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80s flashback music played on b96 during the 1990s

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List of several flashback music from the 1970s or 1980s that was played on B96 during the Killer Bee/Party Radio/early Chicago’s Dance Beat days of the 1990s either in the mixes (usually disco/old school mixes done by Frankie Hollywood Rodriguez) or on rotation based on several available airchecks. Note that the late 70s and early 80s songs were almost always disco or funk records and much of the music B96 actually played during the early-to-mid 80s was never played as flashbacks largely due to not fitting in B96's dance/rhythmic format in the 1990s. The list is based on available airchecks or mixes and is currently incomplete.

Pre-1976
Aretha Franklin - Respect (1966)
Temptations, the - Ain't to Proud to Beg (1966)
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (1973)
Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie (1974)
Archie Bell & the Drells - Let’s Groove (1975)
Crown Heights Affair - Dreaming A Dream (1975)

1976
Bee Gees, The - You Should Be Dancing
Donna Summer - Spring Affair
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Cherchez La Femme
James Brown - Bodyheat
Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

1977
Bee Gees, The - Stayin’ Alive
Brainstorm - Lovin' Is Really My Game
Bruce Johnston – Pipeline
Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
L.T.D. - Back In Love Again
Roy Ayers - running away
Santa Esmeralda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Village People - San Francisco (You've Got Me)
War - Galaxy

1978
A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
Bell & James - Livin’ it up (Friday Night)
Chaka Khan - I’m Every Woman
Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
Cheryl Lynn - You Saved My Day
Chic - Le Freak
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Evelyn Champaign King - Shame
Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
Giorgio Moroder - The Chase
Heatwave - The Groove Line
Jacksons, the - Shake Your Body Down to the Ground
Jimmy Bo Horne - Spank
Karen Young - Hot Shot
Kleeer - Keep Your Body Workin’
Michael Zeger Band, The - Let’s All Chant
Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat)
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
T-Connection - At Midnight
Village People - YMCA

1979
Anita Bell - Ring My Bell
Chic - Good Times
Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
Diana Ross - The Boss
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
Foxy - Get Off
France Joli - Come To Me
Funkadelic - Not Just (Knee Deep)
Giorgio Moroder - I Wanna Rock You
Gibson brothers - Cuba
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
GQ - Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up
Jackie Moore - This Time Baby
KC and the sunshine band - Do You Wanna Go Party
Machine - There For the Grace of God
Martin Circus - Disco Circus
Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough
Patrick Hernandez - Born to Be Alive
Peter Brown - Crank It Up
Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me
Positive Funk - We Got the Funk
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Skatt Bros. - Walk the Night
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight
Suzy Lane - Harmony
Telex - Moskow Diskow
Trussell - Love Injection
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Firecracker/Computer Games

1980
202 Machine - Get Up (Rock Your Body)
Brothers Johnson - Stomp
Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love
Donna Summer - Sunset People
George Benson - Give Me the Night
Jacksons, The - Can You Feel It
Jermaine Jackson - Let’s Get Serious
La Flavour - Mandolay
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
Shalamar - Make that Move
Stevie Wonder - Do I Like You
Teena Marie - Behind the Groove
Whispers, The - It’s a Love Thing
Whsipers, The - And the Beat Goes On

1981
Blondie - Rapture
Carol Jiani - Hit 'N Run Lover'
Denroy Morgan - I’ll Do Anything For You
Earth Wind and Fire - Let’s Groove
ESG - Moody
Evelyn Champaign King - I’m in Love
Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus
Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper
Junior - Mama Used to Say
Kool & the Gang - Celebration
Kool & the Gang - Steppin’ Out
Kraftwerk - Numbers
Prince - Controversy
Peter Brown - Baby Gets High
Quincy Jones - Al No Corrida
Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
Rick James - Super Freak
Slave - Party Lights
Teena Gardner - Heartbeat
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love *
Weeks & Co - Rock your World
Yoko Ono - Walking on Thin Ice

1982
ABC - The Look of Love
A Flock of Seagulls - And I Ran So Far Away
Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock
Bobby O - She Has a Way
Chas Jankel - Glad to Know You
Clash, The - Rock the Cashbah
Dazz Band - Let it Whip*
Divine - Native Love (Step By Step)
D-Train - Keep On
D-Train - You’re the One for Me
Funk Electric - On a Journey (I Sing the Funk Electric)
Gap Band - Early in the Morning
Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb on Me *
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
Gino Soccio - Remember
Gwen Gutherie - It Should had Been You
Human League, The - Don’t You Want Me *
Lime - Babe We’re Gonna Love Tonight
Orbit feat. Carol Hall - And the Beat Goes On
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Raw Silk - Do It to the Music
Sharon Brown - I Specialize in Love
Sharon Redd - Beat the Streets
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go *
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
Thompson Twins - In the Name of Love
Time, The - 777-9311
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl

1983
Afrika Bambaataa - Looking for the Perfect Beat
Duran Duran - Hungry Like a Wolf *
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue*
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams are made of this *
Freeez - I.O.U.
Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines (Don’t Do It)
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Lime - Angel Eyes
Madness - Our House *
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean *
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ *
Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time
My Mine - Hypnotic Tango
New Order - Blue Monday
P-Funk All Stars - Pumpin It Up
Prince - 1999 *
Prince - Little Red Corvette *
Shannon - Let the Music Play *
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science *
Uptown Girls, The - I Know I’m Losing You
Whispers, The - Keep on Loving Me

1984
Afrika Bambaataa - Renegades of Funk
Alisha - All Night Passion
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You *
Culture Club - Miss Me Blind *
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop *
Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend
Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax *
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Dr. Beat
Jellybean - The Mexican
Kool and the Gang - Misled
Klymaxx - The Men All Pause
Laid Back - White Horse *
Madonna - Holiday *
New Edition - Cool It Now*
Newcleus - Jam On It
Prince - Erotic City
Prince - Let’s Go Crazy *
Prince - When Doves Cry *
Shannon - Give Me Tonight
Sheila E - The Glamorous Life *
Thelma Houston - You Used to Hold Me So Tight
Time, The - Jungle Love

1985
Alisha - Baby Talk
Colonel Abrams - Trapped
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) *
Freestyle - Don’t Stop the Rock
Lime - Unexpected Lovers
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Can You Feel The Beat
Madonna - Into the Groove *
Nayobe - Please Don’t Go
Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest
Phil Collins - Sussudio *
Ready For the World - Oh Sheila *
Shannon - Do You Wanna Get Away
Wham - Everything She Wants *

1986
Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey *
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Cameo - Word Up *
Chip E - If You Only Knew *
Clarence Carter - Strokin’
Colonel Abrams - I’m Not Gonna Let
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can’t Turn Around
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Congo *
Hanson & Davis - Hungry For Your Love
JM Silk - I Can't Turn Around
Janet Jackson - Control *
Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You *
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately *
Jermaine Stewart - We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off *
Joyce Sims - You're My One (All & All)
LL Cool J - Rock the Bells
MC Miker G & DJ Sven - Holiday Rap
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Nice and Wild - Diamond Girl
Norcera - Summertime, Summertime
OMD - If You Leave *
Regina - Baby Love *
Run DMC - My Adidas
Run DMC - Peter Piper
Sheila E - A Love Bizarre
Sly Fox - Let’s Go All the Way *
Stacey Q - Two of Hearts *
Steve Silk Hurley - Jack Your Body
TKA - One Way Love
Taffy - I Love My Radio
Val Young - If You Should Ever Be Lonely
Yello - Oh Yeah *

1987
Club Nouveau - Lean on Me *
Company B - Fascinated *
Cover Girls, the - Show Me *
Depeche Mode - Strangelove
Eric B and Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Expose - Come Go With Me *
Expose - Point of No Return *
Giorgio - Tina Cherry
JM Silk - Let the Music Take Control
Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle *
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost in Emotion *
Los Lobos - La Bamba *
MARRS - Pump Up the Volume *
Madonna - Open Your Heart *
Michael Jackson - Bad *
Mr. Lee - I Can’t Forget
New Order - True Faith *
Noel - Silent Morning
Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)
Ralphi Rosario feat. Xaveria Gold - You Used to Hold Me (Riviera Mix)
Stevie B - Party Your Body
TKA - Scars of Love
Ten City - Devotion

1988
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative *
Cynthia - Change on Me *
Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky
Erasure - A Little Respect *
Inner City - Big Fun *
Mark Imperial - The Love I Lost
Paula Abdul - Knocked Out *
Paula Abdul - Straight Up *
Salt N Pepa - Push It *
Stevie B - Spring Love
Sweet Sensation - Never Let You Go *
Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love *

