Blogging isn’t my bag until now as many of our listeners have requested that I should do one so this is my new Blog area as well as the long-awaited updated web site. So I’ve started, and let’s see how things pan out.
Read MoreWe have been relatively lucky to get mixes across the planet for several years now from some great new and existing producers, as we support them, and they in return often send us some fantastic Bangers to playout on many worldwide Radio Stations that take our weekly sho
I’ve been looking at several remixes myself, and one of my many goals will be to produce a few of them in the coming months end leading into 2020, but time is not always on my side so what this space.
Read MoreMy Deejay career started way back in 1984, and yes, the old T-Shirt phase comes out when you reminisce about the gigs you once played and the outrageous things that happen. Well, it’s always the drink that talks unlike the legs being unable to walk in a straight line.
Punter’s banter not always makes any sense. Some worth talking about, others nothing to sing home about, but some times we refer back to them with a smile.
And by that I mean, some online DeeJee forums ask for others to share their experiences on how they got started. Of late, I’ve become less willing to share any info as there is always someone out there where you have a bottomless pit at the end of your garden, and there’s still four foot deeper.
So if you want some wisdom, listen to whoever is supplying it and skip the bits you don’t wont to reuse.
Read More100 hits ideas to help with your Party Mix Tape.
Ideas 1-20
- Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
- Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
- Blame It On The Boogie – The Jacksons
- Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions
- Boogie Nights – Heatwave
- Love Really Hurts Without You – Billy Ocean
- Let’s Go Round Again – Average White Band
- Dance to the Music – Sly & The Family Stone
- Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
- Hold Back the Night – The Trammps
- I’m Doing Fine Now – The Pasadenas
- Just Be Good To Me – The S.O.S. Band
- Loco in Acapulco – The Four Tops
- Best of My Love – The Emotions
- It’s a Disco Night (Rock Don’t Stop) – The Isley Brothers
- Love Train – The O’Jays
- Give It Up – KC & The Sunshine Band
- Saturday Love – Cherrelle With Alexander O’Neal
- This Is It – Melba Moore
- Band of Gold – Freda Payne
Ideas 21-40
- 1 Thing – Amerie
- These Words – Natasha Bedingfield
- I’m Outta Love – Anastacia
- C’est la Vie – B*Witched
- Tragedy – Steps
- Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
- I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
- I’m in the Mood for Dancing – The Nolans
- It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls
- Never Gonna Let You Go – Tina Moore
- No Scrubs – TLC
- Crazy Chick – Charlotte Church
- Lady Marmalade – LaBelle
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
- (We Want) The Same Thing – Belinda Carlisle
- Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
- 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
- More, More, More – Andrea True Connection
- Shackles (Praise You) – Mary Mary
- Yes Sir, I Can Boogie – Baccara
Ideas 41-60
- Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
- I Want You Back – N*Sync
- Bomb Diggy – Another Level
- If Ya Gettin’ Down – Five
- Ready or Not – A1
- You Got It (The Right Stuff) – New Kids On The Block
- You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) – Dead Or Alive
- Superstylin’ – Groove Armada
- God Is a DJ – Faithless
- Boxer beat – JoBoxers
- Heaven – DJ Sammy
- Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good) – Rozalla
- Rhythm is Gonna Get You – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
- You’re a Superstar – Love Inc.
- You’re Not Alone – Olive
- Relight My Fire – Dan Hartman
- Waiting For A Star To Fall – Boy Meets Girl
- When Will I Be Famous? – Bros
- Fake – Alexander O’Neal
- Maneater – Daryl Hall & John Oates
Ideas 61-80
- Can I Kick It? – A Tribe Called Quest
- Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) – C+C Music Factory
- Mr. Loverman – Shabba Ranks Feat. Chevelle Franklin
- Hey Ya! – OutKast
- This Time Around – Phats & Small
- Voodoo Child – Rogue Traders
- Jump – Kris Kross
- Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
- Gravel Pit – Wu
- I’ve Got a Little Something for You – MN8
- Out of Touch – Uniting Nations
- The Key, The Secret – Urban Cookie Collective
- Weekend – The Todd Terry Project
- Anthem – N
- Moving on Up – M People
- Use It Up and Wear It Out (12″” Single Edit) – Odyssey
- Scatman (Ski – Ba
- Lets Get Ready To Rhumble – PJ & Duncan
- Hey Baby (Uhh Ahh) – DJ Otzi
- The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) – The Cheeky Girls
Ideas 81-100
- Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
- Thunder In My Heart – Leo Sayer
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Stand and Deliver – Adam & The Ants
- Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) – Edison Lighthouse
- I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
- I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) – Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Walk This Way – RUN
- Hey Rock And Roll – Showaddywaddy
- Shine – Aswad
- Shang – a
- I Want You to Want Me – Cheap Trick
- Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader
- Club Tropicana – Wham!
