100 of the best dance songs ever

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100. Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit of Jazz

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 20:22 (twenty-two years ago)

99. Die Schönen Blauen Donau

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 3 November 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

98. "Spread the Groove" - Bohannon

― peepee (peepee), Monday, 3 November 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

97. Yello - Bostich

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

96. Earth, Wind and Fire - Let's Groove

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

95. "Hey Fellas" - Trouble Funk
94. "Hey Ladies"(the remix on the b-side of the 12") - Beastie Boys

― peepee (peepee), Monday, 3 November 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm waiting to see if someone slips in the Rapture or Electric Six.

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)

this again?! what's with all the dance nostalgia lately??

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hey Ladies" has a remix???

93. Alison Limerick - "Where Love Lives"

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 3 November 2003 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

92. smokey robinson - tears of a clown

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

91. notorious b.i.g. - hypnotise

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

this again?! what's with all the dance nostalgia lately??

Haven't you heard? Dance is dead.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

90. ini kamaoze - here comes the hotstepper

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:13 (twenty-two years ago)

89. MJ Cole 'Sincere'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:15 (twenty-two years ago)

88. cypress hill - insane in the brain

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

87. Shocking Blue 'Send Me A Postcard'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

86. daft punk - rollin' n' scratchin'

― robin (robin), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

85. Outkast - Hey Ya (someone had to say it)
84. Outkast - B.O.B. (sic)
83. Notorious B.I.G. - Party and Bullshit (Remix)

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 22:25 (twenty-two years ago)

82. Lil Louis - French Kiss

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)

81. Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
80. Suzy Q - Get on Up and Do it Again

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

79.the Beatles-twist and shout

― Felcher (Felcher), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

79. Alan Braxe 'Vertigo'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

77. Liquid Liquid - Optimo

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

76. Can 'I Want More'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Risky prediction:

75. R Kelly - Ignition (Remix)

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Bass-driven triumvirate:

74. Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
73. Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
72. The Clash - Magnificent Seven

― ddrake, Monday, 3 November 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

71 Tweet-Boogie 2 Nite(Remix)
70 Mekkah-Dimensions(I'm Happy)
69 Contre Tiempo -Switched

― Paul R (paul R), Monday, 3 November 2003 23:26 (twenty-two years ago)

68. "Hip Drop" The Explosions.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 3 November 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

what's "risky" about the R. Kelly song when everyone on ILM seems to love it?

67. The House Crew: "Euphoria (Nino's Dream)"
66. Taana Gardner: "Heartbeat"

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 3 November 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

65. de'lacy 'hideaway (deep dish mix)'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 23:38 (twenty-two years ago)

64. dmx 'party up'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 3 November 2003 23:43 (twenty-two years ago)

63. Moby - "Move"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 3 November 2003 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

62 Real McCoy - "Another Night"
61 Cardigans - "Love Fool"
60 A Touch of Class - "Around the World"
59 Eiffel 65 - "Blue"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 01:03 (twenty-two years ago)

58. Mr Fingers - Can U Feel It

― Xii (Xii), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

57. Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)

56. Daft Punk - One More Time
55. Daft Punk - Digital Love

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 02:01 (twenty-two years ago)

54. blur - girls & boys
53. hot hot heat - bandages
52. steppenwolf - magic carpet ride
51. depeche mode - master and servant
50. mc hammer - u can't touch this

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 02:16 (twenty-two years ago)

49. Rod -- Shake It (Boogaloo)
48. Indeep -- Last Night a DJ Saved My Life

― mopepope (musicmope), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

47. Sugarhill Gang - "8th Wonder"

"'Hey Ladies' has a remix???" It's called "33% God", and its on the "Hey Ladies" 12", along with "Shake Your Rump" and its remix.

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 03:33 (twenty-two years ago)

46. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop (Till You Get Enough)
45. Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 03:39 (twenty-two years ago)

44. Madonna - Into The Groove

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 03:41 (twenty-two years ago)

43. Off to battle - Model 500

― hector (hector), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 04:23 (twenty-two years ago)

42. Michael Jackson - Off the Wall

"Ya better leave your 9-5 up on the shelf..."

oh yeah.

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

yea MJ did some killer tunes back then.

― hector (hector), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 04:38 (twenty-two years ago)

41. Machine, "There But For the Grace of God Go I"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 04:51 (twenty-two years ago)

^I love that song

40. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 04:52 (twenty-two years ago)

39. ESG - Moody

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 05:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe that I was the first person to mention a New Order song.

