100 Greatest Dance Songs of the 90s

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Vogue
executive producer:
Craig Kostich
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
mixer:
Goh Hotoda and Shep Pettibone
lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
mixed at:
Sound Works (New York) in New York, New York, United States
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 5)
recording of:
Vogue
writer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Shep Pettibone
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Lexor Music, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.
Madonna4.55:17
2Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
C+C Music Factory6:47
4The Power
producer:
Snap! (Eurodance)
samples:
Love 's Gonna Get You by Jocelyn Brown (lead vocals) and Pumper Piper Beats by Frankie Bones (US house/techno DJ) & Lenny Dee (US techno/hardtechno/hardcore producer & DJ) (drums (drum set))
recording of:
The Power
writer:
Benito Benites, Antoinette Colandero and John Garrett III
publisher:
Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH (1964–2001), House of Fun Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Snap!3.25:42
5Whoomp! There It Is
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
DM Records Inc. (in 1993)
recording of:
Whoomp! (There It Is)
writer:
Steve Gibson (US rapper, half of the duo Tag Team) and Cecil Glenn
Tag Team53:46
6Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)Los del Río3:45
7U Can’t Touch This
co-producer:
James Earley and Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
producer:
MC Hammer
mixer:
James Earley, Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) and MC Hammer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990)
samples:
Super Freak by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
U Can’t Touch This
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Stanley Kirk Burrell
publisher:
Bust‐It Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Songs, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Stone City Music and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
is based on:
Super Freak
MC Hammer4.14:18
8Unbelievable
producer and mixer:
Ralph Jezzard
drums (drum set):
Mark Decloedt (in 1990)
electric bass guitar:
Zac Foley (in 1990)
electric guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Ian Dench (in 1990)
sampler [samples]:
Derry Brownson (in 1990)
background vocals:
Claudia Fontaine (vocals, background vocals) (in 1990)
lead vocals:
James Atkin (in 1990)
vocals:
DJ Milf (Electronic dance music producer of the 2000s and 2010s) (in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 421)
recording of:
Unbelievable (in 1990)
writer:
James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench and Zac Foley
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tusk, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd.
EMF3.653:30
9Baby Got Back
Sir Mix‐A‐Lot4:23
10Good Vibrations
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch4:30
11Finally
CeCe Peniston4:00
12Show Me Love
Robin S3:52
13Get Ready for This
2 Unlimited3:44
15Gettin’ Jiggy With It
recording of:
Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Joey Robinson, Jr. (US Electro funk/hip hop producer, songwriter & engineer), Nile Rodgers and Will Smith (US actor aka The Fresh Prince)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc., Jelly’s Jams, LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Treball Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Will Smith3:48
16C’mon n Ride It
Quad City DJ’s7:31
17Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
Crystal Waters5:42
18Do You Believe in Life After Love
Cher3:56
19Everybody Everybody ’08 (DJ Guto Rodrigues Love Freak remix)
Black Box8:15
20I Like to Move It
Reel 2 Real3:47
21Touch Me (All Night Long)
Cathy Dennis3:27
22Rhythm Is a Dancer
producer:
Snap! (Eurodance)
samples:
Auto-Man by Newcleus
recording of:
Rhythm Is a Dancer
writer:
Thea Austin, Benito Benites, Butler and John “Virgo” Garrett III
is based on:
Automan
Snap!3.55:32
23Be My Lover
La Bouche6:28
24Rhythm of the NightCorona4.54:24
25Children (Dream version)
recording of:
Children
composer:
Roberto Concina
publisher:
Jeity Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Robert Miles8:21
26Summertime
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince4:31
27What Is Love
Haddaway4:30
28Mr. Vain
engineer:
Torsten Fenslau (German dance producer) and Peter Zweier
producer:
Torsten Fenslau (German dance producer)
vocals:
Tania Evans and Jay Supreme
performer:
Torsten Fenslau (German dance producer) and Peter Zweier
recording of:
Mr. Vain
lyricist:
Nosie Katzmann and Jay Supreme
writer:
J. Supreme, S. Levis and N. Katzmann
composer:
Nosie Katzmann, Stephan Zick and Jay Supreme
publisher:
Control (German electronic), Edition "Get Into Magic", Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Culture Beat5:37
29All That She Wants
engineer:
Denniz PoP
producer:
Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg and Denniz PoP
additional vocals:
Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
vocals:
Jonas Berggren, Malin Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Playground Music Sweden (in 1992), Mega Records (Danish euro house) (in 1993) and Metronome Musik GmbH (marketing & distribution dept. spun off from Metronome Records GmbH — do not use as a release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 122)
recording of:
All That She Wants
lyricist and composer:
J. Berggren and Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg
publisher:
Megasong Publishing A/S, PolyGram Songs and Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)
Ace of Base3.853:32
30This Is Your NightAmber3:57
31I’m Too Sexy
programming and producer:
Tommy D.
engineer:
Graham Bonnett (Sound Engineer)
bass guitar:
Phil Spalding
guitar:
Robert Manzoli
lead vocals:
Richard Fairbrass
arranger:
Tommy D.