- Steal My Sunshine – Len
- Swamp Thing – The Grid
- I Love to Love – Tina Charles
- Macarena – Los Del Rio
- Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of…) – Lou Bega
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
According and not limited too inc. Spotify, Timeout and many other music sources cross the planet yet maybe this will help you out for that next Party mixtape, be it a BBQ, Birthday, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Wedding or any other excuse to swing your pants…
Do we think they’re more that could have made it? Well possibly but hopefully this will give you some ideas for the next party bash.
- Only based on what we have played in the past what what some other music sources have complied.
100 – Pharrell Williams – Happy
99 – Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
98 – The Lovecats – The Cure
97 – Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang
96 – Time Inspector Norse – Todd Terje
95 – Get Busy – Sean Paul
94 – Sweet Child of Mine – Guns Roses
93 – Need U (100%) – Duke Dumont featuring AME
92 – Rehab – Amy Winehouse
91 – Debaser – Pixies
90 – The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire – Earth, Wind & Fire
89 – Killing In The Name Of – Rage Against The Machine
88 – Heart of Glass – Blondie
87 – Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
86 – Feel the Love – Rudimental featuring John Newman
85 – In Da Club – 50 Cent
84 – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
83 – Fancy -Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
82 – La Roux – Bulletproof
81 – Song 2 – Blur
80 – Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
79 – Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepson
78 – Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
77 – Loveshack – The B52s
76 – I Love It – Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX
75 – Got Your Money – Ol Dirty Bas***d featuring Kelis
74 – Automatic – The Pointer Sisters
73 – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
72 – On a Ragga Tip – SL2
71 – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson
70 – Girls And Boys – Blur
69 – Respect – Erasure A Little Respect – Erasure
68 – New Order – Blue Monday
67 – Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
66 – Kiesza – Hideaway
65 – Justin Timberlake – Señorita
64 – Jump Around – House of Pain
63 – Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
62 – Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C featuring Aerosmith
61 – Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
60 – Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
59 – Take On Me – Aha
58 – Latch – Disclosure
57 – Tainted Love – Soft Cell
56 – Why – Carly Simon
55 – Hypnotize – Notorious BIG
54 – Word Up – Cameo
53 – Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
52 – Last Night – Strokes
51 – I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince
50 – Beat it – Michael Jackson
49 – All My Friends – LCD Soundsystem
48 – I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
47 – Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
46 – What I Say – Ray Charles
45 – Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine – James Brown
44 – Funkytown – Lipps Inc
43 – 1999 – Prince
42 – Drunk In Love – Beyoncé feat Jay Z
41 – Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
40 – Rappers Delight – Sugarhill Gang
39 – Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
38 – Toxic – Britney Spears
37 – 212 – Azealia Banks
36 – This Charming Man – The Smiths
35 – Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake
34 – Common People – Pulp
33 – Modern Love – David Bowie
32 – Pump up the Jam – Technotronic
31 – Born Slippy – Underworld
30 – Two Can Play That Game – Bobby Brown
29 – Superfreak – Rick James
28 – Kiss – Prince
27 – Twist and Shout – The Beatles
26 – Mr Brightside – The Killers
25 – Like a Prayer – Madonna
24 – This is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
23 – Groove is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
22 – Superstition – Stevie Wonder
21 – Regulate – Warren G
20 – Ignition (Remix) – R Kelly
19 – 1 Thing – Amerie
18 – Rock With You Michael Jackson
17 – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyoncé
16 – Good Times – Chic
15 – You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
14 – No Diggity – Blackstreet featuring Dr Dre and Queen Pen
13 – Lets Dance – David Bowie
12 – Don’t You Want Me – The Human League
11 – Salt N Pepa – Push It
10 – Robyn – Dancing On My Own
09 – Gold Digger – Kanye West
08 – Get Lucky – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
07 – You Got The Love – The Source featuring Candi Staton
06 – I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
05 – I Feel Love – Donna Summer
04 – Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
03 – All Night Long (All Night) – Lionel Richie
02 – Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
01 – Hey Ya – Outkast
Everyone has their own opinions about what is good and bad when it comes to music choices…
To keep the 100 Best Songs (blog) with an even Stephens approach, according to some Music polls, this list of Cheese Monster Delights could be the best thing once you’ve had a beer or two?
