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PART FOUR:
#170-161
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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170
LADY (HEAR ME TONIGHT)
Modjo
French house duo Modjo reached #1 in Europe and Britain with "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". The song charted high in other corners of the planet. Chic's "Soup For One" is sampled throughout.
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169
STOMP
Brothers Johnson
Brothers George and Louis Johnson carved out their own approach to the funk/ soul and pop blend in their disco-fueled music. "Stomp" reached the Top 10 in the USA and UK. Co-writer Rod Temperton became an in-demand songwriter around this time, penning classics for Michael Jackson's 'Off The Wall' and 'Thriller' albums.
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168
TOCA'S MIRACLE
Fragma
The German techno/ house group Fragma issued a remix of the single "Toca Me" in 2000 and it topped the British chart.
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167
CHILDREN
Robert Miles
The dream trance / house instrumental "Children" took the Italian composer to #1 across Europe as well as topping dance charts in America, Britain and Canada. in 1995-6.
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166
BOOGIE SHOES
KC & The Sunshine Band
"Boogie Shoes" was originally released in 1976 as the B-side for the single "Shake Your Booty". It was later included on the mammoth soundtrack album 'Saturday Night Fever' and was re-issued as an A-side.
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165
WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT
Robyn with Kleerup
The 2 Swedes, singer Robyn and producer Kleerup, joined forces on the 2007 UK #1 hit "With Every Heartbeat".
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164
WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT
Basement Jaxx
British duo Basement Jaxx fused house with electronic dance music to create "Where's Your Head At", a worldwide hit in 2001.
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163
SO MANY MEN, SO LITTLE TIME
Miquel Brownn
Dance music is in the genes of Canadian singer Brown. Her daughter is Sinitta and her step-sister is Amii Stewart. "So Many Men, So Little Time" was unleashed in 1983 and has been adopted as a club anthem.
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162
100% PURE LOVE
Crystal Waters
The 1994 house hit "100 % Pure Love" topped the US Dance Chart.
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161
NO LIMIT
2 Unlimited
Dance duo 2 Unlimited came from The Netherlands and enjoyed a string of chart entries, including the Eurodance hit "No Limit". The single topped the charts in Europe and Britain.
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