Artists like Dancing in the Street
Kindred artists that sit next to Dancing in the Street on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
Super Freakartist"Super Freak" is a 1981 single produced and performed by American singer Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' fifth album, Street Songs (1981) and became one of James' signature songs. "Freak" is a slang term for the sexually adventurous, as described in the song's lyrics, "She's a very kinky girl / The kind you don't take home to mother". Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 477 in its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004, number 481 in 2010, and number 153 in an updated list in 2021. The song was nominated for the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 1982 Grammys. The song has been sampled by MC Hammer in 1990, Jay-Z in 2006, and Nicki Minaj in 2022.
Breakfast in AmericaartistBreakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the British rock band Supertramp, released on 16 March 1979, by A&M Records. It was recorded from May to December 1978 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. It spawned three US Billboard Hot 100 hit singles: "The Logical Song", "Goodbye Stranger", and "Take the Long Way Home". In the UK, "The Logical Song" and the title track were both top 10 hits, the only two the group had in their native country.
For You Blueartist"For You Blue" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. The track was written by George Harrison as a love song to his wife, Pattie Boyd. It was also the B-side to the "Long and Winding Road" single, issued in many countries, but not Britain, and was listed with that song when the single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and Canada's national chart in June 1970. On the Cash Box Top 100 chart, which measured the US performance of single sides individually, "For You Blue" peaked at number 71.
Good Vibrationsartist"Good Vibrations" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, produced and composed by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love and, in some published versions, by Tony Asher. Promoted as a "pocket symphony", it was released as a single on October 10, 1966 and became an immediate critical and commercial success, topping national charts in the United States, United Kingdom, and several other countries. It is commonly regarded as one of the greatest works of rock, pop, and psychedelia.
I Was Made for Lovin' Youartist"I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a song by the American rock band Kiss from their seventh studio album, Dynasty (1979). Released as a single in 1979, the song became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, was certified gold in the US on August 16, 1979, and went platinum in several countries. The song has remained a concert staple and is featured on many live albums and compilations.