01 – The Cheeky Girls – The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)
02 – Cliff Richard – The Millennium Prayer
03 – Black Lace – Agadoo
04 – Elton John – Candle In The Wind 1997
06 – Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby
07 – Billie – Because We Want To
08 – Aqua – Barbie Girl
09 – Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart
10 – Jennifer Lopez – Jenny From The Block
11 – Keith Harris and Orville – Orville’s Song
12 – Gerri Halliwells – Look At Me
13 – Bombalurina featuring Timmy Mallett – Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
14 – Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
15 – One True Voice – Sacred Trust
16 – Mariah Carey and Westlife – Against All Odds
17 – Baha Men – Who Let The Dogs Out?
18 – Steps – 5678
19 – Smokie feauring Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown – Living Next Door To Alice (Who The F**k Is Alice)
20 – Anita Dobson – Anyone Can Fall In Love
21 – St. Winifred’s School Choir – There’s No One Quite Like Grandma
22 – The Teletubbies – Teletubbies Say ‘Eh-Oh’
23 – Michael Jackson – Earth Song
24 – Chris de Burgh – The Lady In Red
25 – Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
26 – Vanilla – No Way No Way
27 – The Spice Girls – Wannabe
28 – Catherine Zeta Jones – For All Time
29 – Who Da Man? Mama
30 – Michael Bolton – Can I Touch You There?
31 – The Tweets – The Birdie Song
32 – Gareth – Suspicious Minds
33 – Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle – Diamond Lights
34 – Britney Spears – Lucky
35 – Little Jimmy Osmond – Long Haired Lover From Liverpool
36 – Cher – Believe
37 – Los Del Rio – Macarena
38 – Sabrina – Boys (Summertime Love)
39 – Grange Hill Cast – Just Say No
40 – Sylvia – Y Viva Espania
41 – Robson and Jerome – Unchained Melody
42 – Bob the Builder – Can We Fix It?
43 – Gazza and Lindisfarne – Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)
44 – Joe Dolce Music Theatre – Shaddap You Face
45 – Natalie Casey – Chick, Chick, Chicken
46 – Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby
47 – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
48 – Clive Dunn – Grandad
49 – Donny Osmond – Puppy Love
50 – Boney M – Hooray Hooray, It’s a Holi-Holiday
51 – Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You
52 – Des O’Connor – Dick-A-Dum-Dum (King’s Road)
53 – Milli Vanilli – Girl, You Know It’s True
54 – Truesteppers and Dane Bowers feat. Victoria Beckham – Out Of Your Mind
55 – Peter Andre – Mysterious Girl
56 – England World Cup Squad – Back Home
57 – Nick Berry – Every Loser Wins
58 – Hanson – MmmBop
59 – Middle of the Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
60 – Technohead – I Wanna Be A Hippy
61 – Stefan Dennis – Don’t It Make You Feel Good
62 – Meatloaf – I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)
63 – Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus – We All Stand Together
64 – The Firm – Star Trekkin
65 – Martine McCutcheon – Perfect Moment
66 – Doop – Doop
67 – USA for Africa – We Are The World
68 – The Chippendales – Give Me Your Body
69 – Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky
70 – The Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
71 – Terry Wogan – The Floral Dance
72 – Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip – I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper
73 – Five feat. Queen – We Will Rock You
74 – Cristina Aguilera – Dirrty
75 – Bette Middler – Wind Beneath My Wings
76 – 2 Unlimited – No Limits
77 – Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex U Up
78 – David Bowie – The Laughing Gnome
79 – Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around
80 – Sinitta – So Macho
81 – Madonna – American Pie
82 – Rod Stewart – Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?
83 – Starship – We Built This City
84 – PJ and Duncan – Let’s Get Ready To Rhumble
85 – Naomi Campbell – Love And Tears
86 – Rene and Renato – Save Your Love
87 – Whigfield – Saturday Night
88 – Lionel Richie – Hello
89 – The Wombles – Remember You’re A Womble
90 – Richard Harris – MacArthur Park
91 – The Reynolds Girls – I’d Rather Jack
92 – Fat Les – Vindaloo
93 – Paul McCartney with Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory
94 – Denise la Salle – My Toot Toot
95 – The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode
96 – Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up
97 – Band Aid II – Do They Know It’s Christmas?
