Onto Round 9... Taking a selection of the most notable dance hits of 2001, as curated by myself to save time doing a nominations round, simply rank your top 10 as below:

 

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Coming towards the start of the decade now and 2001 was quite a big year for garage, house and trance. Garage would get big hits courtesy of So Solid Crew, DJ Pied Piper, Mis-Teeq & Sunship and Daniel Bedingfield & D'n'D. More clubby trance came from Rui Da Silva, N-Trance, PPK and Riva whilst the more poppy form came from Fragma and Ian Van Dahl. Funky house was represented by Supermen Lovers and other house styles came from Jakatta, iiO and Roger Sanchez.

 

Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

Avalanches - Since I Left You

Basement Jaxx - Romeo

Chocolate Puma - I Wanna Be U

Daft Punk - Digital Love

Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

Dirty Vegas - Days Go By

DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies - Do You Really Like It

Faithless - We Come 1

Fragma - You Are Alive

Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me

Groove Armada - Superstylin'

Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

iiO - Rapture

Jakatta - American Dream

Kosheen - Hide U

M&S pts. The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)

Mauro Picotto - Komodo

Mis-Teeq - All I Want (Sunship Mix)

N-Trance - Set You Free 2001 (Rob Searle Remix)

Ones - Flawless

Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

PPK - Resurection

Riva feat. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds

Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman - Starlight

 

Round 10 will open this time next week so you have until Saturday night to vote.

 

The top 5 from the round will go directly to the grand final.

 

2002 Results

 

Assisted by six +12s DJ Sammy is an unsurprising winner here. Great Q picks all-round but particularly pleasing to see is DB Boulevard as I wasn't sure how well known they were here.

 

1 89 DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do - Heaven

2 79 Lasgo - Something

3 79 Scooter - The Logical Song

4 76 DB Boulevard - Point of View

5 67 Puretone - Addicted To Bass

6 47 N-Trance - Forever

7 45 Scooter - Nessaja

8 44 Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar

9 41 Flip & Fill - Shooting Star

10 40 Flip & Fill feat. Kelly Llorenna - True Love Never Dies

11 36 X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne - Lazy

12 33 Love Inc. - You're A Superstar

13 32 Elvis vs. JXL - A Little Less Conversation

14 29 Dee Dee - Forever

15 27 4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into The Night)

16 27 Kelly Llorenna - Tell It To My Heart

17 27 Missy Elliott - 4 My People (Basement Jaxx Edit)

18 25 Paffendorf - Be Cool

19 21 Minimalistix - Close Cover

20 16 Jakatta feat. Seal - My Vision

21 16 Lange - Drifting Away

22 16 Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do

23 14 Mad'house - Like A Prayer

24 13 DJ Alligator Project - The Whistle Song

25 12 Shakedown - At Night

26 11 Moony - Dove

27 8 Milky - Just the Way You Are

28 7 Lasgo - Alone

29 6 Shy FX & T Power feat. Di - Shake Ur Body

30 3 Goldtrix feat. Andrea Brown - It's Love (Trippin')

 

Finalists:

Audio Bullys feat. Nancy Sinatra - Shot You Down

Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted

Basshunter feat. DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz - Now You're Gone

Benny Benassi & The Biz - Satisfaction

Bob Sinclar feat. Gary Nesta Pine - Love Generation

Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah (D Ramirez Edit)

Boogie Pimps - Somebody To Love

Calvin Harris - Acceptable In The 80s

Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone

Cascada - Everytime We Touch

Cascada - Miracle

Chemical Brothers - Galvanize

Chicane - Poppiholla

David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over

David Guetta vs. The Egg - Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)

DB Boulevard - Point of View

DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do - Heaven

Eric Prydz - Call On Me

Eric Prydz - Pjanoo

Freemasons feat. Bailey Tzuke - Uninvited

Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena - Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)

Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008 (Klaas Edit)

Junior Senior - Move Your Feet

Justice vs. Simian - We Are Your Friends

Lasgo - Something

Mason vs. Princess Superstar - Perfect (Exceeder)

Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes

Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine - Doctor Pressure

Pendulum - Propane Nightmares

Prodigy - Omen

Puretone - Addicted To Bass

Scooter - The Logical Song

Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme

Supermode - Tell Me Why

Tiësto - Adagio For Strings

Tomcraft - Loneliness

Ultrabeat - Pretty Green Eyes

Uniting Nations - Out Of Touch

XTM & DJ Chucky feat. Annia - Fly On The Wings Of Love

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

 

View previous results: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

Great batch of qualifiers there. A tad surprising seeing 'Lazy' & I guess 'You're A Superstar' missing top 10 and poor Milky too but I figured that wasn't as well regarded although I liked it a lot more at the time than now lol.

Is this version of Dannii’s Who Do You Love Now the one that’s on her album?

