80s Dancefloor: The Collection is a massive 60-track, triple-CD compilation released in 2014 by Rhino Records. Unlike standard compilations that focus purely on predictable radio pop, this release casts a wide net across the diverse electronic and rhythmic landscape of the 1980s. The tracklist balances massive chart-toppers with foundational synth-pop, post-punk club tracks, and early house and hip-hop milestones.
The compilation is organized into distinct sonic zones across its three discs to simulate different rooms of a retro nightclub. Disc one largely focuses on new wave, synth-pop, and euro-dance. Disc two transitions into soul, R&B, and early house music, while disc three veers into the indie-dance, alternative rock, and jangle-pop that ruled college radio dancefloors at the end of the decade.
