Some of the artists who earned royalties from the "Footloose" soundtrack included:
- Kenny Loggins (for the original songs "Footloose" and "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)")
- Bonnie Tyler (for the cover version of "Holding Out for a Hero")
- Deniece Williams (for the cover version of "Let's Hear It for the Boy")
- Mike Reno and Ann Wilson (for the cover version of "Almost Paradise")
- Shalamar (for the original song "Dancing in the Sheets")
- Sammy Hagar (for the original song "The Girl Gets Around")
- ZZ Top (for the cover version of "Sharp Dressed Man")
- The Pointer Sisters (for the cover version of "Neutron Dance")
- Bonnie Tyler (for the original song "Straight From the Heart")
- Kenny Loggins (for the original song "Never")