Posted May 29, 20178 yr 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) and the top four of each group will be put into a grand final. 2005 2005 was a bit of a transition period for dance music. Electro was starting to make its impact with the likes of 'Shot You Down' and 'I See Girls', as well as the big resurgence in popularity for 'Jacques Your Body' - originally released in 1999. Faithless' huge 90's hit 'Insomnia' was also brought back in the form of a remixed version by Faithless member Sister Bliss (credited as Blissy) and Armand van Helden. Likewise 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart' by Yes was remixed back into the charts by Max Graham, and Miami Sound Machine's 'Dr. Beat' was mashed with Mylo's 'Drop the Pressure' to create 'Doctor Pressure'. Then of course, the infamous 'sample battle' between Cabin Crew and Sunset Strippers who had dance hits sampling the same song - 'Waiting For A Star To Fall'. Both versions charted well and make this list. Bodyrockers had their debut and only hit with dance meets rock 'I Like The Way'. Inaya Day brought nu-disco track 'Nasty Girl' into the top ten and Tom Novy's disco influenced track 'Your Body' also followed. Crazy Frog had one of the biggest ever novelty dance hits with their 'Axel F' cover. DHT brought eurodance back to the top ten with 'Listen To Your Heart' which perhaps led the way for acts like Cascada. Bob Sinclar started his peak period for chart success with 'Love Generation'. Basement Jaxx were also still going, although 'Oh My Gosh' would be the last time they ever saw the UK top 20. Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation Bodyrockers - I Like The Way Cabin Crew - Star To Fall Crazy Frog - Axel F DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart Faithless - Insomnia 2005 Inaya Day - Nasty Girl Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure Studio B - I See Girls Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body
May 29, 20178 yr Author +15 Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure (proper classic tune!) +14 Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down +13 Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body +12 Inaya Day - Nasty Girl +11 Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars +10 Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation +09 Crazy Frog - Axel F :ph34r: +08 DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart +07 Studio B - I See Girls +06 Bodyrockers - I Like The Way +05 Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +04 Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) +03 Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh +02 Cabin Crew - Star To Fall (would probably be higher if not for the existence of the better version by Sunset Strippers) +01 Faithless - Insomnia 2005 (poor reworking imo, give me the original any day)
May 29, 20178 yr This really was a bleak year for dance wasn't it? +15: Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure [this is incredible tho] +14: Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars +13: Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down +12: DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart [a couple of years too late to the party this was] +11: Inaya Day - Nasty Girl +10: Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body +09: Bodyrockers - I Like The Way +08: Studio B - I See Girls +07: Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh +06: Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation +05: Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) +04: Faithless - Insomnia 2005 [don't even really recall this remix but it can't be worse than the 3 below] +03: Cabin Crew - Star To Fall +02: Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +01: Crazy Frog - Axel F
May 29, 20178 yr Author This really was a bleak year for dance wasn't it?I have to agree to an extent, like I said this was just a transition year really, there weren't a whole lot of classic dance anthems being released (though at least we got tune of life 'Doctor Pressure')
May 30, 20178 yr Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure +15 Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down +14 Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars +13 Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation +12 Bodyrockers - I Like The Way +11 Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +10 DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart +9 Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body +8 Inaya Day - Nasty Girl +7 Faithless - Insomnia 2005 +6 Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh +5 Studio B - I See Girls +4 Cabin Crew - Star To Fall +3 Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) +2 Crazy Frog - Axel F +1
May 30, 20178 yr This really was a bleak year for dance wasn't it?I don't think so, certainly not compared to recently in the charts with the watered down poppy tropical house and future bass dominance. Apart from this top 15 there was quite a bit of variety too in dance in 2005 in the top 40 in general, everything from drum and bass to the continuing funky house revival after Lola's Theme in 2004, the 80s remixes and the eurotrance hits in early 2005. A lot of top 10 dance hits in early 2005 don't make this list because of low sales at the time before downloads counted for the chart in April (Strings of Life (Stronger on My Own), Object Of My Desire, Galvanise (even with low sales around in the charts I really thought this would still make the top 15 dance songs of the year :o) Sunrise, Back To Basics, So Much Love To Give and Shine). +15: Inaya Day - Nasty Girl +14: DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart +13: Studio B - I See Girls +12: Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure +11: Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars +10: Faithless - Insomnia 2005 +09: Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body +08 Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) +07 Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart +06 Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh +05: Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation +04 Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down +03 Bodyrockers - I Like The Way +02 Cabin Crew - Star To Fall +01: Crazy Frog - Axel F I have to agree to an extent, like I said this was just a transition year really, there weren't a whole lot of classic dance anthems being released (though at least we got tune of life 'Doctor Pressure') Love Generation, Falling Stars, Listen To Your Heart, I Like The Way and Galvanise are generally considered as well known dance classics I thought. Edited May 30, 20178 yr by Dusty Muffin
May 30, 20178 yr Author oh no! I forgot to include 'Galvanise'. It should've been here instead of Les Rhythmes Digitales.