98 – Chas and Dave – Rabbit
99 – Bewitched – C’est la Vie
100 – Babylon Zoo – Spaceman
Another list but this time 100 EDM Best Songs according to a few music sources aross the planet, and maybe some ideas for your next party mixtape…?
100 – Axwell – Ingrosso – I Love You (feat – Kid Ink) (2017)
99 – deadmau5 and Kaskade – I Remember (2008)
98 – SOPHIE – Hard (2014)
97 – David Guetta – Titanium (feat – Sia) (2011)
96 – Wiwek and Alvaro – Boomshakatak (feat – MC Spyder) (2014)
95 – Aazar – Rundat (2014)
94 – ATB and Dash Berlin – Apollo Road (2011)
93 – Alan Walker – Faded (2015)
92 – Above & Beyond – Can’t Sleep (2006)
91 – Dillon Francis – Masta Blasta (2011)
90 – Usher – DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love (feat – Pitbull) (2010)
89 – OMI – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) (2015)
88 – DEV – Bass Down Low (feat – The Cataracs) (2010)
87 – Shawn Wasabi and YDG – Burnt Rice (2015)
86 – Young L – Loud Pockets (Hudson Mohawke Remix) (2011)
85 – Lido – Money (2014)
84 – Blue Foundation – Eyes On Fire (Zeds Dead Remix) (2009)
83 – Anna Lunoe – B.D.D – (Bass Drum Dealer) (2014)
82 – Cascada – Everytime We Touch (2005)
81 – Armin van Buuren – Drowning (feat – Laura V) (Avicii Remix) (2011)
80 – Clockwork – Surge (feat – Wynter Gordon) (2013)
79 – Destructo – Higher (2013)
78 – Brodinski and LOUISAHHH! – Nobody Rules the Streets (2012)
77 – Taio Cruz – Dynamite (2010)
76 – The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down (feat – Daya) (2016)
75 – Avicii – Silhouettes (2012)
74 – Knife Party – Internet Friends (2011)
73 – Zedd – Clarity (2012)
72 – Major Lazer – B2GETHER (Mija Remix) (feat – Wild Belle) (2015)
71 – Keys N Krates – Dum Dee Dum (2013)
70 – Saint and UNIIQU3 – Yo (I’m Lit) (2015)
69 – CETANA and moistbreezy – Running (2016)
68 – Ellie Goulding – Lights (2011)
67 – Unicorn Kid – Need U (2012)
66 – Flosstradamus – Rollup (Baauer Remix) (2012)
65 – Bassnectar – Magical World (feat – Nelly Furtado) (2010)
64 – Lorde – Tennis Court (Diplo’s Andre Agassi Reebok Pump Remix) (2014)
63 – Dimitri Vegas, Martin Garrix, and Like Mike – Tremor (2014)
62 – Hardwell – Spaceman (Carnage Remix) (2012)
61 – Nero – Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix) (2011)
60 – Peking Duk – High (feat – Nicole Millar) (2014)
59 – NGHTMRE and Loudpvck – Click Clack (2016)
58 – TOKiMONSTA – Mileena’s Theme (2011)
57 – Calvin Harris – Let’s Go (feat – Ne-Yo) (2012)
56 – Justin Bieber – Beauty and a Beat (feat – Nicki Minaj) (2012)
55 – Hundred Waters – Show Me Love (Skrillex Remix) (2016)
54 – Ducky – Work (2016)
53 – La Roux – In For The Kill (Skrillex Remix) (2010)
52 – Wolfgang Gartner – Illmerica (2010)
51 – Flume – Never Be Like You (feat – Kai) (2016)
50 – Carnage – Bricks (feat – Migos) (2014)
49 – QT – Hey QT (2014)
48 – Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child (feat – John Martin) (2012)
47 – Eric Prydz – Opus (Four Tet Remix) (2015)
46 – Rusko – Woo Boost (2010)
45 – Skrillex – Breathe (Krewella Vocal Edit) (2011)
44 – ZHU – Faded (2014)
43 – Kaskade – 4 AM (Adam K and Soha Mix) (2008)
42 – Mat Zo and Porter Robinson – Easy (2013)
41 – Baauer – GoGo! (2015)
40 – Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand (2010)
39 – Waka Flocka Flame – Hard in Da Paint (Bellizio Remix) (Crizzly Edit) (2011)
38 – RL Grime and What So Not – Tell Me (2014)
37 – Flosstradamus and DJ Sliink – Crowd CTRL (2013)
36 – Carnage – I Like Tuh (feat – iLoveMakonnen) (2015)
35 – TroyBoi – Afterhours (feat – Diplo & Nina Sky) (2015)
34 – Mija and Vindata – Better (2016)
33 – Farrah Abraham – The Phone Call that Changed My Life (2012)
32 – Diplo – Express Yourself (feat – Nicky Da B) (2012)
31 – DJ Snake and Lil Jon – Turn Down For What (2013)
30 – Krewella – Enjoy the Ride (2013)
29 – Dada Life – Kickout the Epic Motherfucker (2012)
28 – David Guetta – Without You (feat – Usher) (2011)
27 – Major Lazer and DJ Snake – Lean On (feat – MØ) (2015)
26 – The Chainsmokers – Closer (feat – Halsey) (2016)
25 – Dillon Francis and Diplo – Que Que (feat – Maluca) (2011)
24 – Rustie – First Mythz (2015)
23 – Afrojack – Take Over Control (feat – Eva Simons) (2010)
22 – Lil Jon – Outta Your Mind (feat – LMFAO) (2010)
