Top 100 Dance Singles of the '90s

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yeah...but i'm saying it might as well have included hip hop and stuff because although thats big enough to exist outside a general notion of what dance music is (whereas techno probably isnt) its just...oh never mind, this is just sour grapes cos i missed this thred totally until like number 94 or something ;)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)

it's pretty odd that nearly all mentioned tunes are from 1990-1995.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:17 (twenty-three years ago)

That's not odd from my angle; that's when I was deeply into dance music (and it's one of my musical golden ages).

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:29 (twenty-three years ago)

good point tho Siegbran, i DO think the latter half of the decade was just as strong for dance tracks as the first half, despite the fallout of jungle, handbag/hardbag and several other sub-genres

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Does this reveal everyone in this thread to be in their late 20s/early 30s?

I've seen a number of similar threads on message boards mostly filled with teenagers/early 20s and those were (indeed, predictably) more tilted towards the late 90s. Makes a nice contrast with this one.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)

twosix

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:48 (twenty-three years ago)

that's a valid criticism of the list. 26, also.

― michael wells (michael w.), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:48 (twenty-three years ago)

29 in da HEEZY!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

i DO think the latter half of the decade was just as strong for dance tracks as the first half

I was toying with a theory on this a year or so ago: quantity as well as the average quality level were significantly higher in the second half, so the brilliant tunes didn't stand out much, whereas the early 90s had so much amateurish crap that the really good tracks got noticed a lot more.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:52 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm not sure about that, but the volume was certainly larger in the late 90s (i think there was a 96-98 dip possibly?).

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

i think there was a 96-98 dip possibly?

Depends on the genre I guess...Speedgarage, hardcore, tech-y d'n'b, big beat, clubhouse and french funky house flourished then.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, thats true. thinking about it, its the fragmentation that occurred here that made it difficult to hear everything (you're right about speed garage for definite. 97 was just a weird year, where everything seemed to suddenly stop)

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:26 (twenty-three years ago)

DAMN IT!

― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:27 (twenty-three years ago)

If I knew which Panacea tracks were the singles off of _Low PRofile Darkness_, I would have mentioned some. Actually, there's a ton of great techstep that I just don't know by name.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:32 (twenty-three years ago)

i'd say 97 was actually the beginning of the third phase of the decade - it was the year Daft Punk and Basement Jaxx emerged for example, also the year the Chems and the Prodigy released strong albums - dance was going overground big time and perhaps this killed things somewhat with the 'underground' factions, for me it was a great year cos i was 1st year at university and able to spend lots of time listening to the spectrum of dance at the time, though i admit a large chunk of that was backtracking a couple of years (i didnt hear the first Leftfield and Underworld albums in full til 97 for example)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 17:34 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm astonished that N Trance 'set you free' hasn't been mentioned on here dozens of times. It's my favourite dance single of ever and only a couple of KLF tracks come anywhere close. The S-Express one was 80s wasn't it?

― Ian SPACK (Ian SPACK), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:11 (twenty-three years ago)

AAAARGH I didn't see that "Flash" got blocked! DO OVER!!!!!!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Hi,

My candidate is Gabrielle by Roy Davis Jr from 1996, which helped to launch speed garage

Yours
Jan

― Jan Geerinck, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

i couldnt stand N-Trance 'Set You Free' for many years and still not keen on it...is this dance/rave music for those who PREFER pop/other stuff?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 19:03 (twenty-three years ago)

i meant to put forward roy davis jrs gabriel, jan, but forgot. but i did put it in the top 100 90s singles list we did yesterday

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO I MISSED THIS!

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Plaid! Scoobs!

― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Well what was would you have added, Ronan?

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:45 (twenty-three years ago)

"Lazy"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 20:48 (twenty-three years ago)

The cut n'paste mix, with the unlucky few at the bottom.

