Wednesday, February 1, 2017

200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS. The countdown begins with this post. Continues tomorrow.

PART ONE:
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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.

THE CAFFE` LATTE`
200 MOST ESSENTIAL
DANCE SONGS
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200
YOUR LOVING ARMS
Billie Ray Martin
German-born singer Martin had previously been a member of Electribe 101 before scoring success as a soloist. The house track "Your Loving Arms" topped the US Dance Chart in 1995.
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199
TAKE ME HOME
Cher
In 1979, Cher was on the Casablanca label, the home of Donna Summer, Village People and other disco acts. "Take Me Home" is her best effort on the disco bandwagon.
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198
YOU DON'T KNOW ME
Armand Van Helden
"You Don't Know Me" is a garage house UK #1 single for the electronic producer / recording artist Armand Van Helden.
 Belle Epoque
197
BLACK IS BLACK
La Belle Epoque
French female trio La Belle Epoque (sometimes referred to as simply Belle Epoque) gave the Los Bravos 1966 hit "Black Is Black" a disco makeover in 1977. Both versions peaked at #2 in the UK.
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196
MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
British singer Ellis-Bextor co-wrote her solo breakthrough hit "Murder On The Dabncefloor" with producer Gregg Alexander. It went Top 5 in Europe, Britain, Canada and Australia in 2001-2.
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195
THE BOMB
The Bucketheads
"The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" topped the US Dance Chart in 1995. The Bucketheads is actually a moniker for producer Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez from Masters At Work.
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194
MISS YOU
The Rolling Stones
It was 1978 and disco was the goose laying golden eggs. Many unlikely acts injected a dance beat to their songs, including Rod Stewart, Dolly Parton, Wings, Barbra Streisand and The Stones. "Miss You" reached #1 in America. 
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193
C'MON N' RIDE IT (THE TRAIN)
Quad City DJ's
Miami bass and hip hop were fused to create the irresistible 1996 hit "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)".
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192
TOO FUNKY
George Michael
Michael has been drawing us to the dancefloor since the days of Wham! His solo output amped up the R&B dosage. "Too Funky" was a worldwide Top 10 hit in 1992.
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191
GYPSY WOMAN
Crystal Waters
"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" was a thought-provoking song that topped the US dance Chart in 1991. The deep house disc made Top 5 in Europe and North America.

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