May 30, 20178 yr oh no! I forgot to include 'Galvanise'. It should've been here instead of Les Rhythmes Digitales. What about Uniting Nations - Out Of Touch - that was your number 7 biggest selling dance track of 2005 on the one on the dance number 1s of the 00s thread post you did for 2005's summary, yet it doesn't appear here.....
May 30, 20178 yr oh no! I forgot to include 'Galvanise'. It should've been here instead of Les Rhythmes Digitales. Shall we just give it a free pass to the grand final then (as well as our four top ranked ones here). I am quite sure it would have got through anyway.
June 2, 20178 yr +15 Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation [10.0] (This song has a really good spiritual feel) +14 Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down [10.0] (This, We Don't Care ["There's things I haven't told you, I go out late at night"] and Only Man are my favourite Audio Bullys tracks) +13 Bodyrockers - I Like The Way [10.0] (Yes!) +12 Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure [10.0] (M O T H E R f*** E R S G O N N A D R O P T H E P R E S S U R E) +11 DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart [10.0] +10 Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) [10.0] (from that Citroen ad with the dancing robot in it) +9 Faithless - Insomnia 2005 [10.0] (The 1996 version is my favourite song from them) +8 Studio B - I See Girls [10.0] +7 Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart [10.0] ("Move yourself, you always live your life never thinking of the future!") +6 Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body [9.5] +5 Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh [9.5] (My favourite Basement Jaxx tracks are Red Alert, Bingo Bango, Rendez Vu, Romeo, Where's Your Head At, Good Luck, Lucky Star and Do Your Thing) +4 Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars [9.5] (Both this and Star To Fall were released in the same year AND sampled Boy Meets Girl's Waiting For A Star To Fall :o ) +3 Inaya Day - Nasty Girl [8.5] +2 Cabin Crew - Star To Fall [8.0] +1 Crazy Frog - Axel F [7.5] (quite a guilty pleasure) So many classics from this year
June 2, 20178 yr +15 Owner Of A Lonely Heart 14 I Like The Way 13 Insomnia 2005 12 Shot You Down 11 Love Generation 10 Listen To Your Heart 9 Nasty Girl 8 Oh My Gosh 7 Doctor Pressure 6 Falling Stars 5 Star To Fall 4 I See Girls 3 Your Body 2 Jacques Your Body 1 Axel F (I would have given Galvanize 15 points)
June 2, 20178 yr So many classics from this year I wish Strings Of life (Stronger On My Own), Back To Basics and Love On My Mind would have made this list though.