It is, Riva just aren't credited on her album version for whatever reason

I didn't know/like enough from 2002 to vote and Heaven was the only big favourite so pleased to see it didn't need an extra 12 x

 

Plenty of big favourites here though, great year <3

 

12; Daft Punk - Digital Love

10; Avalanches - Since I Left You

08; Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman - Starlight

07; Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

06; Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

05; Jakatta - American Dream

04; Basement Jaxx - Romeo

03; iiO - Rapture

02; So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds

01; Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

+12 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+10 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+08 Daft Punk - Digital Love

+07 Dirty Vegas - Days Go By

+06 Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

+05 Chocolate Puma - I Wanna Be U

+04 M&S pts. The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)

+03 iiO - Rapture

+02 Basement Jaxx - Romeo

+01 Riva - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer) (feat. Dannii Minogue)

 

What a year - I could've voted for several more

+12 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

10 Daft Punk - Digital Love

08 Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

07 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds

06 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

05 Basement Jaxx - Romeo

04 Avalanches - Since I Left You

03 Fragma - You Are Alive

02 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

01 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

 

 

+12 Riva feat. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

+10 iiO - Rapture

+08 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+07 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

+06 Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

+05 Dirty Vegas - Days Go By

+04 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+03 Mis-Teeq - All I Want (Sunship Mix)

+02 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

+01 Daft Punk - Digital Love

Yay at True Love Never Dies making the 2002 top ten! Really good top five although I still can't believe Heaven was that divisive! I think I'd have expected You're A Superstar to be a lot higher than that too.

 

Onto 2001:

 

+12 N-Trance - Set You Free 2001 (Rob Searle Remix) (the most any song has ever emotionally impacted me - it will pain me to see it go out with hardly any points but THIS is how you remix a classic song into something altogether different that maintains the key elements but transforms the listener experience - those stabbing trance riffs with the backdrop of the minor chords in the chorus are magical)

+10 Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me

+8 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+7 Fragma - You Are Alive

+6 Riva feat. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

+5 Daft Punk - Digital Love

+4 Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

+3 iiO - Rapture

+2 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+1 Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

 

I have all of the above on single, along with Since I Left You, Harder Better Faster Stronger, Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna), Komodo and Starlight. Other dance hits I loved that year were Will I by Ian Van Dahl, Synaesthesia by The Thrillseekers, Dream To Me by Dario G, Can't Keep Me Silent by Angelic, On The Move by Barthezz, and on the chillout side Destiny and In The Waiting Line by Zero 7. A really good year.

Edited August 22, 20231 yr by gooddelta

+12- Daniel Bedingfield- Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

+10- Planet Funk- Chase The Sun

+8- So Solid Crew- 21 Seconds

+7- Roger Sanchez- Another Chance

+6- PPK- Resurrection

+5- Ian Van Dahl- Castles In The Sky

+4- Ones- Flawless

+3- Basement Jaxx- Romeo

+2- Jakatta- American Dream

+1- Superman Lovers ft Mani Hoffman- Starlight

This was, by far, the most difficult one yet!

 

12. iiO - Rapture

10. Riva feat. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

8. Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

7. Mis-Teeq - All I Want (Sunship Mix)

6. Basement Jaxx - Romeo

5. Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

4. Kosheen - Hide U

3. Ones - Flawless

2. Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

1. Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

+12 Mis-Teeq - All I Want (Sunship Mix)

+10 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+08 Basement Jaxx - Romeo

+07 Faithless - We Come 1

+06 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+05 N-Trance - Set You Free 2001 (Rob Searle Remix)

+04 Chocolate Puma - I Wanna Be U

+03 Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me

+02 Groove Armada - Superstylin'

+01 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

+12 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+10 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+8 Daft Punk - Digital Love

+7 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+6 Avalanches - Since I Left You

+5 Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

+4 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

+3 Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me

+2 N-Trance - Set You Free 2001 (Rob Searle Remix)

+1 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

+12 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+10 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+08 Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me

+07 N-Trance - Set You Free 2001 (Rob Searle Remix)

+06 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

+05 iiO - Rapture

+04 Riva feat. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

+03 Jakatta - American Dream

+02 Avalanches - Since I Left You

+01 Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman - Starlight

 

Avalanches were a good discovery this week for me as I didn't hear them much at the time or at all upto now but both are interesting tracks, having said that only one space for one of them!

 

 

and I really like these and would have voted for them if I could...

Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist, Basement Jaxx - Romeo (their best song for me), Daft Punk - Digital Love, Fragma - You Are Alive, Mis-Teeq - All I Want (Sunship Mix), Planet Funk - Chase The Sun, PPK - Resurection

+12 Fragma - You Are Alive

+10 Faithless - We Come 1

+08 iiO - Rapture

+07 PPK - Resurection

+06 Mis-Teeq - All I Want (Sunship Mix)

+05 Riva feat. Dannii Minogue - Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)

+04 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

+03 Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

+02 Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist

+01 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

 

+12: Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

+10: Mauro Picotto - Komodo

+08: Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+07: PPK - Resurection

+06: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

+05: Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+04: Faithless - We Come 1

+03: Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+02: M&S pts. The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)

+01: Chocolate Puma - I Wanna Be U

 

Wow, this might have eclipsed 2003 as my fave. That top 8 are all 10/10s :heart:

+12 Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)

+10 PPK - Resurection

+8 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+7 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+6 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

+5 Fragma feat. Maria Rubia - Everytime You Need Me

+4 Chocolate Puma - I Wanna Be U

+3 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+2 Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

+1 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

12 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

10 Daft Punk - Digital Love

8 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

7 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

6 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (D'n'D Mix)

5 Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman - Starlight

4 N-Trance - Set You Free 2001 (Rob Searle Remix)

3 PPK - Resurection

2 Jakatta - American Dream

1 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

 

 

+12 PPK - Resurection

+10 Roger Sanchez - Another Chance

+08 Mauro Picotto - Komodo

+07 Daft Punk - Digital Love

+06 Rui da Silva feat. Cassandra - Touch Me

+05 Planet Funk - Chase The Sun

+04 Groove Armada - Superstylin'

+03 Ian Van Dahl - Castles In The Sky

+02 Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger

+01 Supermen Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman - Starlight

 

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