Planning a wedding, corporate event, or birthday party in Australia? This is the only party playlist you will ever need. The best party songs for 2023, compiled by our DJs from thousands of requests from punters at real events. All killer, no filler!

Retro Classics

These tunes from the 60s and 70s are still popular with punters of all ages.

ABBA – Dancing Queen
ABBA – Gimme Gimme Gimme
Aretha Franklin – Respect
Ashton, Gardner, & Dyke – The Resurrection Shuffle
Chubby Checker – The Twist
Daddy Cool – Eagle Rock
Dion – The Wanderer
Earth Wind & Fire – September
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons – Dec ’63 (Oh What A Night)
KC and the Sunshine Band – That’s The Way (I Like It)
Kool & The Gang – Celebration
Ray Charles – Shake Your Tailfeather
Stevie Wonder – Superstition
The Beatles – Twist and Shout
The Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
The Jackson 5 – Blame it on the Boogie
The Monkees – I’m A Believer
Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits
Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
Y.M.C.A. – The Village People

Daggy 80s

Daggy as hell, but everyone loves singing and dancing to these tunes.

A-Ha – Take On Me
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – I’ve Had the Time of My Life
Buster Poindexter – Hot Hot Hot
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Dave Dobbyn – Slice of Heaven
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
Dolly Parton – 9 to 5
George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You
Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams
Huey Lewis & the News – The Power of Love
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
Katrina & the Waves – Walking On Sunshine
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
Lionel Richie – All Night Long
Los Lobos – La Bamba
Madonna – Like A Prayer
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Pseudo Echo – Funky Town
Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
Toto – Africa
Underworld – Underneath the Radar
Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

Tragic 90s

Face it, you love this stuff, otherwise you wouldn’t keep asking for it.

Ace of Base – I Saw The Sign
Aqua – Barbie Girl
Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
BZ feat. Joanne – Jackie
DJ Sammy – Heaven
Haddaway – What Is Love?
Hanson – Mmm Bop
Los Del Rio – Macarena
Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5
M People – Moving On Up
Right Said Fred – I’m Too Sexy
S Club 7 – S Club Party
Shania Twain – Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
Sonia Dada – (Lover) You Don’t Treat Me No Good
Spice Girls – Wannabe
The B52s – Love Shack
Vengaboys – We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)
Womack & Womack – Teardrops (remix)

Old School RnB & Hip Hop

The biggest urban hits from the 90s and beyond.

112 – Dance With Me
2Pac – California Love
50 Cent – In Da Club
Blackstreet – No Diggity
Chris Brown – Yeah 3x
Ciara – 1 2 Step
Coolio – Gangsta’s Paradise
Eminem – My Name Is
Estelle – American Boy
Lil Jon – Get Low
House of Pain – Jump Around
Jagged Edge – Let’s Get Married (ReMarqable remix)
Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince – Boom! Shake the Room
Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack
Montell Jordan – This Is How We Do It
Nelly – Hot In Here
Outkast – Ms. Jackson
Pony – Ginuwine
R. Kelly – Ignition (remix)
Run DMC – It’s Like That
Shaggy – It Wasn’t Me
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
Snoop Dogg – Drop It Like It’s Hot
Snow – Informer
TLC – No Scrubs
Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby
Will Smith – Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It

Modern Bangers

The most requested party hits from the last 20 years.

Avicii – Wake Me Up
Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
Beyonce – Crazy in Love
Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)
Britney Spears – Toxic
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
CAKE – Short Skirt / Long Jacket
Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion – WAP
Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Daft Punk – One More Time
Darude – Sandstorm
David Guetta – When Loves Takes Over
Die Antwoord – I Fink U Freeky
Drake – In My Feelings
Duke Dumont – Red Light Green Light
Eminem – Lose Yourself
Eminem – Without Me
Fatman Scoop – Be Faithful
FISHER – Losing It
George Ezra – Shotgun
Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
Icona Pop – I Love It
Jessie J – Price Tag
Joel Fletcher – Swing
Justin Bieber – Despacito (remix)
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop the Feeling
Justin Timberlake – Sexyback
Kanye West – Gold Digger
Kelis – Milkshake
Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It
Low – Flo Rida
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Downtown
Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk!
Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
Mr C – Cha Cha Slide
Nelly – Ride Wit Me
One Republic – Counting Stars
Orkestrated – Nightcrawler Part 2
Outkast – Hey Ya!
Pharrell Williams – Happy
PSY – Gangnam Style
Rihanna – Umbrella
Sean Paul – Temperature
Shakira – Hips Don’t Lie
Sophie Ellis-Baxter – Murder On The Dancefloor
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
The Veronicas – Untouched
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
Timmy Trumpet – Freaks
Tones and I – Dance Monkey
Usher – Yeah!
Walk the Moon – Shut Up and Dance

Party Rock

These hard-hitting classics always go down a treat.

AC/DC – Jailbreak
Avril Lavigne – Sk8ter Boi
Blink 182 – Dammit
Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer
Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69
Choirboys – Run to Paradise
Dragon – Rain
Elton John – Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again
The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Killers – Mr Brightside
The Knack – My Sharona
The Living End – Prisoner of Society
The Offspring – Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)
The Romantics – What I Like About You
The Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
Warrant – Cherry Pie
Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag

Singalong Anthems

Warm up those vocal cords. EVERYONE knows the words to these hit songs.

Cab Calloway – Minnie the Moocher
Darius Rucker – Wagon Wheel
Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
John Farnham – You’re The Voice
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Meatloaf – Paradise By The Dashboard Light
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Oasis – Wonderwall
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Rocky Horror – The Time Warp
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
The Grease Mega-Mix
The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Zac Brown Band – Chicken Fried

Classic Conclusions

End your night on a high note with a couple of these immortal songs.

Billy Joel – Piano Man
Bon Jovi – Always
Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh
Crowded House – Better Be Home Soon
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands in the Stream
Don McLean – American Pie
Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Frank Sinatra – Theme From New York, New York
John Paul Young – Love is in the Air
Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
Michael Buble – Everything
Mr Big – To Be With You
Robbie Williams – Angels
The Beatles – Hey Jude
The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody
Tina Turner – The Best

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