PART TEN
#110-101
DANCE MUSIC has encompassed a myriad of genres, including:
techno, disco, EDM, funk, trance and house. Here are 200 key dance tracks,
spanning the decades since the 1960s to the present day. Among them are floor
fillers; dance crazes such as The Twist and The Hustle; and groundbreaking
tracks to lift any party.
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THE
CAFFE` LATTE`
200 MOST
ESSENTIAL
DANCE
SONGS
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110
JUMP AROUND
House Of Pain
White L.A. hip hop group House Of Pain sampled Bob & Earl's "Harlem Shuffle" and used the chorus from Kris Kross' "Jump" to create this infectious party track that charted in 1992.
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109
PROFESSIONAL WIDOW
Tori Amos
Alternative rock musician Amos scored a major dance hit with a 1996 dance remix of "Professional Widow". It is often referred to with the sub-title "It's Got To Be Big".
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108
RUN AWAY
Salsoul Orchestra ftg. Loleatta Holloway
The Salsoul label was a seminal influence on disco. "Run Away" was a 1977 hit for a disco orchestra led by producer Vincent Montana. "Run Away" featured Loleatta Holloway in front of lush strings.
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107
WE LIKE TO PARTY
Vengaboys
Dutch group Vengaboys spread its brand of Eurodance around the world. What it lacked in quality, it made up for with catchy earworm songs. Many boarded the Venga-bus when "We Like To Party" was unleashed in 1998. It was soon sitting high on charts in many countries.
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106
LET'S ALL CHANT
Michael Zager Band
An underrated yet influential disco song, "Let's All Chant" was issued in 1977 and charted in Europe, Britain, America, Canada and Australia.
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105
BOOM! SHAKE THE ROOM
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
In 1993, Will Smith was a member of a duo with Jeff Townes. They dropped this hip hop party hit in 1993 and watched it reach #1 in the UK and Australia.
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104
OH YEAH
Yello
Electronic Swiss duo Yello released the influential synth pop hit "Oh Yeah" in 1985. Members Boris Blank and Dieter Meier produced and wrote the track.
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103
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO
Wham!
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley released a string of pop gems, with "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" showcasing Wham! at its most infectious. In 1984, it topped charts in Europe, Britain, USA, Canada and Australia.
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102
JUMP
Pointer Sisters
This song was lifted off the trio's 1983 album 'Breakout'. The American siblings were serving a consistent stream of dancefloor hits that went on to inform the 80s dance which fused R&B with a modern twist on disco. "Jump" proved popular in the US, UK, Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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101
RHYTHM IS A DANCER
Snap!
Fusing techno with Europop, this 1992-3 song went to #1 in Britain and Europe and Top 10 in several other territories.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS: #110-101. Continues tomorrow.
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