In 2008 the Daily telegraph "music experts" made a list of the top 50 tracks to get you on the dancefloor

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The list has some weird choices to me!

I have just sat thro all that and there is only so much time that you can spend looking at his decks before you get bored.I dont think it exactly did him any favours.Poor sound from the camera and disjointed editing.

I cant imagine how much he charged

Robster,

I agree with you.

Just went through the entire list and although there are some good ones, it certainly isn't a playlist. In the context of putting an album on at home to get your drunken friends up occasionaly on the carpet then individually they may have something but.... there's a real load of .... here.

Hmm looks bit like half of the playlists that are sent to me. Good tunes but about 80% would clear the floor



Just wondered whether you have tried this one very often. It's ranked 7 on my playlistings over the last 10 years

So Norfolk, what are the other 9? Are they all on the 60 list???


Teez

Ray Charles - Shake Ya Tailfeather

Happy Xmas!!

Nolans gets requested at virtually every gig, usually by women of a certain age (40+) then they get everyone up

Cher - Shoop Shoop Song - It's In His Kiss
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

Well, Wavelength I put them in but my 60 tracks is now 73.

I know 'Top 100' always sounds better but the 60 has a specific purpose - so that we had 3 hours (or so) of timeless must have dance songs ... enough for one gig.

Time to start taking some off.... but somehow no DJ on here wants to do that... any votes??


500 Miles - Proclaimers
5678 - Steps
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker ????
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Never Too Much - Luther Van Dross
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
One Step Beyond - Madness
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Release Me - Agnes
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)
You Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

Sorry to be a pain, but can we possibly exchange the 'Agnes' listed track for something else, such as the dance version of Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes 'Time of My Life', or dare I say Underworld's Born Slippy!? Also, out of all the Beatles tracks I've ever played or been asked for, the one that really seems to go down well is "I Saw Her Standing There". As there's already a 'Twist' track, is it worth keeping the current Beatles listed, or would you exchange it?!

Appreciate there are lots of variables here, but floor reaction for me always seems much livelier with the Bee Gees track 'Staying Alive' than their 'Night Fever'. Anyone else experience this?
And I know the Journey track is currently 'popular' (I like it too!), but compared to others that a 'DJ must have', I'd personally rate tracks from say Dire Straits, The Prodigy, Faithless or even good ole' Roy Orbison or Arrow!
Just some suggestions!

I could lose most of these. they have their place but not essential (imo) :)

5678 - Steps
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Never Too Much - Luther Van Dross
Place Your Hands - Reef
Release Me - Agnes
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters

Sweetie, Dukesy

Thanks for the input. The entire list is based on people's opinions so yours count just as much. The list as you know is totally subjective with a bit of bias (as the one doing the typing) and also based on who shouts loudest and last.

I agree with most of the removals you've mentioned.

Interesting about Don't Stop Believing - Journey as it indeed isnt a great dance song but I suspect it is, and will remain, a bit like some of the other soft rock megahits one of those tracks that people go 'Oh great, I love this one' and then either do a bit of air guitar or just sway about a bit and mime the words while pulling Jack Black style faces to their friends!

67 Hits - Need to remove 7 more

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
One Step Beyond - Madness
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Staying Alive - Bee Gees
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)
You Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

Maybe take out the singalong anthems? or Slow ones if dancing is required

Steve Earl or Mundy - Galway Girl
Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Walk of Life
Robert Mizzell - Say you love me
Joe Dolan - Good Lookin Woman

Theres 4 tracks that I find are big winners with Irish crowds especially the older ones. Some great tracks listed there already.

Is it just me or is New York New York missing???

Just to mix it up a little here are some you may have missed

S Club 7- Reach
Amarillo - Tony Christie
Hey Baby - Dj Otzi (or Bruce Chanel)
Sandstrom - Darude
Low - Flo Rida
Surfin USA / I Get Around Beach Boys
Do You love me - Contours
hi ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
Build me up Buttercup - Foundations
Dance yourself dizzy - liquid gold
Feels Like i'm in Love - kelly Marie
I love Rock and Roll - joan Jett
We Will Rock you - Queen
Dizzy - Vic reeves and Wonderstuff
Love Shack - B-52s
Sex on fire - kings of leon
Irish Rover - Pogues and the dubliners

i have plenty more, but these are the tracks that work for me best i think, plus your list above. Feel free to disagree ;-)

Yep these are all excellent sounds

Thanks for the recent updates. Some of your track suggestions have been added, some had been added weeks ago then removed and others probably might stay off. The list doesn't take into account regional differences.

Some of the latest suggestions are definitely dance tracks but an increasing number of groans can also be heard in the background when played at my venues (they would have made the list in the '70s/80s but I'm trying to stay off nostalgia). I played one or two of these recently and attracted quite a few complaints. They may work for some of you but songs like Silver Lining are off my list.

I'm not expecting everyone to agree with this. I'm trying to evolve it so that the list is definitely dance and not limited to the over 40ies or under 20ies.

Carry on adding more, but also make your suggestions as to which songs they should replace

Here's the latest version...

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Love Shack - B52's
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr Brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
One Step Beyond - Madness
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining Men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Staying Alive - Bee Gees
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher
Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ Beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake Me Up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

Looks like mine didn't make the cut then ... lol :)



i take your point on Jeff Beck - Silver Lining ... if you are looking to avoid the groans then songs that have been played to death like 'Come on Eileen' for instance



Ill restake my claim lol and say that the ones below are cross generation

S Club 7- Reach
Amarillo - Tony Christie
Hey Baby - Dj Otzi (or Bruce Chanel)
Sandstrom - Darude
Low - Flo Rida
Surfin USA / I Get Around Beach Boys
Do You love me - Contours
Build me up Buttercup - Foundations
I love Rock and Roll - joan Jett
We Will Rock you - Queen
Dizzy - Vic reeves and Wonderstuff
Love Shack - B-52s
Sex on fire - kings of leon
Irish Rover - Pogues and the dubliners

if you are looking for some to take out ... all based on what works for me of course

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Love Shack - B52's
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr Brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
One Step Beyond - Madness
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining Men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Staying Alive - Bee Gees
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher
Time of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ Beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake Me Up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

I did add B52s as you suggested..!!!!

There were also one or two in your original list that were also already in the top 60.

The rest will need to chill out in the 'cyber holding bay' waiting for a groundswell of DJ's insisting on their inclusion ......

No sticking pins in effigies please??

Can I stick in a few suggestions (don't know if these have already been ditched):

- Play that funky music white boy - Wild Cherry
- Heart of Glass - Blondie
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Dee Lite - Groove is in the heart
- The Smiths - This Charming Man
- Love Action - Human League
- Temptation - Heaven 17
- Don't stop till you get enough - Michael Jackson
- James Brown - Sex Machine

+ classic post closing track (wind down) - My baby just cares for me - Nina Simone

Cheers

HTDJ