21 – Kid Cudi – Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix) (2009)
20 – Sleepy Tom and Anna Lunoe – Pusher (2015)
19 – The Bloody Beetroots – Warp 1.9 (feat – Steve Aoki) (2009)
18 – Madeon – Finale (2012)
17 – Calvin Harris and Rihanna – We Found Love (2011)
16 – REZZ – Edge (2016)
15 – Porter Robinson and Madeon – Shelter (Slushii Remix) (2017)
14 – deadmau5 – Raise Your Weapon (2011)
13 – Nero – Dark Skies (2015)
12 – TNGHT – Higher Ground (2012)
11 – Kanye West – Mercy (RL Grime & Salva Remix) (2012)
10 – Cashmere Cat – Mirror Maru (2012)
09 – Major Lazer – Pon De Floor (feat – Vybz Kartel) (2009)
08 – Marshmello – Alone (2016)
07 – Porter Robinson – Sad Machine (2014)
06 – Jack Ü – Where Are Ü Now (feat – Justin Bieber) (2015)
05 – Justice – D.A.N.C.E. (2007)
04 – Flux Pavilion – Bass Cannon (2011)
03 – Britney Spears – Till the World Ends (2011)
02 – Avicii – Levels (2011)
01 – Skrillex – Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010)
Here are a few we have tried and tested over the last 20 yeras or so, but there only ideas to help you…
50 Cent | In Da Club | 2003, Hip Hop |
A-Ha | Take On Me | 1985, Pop |
ABBA | Dancing Queen | 1976, Disco |
AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long | 1980, Rock |
Aerosmith | I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing | 1998, Rock |
Aretha Franklin | Respect | 1965, R&B |
Ava Max | Sweet but Psycho | 2018, Pop |
B-52’s | Love Shack | 1989, Rock |
Backstreet Boys | Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) | 1997, Dance |
Backstreet Boys | I Want It That Way | 1999, Pop |
Bad Bunny feat. Drake | MIA | 2018, Latin |
Beatles | Twist & Shout | 1963, Rock |
Bee Gees | Stayin’ Alive | 1977, Disco |
Ben E. King | Stand By Me | 1961, Soul |
Beyonce | Crazy In Love | 2003, R&B |
Beyonce | Love On Top | 2011, Pop |
Beyonce | Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) | 2008, R&B |
Big & Rich | Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) | 2004, Country |
Black Eyed Peas | I Gotta Feeling | 2009, Hip Hop |
Black Eyed Peas | Let’s Get It Started | 2004, Hip Hop |
Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre | No Diggity | 1996, R&B |
Blanco Brown | The Git Up | 2019, Country |
Bob Seger | Old Time Rock & Roll | 1979, Rock |
Bon Jovi | Livin’ On A Prayer | 1986, Rock |
Brett Young | In Case You Didn’t Know | 2017, Country |
Brooks & Dunn | Boot Scootin’ Boogie | 1992, Country |
Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | 2016, Pop |
Bruno Mars | Just The Way You Are | 2010, Pop |
Bruno Mars | Marry You | 2010, Pop |
Bruno Mars | That’s What I Like | 2017, Pop |
Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B | Finesse | 2018, R&B |
Bryan Adams | Summer Of ’69 | 1985, Rock |
Cali Swag District | Teach Me How To Dougie | 2010, Hip Hop |
Calum Scott | You Are The Reason | 2017, Pop |
Calvin Harris | Feel So Close | 2011, EDM |
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna | This Is What You Came For | 2016, Dance |
Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug | Havana | 2017, Pop |
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin | I Like It | 2018, Hip Hop |
Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha | Call You Mine | 2019, EDM |
Chainsmokers & Coldplay | Something Just Like This | 2017, EDM |
Chainsmokers feat. Halsey | Closer | 2016, EDM |
Chris Brown | Forever | 2008, Dance |
Chris Stapleton | Tennessee Whiskey | 2015, Country |
Christina Perri | A Thousand Years | 2011, Pop |
Chubby Checker | The Twist | 1960, Rock |
Commodores | Brick House | 1977, Disco |
Cupid | Cupid Shuffle | 2007, Hip Hop |
Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | 1983, Pop |
Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi | Despacito | 2017, Pop |
Daddy Yankee feat. Snow | Con Calma | 2019, Latin |
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams | Get Lucky | 2013, Disco |
Dan + Shay | From the Ground Up | 2016, Country |
Dan + Shay | Speechless | 2018, Country |
Daryl Hall & John Oates | You Make My Dreams | 1980, Pop |
Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar On Me | 1988, Rock |
Dexy’s Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen | 1982, Pop |
DJ Casper | Cha Cha Slide | 2004, Dance |
DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon | Turn Down For What | 2013, Hip Hop |
DNCE | Cake By The Ocean | 2015, Pop |
Don Omar feat. Lucenzo | Danza Kuduro | 2010, Hip Hop |
Drake | God’s Plan | 2018, Hip Hop |
Drake | In My Feelings | 2018, Hip Hop |
Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla | One Dance | 2016, Hip Hop |
Earth, Wind & Fire | September | 1978, R&B |
Ed Sheeran | Perfect | 2017, Rock |
Ed Sheeran | Shape of You | 2017, Pop |
Ed Sheeran | Thinking Out Loud | 2015, Pop |
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber | I Don’t Care | 2019, Pop |
Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars | BLOW | 2019, Pop |
Eddie Money | Take Me Home Tonight | 1986, Rock |
Elvis Crespo | Suavemente | 1998, Latin |
Elvis Presley | Can’t Help Falling In Love | 1961, Pop Rock |
Eric Clapton | Wonderful Tonight | 1977, Rock |
Etta James | At Last | 1960, Blues |
Fitz & The Tantrums | HandClap | 2016, Rock |
Flo Rida | My House | 2015, Hip Hop |
Flo Rida Feat. David Guetta | Club Can’t Handle Me | 2010, Hip Hop |
Flo Rida feat. T-Pain | Low | 2007, Hip Hop |
Foundations | Build Me Up Buttercup | 1968, R&B |
Frank Sinatra | The Way You Look Tonight | 1964, Pop |
Garth Brooks | Friends In Low Places | 1990, Country |
Ginuwine | Pony | 1996, R&B |
Grandmaster Slice | Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) | 1991, Hip Hop |
Guns N’ Roses | Sweet Child O’ Mine | 1988, Rock |
Hootie And The Blowfish | Rollin’ | 2019, Country |
House Of Pain | Jump Around | 1992, Hip Hop |
Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX | I Love It | 2012, Pop |
Imagine Dragons | Believer | 2017, Rock |
Imagine Dragons | Thunder | 2017, Rock |
India.Arie | Steady Love | 2019, R&B |
Isley Brothers | Shout | 1959, Rock |
J Balvin & Willy William | Mi Gente | 2017, Latin |
Jimmy Buffett | Margaritaville | 1977, Rock |
John Legend | All Of Me | 2013, R&B |
Jonas Brothers | Only Human | 2019, Pop |
Jonas Brothers | Sucker | 2019, Pop |
Journey | Don’t Stop Believin’ | 1981, Rock |
Journey | Faithfully | 1983, Rock |
Justin Timberlake | Can’t Stop The Feeling! | 2016, Pop |
Justin Timberlake | Sexyback | 2006, Dance |
KC & The Sunshine Band | Get Down Tonight | 1975, Disco |
Kenny Loggins | Footloose | 1984, Rock |
Khalid | Talk | 2019, R&B |
Killers | Mr. Brightside | 2003, Rock |
Kool & The Gang | Celebration | 1980, Disco |
Kygo & Whitney Houston | Higher Love | 2019, EDM |
Lady Gaga | Just Dance | 2008, Dance |
Lauren Daigle | You Say | 2018, Christian |
Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus | Old Town Road (Remix) | 2019, Country |
Lizzo | Good As Hell | 2016, Pop |
Lizzo | Truth Hurts | 2017, Pop |
Lizzo feat. Missy Elliott | Tempo | 2019, Pop |
LMFAO | Party Rock Anthem | 2011, Dance |
LMFAO | Sexy And I Know It | 2011, Dance |
Los Del Rio | Macarena | 1996, Pop |
Lou Bega | Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…) | 1999, Pop |
Louis Armstrong | What A Wonderful World | 1967, Pop |
Lukas Graham | Love Someone | 2018, Pop |
Luke Bryan | Country Girl (Shake It For Me) | 2011, Country |
Luke Bryan | Knockin’ Boots | 2019, Country |
Lumineers | Ho Hey | 2013, Folk |
Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sweet Home Alabama | 1974, Rock |
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Rav Dalton | Can’t Hold Us | 2011, Hip Hop |
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz | Thrift Shop | 2012, Hip Hop |
Marcia Griffiths | Electric Boogie | 1989, Dance |
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | Uptown Funk | 2014, Funk |
Maroon 5 | Sugar | 2015, Pop |
Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera | Moves Like Jagger | 2011, Pop |
Marshmello & Bastille | Happier | 2018, EDM |
Marshmello & CHVRCHES | Here With Me | 2019, EDM |
Marshmello & Kane Brown | One Thing Right | 2019, Pop |
Marvin Gaye | Let’s Get It On | 1973, Soul |
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | 1967, R&B |
Matt Stell | Prayed For You | 2019, Country |
MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This | 1990, Hip Hop |
Michael Jackson | Billie Jean | 1983, Dance |
Michael Jackson | Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough | 1979, R&B |