1. Junglist (DJ Zinc Remix) - Tribe Of Issachar featuring Peter Bouncer
2. Reel To Reel feat. The Mad Stuntman - I Like To Move It Move It
3. KLF - What Time Is Love (the 1990 mix)
4. Human Resource - Dominator
5. pepe bradock "deep burnt"
6. T99 - Anasthaesia
7. Prodigy - Everybody In The Place
8. K-Klass - Rhythm Is A Mystery
9. aztec mystic "jaguar"
10. Shut Up And Dance - Raving I'm Raving (12" mix)
11. Felix - Don't You Want Me
12. Cajmere feat. dajae "brighter days"
13. Wendell Williams/Criminal Element Orch - Everybody
14. Two Blind Mice - Bombscare
15. A Man Called Adam - Barefoot In The head
16. Stardust - Music Sounds Better...
17. Shades of rhythm "sweet sensation"
18. 911 Lockdown - Kung Fu
19. Shades of Rhythm - Extacy
20. Orbital - Chime
21. Corona "rhythm of the night"
22. Dance conspiracy "dub wars"
23. Photon inc "generate power"
24. World 2 world "amazon"
25. Primal Scream - Loaded
26. "velocity funk" e dancer
27. Second Phase - Mentasm
28. Moodymann "mahogany black"
29. Omni trio "renegade snares"
30. Shades of rhythm ~ sound of eden
31. 69 "ladies and gentlemen"
32. Millsart ~ step to enchantment
33. Cybordelics ~ adventures of dama
34. Kenny larkin "tedra"
35. Paperclip people "throw"
36. Blue alphabet ~ cybertrance
37. Dem 2 - Destiny
38. Criminal minds ~ baptized by dub
39. Gang Related/Mask - Dictation
40. DJ hell "my definition of house music"
41. Basement Jaxx -Jump n' Shout
42. DJ hell ~ sprung aus den walken
43 Armand van helden "u don't know me"
44. Secret cinema ~ secret cinema
45. Boo williams "midnight express"
46. Rising sons ~ afghan acid
47. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
48. Jaydee "plastic dreams"
49. Acen "trip II the moon"
50. Red planet "stardancer"
51. Todd edwards ~ god will be there
52. Austin - I get high.
53. Lunatic asylum ~ meltdown
54. Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall.
55. Pump panel ~ ego acid
56. Neuromancer ~ pennywise
57. The House Crew - "Euphoria"
58. Hardrive "deep inside"
59. Brutal-8-E" - Altern8
60. Joey Beltram - energy flash
61. "You Keep Me Burnin'" - Cloud 9
62. Maurizio - M4
63. "Far Out" - Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era
64. krome & time ~ sound is for the underground
65. Plank ~ acid war
66. Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar
67. Sabres of Paradise - Smokebelch II (David Holmes mix)
68. Ragga twins "spliff head"
69. "Helter Skelter" - Meat Beat Manifesto
70. phylyps "trak II"
71. ace the space ~ a 9 is a classic
71. "Mindcontroller" - 80 AUM
72. "Dominator" - Human Resource
73. Musto & bones "all i want is to get away"
74. "Vengeance" - DMS
75. Awesome 3 "hard up"
76. "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare" - 4 Hero
77. hardfloor ~ hardtrance acperience
78. hyper go go ~ high
79. "There Is No Law" - Messiah
80. Unique 3 "the theme"
81. "This Is House" - Elevator 101
82. kym mazelle "useless" (moody mix by marshall jefferson)
83. Lil louis "club lonely"
84. Sneaker Pimps - Spin Spin Sugar (Armand Van Helden Mix)
85. Carlos - La Silmarillia
86. Nikolai - Ready To Flow
87. "The Wicked Saw" - Speedy J
88. "Der Klang Der Familie" - 3 Phase
89. marco zaffarano ~ minimalism/mz4
90. SL2 - DJ's take control
91. Daphne- Change
91. Westbam - Mayday
92. "I Need Your Love" - NRG
93. Speedy J - Pullover
94. jones & stephenson ~ the first rebirth
95. TC 1991 "berry"
96. Bass selective ~ blow out pt ii
97. "Android" - Prodigy
98. djs unite ~ djs unite
98. nicolette - waking up
99. Urban shakedown ~ some justice
100. 808 State - Cubik

The following didn't make the cut.
14. don carlos "alone"
31. Goldie - Inner City Life
40. Global Communication - the Way
51. green velvet "flash"
59. Golden Girls - Kinetic.
62. Age of love - Age of love.
68. cygnus x ~ superstring 73. GTO - Pure
78 Push - Universal Nation 80. gat decor ~ passion
87. 33 1/3 queen "searchin"
89. LTJ Bukem - Atlantis (I Need You)
89. kenny larkin "integration"
94.Jam & Spoon - Stella
96. "The Green Man" - Shut Up And Dance
92. The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
99. Prisoners of Technology - "Trick of Technology"
100. ten city "my piece of heaven

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Nobody mentioned "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)" by Moby. Must've slipped your minds..

― Curtis Stephens, Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:17 (twenty-three years ago)

What's the song that goes "Another night, another dream, but always you"? Is that on this list?

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:21 (twenty-three years ago)

"Another Night" by The Real McCoy. (That song and "Runaway" are both genius.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:25 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah that was a good one.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:27 (twenty-three years ago)

And don't forget MC Sar & The Real McCoy - It's On You

If I'd have to pick a Moby track, then surely Go!, not?

