever Young, Rod Stewart (July, 1988)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You, Ms. Lauryn Hill (August, 1998)
Don’t Know Why, Norah Jones (January, 2002)
Come Away With Me, Norah Jones (January, 2002)
You Are The Best Thing, Ray LaMontagne (August, 2008)
This Christmas, Donny Hathaway (December, 1970)
All I Want For Christmas (Is You), Mariah Carey (October, 1994)