recorded at:
Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Joe's Garage (Bristol) in Bristol, England, United Kingdom and Red Bus Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 475)
recording of:
I’m Too Sexy
writer:
Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass and Robert Manzoli
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd
Right Said Fred4.052:52
32Another Night (club mix)
Real McCoy5:18
33100 Percent Pure Love
Crystal Waters4:40
34I’ve Been Thinking About You
Londonbeat5:16
35Total Eclipse of the Heart
Nicki French3:52
36Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)
Rozalla6:21
37Tom’s Diner
Suzanne Vega3:35
38Strike It Up
Black Box5:15
39Tootsee Roll
69 Boyz4:20
40Run Away (Fly ’n Away remix)
Real McCoy6:01
41Jump Around
House of Pain3:34
42Sadness Part I
recording of:
Sadeness, Part 1
lyricist:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer), Curly M.C., David Fairstein, F. Gregorian and Frank Peterson
composer:
Michael Cretu (Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer), Curly M.C., David Fairstein and Frank Peterson
publisher:
Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Principles of Lust
part of:
Principles of Lust
Enigma4:17
43Poison
Bell Biv DeVoe4:24
44Rump Shaker
Wreckx‐n‐Effect3:56
45This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan3:54
46Da Dip
Freak Nasty3:57
47Hip Hop Hooray
recording of:
Hip Hop Hooray
writer:
Anthony Criss, Vincent Brown, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper and Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist)
Naughty by Nature4:27
48O.P.P.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tommy Boy Music, Inc. (in 1991) and Tommy Boy Music, LLC (not for release label!) (in 2004)
samples:
ABC by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 96)
recording of:
O.P.P.
composer:
Anthony Criss, Berry Gordy, Keir Gist (Naughty by Nature’s DJ Keir Gist), Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Vincent Brown
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Naughty Music (associated with Naughty By Nature)
Naughty by Nature4.254:30
49Achy Breaky Heart
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus3:24
50Jump
Kris Kross3:17
51Sweet Dreams
La Bouche4:49
52Go
recording of:
Go
lyricist:
Richard Melville Hall
composer:
Angelo Badalamenti (American score composer), Richard Melville Hall and David Lynch (filmmaker)
publisher:
Anton Music, Bobkind Music, Little Idiot Music, O.K. Paul Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Moby4:07
53Black or White
recording of:
Black or White
additional lyricist:
Bill Bottrell
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
Michael Jackson4:16
54Dreamer
recording of:
Dreamer
lyricist:
Janice Robinson (US house/RnB/pop singer/songwriter)
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter), Jay Livingston and Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
composer:
Gianni Visnadi
Livin’ Joy3:17
55Your Loving Arms 2010 (Saradis mix)
Billie Ray Martin4:40
56Where Do You Go
No Mercy4:32
57Beautiful LifeAce of Base3:39
58Moving on Up
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Records (UK) Limited (1987–1996) (from 1993 to present)
recording of:
Moving On Up
writer:
Heard and Pickering (of M People and Quando Quango)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
M People3.55:32
59Music Sounds Better With You (original mix)
Stardust6:51
60Insomnia
recording of:
Insomnia
lyricist:
Maxi Jazz
writer:
Maxi Jazz, Rollo (Rollo Armstrong of Faithless) and Sister Bliss
Faithless3:34
61U Don’t Know Me
Armand van Helden4:01
62Around the World
recording of:
Around the World (Daft Punk song)
writer:
Thomas Bangalter and Guy‐Manuel de Homem‐Christo
publisher:
Daft Music, Delabel Éditions (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!)
