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Get in the Groove with Classic Albums: The World's Eurobeat – Recommended Popular Tracks

Eurobeat is a genre that gained popularity as a mainstream form of dance music in the 1980s.

Although the boom overseas lasted only until the early 1990s at most, in Japan it has been loved for a long time, with Eurobeat being used widely across many types of media up through the 2000s.

This time, we’re introducing some classic Eurobeat tracks!

From songs everyone has heard at least once to timeless hits covered by Japanese artists—check out this curated selection of must-hear classics!

[Grooving to Classic Albums] Eurobeat Around the World: Recommended Popular Tracks (91–100)

I.O.U.Freeez

What I feel when I listen to this song is that, compared to tracks released after the later Eurobeat boom, this 1983 release is quite melodic.

Many of the later songs emphasize rhythm and are hard to hum along to, but this one is easy.

In conclusion

Even after the boom ended, Eurobeat remained beloved in Japan. As I was putting together this playlist, I felt once again that it was a genre with many Japanese-language covers—so many that the history behind it makes sense. Eurobeat often features easy-to-follow rhythms, so it may have harmonized well with Japan’s music scene, which tends to favor simpler structures.