Michael Jackson | P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) | 1983, Dance |
Michael Jackson | Thriller | 1984, Dance |
Miley Cyrus | Party In The USA | 2009, Pop |
Montell Jordan | This Is How We Do It | 1995, R&B |
N Sync | Bye Bye Bye | 2000, Pop |
Neil Diamond | Sweet Caroline | 1969, Rock |
Nelly | Hot In Herre | 2002, Hip Hop |
Normani | Motivation | 2019, Pop |
Old Crow Medicine Show | Wagon Wheel | 2004, Country |
Omi | Cheerleader | 2015, Pop |
Outkast | Hey Ya! | 2003, Hip Hop |
P!nk | Get The Party Started | 2001, Dance |
P!nk | Raise Your Glass | 2010, Rock |
P!nk feat. Chris Stapleton | Love Me Anyway | 2019, Pop |
Panic! At The Disco | Hey Look Ma, I Made It | 2018, Rock |
Panic! At The Disco | High Hopes | 2018, Rock |
Pharrell Williams | Happy | 2013, Soul |
Pitbull feat. John Ryan | Fireball | 2014, Pop |
Pitbull feat. Ke$Ha | Timber | 2013, Dance |
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo | Time Of Our Lives | 2014, Pop |
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Naver | Give Me Everything | 2011, Dance |
Portugal. The Man | Feel It Still | 2017, Rock |
Post Malone | Wow. | 2018, Hip Hop |
Post Malone & Swae Lee | Sunflower | 2018, Hip Hop |
Prince | Kiss | 1986, Pop |
Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody | 1975, Rock |
Rednex | Cotton Eye Joe | 1994, Dance |
Rihanna | Don’t Stop The Music | 2007, Dance |
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris | We Found Love | 2011, Dance |
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. | Blurred Lines | 2013, R&B |
Salt ‘N Pepa | Push It | 1987, Hip Hop |
Sam Hunt | Body Like A Back Road | 2017, Country |
Shania Twain | Man! I Feel Like A Woman! | 1997, Country |
Shawn Mendes | If I Can’t Have You | 2019, Pop |
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | Señorita | 2019, Pop |
Sir Mix-A-Lot | Baby Got Back | 1992, Hip Hop |
Sister Sledge | We Are Family | 1979, Disco |
Spice Girls | Wannabe | 1996, Pop |
Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours | 1970, R&B |
Sugarhill Gang | Apache | 1981, Hip Hop |
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Taio Cruz | Dynamite | 2010, Dance |
Taylor Swift | Lover | 2019, Pop |
Taylor Swift | Shake It Off | 2014, Pop |
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Thomas Rhett | Die A Happy Man | 2015, Country |
Toto | Africa | 1982, Rock |
Train | Marry Me | 2009, Pop |
Usher | DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love | 2010, R&B |
Usher | Yeah | 2004, Hip Hop |
V.I.C. | Wobble | 2008, Hip Hop |
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Vanilla Ice | Ice Ice Baby | 1990, Hip Hop |
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Weeknd | Can’t Feel My Face | 2015, R&B |
Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody | 1987, Dance |
Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music | 1976, Funk |
Will Smith | Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It | 1997, Pop |
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Young MC | Bust A Move | 1989, Hip Hop |
Zac Brown Band | Chicken Fried | 2008, Country |
Electronic dance music (EDM), also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves and festivals. It is generally produced for playback by disc jockeys who create seamless selections of tracks, called a mix by segueing from one recording to another. EDM producers also perform their music live in a concert or festival setting in what is sometimes called a live PA. In Europe, EDM is more commonly called ‘dance music’, or simply ‘dance’.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, following the emergence of raving, pirate radios and an upsurge of interest in club culture, EDM achieved widespread mainstream popularity in Europe. In the United States at that time, acceptance of dance culture was not universal; although both electro and Chicago house music were influential both in Europe and the United States, mainstream media outlets and the record industry remained openly hostile to it. There was also a perceived association between EDM and drug culture, which led governments at state and city level to enact laws and policies intended to halt the spread of rave culture.