June 3, 20178 yr I don't think so, certainly not compared to recently in the charts with the watered down poppy tropical house and future bass dominance. A lot of top 10 dance hits in early 2005 don't make this list because of low sales at the time before downloads counted for the chart in April (Strings of Life (Stronger on My Own), Object Of My Desire, Galvanise (even with low sales around in the charts I really thought this would still make the top 15 dance songs of the year :o) Sunrise, Back To Basics, So Much Love To Give and Shine). Actually yeah I like all of those songs you've mentioned so I guess it was just the top sellers I mainly wasn't so fussed on! And what's happening with Galvanise? If it's being included put it as my +14 & shift everything below it down.
July 8, 20177 yr Actually yeah I like all of those songs you've mentioned so I guess it was just the top sellers I mainly wasn't so fussed on! Yeah I suppose 2005 was a little like 2016/17 in that the big dance hits had become lighter and poppier compared to precious years (especially as trance/Eurodance and the other harder dance genres that had dominated the past few years didn't feature much in 2005). Generally chart dance in 2005 was definitely not as poppy as that in 2016/17 so far though I would say (although up and coming hit this year Instruction is definitely much less poppy production wise). The looped house trend of 2005 also returned in 2015 in an organ house style (Wish You Were Mine, The Party) but I didn't like it as much as I like the atmospheric fadeouts and more maximal, warmer sound of the mid 00s ones better. I like how a lot of dance tunes making the charts in 2005 were retro influenced, and it was weird hearing Nasty Girl at the time as a new song because of its 70s/80s disco influence and also Doctor Pressure also confused me at the time as I didn't know it is a remix at first and thought why is this old song I had heard suddenly getting played a lot on music channels! As you know I am a big fan of the retro sounding vocal house from 2005 such as Stronger On My Own, Feel The Vibe, Love On My Mind etc. and that trend would last into early 2006 before electro came along later in the year and rendered it redundant in the charts for a while (although there was a brief revival lower in the top 40 in 2008).
July 8, 20177 yr Don't give up on these!!! :angel: Yes I really have enjoyed these! When is 2004 coming! I think this will be the top 10 of ULTIMATE DANCE HITS 2000s btw. Very early 00s heavy with maybe only 1 late 00s track. 1. Silence - Delerium ft Sarah McLaghlan 2. Touch Me - Rui da Silva ft Cassandra Fox 3. Feels So Good - Sonique 4. Another Chance - Roger Sanchez 5. Heaven - DJ Sammy ft Do 6. Something - Lasgo 7. Pretty Green Eyes - Ultrabeat 8. Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters 9. Sandstorm - Darude 10. Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)- David Guetta vs The Egg Edited July 9, 20177 yr by Hissmeister
July 9, 20177 yr Author ha, forgot about this - this has been pushed aside while I've focusing on Ultimate UK #11s.
July 29, 20177 yr Author RESULTS :winner: 01 76 Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure :winner: 02 71 Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down 03 64 DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart 04 59 Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation 05 59 Sunset Strippers - Falling Stars 06 57 Inaya Day - Nasty Girl 07 56 Bodyrockers - I Like The Way 08 49 Tom Novy feat. Michael Marshall - Your Body 09 46 Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart 10 44 Studio B - I See Girls 11 43 Faithless - Insomnia 2005 12 34 Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh 13 31 Les Rythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (Make Me Sweat) 14 17 Cabin Crew - Star To Fall 15 14 Crazy Frog - Axel F The top 4 remember will appear in the grand final at the end of the initial rounds. (going to give 'Galvanize' a free pass here instead of the song placed in 4th as I forgot to include it and it's rated very highly by most of us, I presume no one has objections to that?) -x- grand final qualifiers so far: Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz - Now You're Gone Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah Calvin Harris - Acceptable In The 80s Cascada - Everytime We Touch Chase & Status feat. Plan B - End Credits Chicane - Poppiholla David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over David Guetta vs. The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away) DHT feat. Edmee - Listen To Your Heart Eric Prydz - Pjanoo Freemasons feat. Bailey Tzuke - Uninvited Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand - Let Me Think About It Kid Cudi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Again Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize Utah Saints - Something Good '08
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