Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown: Dancefloor Confessions, Power Anthems & Neon Defiance (Songs 80–61)

In this second installment of our special Pride Month series, we count down songs 80 to 61 from the Top 100 80s Gay Pride Songs. These tracks weren’t just hits, they were lifelines. We’re talking club anthems, bedroom whispers, and mirrorball mantras from artists like Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Madonna, Soft Cell, and Kylie Minogue. From New York’s underground to London’s queer discos, this was the music that dared to strut, to sparkle, and to survive.

Along the way, we remember the activists, lovers, and legends who danced through fire, with trivia breaks honoring queer resilience, and a midpoint story about the gay bars that saved our lives.

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