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Posted by: danG 20th February 2017, 05:39 PM

Whilst we're revisiting 00s dance in the chart forum, it's time we ranked the biggest dance hits of the 2000s.

The top 15 best-selling dance songs of each year in the UK have been selected, simply rank them from +15 (favourite) to +01 (least favourite).

The top four of each group will be put into a grand final.

You may be expecting to start at 2000 and end at 2009, but for a change let's start at the other end.

2009 was dominated by dance acts beginning with C and D, especially Calvin Harris, David Guetta and Dizzee Rascal who have two entries each. 'I'm Not Alone' gave trance music one last hurrah (even if it's not *really* trance, it's close enough). Also representing the genre are 'Poppiholla' and 'I Remember'. It was electro that dominated though with hits such as 'Evacuate the Dancefloor', 'Bonkers' and 'Sexy Chick', some of which were borderline pop songs, but that is to be expected from mainstream dance. It was also responsible for Chase & Status' introduction to the charts, with drum n' bass hit 'End Credits'.

2009
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
Chicane - Poppiholla
Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky

Posted by: danG 20th February 2017, 08:35 PM

15 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
14 Chicane - Poppiholla
13 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
12 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
11 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
10 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
09 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
08 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
07 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
06 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
05 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
04 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
03 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
02 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
01 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend

Posted by: Dobbo 20th February 2017, 09:51 PM

+15: Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
+14: The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky (Wow at this being in the top 15 of the year!)
+13: Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
+12: Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
+11: Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
+10: Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
+09: Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
+08: Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
+07: Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
+06: Chicane - Poppiholla
+05: deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
+04: David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
+03: David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick (this has aged horribly)
+02: Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
+01: Dizzee Rascal - Holiday

Those Dizzee hits were both so overplayed & so overrated...

Posted by: JackJones 20th February 2017, 10:14 PM

+15 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
+14 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
+13 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
+12 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
+11 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)

+10 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
+09 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
+08 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
+07 Chicane - Poppiholla
+06 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
+05 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
+04 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
+03 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
+02 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
+01 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers

Posted by: BillyH 21st February 2017, 01:56 AM

Sorry, I got overly nostalgic and started rambling...

+15 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday (bloody BRILLIANT. First heard this when Dizzee performed it live in Hyde Park that summer and it sounded immense, that final minute or so is still one of my favourite endings to any song ever made! Dizzee may have completely lost his underground credibility during this time but I still love this era of his...except looking at the posts already I might be alone in this, but oh well )

+14 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits (how to do commercial drum & bass RIGHT instead of the drab pop nonsense we got in the 2010s, a killer of a track that astonished me when it went top 5 at the end of the year. Still sounds fab today)

+13 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (another I first heard performed live by Dizzee when he supported the Prodigy at Wembley Arena in April '09. Blew me away when I first heard it, got a bit overplayed later but it really doesn't deserve the low marks given to it so far, for me this is a defining late noughties anthem!)

+12 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl (utter club banger that lasted well into early 2010, one of the defining songs of my second year of uni)

+11 Chicane - Poppiholla (great Sigur Ros update and fantastic to see Chicane of all DJs back in the charts again)

+10 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick (the sound of the 2010s arrives a year early! Took a while to 'get' but this eventually became a club fave for years, and still takes me back to the dancefloor)

+09 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (while this one's been a bit unfairly forgotten in comparison, perhaps because it sounds much more a noughties track than a 2010s one - haven't heard it in ages but still enjoy it)

+08 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (what an underrated track! God knows how this missed the top 10, should have been a much bigger smash)

+07 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (really loved this back in the day but not sure it's aged that well, plus I can't help thinking how Calvin turned from an underrated legend in the noughties into churning out crap dancepop songs in the 2010s)

+06 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (always found this one a little average but appreciated it, top notch production and a good chilled track)

+05 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite (really didn't like this one when I first heard it, and still not one I revisit much, but it soundtracked so many drunken first year nights out at uni it holds at least some nostalgia for me)

+04 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (this never did it for me, I hear what it's trying to do but it always fell a bit flat, not being as euphoric as it thinks it is)

+03 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky (nah. Really wasn't big into the whole electro thing)

+02 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor (oh christ no, what the hell happened? Everytime We Touch is one of my favourite tracks of the decade, this was total bollocks yet somehow outpeaked it?! And it blocked Man In The Mirror from #1 which I'll never forgive it for)

+01 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love (Awful! Terrible update of a classic 90s song, can't believe it's so high in people's lists already but I've never been one to fit in anyway )

Posted by: King Rollo 21st February 2017, 03:23 PM

How long is voting open for? I don't remember all of these so I would need to listen to some of them.

