May 4, 201411 yr Author 03. 9 PM (TILL I COME)- ATB (791,000) http://i60.tinypic.com/nn1e9u.jpg YEAR: 1999 PEAK POSITION: 1 Only a No 14 hit in his native Germany, this was one of the most anticipated tracks of 1999 selling over 270,000 copies in week one. It actually charted on four labels during the year, data label (No 68), ministry of Sound (No 1), and the German (No 47) and Australian import versions (No 63) becoming the first Australian import to chart here, and was the first No 1 single for the Ministry Of Sound label. kTwwi0zyzVE
May 4, 201411 yr Author 02. MISSING- Everything But The Girl (907,000) http://i60.tinypic.com/119w6zk.jpg YEAR: 1995 PEAK POSITION: 3 Peaking at No 69 in 1994 this was all set to become another very small hit for the indie duo were revered in student land in the mid 80s. Then came Todd Terry who transformed the single into a dancefloor smash and gave the group their second top 10 single, 7 years after the last. It also spent 7 weeks at No 1 in Italy and even made No 2 in the US. dqTLyUWNo1c
May 4, 201411 yr Author Full recap No's 2-100 02. MISSING- Everything But The Girl (907,000) 03. 9PM (TIL I COME)- ATB (791,000) 04. CHILDREN- Robert Miles (764,000) 05. BREATHE- The Prodigy (727,000) 06. BOOM BOOM BOOM- Outhere Brothers (652,000) 07. MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU- Stardust (650,000) 08. DON’T STOP (WIGGLE WIGGLE)- Outhere Brothers (617,000) 09. FIRESTARTER- The Prodigy (608,000) 10. BETTER OFF ALONE- DJ Jurgon Presents Alice Deejay (606,000) 11. RHYTHM IS A DANCER- Snap (583,000) 12. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM- The Vengaboys (578,000) 13. FREED FROM DESIRE- Gala (562,000) 14. ONE AND ONE- Robert Miles Ft Maria Nayler (545,000) 15. KILLER- Adamski (537,000) 16. NO LIMIT- 2 Unlimited (531,000) 17. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER- D: Ream (527,000) 18. FEEL IT- Tamperer Ft Maya (523,000) 19.SET YOU FREE- N-Trance (514,000) 20. SUNCHYME- Dario G (513,000) 21. 2 TIMES- Ann Lee (506,000) 22. BORN SLIPPY- Underworld (495,000) 23. TURN AROUND- Phats & Small (487,000) 24. PLEASE DON’T GO- KWS (484,000) 25. HORNY- Mousse T Vs Hot N Juicy (479,000) 26. FREE- Ultra Nate (478,000) 27. KING OF MY CASTLE- Wamdue Project (476,000) 28. WE LIKE TO PARTY (THE VENGABUS)- The Vengaboys (474,000) 29. ENCORE UNE FOIS- Sash! (472,000) 30. TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME- Bobby Brown (451,000) 31. BELLISSIMA- DJ Quicksilver (437,000) 32. WHAT IS LOVE- Haddaway (434,000) 33. MR VAIN- Culture Beat (433,000) 34. LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY- Baby D (423,000) 35. THE POWER- Snap (422,000) 36. ECUADOR- Sash! Ft Rodriquez (417,000) 37. I LIKE TO MOVE IT- Reel 2 Real Ft The Mad Stuntman (409,000) 38. STAY- Sash! Ft Le Trec (408,000) 39. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT- Corona (408,000) 40. WE’RE GOING TO IBIZA- The Vengaboys (400,000) 41. UP AND DOWN- The Vengaboys (399,000) 42. DON’T GIVE ME YOUR LIFE- Alex Party (394,000) 43. SWAMP THING- The Grid (379,000) 44. INSANITY- Oceanic (378,000) 45. DREAMER- Livin Joy (361,000) 46.THE LAUNCH- DJ Sean (358,000) 47. YOU DON’T KNOW ME- Armand Van Helden Ft Duane Harden (354,000) 48. GET READY FOR THIS- 2 Unlimited (353,000) 49. SCATMAN (SKI-BA-BOP-BA-DOP-BOP)- Scatman John (351,000) 50. SWAY (MUCHO MAMBO)- Shaft (351,000) 51. DON’T STOP MOVIN- Livin Joy (350,000) 52. YOU’RE NOT ALONE – Olive (342,000) 53. ANOTHER NIGHT- MC Sar & The Real McCoy (339,000) 54. SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN- Berri (338,000) 55. STAYIN ALIVE- N-Trance Ft Ricardo Da Force (335,000) 56. JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT- The KLF Ft Tammy Wynette (332,000) 57. 