1989
Fast Eddie - Hip House
Fast Eddie feat. Sundance - Git it Up
Inner City - Good Life *
Janet Jackson - Miss you Much *
Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon *
Mr. Lee - Get Busy *
Pajama Party - Yo No Se *
Seduction - Two to Make it Right *
Soul II Soul - Back To Life *
Stevie B - I Wanna Be the One *
Stevie B - In My Eyes
Sweet Sensation - Sincerely yours *
Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam *
Young MC - Bust-a-Move *

“ * “ denotes a song B96 actually played during the 1980s, where they were mostly mainstream.
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The Retro Show
“The Retro Show” was a syndicated weekend program that showcased 1970s and 1980s music, largely focused on disco, R&B, and dance-based hits of the era. It was hosted by Gary Spears, then in his second stint with B96. “The Retro Show” began in July 1993 and lasted well into 2000 though it is currently unknown how long the show actually lasted and how long B96 aired the show as it may had been dropped during its run. "The Retro Show" aired on Sunday mornings and below are many of the songs that were played based on various playlist sheets that were found on eBay. This list only features the songs from the 1993 and 1994 song sheets as it is unknown if B96 continued to air the show beyond that point.

Pre-1972
Sly & the Family Stone - everyday people (1969)
friends of distinction - love or let me be lonely (1970)
Jackson 5 - I want you back (1970)
Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair (1971)

1972
Billy Paul – Me & Mrs. Jones
Eddie Kendricks - Date with the Rain
Manu Dibango - soul makossa
O'Jays, the - backstabbers
O’Jays, the – Love Train
Roberta flack/Donny Hathaway - where is the love
spinners, the - I’ll be around
staple singers- I’ll take you there

1973
Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles
Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down
Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Walkin’
Four Tops, The - ain't no woman like the one I’ve got
Harold Melvin & the blue notes - the love I lost
Isley brothers, The - That Lady
love unlimited orchestra - love's theme
Marvin Gaye - let's get it on
O'Jays, The - for the love of money
War - Cisco Kid

1974
Barry white - Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe
Barry white - my first, my last, my everything
Billy Preston - nothing from noting
blue magic - sideshow
bt express - do it till your satisfied
bt express - express
carol Douglas - doctor's orders
disco tex and the sexolets - get dancin’
earth wind and fire - reasons
gloria Gaynor - never can say goodbye
hues corporation - rock the boat
jackson 5, the - dancing machine
Labelle - lady marmalade
m.f.s.b. - t.s.o.p.
rufus & Chaka Khan - once you get started
rufus & chaka khan - tell me something good
Shirley and company - shame shame shame
stylistics - you make me feel brand new
three degrees - when will I see you again

1975
bee gees - jive talking
blackbyrds, the - walkin' in rhythm
Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby
earth wind and fire - shining star
earth wind and fire - sing a song
earth wind and fire - that's the way of the world
Esther Phillips - what a difference a day makes
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Bad Luck
Herbie Mann - hijack
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
kc and the sunshine band - get down tonight
kc and the sunshine band - that's the way I like it
Miracles, the - Love Machine
Natalie Cole - this will be
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoster
o'jays, the - I love music
silver convention - fly robin fly
Tavares - it only takes a minute
van McCoy - the hustle
war - why can't we be friends

1976
Andrea True Connection - More More More
Bee Gees, The - You Should Be Dancing
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Brick - Dazz
Brothers Johnson - I’ll Be Good to You
Candi Station – Young Hearts Run Free
Diana ross - Love Hangover
Earth, Wind and Fire - Getaway
Jacksons, The - Enjoy Yourself
Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady
KC and the Sunshine Band - I’m Your Boogie Man
KC and the Sunshine Band - Shake Your Booty
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'
Manhattans, The - kiss and say goodbye
Maxine Nightingale - Right Back When We Started From
O'Jays, The - Living for the Weekend
Parliament - Tear the Roof Off the Sucker
Richie Family, The - The Best Disco in Town
Rose Royce - Car Wash
Spinners, The - Rubberband Man
Stevie wonder- I Wish
Sylvers, The - Hot Line
Tavares - Don't Take Away the Music
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn the Beat Around
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

1977
Barry White - It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me
Bee Gees, The - How Deep is Your Love
Bee Gees, The - Night Fever
Brothers Johnson, The - Strawberry Letter 23
Commodores. The - Brick House
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Earth, Wind and Fire - Serpentine Fire
Emotions, The - Best of My Love
Gonzales – Haven’t Stopped Dancin’ Yet
Heatwave - Always and Forever
KC and the Sunshine Band - Keep it Coming Love
Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express
LTD - Back in Love Again
Marvin Gaye - Got to Give it Up
Odyssey - Native New Yorker
Peter Brown - Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me
Santa Esmerelda - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Shalamar - Uptown Festival
Stevie Wonder - Sir Suke

