POLL! Top 10 Greatest UK Dance Tracks Of All Time

I want to put Softhouse Company - what u need (luvdup mix)in my list, while I know luvdup are Brits I have no idea who Softhouse Company are
 
I can't do this list it's too hard even Inner city are American plus there are too many tunes I love I think it would be easier to choose from the shortlist now. Surprised unfinished sympathy isn't in there thats a very popular tune still being played in clubs now
 
unfinished sympathy - left out because it was not perceived to be a dance record - loads of chilledout electronic stuff left out for the same reason

anyway, your call, that list just offered a few suggestions, it isn't a shortlist.
 
I'd say Soul II Soul is pretty chilled though! Ok in no particular order here are 8 from the top of my head

Xpress 2 -muzik express
Lfo - Lfo
Orbital - Chimes
Dave Clarke - the compass
Bizarre Inc - playing with knives
Carl cox - I want you forever
Altern 8 - Evapor8
massive attack - unfinished sympathy

Club Tropicana is one of my favourite songs although I wouldn't have thought it as a dance track, there are so many more I love but I can't include them all so I've just included the ones that have stood out most for some reason or another as my favourites change all the time
 
eurythmics - sweet dreams (classic)
new order - blue monday (ditto)
xpress II - lazy (reminds me of a sunday in PDB many years ago)
a guy called gerald - voodoo ray (massive, marked a turning point in dance music?)
the orb - little fluffy clouds (the girls voice is captivating, gorgeous track)
the beloved - sun rising (memories galore)
808 state - pacific state (the essence of summer for me)
The KLF - what time is love (those were the days)
marrs - pump up the volume (memories of old)
visage - fade to grey (guess I'm just an old timer!)
 
amazing list, olly!

my list:

the prodigy - no good
the prodigy - firestarter
the prodigy - out of space (well, yes, the prodigy had a big influence on me :) )

felix - don't you want me
faithless - insomnia
phats & small - what's wrong with you
frankie goes to hollywood - relax
fatboy slim - right here, right now
fpi project - rich in paradise (not sure if it is british. if not, make it tim deluxe - it just won't do 8))
edit: chicane - saltwater (instead of "east 17 - house of love (sorry :) )" )
 
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great tune BUT fpi project were italian - I'll take tim deluxe

you have until 5.30pm on Friday 8th April to cast your votes and then I will collate the results.

*stay tuned for a european dance poll soon too, as I appreciate this one is obviously very UK-centric
 
re: club tropicana - it's a bit of a grey area what constitutes a dance track. Some pop is very valid. I think club tropicana is valid, because it is blatantly aimed at the dancefloor and has strong ibiza heritage
 
I'll throw in some faves then:

Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (it's a tune that just makes me think Ibiza, even though I've never heard it in Ibiza and certainly wasn't in Ibiza until a good 10 years after its release)
Sasha - Xpander (one of the few trance tunes I like and I never tire of getting lost in its 10 minutes)
New Order - True Faith (i prefer it to blue monday)
Underworld - Rez (sounds like an army of drummers marching on you)
Leftfield - Open Up (good example of the big guest vocal)
The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance) (requires no explanation)
Primal Scream - Come Together (screamadelica's my fave album and if not the best tune from it, it's prob the most danceable)
Liquid - Sweet Harmony (guessing they're British?; my fave rave era tune)
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar ('you should feel what I'm feelin'/you should take what i'm takin'' :twisted:)
Burial - Archangel (biggest tune from Untrue promotion-wise, though would prefer to dance to Raver)

There's stuff mentioned before that I would consider very good electronic music, but would be way too slow to get me on the dancefloor (The Beloved, The Streets, Massive Attack).
 
Johnny Vodka said:
I'll throw in some faves then:

Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (it's a tune that just makes me think Ibiza, even though I've never heard it in Ibiza and certainly wasn't in Ibiza until a good 10 years after its release)
Sasha - Xpander (one of the few trance tunes I like and I never tire of getting lost in its 10 minutes)
New Order - True Faith (i prefer it to blue monday)
Underworld - Rez (sounds like an army of drummers marching on you)
Leftfield - Open Up (good example of the big guest vocal)
The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance) (requires no explanation)
Primal Scream - Come Together (screamadelica's my fave album and if not the best tune from it, it's prob the most danceable)
Liquid - Sweet Harmony (guessing they're British?; my fave rave era tune)
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar ('you should feel what I'm feelin'/you should take what i'm takin'' :twisted:)
Burial - Archangel (biggest tune from Untrue promotion-wise, though would prefer to dance to Raver)

There's stuff mentioned before that I would consider very good electronic music, but would be way too slow to get me on the dancefloor (The Beloved, The Streets, Massive Attack).
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you include St Etienne but omit The Beloved ??? both pretty downtempo imo
 
also, I think there is a case for including The Streets on the back of the ashley beedle mix, which beefed it up
 
Johnny Vodka said:
I'll throw in some faves then:

Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (it's a tune that just makes me think Ibiza, even though I've never heard it in Ibiza and certainly wasn't in Ibiza until a good 10 years after its release)
Sasha - Xpander (one of the few trance tunes I like and I never tire of getting lost in its 10 minutes)
New Order - True Faith (i prefer it to blue monday)
Underworld - Rez (sounds like an army of drummers marching on you)
Leftfield - Open Up (good example of the big guest vocal)
The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance) (requires no explanation)
Primal Scream - Come Together (screamadelica's my fave album and if not the best tune from it, it's prob the most danceable)
Liquid - Sweet Harmony (guessing they're British?; my fave rave era tune)
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar ('you should feel what I'm feelin'/you should take what i'm takin'' :twisted:)
Burial - Archangel (biggest tune from Untrue promotion-wise, though would prefer to dance to Raver)

There's stuff mentioned before that I would consider very good electronic music, but would be way too slow to get me on the dancefloor (The Beloved, The Streets, Massive Attack).
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Glad to see someone else loves Star Guitar! 8)
 
Olly said:
you include St Etienne but omit The Beloved ??? both pretty downtempo imo
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It's a tricky one. The Beloved I'd certainly be sitting down to; a definite end of night tune. The Saint Etienne track is just that little bit more active (I think), though still pop-dance. I should also point out it's a masterclass in how to do a cover version.
 
Olly said:
also, I think there is a case for including The Streets on the back of the ashley beedle mix, which beefed it up
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There's also a Royskopp mix of that tune. From OPM, I'd be most likely to dance to Let's Push Things Forward. I think The Streets tune that best captures the club is Blinded By The Lights. Check out (recent-ish) Nero's mix of that and 'In The Middle'.

andyallwood said:
Glad to see someone else loves Star Guitar! 8)
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It captures the E vibe perfectly for me, having that beautiful, symphonic quality.
 
The great 'lost' Chems track though is 'Life Is Sweet' - one of the tracks that helped shift me on from indie music. I dunno if they like that one much, as it's on neither of their singles collections.
 
Johnny Vodka said:
The great 'lost' Chems track though is 'Life Is Sweet' - one of the tracks that helped shift me on from indie music. I dunno if they like that one much, as it's on neither of their singles collections.
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forgot about that, listening to it on YouTube 8)
Raw Chems :)
 
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