Daft Punk5:22
63Ooh Aah Just a Little BitGina G3:35
64Professional Widow (Armand’s Star Trunk Funkin’ mix)
additional producer:
Armand van Helden
producer:
Tori Amos
remixer:
Armand van Helden
recording of:
Professional Widow
lyricist and composer:
Tori Amos
publisher:
Sword and Stone
Tori Amos3.88:07
65Come Baby Come
producer:
Joey Gardner and K7
recording of:
Come Baby Come
writer:
Joseph T. Gardner and Louis Ramon Sharpe (Puerto-Rican American musician aka K7)
publisher:
T-Girl Music, LLC and Universal Music–Z Songs
sub-publisher:
Concord Music GmbH and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present)
K72.753:59
66Don’t Stop Movin’
recording of:
Don’t Stop Movin’
lyricist:
Doris Diggs
composer:
Gianni Visnadi
Livin’ Joy5:19
67We Like the Party
Vengaboys3:43
68Free (Mood II Swing extended vocal mix)
Ultra Naté12:08
69Set U Free
Planet Soul5:13
70The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (original)
The Bucketheads14:52
71Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)
Us34:39
72If You Could Read My Mind
co-producer:
Lati Kronlund
producer:
The Berman Brothers
vocals:
Amber (Dutch vocalist Marie-Claire Cremers), Jocelyn Enriquez and Ultra Naté
instrumental versions:
If You Could Read My Mind (Instrumental) by Ultra Naté, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez
part of:
Canada’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 2)
cover recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (publisher) (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Stars on 5433:26
73Push the Feeling On
Nightcrawlers2:50
74In de Ghetto (original)
Bad Yard Club9:03
75Magic Carpet Ride 07 (radio)
Mighty Dub Katz3:10
76Boom Boom Boom
The Outhere Brothers3:08
773 A.M. Eternal
The KLF5:49
78Do You Miss Me
Jocelyn Enriquez4:07
79More and More (Franky Millers club mix)
Captain Hollywood6:06
80Tonight Is the Night
Le Click3:54
81Born Slippy
Underworld4:45
82Jellyhead Motiv 8
Crush7:06
83Dazzey Duks
Duice5:40
84Spin Spin Sugar (Armand Van Helden mix)Sneaker Pimps6:11
85Sugar Is Sweeter
CJ Bolland4:30
86No Diggity
recording of:
No Diggity
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Richard Vick, Teddy Riley (US R&B singer & producer), William "Skylz" Stewart (US hip-hop producer) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' But F...n' (aka Ain’t Nothin’ but F****n’ and other variations), Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds, City Housing Publishing, Donril Music, Interior Music Corp., Queen Pen Music (ASCAP), Sony Songs Inc., Universal Z Songs and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Blackstreet4:15
87Ray of Light
recording of:
Ray of Light
writer:
Dave Curtiss, Christine Leach, Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”), Clive Muldoon and William Orbit (English musician, composer and record producer)
publisher:
Purple Music Limited (from 1998 to present), Rondor Music (London), Limited (from 1998 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1998 to present) and Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. (from 1998 to present)
Madonna5:21
88Its Like That
recording of:
It’s Like That
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C) and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
publisher:
Protoons Inc., Rush-Groove and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Run‐D.M.C.3:46
89Mo Money, Mo Problems (1997)
recording of:
Mo Money Mo Problems
writer:
Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer), Mason Betha (US rapper), Nile Rodgers, Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy) and Steven Jordan (US hip-hop producer/songwriter Steven Jordan)
publisher:
Amani Music, B.I.G. Poppa Music, Bernard’s Other Music, EMI‐April Music Inc., Justin Combs Publishing, M. Betha Publishing, Sony Songs, Inc., Tommy Jymi Inc. and Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
I’m Coming Out
The Notorious B.I.G.4:17
90Whatta Man
Salt‐N‐Pepa3:36
91Smooth
recording of:
Smooth
lyricist:
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
composer:
Itaal Shur and Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
publisher:
Bidnis, Inc., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Itaal Shur Music and U Rule Music
Santana feat. Rob Thomas4:58
92Temptation
Corina3:58
93Together Forever
Lisette Melendez6:07
94Cotton Eye Joe
Rednex5:03
95Better Off Alone
Alice DeeJay3:09
96Blue (Da Ba Dee)
producer:
Massimo Gabutti and Luciano Zucchet
mixer:
Angelica Villella
recording of:
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
lyricist:
Massimo Gabutti and Maurizio Lobina
composer:
Maurizio Lobina and Gianfranco Randone (Italian vocalist Jeffrey Jey)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and GZ2538 Publishing
medley including a recording of:
Blue (Da Ba Dee)
lyricist:
Massimo Gabutti and Maurizio Lobina
composer:
Maurizio Lobina and Gianfranco Randone (Italian vocalist Jeffrey Jey)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and GZ2538 Publishing
Eiffel 653.554:43
97Don’t Call Me Baby
Madison Avenue5:10
98It Feels So Good (radio edit)
Sonique3:46
99Sexual
recording of:
Sexual (Li Da Di)
lyricist and composer:
Amber (Dutch vocalist Marie-Claire Cremers), Maria Montell (Danish singer and songwriter), Rick Nowels and Billy Steinberg
Amber7:14
100Livin’ La Vida Loca
additional recording engineer:
Craig Lozowick and Nathan Malki
recording engineer and mixer:
Charles Dye
programming:
Randy Cantor
assistant engineer:
Craig Lozowick, Nathan Malki and Germán Ortiz
additional producer:
Iris Aponte and Brian Coleman (Manager/production coordinator)
co-producer:
Robi Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
producer:
Desmond Child
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
Draco Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Tony Concepción
guitar:
Rusty Anderson
keyboard:
Randy Cantor
percussion:
Rafael Solano
vocals:
Ricky Martin (Puerto Rican singer, actor, author & king of Latin pop)
arranger:
Randy Cantor
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
The Gentlemen’s Club in Miami Beach, Florida, United States
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 180)
recording of:
Livin’ la Vida Loca (English version) (from 1998-10 until 1999-03)
writer:
Desmond Child and Robi Rosa (Robert Edward Rosa Suárez aka Robi Draco Rosa)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), A Phantom Vox Publishing (from 1999 to present), Desmophobia (from 1999 to present), PolyGram Music Publishing (from 1999 to present) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1999 to present)
Ricky Martin4.654:03
14Here Comes the Hotstepper
Ini Kamoze4:00
3Groove Is in the Heart
Deee‐Lite3:52