1978
Alicia Bridge - I Love the Nightlife
Arpeggio - Love and Desire
Bee Gees. The - Stayin' Alive
Chaka khan - I’m Every Woman #
Cheryl Lynn - Star Love
Chic - Everybody Dance
Chic - I Want Your Love
Chic - Le Freak #
Don Ray - Got to Have Lovin'
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Earth, Wind and Fire - Fantasy
Earth, Wind and Fire – September
Eruption feat. Precious Wilson – I Can't Stand The Rain
Evelyn "Champaign" King - I Don't Know if it's Right
Evelyn "Champaign" King - Shame #
Heatwave – The Groove Line #
Hot Chocolate – Every 1’s a Winner
Jacksons, The - Shake Your Body Down to the Ground
Karen Young - Hot Shot #
Love and Kisses - Thank God it's Friday
Michael Zager Band, The – Let’s All Chant
Parliament - Flashlight
Peaches and Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing
Peter Brown - Dance with Me
Rick James - You and I
Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heart)
T-Connection - At Midnight
Third World - Now That We Found Love
Village People - YMCA #
Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You

1979
Ami Stewart - Knock on Wood
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell #
Bell and James - Living it Up (Friday night)
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Blondie - One Way or Another
Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Sent You
Chic - Good Times
Cher - Take Me Home
Crusaders, The - Street Life
Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
Destination - Move on Up
Diana Ross - The Boss
Donna Summer - Bad Girls #
Donna Summer - On the Radio
Donna Summer & Barbara Streisand - Enough is Enough
Donna Summer & Barbara Streisand - No More Tears
Doobie Brothers, The - What a Fool Believes
Foxy - Get Off
France Joli - Come to Me
Earth Wind and Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Gary’s Gang - Keep Dancin'
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive #
GQ - Disco Nights (Rock Freak) #
Instant Funk – I’ve Got My Mind Made Up
Invisible Man's Band. The - All Night Thing
Kool and the Gang - Ladies' Night
M - Pop Muzik
Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone
McFadden and Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
Patrick Hernandez - Born to be Alive #
Peaches and herb - Reunited
Prince - I Wanna be Your Lover
Rod Stewart - do ya think I’m sexy
Shalamar - second time around
Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer
Sister Sledge - We are Family
Stephanie Mills - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin’
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight #
Suzi Lane - Harmony #
Toto - Georgy porgy
Whispers, the - And the Beat Goes On

1980
Blondie - Call Me
Brothers Johnson, The - Stomp
Change - A Lover’s Holiday
Diana Ross - I’m Coming Out
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Gap Band, The - Burn Rubber on Me
George Benson - Give Me the NIght
Irene Cara - Fame
Jacksons, The - Heartbreak Hotel
Jacksons, The - Lovely One
Kool and the Gang - Too Hot
Lolaetta Holloway – Love Sensation
Manhattans, The - Shining Star
S.O.S. Band, The – Take Your Time (Do It Right)
Shalamar - Make That Move
Spinners, The - Working My Way Back to You
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This
Yarbrough and Peoples - Don't Stop the Music

1981
Blondie – Rapture #
Carl Carlton – She’s a Bad Mamma Jamma
Cheryl Lynn - Shake it Up Tonight
Commodores, The - Lady You Bring Me Up
Darryl Hall and John Oates - Kiss On My List
Diana Ross - Mirror Mirror
Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove
Evelyn "Champaign" King - I’m in Love #
Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus #
Grace Jones – Pull Up to the Bumper#
Jacksons, The - Can You Feel It
Jacksons, The - Walk Right Now
Kool and the Gang - Celebration
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida
Rick James - Give it to Me Baby #
Rick James - Super Freak #
Secret Weapon – Must Be the Music
Stacy Lattisaw - Love on a Two-Way Street
Taana Gardner – Heartbeat #
Teena Marie – Square Biz
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love * #
Whispers - It's a Love Thing #

1982
ABC - The Look of Love #
Afrika Bambaataa - Planet Rock #
Dazz Band. The - Let it Whip * #
Diana Ross - Muscles *
Donald Fagen - I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) *
Evelyn "Champaign" King - Love Come Down
Gap Band, The - You Dropped a Bomb on Me * #
George Clinton - Atomic Dog #
Human League, The - Don't You Want Me *
Indeep – Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
Junior - Mama used to Say #
Laura Branigan - Gloria *
Madonna – Everybody
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing *
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots #
Shalamar - A Night to Remember *
Soft Cell - Tainted Love *
Thompson Twins - Lies
Toni Basil – Mickey
Third World – Try Jah Love
Weather Girls, The - It's Raining Men
Yaz - Situation #