3 AM ETERNAL- The KLF Ft Children Of The Revolution (331,000) 58. LIVING ON MY OWN (REMIX)- Freddie Mercury (325,000) 59. GET UP (BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER)- Technotronic Ft Felly (320,000) 60. BACK IN MY LIFE- Alice Deejay (319,000) 61. INSOMNIA- Faithless (316,000) 62. THE REAL THING- Tony Di Bart (315,000) 63. PUSH THE FEELING ON- The Nightcrawlers (308,000) 64. MYSTERIOUS TIMES- Sash! Ft Tina Cousins (306,000) 65. REMEMBER ME- Blue Boy (302,000) 66. DIRTY CASH (MONEY TALKS)- Adventures Of Stevie V (302,000) 67. CLOSER THAN CLOSE- Rosie Gaines (297,000) 68. I NEED YOUR LOVING (EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME)- Baby D (297,000) 69. I WANT TO BE HAPPY- Technohead (296,000) 70. THERE’S NOTHING I WON’T DO- JX (293,000) 71. LA PRIMAVERA- Sash! (291,000) 72. PROFESSIONAL WIDOW (IT’S GOT TO BE BIG)- Tori Amos (290,000) 73. THE BOB (THESE SOUNDS FALL INTO MY HEAD)- Bucketheads (286,000) 74.TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART- Nicki French (286,000) 75. THE KEY THE SECRET- Urban Cookie Collective (282,000) 76. I LUV YOU BABY- The Original (282,000) 77. IF YOU BUY THIS RECORD YOUR LIFE WILL BE BETTER- The Tamperer Ft Maya (280,000) 78. NO GOOD (START THE DANCE)- The Prodigy (280,000) 79. EBENEEZER GOODE- The Shamen (277,000) 80.SUN IS SHINING- Funkstar De Luxe Vs Bob Marley (268,000) 81. CHARLY- The Prodigy (268,000) 82. NAKED IN THE RAIN- Blue Pearl (262,000) 83. BAMBOOGIE- Bamboo (255,000) 84. OOPS UP- Snap! (250,000) 85. U SURE DO- Strike (250,000) 86. I WANNA GIVE YOU DEVOTION- Nomad Featuring MC Mikee Freedom (247,000) 87. PROTECT YOUR MIND (FOR THE LOVE OF A PRINCESS)- DJ Sakin & Friends (241,000) 88. HEY BOY HEY GIRL- The Chemical Brothers (241,000) 89.TRY ME OUT- Corona (241,000) 90. OUT OF SPACE- The Prodigy (238,000) 91. IT’S MY LIFE- Dr Alban (238,000) 92. I’VE GOT A LITTLE PUPPY- The Smurfs (236,000) 93.COCO JAMBO- Mr President (234,000) 94. SEVEN DAYS AND ONE WEEK- BBE (232,000) 95. THE LOVE I LOST- West End Ft Sybil (230,000) 96. NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE- Heavy D & The Boyz (230,000) 97. RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW- Fatboy Slim (230,000) 98. ON A RAGGA TIP- SL2 (230,000) 99. GIVE IT UP- Goodmen (229,000) 100. SETTING SUN- The Chemical Brothers (226,000)
May 4, 201411 yr Author 01. IT’S LIKE THAT- Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins (1,093,000) http://www.steady130.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dmcnevins.jpg YEAR: 1998 PEAK POSITION: 1 In circumstances not dissimilar to Everything But the Girl, this is the song that in 1983 secured the band a record deal though not a hit in the UK at least. Remixed by Jason Nevins in late 97 you can imagine the discussion around the release date “You do know this will be up against the Spice Girls so we won’t get a No 1?” Well for once the careful organisation of singles by record companies threw up a surprise in the late 90s with this running out the winner by over 131,000 copies, a margin that up until that point the girls were used to dealing out. Anyway couple with a memorable video and hey presto- the biggest dance hit of the decade.! TLGWQfK-6DY
May 4, 201411 yr Author My thanks once again to all who commented and contributed (even to those who disagreed with me)- on reflection there are some tracks I would probably have included/ omitted from the final list but I did my best. Anyway thanks once again!
May 4, 201411 yr "9PM" :wub: although I still don't get why they promoted the Sequential One remix of it over the (better) original!
