We are only a month or two away from house music taking over completely. 1987 was like the last shout of the blue eyed soul boy, with disco or Motown remixes and reissues consistently hitting the chart. All would change very soon.

Strange the sort of music that constitutes as "dance" music back then!Incidentally, I think Alexander O'Neal now lives in the UK, he's been in a few reality shows here (and he still sings that song).

Maxi priest end up in the dance chart because the reggae chart was made decreased by the show the year before.

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Nina Simone?!?? I love her to bits but what on earth is she doing in this chart? Same with Barry White. And we wouldn't really call hiphop dance music, would we? Seems to be more of a "black artists" chart - very diverse nevertheless!