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn, I forgot Rozalla - everybody's free (to feel good) and Jinny - keep warm.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Josh Wink-Higher State of Consciousness

Future Sound of London-Papua New Guinea

I'm thinking of more.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:44 (twenty-three years ago)

(teakin' acid funk mix of Josh Wink is the necessary one by the way)

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:45 (twenty-three years ago)

It's surprising nobody mentioned these "canonical" tunes (not that I personally feel all of them to be worthy of a top 100, but still):
Underworld - Born Slippy
Robert Miles - Children
D-Shake - Yaaaaaaaaaaah
Hallucinogen - LSD
USURA - Open Your Mind
Fat Boy Slim - Rockefella Skank
I-F - Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass
Cassius - Cassius 99
Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
Sasha - Xpander
FSOL - Papua New Guinea

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:45 (twenty-three years ago)

The only one that's surprising is FSOL; I certainly wouldn't have mentioned any of the others (ESPECIALLY not Cassius AAAAAAARGH).

"Red Alert" is the worst Basement Jaxx single: True or False?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:47 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd have something else by Fatboy.

Slam-Positive Education.

Definitely I'd put Xpander in there yeah. Is Voodoo Ray 90s? Forgive my ignorance but I was probably about 7 when it was released if so. Basement Jaxx's best song is Set Yo' Body Free if you ask me, but I do like Red Alert.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:48 (twenty-three years ago)

And there's no Daft Punk either!

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:56 (twenty-three years ago)

And DHS - House Of God?

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 21:57 (twenty-three years ago)

I was going to mention "House Of God"! I must have been distracted.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Just for the fuck of it, some more oldies:

Kristine W - Feel What You Want
Fierce Ruling Diva - Rubb It In
Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo - Wonderfull Days
Southside Spinners - Luvstruck
Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia
Grooveyard - Mary Go Wild
Cherrymoon Trax - The House Of House
Deepzone - It's Gonna Be Allright
Kym Sims - Gonna Let You Go
Kellee - My Love
Drax Ltd - Amphetamine
Laurent Garnier - Acid Eiffel
Robin S - Luv 4 Luv
Klatsch - Oh Boy!
The Good Men - Give It Up

Did clubhouse (as in those Deepzone, Kellee, Grooveyard, Southside Spinners and Kristine W tunes) ever become popular in the UK circa 1996, or was that mainly a continental thing?

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:14 (twenty-three years ago)

AAAAARGH THE GOODMEN!!!!!!!!!!!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Is Azzido Da Bass-Dooms Night (Timo Maas Remix) a 90s record?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:21 (twenty-three years ago)

no Ronan, surfaced in 2000 i'm pretty sure

Voodoo Ray was 1988/89

corrections to the chart:

it was 2 Bad Mice not Two Blind Mice
it was 187 Lockdown NOT 911 Lockdown
Human Resource is in there twice...so unless one version is 'The Complete Dominator' or the wicked Joey Beltram mix then you need a replacement ('Papua New Guinea' perhaps?)

Siegbran, Kristine W did OK in the charts and a few of her tracks were big in the handbag/hardbag clubs (probably big Trade anthems), caned by the likes of Sister Bliss especially

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Doom's Night is from 2000.

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Urgent and Key, who will find all 100 records and mix them perfectly.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:26 (twenty-three years ago)

One "Dominator" is the original, the other is the Beltram mix. (Failing that, replace one with "Give It Up").

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:28 (twenty-three years ago)

What about Jacques Your Body by LRD?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:34 (twenty-three years ago)

more classics

Marmion 'Schoneberg'
CJ Bolland 'Carmargue'
Leftfield - take your pick!
Coldcut 'More Beats & Pieces'
Primal Scream 'Dont Fight It Feel It'
Way Out West 'Domination'
808 State 'Ski Family'
Shut Up & Dance 'Derek Went Mad'
Prodigy - again, take your pick
L.F.O. - LFO
Depth Charge - Bounty Killers
Zero B - Lock Up
Havana - Shift
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
Chemical Brothers - My Mercury Mouth
Tori Amos - Professional Widow (armands star trunk funk mix)
Sound Corporation 'Dreamfinder'

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Urgent and Key, who will find all 100 records and mix them perfectly

i'd give it a go! watch out Trevor Jackson...

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Fuck, LFO indeed!

CJ Bolland - The Prophet is of course his 'classic' track...

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 20 November 2002 22:38 (twenty-three years ago)

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