Special countdown · WFPK · December 2005

WFPK Top 100 Party Songs

The countdown (December 2005) from WFPK in Louisville, KY ranks 100 songs, with “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash at number one. The list features 88 different artists; Prince has the most entries with four songs.

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WFPK 2005 countdown of party songs (the station's countdown archive page says its countdowns started each year on December 26); the archived page does not say how the list was chosen. Obvious typos fixed: Wilson Picket -> Wilson Pickett, Dee-lite -> Deee-Lite, Dane To The Music -> Dance To The Music. Transcribed from the station's 2005 countdown page as archived by the Wayback Machine in January 2006. Capitalization standardized where the source used lower case.

# Song ListsBest
100 Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Clash 163 #8
99 Jesus Says Hedrock Mix 1 #99
98 Heart of Glass Blondie 54 #5
97 Sexx Laws Beck 28 #9
96 Use The Force Jamiroquai 1 #96
95 Hate To Say I Told You So The Hives 49 #1
94 The Push Jody Gales 1 #94
93 Ballroom Blitz Krokus 2 #93
92 Shake Your Rump Beastie Boys 6 #92
91 Dazz Brick 3 #91
90 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Bruce Springsteen 51 #16
89 Hot Grits! Elijah & The Ebonites 1 #89
88 Everybody Dance Now C&C Music Factory 1 #88
87 Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire 4 #87
86 New Year's Day U2 182 #4
85 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 111 #1
84 Flashlight Parliament 7 #84
83 L.O.V.E. Natalie Cole 1 #83
82 Take Me to the River Talking Heads 85 #6
81 Pretty Young Thing Michael Jackson 1 #81
80 Cold Sweat James Brown 3 #80
79 Dance to The Music Sly and the Family Stone 6 #75
78 Private Idaho The B-52's 58 #25
77 Let's Go Crazy Prince 27 #3
76 Puffy's Rule Puffy AmiYumi 1 #76
75 Steppin' High In Her I Miller Shoes Betty Davis 1 #75
74 Green Onions Booker T. & the MG's 11 #74
73 Hip Shake Slim Harpo 1 #73
72 Can't You Hear Me Knocking The Rolling Stones 66 #5
71 Got to Give It Up Marvin Gaye 11 #71
70 River Rouge Dennis Coffey 1 #70
69 Short Skirt Cake 1 #69
68 Party Hard Andrew W.K. 11 #65
67 Land of a 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett 1 #67
66 Missione A Bombay Nicola Conte 1 #66
65 La Chica Banda Café Tacuba 1 #65
64 Mustang Sally Buddy Guy 1 #64
63 One Big Holiday My Morning Jacket 28 #17
62 Nobody's Fault But Mine Led Zeppelin 29 #5
61 Respect Aretha Franklin 32 #2
60 Superfreak Rick James 4 #60
59 Stretch Your Rubberband The Meters 1 #59
58 We're Having A Party Sam Cooke 1 #58
57 Atomic Dog George Clinton 6 #57
56 Twist and Shout The Beatles 29 #14
55 Bustin Out For Rosie Tommy Bolin 1 #55
54 I Wanna Take You Higher Sly and the Family Stone 1 #54
53 We Are Family Sister Sledge 2 #53
52 Joy To The World Three Dog Night 4 #52
51 Start Me Up The Rolling Stones 108 #7
50 Loser Beck 125 #2
49 Bang Bang David Sanborn 1 #49
48 Welcome To My Party Lea Delaria 1 #48
47 Dancing In The Street Martha & The Vandellas 5 #47
46 You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party) Beastie Boys 86 #1
45 Biscuits & Buttermilk Freddie Henchi & The Soulsetters 1 #45
44 (theme From) New York, New York Frank Sinatra 10 #30
43 I Feel Good James Brown 6 #43
42 Blue Light David Gilmour 1 #42
41 The Core Eric Clapton 28 #41
40 You Dropped A Bomb On Me The Gap Band 2 #40
39 Head Prince 1 #39
38 Love Rollercoaster Ohio Players 3 #38
37 Pick Up the Pieces Average White Band 3 #37
36 Love and Happiness Al Green 8 #36
35 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 65 #1
34 Jump Jive and Wail Brian Setzer 2 #34
33 Let The Good Times Roll B.B. King 1 #33
32 Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry 4 #32
31 Hey Ya! Outkast 68 #1
30 What A Man Linda Lyndell 1 #30
29 Last Dance Donna Summer 4 #29
28 Everlasting Love Carl Carlton 1 #28
27 All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow 45 #6
26 Aqua Boogie Parliament 1 #26
25 We All Had A Real Good Time Edgar Winter Group 1 #25
24 Ride Your Mule Marvin Holmes & The Uptights 1 #24
23 Sir Duke Stevie Wonder 18 #23
22 What'd I Say Ray Charles 11 #22
21 No Parking on the Dance Floor Midnight Star 2 #21
20 Popcorn Children Eldridge Holmes 1 #20
19 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers ZZ Top 12 #19
18 I Just Want to Celebrate Rare Earth 3 #18
17 Push and Pull Rufus Thomas 1 #17
16 Thank You Sly and the Family Stone 3 #16
15 Ymca Village People 3 #15
14 Devil In A Blue Dress Mitch Ryder 1 #14
13 Mony Mony Billy Idol 46 #13
12 Little Red Corvette Prince 21 #12
11 Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine James Brown 8 #11
10 What I Like About You The Romantics 92 #10
9 Celebration Kool & The Gang 2 #9
8 Rock and Roll All Night Kiss 31 #8
7 Spank Your Fanny Bodeco 2 #7
6 Groove Is In The Heart Dee-Lite 21 #3
5 Brick House The Commodores 3 #5
4 Shout! Isley Brothers 4 #4
3 Love Shack The B-52's 79 #1
2 Louie Louie The Kingsmen 18 #2
1 1999 Prince 37 #1

About this countdown

WFPK Top 100 Party Songs was broadcast by WFPK (Louisville, KY) in December 2005. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. Because it is a themed or special countdown, it is archived here but not counted in the combined rankings.

Source: WFPK, "2005 Countdown: Top 100 Party Songs" (Wayback Machine).

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