1983
Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart) *
David Bowie - Let's Dance *
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For the Money *
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue * #
Freeez - I.O.U. #
Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It) #
Herbie Hancock - Rockit #
Irene Cara - Flashdance (What a Feeling) *
Kc & the Sunshine Band - Give it Up *
Kajagoogogo - Too Shy *
Madonna - Holiday *
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance *
Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ *
Michael Sambello - Manic *
Prince - Little Red Corvette * #
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody *
Shannon - Let the Music Play * #
SOS Band - Just Be Good To Me
Stacy Lattisaw - Miracles

1984
Ashford and Simpson - Solid *
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You *
Deniece Williams - Let’s Hear it For the Boy *
Diana Ross - Swept Away *
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody's Else’s Guy
Laid Back – White Horse * #
Midnight Starr - Operator
Ollie and Jerry - Breakin’ (There’s No Stoppin’ Us) *
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover *
Pointer Sisters, The – Automatic *
Prince – Let’s Go Crazy * #
Prince - When Doves Cry * #
Shannon - Give Me Tonight #
Teena Marie - Lovergirl *

1985
Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who *
Klymaxx - Meeting in the Ladies’ Room
Mary Jane Girls - In My House *
Ready for the World - Oh Sheila * #
Sheila E - A Love Bizarre *
Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way * #
Yarbrough and peoples - guilty

1986
Force MDs - Tender Love *
Human League - Human *

“ * “ denotes a song B96 actually played during the 1980s, where they were mostly mainstream.
" # " denotes a song that was played on B96 as an old school cut/flashback during the 1990s.
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Retromix
Retromix was a old-school based spinoff of the syndicated Hot Mix Radio Productions mixes, focusing on classic dance music from the 1970s and 1980s. The Retromix mixes were launched in 1993 but B96 didn't start airing them until 1996, when the station expanded the Lunch Party mix from one hour to four hours (rebranding as the At Work Dance Party) and playing two mixes per hour (eight mixes total). The first hour was focused on flashback-based music and B96 typically aired the Retromixes on this hour while the other three hours were focused on the then-current dance, pop and urban hits of the era. By 1998, B96 reverted back to just to just the one-hour Lunch Party and discontinued airing mixes on the 10am, 11am and 1pm hours, meaning that they no longer aired the Retromix sets. Below are several of the songs that may had been played on B96 during that time when they aired flashback mixes. They are based on the available Retromix CDs between 1993 and 1996. Post-1996 Retromix sets are not included here.

1975
Four Seasons, The - Oh What A Night (Dec' 63)
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
KC & The Sunshine Band - That's The Way (I Like It)
Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
Silver Connection - Fly Robin Fly
Sylvers, The - Boogie Fever
Van McCoy - The Hustle

1976
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancin'
Brick - Dazz
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
KC & The Sunshine Band - I'm Your Boogie Man
KC & The Sunshine Band - Shake Your Booty
Rose Royce - Car Wash
Silver Convention - Get Up & Boogie
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
Trammps, The - Disco Inferno
Vicki Sue Robinson - Turn The Beat Around
Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

1977
Bee Gees - Night Fever
Chic - Dance Dance Dance
Commodores - Brick House
Emotions, The - Best Of My Love
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
KC & The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
KC & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love
L.T.D. - Back In Love Again

1978
A Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie #
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife
Barry Manilow - Copacabana
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive #
Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real #
Chic - Everybody Dance
Chic - I Want Your Love
Chic - Le Freak #
Claudja Barry - Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff #
Donna Summer - Last Dance
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Edwin Starr - Contact
Evelyn King - Shame #
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove #
Gonzales - Haven't Stop Dancing Yet
Heatwave - The Groove Line #
Jacksons, The - Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)
Jacksons, The - Blame It On The Boogie
Karen Young - Hot Shot
Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life
Michael Zager Band, The - Let's All Chant
Parliament - Flashlight
Peaches & Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing
Peter Brown - Dance With Me
Rick James - You & I
Sylvester - Dance (Disco Heat) #
T-Connection - At Midnight
Village People - Macho Man
Village People - YMCA #