May 4, 201411 yr My thanks once again to all who commented and contributed (even to those who disagreed with me)- on reflection there are some tracks I would probably have included/ omitted from the final list but I did my best. Anyway thanks once again! You omitted Barbie Girl and that's all that matters, we shall all be forever grateful. Great countdown anyway and it's rare that we get to the top 2 and I still love both of them. That ATB track has dated terribly though hasn't it?
May 4, 201411 yr "It's Like That" deserves to be the most successful song in this list!! Great song! "Missing" is one of the best songs in 90's. It was huge in my country too. Nice Top 10.
May 4, 201411 yr Enjoyed this thread ! No snap exterminate ? Where would Robyn S be if it was included ?
May 4, 201411 yr "Saturday Night" and "Believe" should both be here. I have never considered those songs "not dance".
May 4, 201411 yr I can understand the issue with having Cher as #1 as she's not thought of as a dance act, but "Believe" is most definitely a dance song IMO. But never mind, great thread anyway so good job Gezza. I'm still working on my own stab at a top 400 (from a top 300 I posted a few years ago) which I'll post this week some time.
May 4, 201411 yr ATB '9PM (Till I Come)' ~ PERFECTION :wub: :wub: :wub: Everything But The Girl 'Missing' ~ :heart: Never knew this had sold over 900k or that it had 14 weeks inside the top 10 {8-6-6-4-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-4-5-8-} :o Run DMC X Jason Nevins 'It's Like That' ~ TUNE! <3 My thanks once again to all who commented and contributed (even to those who disagreed with me)- on reflection there are some tracks I would probably have included/ omitted from the final list but I did my best. Anyway thanks once again! Cheers Gezza for this thread has been a very interesting read ~ got to love 90's dance! :) So what’s missing? Definitely~ Artful Dodger ‘Re-Rewind’ Cornershop ‘Brimful Of Asha’ Eiffel 65 ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ Mr Oizo ‘Flat Beat’ Shanks & Bigfoot ‘Sweet Like Chocolate’ Whigfield ‘Saturday Night’ White Town ‘Your Woman’ Pop artists who had hits with dance tracks~ Cher ‘Believe’ Janet Jackson ‘Together Again’ The OCC considers these dance tracks, and technically they’re correct~ Aqua ‘Barbie Girl’ Aqua ‘Doctor Jones’ Cartoons ‘Witch Doctor’ Simply Red ‘Fairground’ Vanilla Ice ‘Ice Ice Baby’ I expect there's probably more tho further down~
May 4, 201411 yr I'd include Ray of Light - I mean, the beat is heavier than most dance tracks. Blue (Da Ba Dee), Brim Full of Asha and Flat Beat and Saturday Night (even though I dislike it). What about the Macarena? Together Again - I would have left that out. I had Missing on 870,000 from some chart I found on Buzzback. I'm trying to find it again but either way, it would still be number 2.
May 4, 201411 yr Cher's "Strong Enough" is probably "dancier" than "Believe", but that didn't shift more than 300K if I recall.
May 4, 201411 yr ATB '9PM (Till I Come)' ~ PERFECTION :wub: :wub: :wub: Everything But The Girl 'Missing' ~ :heart: Never knew this had sold over 900k or that it had 14 weeks inside the top 10 {8-6-6-4-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-4-5-8-} :o Run DMC X Jason Nevins 'It's Like That' ~ TUNE! <3 Cheers Gezza for this thread has been a very interesting read ~ got to love 90's dance! :) So what’s missing? Definitely~ Artful Dodger ‘Re-Rewind’ Cornershop ‘Brimful Of Asha’ Eiffel 65 ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ Mr Oizo ‘Flat Beat’ Shanks & Bigfoot ‘Sweet Like Chocolate’ Whigfield ‘Saturday Night’ White Town ‘Your Woman’ Pop artists who had hits with dance tracks~ Cher ‘Believe’ Janet Jackson ‘Together Again’ The OCC considers these dance tracks, and technically they’re correct~ Aqua ‘Barbie Girl’ Aqua ‘Doctor Jones’ Cartoons ‘Witch Doctor’ Simply Red ‘Fairground’ Vanilla Ice ‘Ice Ice Baby’ I expect there's probably more tho further down~ I'd put Rednex and Gina G in the list. I don't know about Vanilla Ice, Cartoons and Simply Red. It's so hard to decide isn't it? What about Ace Of Base's All That She Wants? I left it out of my last list but some people said it should be there.
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