You’re at a wedding, a song starts and suddenly you’re boogying with Great Aunt Mavis... and it turns out Dancing Queen is the most likely culprit.
A list of the 30 greatest floor-fillers put ABBA’s 1976 hit at the top of the charts.
Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 tune Come On Eileen and Whitney Houston’s 1987 smash I Wanna Dance with Somebody were second and third. Legend Tiny Turner, who died last month, was the only artist to feature twice on the list, with Proud Mary and Simply the Best.
And a groovy 84% of us admit we love a boogie, with more than half claiming that the best place is in the car, followed by in the kitchen, at a gig and in a club.
Almost half of those polled reckon they are a great dancer, breaking out the moves an average of eight times a week. Four in 10 describe their style as “dad dancing”, 14% admit they just shuffle, and nearly one in 10 confess they are all arms and no legs.
Richard Evans, head of technical services at webuyanycar, which conducted the poll, said: “We all love to dance, with classic songs from the 70s and 80s still popular among generations.”
TOP THIRTY BEST DANCE FLOOR FILLERS
1: Dancing Queen by Abba – 41%
2: Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners – 39%
3: I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston – 33%
4: Livin’ On A Prayer by Bon Jovi – 33%
5: Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen – 32%
6: Happy by Pharrell – 32%
7: Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars – 32%
8: Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon – 31%
9: It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls – 29%
10: Single Ladies by Beyonce – 28%
11: Proud Mary by Tina Turner – 28%
12: Summer of ’69 by Bryan Adams – 28%
13: Simply The Best by Tina Turner – 26%
14: Blame It On The Boogie by Jackson 5 – 25%
15: Night Fever by The Bee Gees – 25%
16: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Artic Monkeys – 24%
17: Town Called Malice by The Jam – 23%
18: You Can’t Hurry Love by The Supremes – 23%
19: Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira – 23%
20: Spinning Around by Kylie – 22%
21: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift – 22%
22: Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey – 22%
23: All Night Long by Lionel Ritchie – 22%
24: Valerie by Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse – 21%
25: 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton – 21%
26: Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison – 20%
27: We Are Family by Sister Sledge – 19%
28: Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac – 19%
29: Superstition by Stevie Wonder – 19%
30: Respect by Aretha Franklin – 19%