Posted by: danG 21st February 2017, 03:49 PM

One week

Posted by: The Wise Sultan 21st February 2017, 05:32 PM

15 - Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend - sadly funky house was quite rare in the charts by this stage, but this really is up there in terms of quality with a lot of the big funky anthems of the 00s)
14 - Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits - Amazing...the beat makes me want to air drum along. Love minimal drum and bass like this.
13 - Chicane - Poppiholla - liked this at the time, such a change in an era of rather loud, noisy dance pop songs to hear such a chilled instrumental making top 10 on the chart - of course now we have the opposite problem and need more lively stuff imo
12 - The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky - really liked this, at time I was still in school so the lyrics resonated with me! Good vocal - much less annoying vocal than the late 2006/2007 Bodyrox, Mason and Freaks songs too.
11 - Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite - This is weird one, a bassline garage inspired tune getting a worldwide hit. Liked this one at the time and the video.
10 - Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love - Good remix of the 90s classic, the harder beat adds a lot to the original. Don't remember it from the time sadly.
9 - deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember - Found this a bit boring until recently, when I started to appreciate it more for the progressive anthem it is.
8 - Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone - Wasn't a fan of this much at the time, but I realise now how it is a great progressive tune.
7 -Dizzee Rascal - Holiday - The rest of the song is OK but that ending is so euphoric
6 - David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over - Liked Kelly's going up and down the vocal scale when singing the letter 'I' in the chorus at the time, still do. Good summer dance track overall too, the piano intro is nice, reminds me a bit of the piano intro in N-Trance's Forever back in 2002.
5 - Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor - fun dance pop song even if it is greatly watered down from the original cascada sound not as good as What Hurts The Most by Cascada - heard it everywhere in the summer along with Agnes' Release Me (I always preferred Agnes' track
4- Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers - excellent vocal but Armand's production isn't his best tbh and I much prefer his disco house stuff.
3 - Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl - this is fun enough, the vocal is good but I prefer Champagne Showers from LMFAO as a dance song. Don't remember 'Let the Bass Kick In Miami Girl' much from the time.
2 -Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) - not a big fan of this compared to Freemasons earlier songs it seems a bit subdued and sounds more Sophie's quirky pop style than the Freemasons' disco influenced style.
1 - David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick - generic and vastly overplayed at the time, definitely not one of Guetta's best songs.

Posted by: DalekTurret32 22nd February 2017, 02:45 PM

+15 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone [10.0] ("If I see a light flashing, does that mean that I'm coming home". Classic!)
+14 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite [10.0]
+13 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over [10.0]
+12 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers [10.0]
+11 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember [10.0]
+10 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky [10.0]
+9 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits [10.0]
+8 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend [10.0]
+7 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday [9.5]
+6 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love [9.5]
+5 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) [9.5]
+4 Chicane - Poppiholla [9.5] (Fun Fact: This is a dance rework of Sigur Ros' Hoppipolla from 2006.)
+3 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick [8.5]
+2 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor [8.5]
+1 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl [7.0] (I prefer the original)


This brings back memories.
The late 00's. The days of switching between 18 and 21 to listen to some tunes, and switching between 70 and 72 to watch some toons.

Posted by: djgrafdemon 22nd February 2017, 06:56 PM

+15 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
+14 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
+13 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
+12 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
+11 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
+10 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
+9 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
+8 Chicane - Poppiholla
+7 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
+6 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
+5 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
+4 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
+3 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
+2 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
+1 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend

Posted by: Iz~ 22nd February 2017, 10:19 PM

+15 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
+14 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
+13 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor (I am amused at the rest of my top 4 being comparatively credible dance hits while this attack on taste also takes up a place)
+12 Chicane - Poppiholla
+11 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
+10 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
+9 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
+8 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
+7 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
+6 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
+5 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
+4 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
+3 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
+2 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
+1 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love

Posted by: BillyH 23rd February 2017, 01:40 AM

QUOTE(DalekTurret32 @ Feb 22 2017, 02:45 PM)

Posted by: King Rollo 23rd February 2017, 01:55 PM

90s dance music is more my thing but I've listened to all of these and put them in order.

+15 Poppiholla
+14 Bonkers
13 Heartbreak
12 I Remember
11 End Credits
10 Get Shaky
9 Ready For The Weekend
8 When Love Takes Over
7 I'm Not Alone
6 Show Me Love
5 Holiday
4 Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
3 Sexy Chick
2 Evacuate The Dancefloor
1 Day'n'Nite

Posted by: danG 27th February 2017, 11:21 PM

Bump.

Posted by: Dobbo 29th April 2017, 02:33 PM

Will this be continuing?

Posted by: danG 29th April 2017, 03:13 PM

I actually forgot about this! (busy hosting BJSC as this was ending)

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 29th April 2017, 03:31 PM

15 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
14 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over


13 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
12 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite


11 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
10 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
09 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)


08 Chicane - Poppiholla
07 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend


06 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
05 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
04 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
03 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
02 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
01 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love

Posted by: Addy K!ng 3rd May 2017, 04:59 AM

+15 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
14 Chicane - Poppiholla
13 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
12 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
11 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
10 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
9 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
8 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl
7 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
6 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
5 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
4 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
3 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
2 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
+1 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday

Posted by: danG 11th May 2017, 03:06 PM

RESULTS

01 113 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite
02 112 Chicane - Poppiholla
03 105 Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits
04 102 David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
05 101 The Ian Carey Project - Get Shaky
06 098 Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone
07 097 deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember
08 089 Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
09 087 Dizzee Rascal vs. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers
10 081 Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
11 079 Steve Angello & Laidback Luke feat. Robin S - Show Me Love
12 074 David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
13 064 Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend
14 060 Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
15 058 Chuckie & LMFAO - Let The Bass Kick In Miami Girl

The top 4 remember will appear in the grand final at the end of the initial rounds.

Posted by: *Ben* 11th May 2017, 04:21 PM

Oh If I'd voted Poppiholla would've been number 1