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 07:06 (twenty-two years ago)

38. Blondie - Heart of Glass

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 07:29 (twenty-two years ago)

37. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses
36. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie
35. La Rock 01 - Vitalic
34. Plastic dreams - Jaydee

― daarkbee, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

33. Underground Resistance-Jupiter Jazz

32. Red Planet-Star Dancer

31. Pump Panel-Ego Acid

30. The Hacker-Fadin' Away (Dima Remix)

29. Freeform Five-Perspex Sex (Ewan Pearson Remix)

28. Cassius-La Mouche (DJ Falcon Remix)

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)

27. Donna Summer - I Feel Love
26. Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
25. Soul II Soul - Back To Life
24. Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:14 (twenty-two years ago)

23. Archigram 'Carnaval'
22. Felix Da Housekat 'Silver Screen Shower Scene'
21. Roots Manuva 'Witness (One Hope)'
20. Golden Boy ft Miss Kittin 'Rippin Kittin'
19. Daft Punk 'Da Funk'

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:29 (twenty-two years ago)

18. Chaka Khan 'I Feel For You'
17. Aztec Mystic 'Jaguar'
16. Loose Ends 'Hangin' On A String'
15. Panjabi MC 'Mundian Te Bach Ke'
14. James Brown 'Get Up'

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:33 (twenty-two years ago)

13. Fischerspooner - Emerge
12. Zombie Nation - Zombie Nation

― ken c, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:58 (twenty-two years ago)

11. the birdie song
(i mean, name me 1 person who has never danced to the birdie song...)

― daarkbee, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 11:39 (twenty-two years ago)

wtf is wrong with u people? me i'm just addicted to lists otherwise i would've steered well clear of this

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

is this the third top 100 dance list in the last few weeks?

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

i think there have been at least 4 'dance nostalgia' threads in the last fortnight

10. VOODOO RAY

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)

It's nostalgia for a long lost genre.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

9. TokTok vs Soffy O - Missy Queen's Gonna Die
8. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
7. Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby?

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:44 (twenty-two years ago)

6: Chemical Brothers, "Music: Response"
5: Funkadelic, "Standing on the Verge of Getting it On" (I am the first to mention P-Funk; SHAME ON ALL OF YOU)
4: First Choice, "The Player"
3: Dice Raw, "Thin Line (Between Raw and Jiggy)" ft. Black Thought and Malik B.
2: Jay-Z, "Nigga What Nigga Who"
1: Missy Elliott, "Get Ur Freak On"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:47 (twenty-two years ago)

(yes, the top three "best dance songs ever" are hip-hop. i'll get me Kangol)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:48 (twenty-two years ago)

yay, worst list ever!

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 13:00 (twenty-two years ago)

i didn't mean cos of you

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 13:07 (twenty-two years ago)

whew

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

oof...these boots....so tight...

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 13:31 (twenty-two years ago)

yay, worst list ever!

whaaaa?

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 14:03 (twenty-two years ago)

haha, "tight boots" talk coming from the base58.com domain! Indeed there are many tight boots there (and dope mixes)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

argh! my body is shrinking! oh wait...

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

NO Prince?

Cardigans?

shaaaame.

― lavender, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not the one who listed MC Hammer :|

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah i fucked up by not putting that at #1

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

i wanted to log on this morning and put on "controversy" and "erotic city" but couldn't get to it.

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cardigans were listed actually.

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

i think that was a "you listed the cardigans? and not prince?" sort of comment.

i still don't get what stevem is getting at either.

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Ahhh. Yeah, I've never listened to them so I had no idea.

Yeah, where's "Let's Go Crazy."

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i still don't get what stevem is getting at either.

i'm basically just saying i disagree with a LOT of the choices here in terms of 'best dance songs'....my own included probably

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Which ones specifically stand out?

― ddrake, Tuesday, 4 November 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

it doesn't matter. i look forward to another thread like this next week ;)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

next time we won't forget right said fred :(

― vahid (vahid), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 22:42 (twenty-two years ago)

The entire James Brown catalog.....ok, minus the ballads.

Did anyone mention Heaven 17's "We Don't Need that Fascist Grove Thing"?

I was floored some months ago when my wife, who had asked me to make her a "dance tape", wanted me to include (after hearing me play it), something from Beefheart's Safe as Milk. And she was right! It did have a nice if rather spastic dance groove! Who'd a thought?

― ed dill (eddill), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

was it the first track?

― robin (robin), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 00:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Better yet, was it "Electricity"?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 01:37 (twenty-two years ago)

stevem - best use of yay, evah!

― Paul (scifisoul), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

hoopla!

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 11:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm glad I didn't pitch in somehow.

People need to get their titles right - the 'Shake Your Rump' remix is '33% God' (and is the People's Choice from that EP) and the 'Hey Ladies' remix is 'Dis Yourself In '89 (Just Do It)', which I used to great effect at a lezzup night once.

― Barima (Barima), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 21:57 (twenty-two years ago)

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