1979
Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell #
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Carrie Lucas - Dance With You
Chic - Good Times
Cory Daye - Pow Wow
Dan Hartman - Instant Replay
David Naughton - Makin' It
Deborah Washington - Rock It
Deniece Williams - I've Got The Next Dance
Diana Ross - The Boss
Donna Summer - Bad Girls #
Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights
Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
Foxy - Get Off #
Gary Numan - Cars
Gary's Gang - Keep On Dancin'
Gino Soccio - Dancer
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive #
GQ - Disco Nights (Rock Freak) #
Inner Life - I'm Caught Up In A One Night Love Affair #
Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up #
Isley Brothers, The - It's A Disco Night
Jackie Moore - This Time Baby
Kat Mandu - The Break
KC & The Sunshine Band - Do You Wanna Go Party #
Kool & The Gang - Ladies' Night
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
Liquid Gold - My Baby's Baby
M - Pop Muzik
Machine - There But For The Grace Of God Go I #
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Michael Jackson - Workin' Day & Night
Narada Michael Walden - Tonight I'm Alright
Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive #
Peter Brown - Crank It Up #
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel
Shalamar - The Second Time Around
Sister Sledge - He's The Greatest Dancer
Sister Sledge - We Are Family #
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight #
Vaughan Mason & Crew - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll
Village People - In The Navy
Whispers, The - And The Beat Goes On #
Witch Queen - Bang A Gong

1980
Bar-Kays - Boogie Body Land
Blondie - Call Me
Brothers Johnson - Stomp #
Change - A Lover's Holiday
Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Fatback Band, The - Backstrokin'
Gap Band, The - Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
George Benson - Give Me The Night #
Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious #
Kano - I'm Ready
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
La Flavour - Mandolay #
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage #
Leon Haywood - Don't Push It, Don't Force It
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown #
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
Reddings, The - Remote Control
S.O.S. Band, The - Take Your Time, Do It Right
Shalamar - Make That Move #
Slave - Watching You
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica
Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music
Zapp - More Bounce To the Ounce

1981
Blondie - Rapture #
Brick - Sweat (Til You Get Wet)
Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens Band, The - On The Beat
Carl Carlton - She's A Bad Mama Jama
Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine
Change - Paradise
Cheryl Lynn - Shake It Up Tonight
Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up) #
D-Train - You're The One For Me
Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove #
Evelyn King - I'm In Love #
Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus #
Gino Soccio - Try It Out
Go-Go's, The - Our Lips Our Sealed
Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start II Dance Again #
Jacksons, The - Can You Feel It #
Jacksons, The - Walk Right Now
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
Kool & The Gang - Celebration #
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Lee Ritenour - Countdown (Captain Fingers)
Patrick Cowley - Menergy
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio - It's Your Night
Rick James - Give It To Me Baby #
Rick James - Super Freak #
Shock - Let's Get Crackin'
Skyy - Call Me
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love * #
Whispers, The - It's a Love Thing

1982
ABC - The Look Of Love
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock #
Bobby Orlando - I'm So Hot For You
Chas Jankel - Glad To Know You
Clash, The - Rock The Casbah * #
Dazz Band - Let It Whip * #
D-Train - Walk On By
Evelyn King - Love Come Down
Gap Band, The - Early In The Morning #
Gap Band, The - Outstanding
Gap Band, The - You've Dropped A Bomb On Me * #
George Clinton - Atomic Dog #
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Human League, The - Don't You Want Me * #
Imagination - Just An Illusion
J. Geils Band, The - Flamethrower
Junior - Mama Used To Say #
Kool & The Gang - Let's Go Dancing (Oh La La La)
Madonna - Everybody
Melba Moore - Love's Comin' At Ya
Melissa Manchester - You Should Hear How She Talks About You *
One Way - Cutie Pie
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots #
Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk #
Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman *
Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine #
Roni Griffith - (The Best Part Of) Breaking Up #
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk #
Thompson Twins - Lies
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl #
Weather Girls, The - It's Raining Men
Wham! feat. George Michael - Young Guns
Yaz - Situation #
Yazoo - State Farm
Zapp - Do Wah Ditty