Subsequently, in the new millennium, the popularity of EDM increased globally, largely in Australia and the United States. By the early 2010s, the term “electronic dance music” and the initialism “EDM” was being pushed by the American music industry and music press in an effort to rebrand American rave culture. Despite the industry’s attempt to create a specific EDM brand, the initialism remains in use as an umbrella term for multiple genres, including house, techno, trance, drum and bass, dubstep, trap and footwork as well as their respective subgenres.
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Defining Dance Music
Since the emergence of rock and roll in the 1950’s, music has come to occupy a considerably important place in the lives of young people. Indeed, there are seemingly endless applications for popular music, from driving social justice movements to selling consumer goods, but sometimes we all just want something that makes us dance.
Dance music is a broad term that refers to any kind of music that is created specifically for people to dance to. Considering that music is very personal and its uses are subjective, it can be hard to distinguish dance music from other types and to pinpoint its exact origins.
Though there are earlier examples of dance music from the classical and romantic periods, like the waltz or the mazurka, the genre as we know it today has roots in the late 19th and early 20th century. During this time, ballroom dancing was a popular form of entertainment and music was often created specifically to accommodate the dance style.
Moving into the 1930’s, town hall dances and dance competitions were a popular form of entertainment for which music was also often specifically written. Throughout the 1930’s, 40’s, and into the early 50’s, swing music was a wildly popular form of big band jazz that generally accompanied high energy dancing. The popularity of these styles began to decline with the emergence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues music in the mid-to-late 1950’s.
Though not specifically produced for the purposes of making people dance, the rhythms, melodies, and composition of 1960’s soul and rhythm and blues lent itself well to dancing and good times. Moreover, there were a number of singles, like The Twist and Shake a Tail Feather, that were created for dancing, often going as far as calling out the steps in the song.
Entering into the 1970’s, the concept of dance music changed considerably, as soul and R&B slowly morphed into funk music and eventually disco, which would ultimately reshape the way that we all think about dance music.
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music blending soul, funk, rhythm and blues, and pop that emerged during the late 1960’s and early 70’s in New York City. It is characterized by heavy bass lines, strong beats, and the incorporation of early electronic instruments like the synthesizer. The word is derived from the French term discotheque, a name given to nightclubs in France during the 1960’s and eventually in other parts of Europe.
Throughout the first half of the 1970’s, it was a relatively unknown style among mainstream audiences, as it was primarily played in private clubs, particularly the members only gay clubs in the city. By the mid-70’s, however, disco had reached the mainstream through strong radio play of singers like Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, and ABBA.
By 1977, disco was at its peak with the music charts being dominated by disco singers and the box office success of the film Saturday Night Fever. Towards the end of the decade, disco had become so influential that it started to influence rock and pop artists like Rod Stewart, generating a widespread public backlash and giving rise to the catchphrase ”disco sucks.”
Disco had dominated the music charts for the last half of the 1970’s, but by 1980 enthusiasm for the genre had begun to wane.
Techno and Synthpop
During the first half of the 1980s, keyboards and electronic drum kits figured prominently in a number of hugely successful records. As the music of the 1960s, these songs weren’t specifically created for dancing, but they had an upbeat tempo and fun sensibility that was common in
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