1983
ABC - Poison Arrow
Arrow - Hot Hot Hot #
Bar-Kays - Freak Show On The Dancefloor
Berlin - Sex (I'm A...)
David Bowie - Let's Dance *
Dazz Band - Joystick
Deele, The - Body Talk
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money *
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue * #
Freeez - I.O.U. #
Gap Band, The - Party Train
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It) #
Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy *
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) #
Herbie Hancock - Rockit #
Human League, The - Fascination *
Irene Cara - Breakdance *
Irene Cara - Flashdance (What A Feeling) *
Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight
KC & the Sunshine Band - Give It Up *
Lime - Angel Eyes #
Madness - Our House * #
Madonna - Burning Up
Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance *
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean * #
Michael Jackson - PYT (Pretty Young Thang) *
Michael Jackson - Thriller *
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something * #
Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid
Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dancefloor
Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time #
Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises *
New Edition - Candy Girl
New Order - Blue Monday #
Pamala Stanley - Coming Out Of Hiding
Prince - 1999 * #
Prince - Delirious *
Prince - Little Red Corvette * #
Re-Flex - The Politics Of Dancing
S.O.S. Band, The - Just Be Good To Me
Shannon - Let The Music Play * #
Trans-X - Living On Video
Uptown Girls, The - (I Know) I'm Losing You #
Wham! - Bad Boys

1984
Ashford & Simpson - Solid *
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen *
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You * #
Cherrelle - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You *
Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music #
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy *
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax * #
Fun Fun - Color My Love #
John "Jellybean" Benitez - Sidewalk Talk *
Klymaxx - The Men All Pause #
Kool & The Gang - Fresh *
Kool & The Gang - Misled * #
Kool & The Gang - Tonight *
Laid Back - White Horse * #
Madonna - Borderline *
Madonna - Holiday *
Madonna - Like A Virgin *
Madonna - Lucky Star *
Midnight Star - Operator
New Edition - Cool It Now * #
Newcleus - Jam On It #
Ollie And Jerry - Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us *
Paul Hardcastle - Rain Forest #
Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) *
Prince - When Doves Cry * #
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me *
Shalamar - Dancing In The Sheets *
Sheena Easton - Strut *
Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls *
Sheila E. - Glamorous Life * #
Talk Talk - It's My Life
Teena Marie - Lovergirl *
Time, The - Jungle Love *
Time, The - The Bird
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days *

1985
a-ha - Take On Me *
Alisha - Baby Talk #
Animotion - Obsession *
Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love *
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) * #
Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock #
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F *
Klymaxx - Meeting In The Ladies Room
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Can You Feel The Beat #
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - I Wonder If I Take You Home #
Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String
Madonna - Dress You Up *
Madonna - Material Girl *
Mary Jane Girls - In My House *
Paul Hardcastle - 19 *
Prince - Raspberry Beret *
Ready For The World - Digital Display
Ready For The World - Oh Sheila * #
Scritti Politti - The Perfect Way *
Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre *
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way * #
Starpoint - Object Of My Desire

1986
B-52's, The - Summer Of Love
Bananarama - Venus *
Cameo - Word Up * #
Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart *
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus *
Hipsway - The Honeytheif
Human League, The - Human *
Janet Jackson - Control * #
Janet Jackson - Nasty *
Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You * #
Jets, The - Crush On You * #
Madonna - Who's That Girl *
MC Miker G. & DJ Sven - Holiday Rap #
Midnight Star - Midas Touch *
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle #
Nice & Wild - Diamond Girl #
Nocera - Summertime Summertime #
Nu Shooz - Point Of No Return *
Pseudo Echo - Funky Town * #
Regina - Baby Love * #
Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts * #
Taffy - I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) #
Timex Social Club - Rumors *
TKA - One Way Love #
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight *

1987
ABC - When Smokey Sings *
Bananarama - I Heard A Rumor *
C.C.C.P. - American-Soviets
Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover *
Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams *
Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love *
Depeche Mode - Strangelove #
Donna Allen - Serious *
Exposé - Come Go With Me * #
Exposé - Let Me Be The One * #
Expose - Point Of No Return * #
George Michael - I Want Your Sex *
Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle *
Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me * #
Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love * #
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head To Toe *
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion * #
M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume * #
Madonna - Causing A Commotion *
Noel - Silent Morning #
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This *
Pretty Poison - Catch Me I'm Falling *
Prince - U Got The Look *
Stevie B - Party Your Body * #
Trinere - They're Playing Our Song *
Whispers, The - Rock Steady *
Will To Power - Dreamin' *

1988
Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel *
Dino - Summergirls *
E.U. - Da Butt *
Erasure - A Little Respect * #
Eria Fachin - Savin' Myself
Information Society - What's On Your Mind * #
Jets, The - Rocket 2 U *
Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid * #
New Edition - If This Isn't Love *
Paula Abdul - Knocked Out * #
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy *
Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun * #
Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls *
Tone Loc - Wild Thing *
Will To Power - Say It's Gonna Rain *

1989
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy *
Janet Jackson - Miss You Much * #
Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie ("Electric Slide") *
Roxette - The Look *
Seduction - (You're My One And Only) True Love *
Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam * #

“ * “ denotes a song B96 actually played during the 1980s, where they were mostly mainstream.
" # " denotes a song that was played on B96 as an old school cut/flashback during the 1990s based on an available aircheck.
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Re: 80s flashback music played on b96 during the 1990s

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The Retro Show (Part 2)

By 1997, "The Retro Show" was reduced from three hours to one hour (it may had been earlier in either of 1995 or 1996 but there are no song sheets from those years). However, it remains to be unknown on whether or not B96 was still airing this show on Sunday mornings at that point.

Below are several more songs that appear on the available song sheets between 1997 and 2000:
ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976)
Al Green - Love and Happiness (1972)
Andy Gibb - I Just Want to Be Your Everything (1977)
Average White and - Pick Up the Pieces (1974)
Average White Band - Cut the Cake (1975)
B.B. & Q. Band, The - On the Beat (1981)
Barbara Pennington - 24 Hours a Day (1976)
Barry Manilow - Copacabana (1978)
Barry White - My Sweet Summer Suite (1976)
Bee Gees - Tragedy (1979)
Bee Gees, The - More than a Woman (1978)
Billy Ocean - Nights (Feel Like Gettin' Down) (1981)
Bionic Boogie - Risky Changes (1977)
Brenda & Tabulations - Let's Go All the Way (Down) (1977)
BT Express - Peace Pipe (1975)
Cameo - Shake Your Pants (1980)
Cerrone - Love in C Minor (1976)
Cerrone - Supernature (1977)
Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing (1979)
Claudja Barry - (Boogie Woogie) Dancin' Shoes (1979)
Crown Hights Affair - Dancin' (1976)
David Naughton - Makin' It (1979)
Debbie Jacobs - Don't You Want My Love (1979)
Deniece Williams - I've Got the Next Dance (1979)
Destinations, The - I got to Dance (1976)
Diana Ross - it's My House (1979)
Diana Ross - Love Hangover (1976)
Diana Ross - Lovin' Livin' and Givin' (1978)
Don Armando's Second Rhumba Band - Deputy of Love (1979)
Donna Summer - Heaven knows (1979)
Donna Summer - The Wanderer (1980)
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Sunshower (1976)
Edwin Starr - Contact (1978)
Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1976)
Foxy - Partyboys (1980)
Frankie Valli - Grease (1978)
George McCrea - Rock Your Baby (1974)
Gino Soccio - Dancer (1979)
Giorgio - From Here to Eternity (1977)
Hues Corporation - I Caught Your Act (1977)
Jimmy Castor Bunch - Bertha Butt Boogie (1974)
Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump (with no fat woman) (1976)
John Davis And the Monster Orchestra - Love Magic (1979)
KC and the Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go (1979)
Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging (1974)
Linda Clifford - If My Friends Can See Me Now (1978)
Love DeLuxe - Here Comes that Sound (1979)
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (1973)
Meco - Theme from Close Encounters (1977)
Mighty Clouds of Joy - Mighty High (1975)
Musique - In the Bush (1978)
Nightlift Unlimited - Dance, Freak and Boogie (1979)
Norma Jean - I Like Love (1978)
Ohio Players, The - Fire (1974)
Originals, The - Down to Love Town (1977)
Pamala Stanley - This is Hot (1979)
Patrick Juvet - I Love America (1978)
Pouzzez - Come on and Do It (1979)
Raes, The - A Little Lovin' (Keeps the Doctor Away) (1978)
Raul De Souza - Sweet Lucy (1977)
Rod Stewart - Young Turks (1981)
Rolling Stones, The - Miss You (1978)
Rosebud - Have a Cigar (1978)
Shalamar - Take that To the Bank (1978)
Silver Convention - Get Up and Boogie (1976)
Silvetti - Spring Rain (1976)
Stephanie Mills - Put Your Body to It (1979)
Sylvers, The - Boogie Fever (1975)
Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (1978)
Taana Gardner - Work that Body (1979)
T-Connection - on fire (1977)
Troiano - We All Need Love (1979)
Village People - In the Navy (1979)
Viola Wills - If You Could Read My Mind (1980)
Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven (1976)
War - Lowrider (1975)
Young and Company - I Like What You’re Doing to Me (1980)
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