THE 100 GREATEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE SONGS OF THE 2000'S

Criteria: - The 100 Greatest Electronic/Dance Songs of the 2000s. Songs are based on impact, influence, and popularity.

Note: The last decade is still fresh, so changes may occur as time progresses. This list focuses mostly on popularity.

List Editor: J.B. Trance

1. One More Time - Daft Punk
2. Just Dance - Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis
3. Music - Madonna
4. Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
5. Finally - Kings of Tomorrow feat. Julie McKnight
6. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor
7. Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Modjo
8. Toca's Miracle - Fragma
9. Hung Up - Madonna
10. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
11. Romeo - Basement Jaxx
12. Satisfaction - Benny Benassi
13. Heaven - DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do
14. Rapture - Iio
15. Touch Me - Rui Da Silva
16. D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
17. Call On Me - Eric Prydz
18. Dragostea Din Tei (Mi Ya Hi) - O-Zone
19. House of Jealous Lovers - The Rapture
20. All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
21. Since I Left You - Avalanches
22. Archangel - Burial
23. Heartbeats - The Knife
24. Over And Over - Hot Chip
25. Miura - Metro Area
26. Midnight Request Line - Skream
27. Destination Calabria - Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters
28. Something - Lasgo
29. Castles In The Sky - Ian Van Dahl
30. Night - Benga & Coki
31. Everytime We Touch - Cascada
32. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
33. Days Go By - Dirty Vegas
34. Where's Your Head At? - Basement Jaxx
35. Listen To Your Heart - D.H.T. feat. Edmee
36. Yeah Yeah - Bodyrox
37. I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
38. Now You're Gone - Basshunter
39. In For The Kill - La Roux
40. Keep Control - Sono
41. Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
42. As The Rush Comes - Motorcycle
43. Take Me Away - 4 Strings
44. Losing My Edge - LCD Soundsystem
45. Idioteque - Radiohead
46. Blind - Hercules & Love Affair
47. (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan - Dntel
48. Body Language - M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade
49. Tessio - Luomo
50. Deck The House - Akufen
51. Rej - Ame
52. Love Story - Layo & Bushwacka!
53. Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters
54. Drop The Pressure - Mylo
55. Pasilda - Afro Medusa
56. We Are Your Friends - Justice vs Simian
57. Southern Sun (DJ Tiesto remix) - Paul Oakenfold
58. Ghosts 'n' Stuff - Deadmau5
59. Me And Guiliani Down By The School Yard (A True Story) - !!!
60. Black Water - Octave One feat. Ann Saunderson
61. Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna) - M&S pres. The Girl Next Door
62. Shiny Disco Balls - Who Da Funk feat. Jessica Eve
63. With Every Heartbeat - Robyn with Kleerup
64. Bulletproof - La Roux
65. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Fedde Le Grand
66. Frontier Psychiatrist - Avalanches
67. My My My - Armand Van Helden
68. Dark Beat - Oscar G. & Ralph Falcon
69. Another Chance - Roger Sanchez
70. Silver Screen, Shower Scene - Felix Da Housecat
71. Intro - Alan Braxe & Fred Falke
72. Most Precious Love - Blaze feat. Barbara Tucker
73. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
74. Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield
75. Around the World (La La La La La) - ATC
76. Move Your Feet - Junior Senior
77. We Come 1 - Faithless
78. We Are All Made of Stars - Moby
79. Invid - Dieselboy
80. Ready For The Floor - Hot Chip
81. Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada
82. Sexy Chick - David Guetta feat. Akon
83. Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now) - Bob Sinclar & Cutee B
84. Addicted To Bass - Puretone
85. Hide U - Kosheen
86. Breathe - Telepopmusik
87. Blind Faith - Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey
88. Emerge - Fischerspooner
89. Eple - Royksopp
90. Strict Machine - Goldfrapp
91. Satellite - OceanLab
92. Flight 643 - Tiesto
93. No One On Earth - Above & Beyond
94. La La Land - Green Velvet
95. Rippin Kittin - Golden Boy & Miss Kittin
96. Propane Nightmares - Pendulum
97. Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites - Skrillex
98. The Sky Was Pink - Nathan Fake
99. Easy Lee - Ricardo Villalobos
100. He Not In - Chicken Lips

TOP 10 RAP-ELECTRONIC SONGS
While some of the acts listed here have been embraced by the electronic/dance community such as So Solid Crew, Dizzee Rascal, and The Streets, this list is going merely for the rapped vocals. One must note that hip-hop music and modern electronic music share a similar history.

1. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
2. Boom Pow Pow - Black Eyed Peas
3. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO
4. 21 Seconds - So Solid Crew
5. Weak Become Heroes - The Streets
6. Right Round - Flo Rida
7. Lose Control - Missy Elliott
8. Day 'n' Nite - Kid Cudi vs Crookers
9. Dance Wiv Me - Dizzee Rascal
10. Galang - M.I.A.

TOP 3 DANCE POP-ELECTRONIC SONGS
By the mid to late 2000's, electronic/dance influences have stormed into the pop music world. This list reflects dance-pop songs by mainstream artists not squarely in the electronic/dance music realm that have noticeable electronic influences.

1. SexyBack - Justin Timberlake
2. Womanizer - Britney Spears
3. SOS - Rihanna

TOP 3 LINE DANCE SONGS
1. Cha-Cha Slide - Mr. C The Slide Man
2. Crank That - Soulja Boy
3. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyoncé

Excellent! Glad to see you getting to this list, man. Already some great inclusions.

Here are a few I'd recommend considering, at least:

Armand Van Helden - My My My
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At?
The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize
Claude Von Stroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit?
The Crystal Method - Name of the Game
Daft Punk - Digital Love
Deep Dish - Flashdance
Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
Dizzee Rascal - I Luv U
Faithless - We Come 1
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Hercules and Love Affair - Blind
Hot Chip - Boy from School
Junior Boys - Like a Child
The Knife - Silent Shout
Laurent Garnier - The Man with the Red Face
Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story
Masters at Work - Work
Metro Area - Miura
Moby - We are All Made of Stars
Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink
New Order - Crystal
Newworldaquarium - Tresspassers
Owl City - Fireflies
Paul van Dyk - We Are Alive
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Ricardo Villalobos - Easy Lee
Shackleton - Blood On My Hands (Ricardo Villalobos' Apocalypso Now Mix)
Skream - Midnight Request Line
Slam - Lifetimes
The Streets - Weak Become Heroes
Underworld - Two Months Off
Vitalic - Poney Part 1

Great suggestions, Zach. Look for an update in a matter of days.

Perhaps a Venetian Snares or Coil tune in there? I'd say also Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches, definitely more significant than Since I Left You

"Frontier Psychiatrist" is a noteworthy song and probably nearly as popular as "Since I Left You," but the latter actually has a bit more acclaim, so it's the safer bet to go with.

Alcazar - Crying at the Discoteque
ATC - Around the World (La La La La La)
Basshunter - Boten Anna
Basshunter - Now You're Gone
Bob Sinclar - Love Generation
Bob Sinclar - Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)
Bob Sinclar - World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)
Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor
Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Cascada - What Hurts the Most
Crazy Frog - Axel F
David Guetta - Love Is Gone
DJ Bobo - Chihuahua
Eiffel 65 - Move Your Body
French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da Da)
Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Kate Ryan - Désenchantée
Kate Ryan - Ella, elle l'a
O-Zone - Dragostea din tei
Robyn with Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat
Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)
Scooter - Nessaja
Scooter - Ramp! (The Logical Song)
September - Cry for You
Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

Cool. Several modern classics in there.

What Venetian Snares and Coil tunes did you have in mind?

Also, the list I initially posted was just a sample. No doubt "Frontier Psychiatrist" will be there, along with other Daft Punk and Lady Gaga songs and other songs by other artists.

All,

I've updated the list. As a reminder, not all of these songs will make the list. Note that the latest additions are boldfaced. Feel free to make any more suggestions.

Lookin' good, Jeff. Nice to see you're considering X-Press 2's "Lazy." I've been jamming out to that one lately, though I had forgotten to suggest it earlier. Great tune.

For Autechre, might I suggest "Gantz Graf," as it's among their most popular songs; it was one of their few singles, and it had an official accompanying music video -- which was visually groundbreaking and attracted to Autechre the most attention they had received since their hey-day in the '90s. It seems like it would be a better candidate than "Pen Expers," since I'm not sure which of the criteria that particular song excels in.

Zach,

"Pen Expers" is actually one of their most popular songs of the last decade and is found on an album (Confield) which is considered (give or take) one of the greatest of the past decade. That song in particular is highlighted by fans and critics alike. Mainstream sources that attest to the strength of "Pen Expers" are Allmusic, Pitchfork, Last.FM, Rate Your Music, and others.

Again, there is no limit to the amount of songs an artist can have in the list above. For example, I could have added more Aphex Twin and Lady Gaga songs, but my primary concern was to make sure I covered all the important bases of the dance/electronic music spectrum this past decade.

Anyways, "Gantz Graf" is a great suggestion, and it will be added shortly along with some other songs by other artists, including some more drum & bass and techno songs.

Cool deal. Thanks for considering it, and many of my other suggestions.

For Coil probably Fire of the Mind, or perhaps Tattooed Man. For Venetian Snares definitely Szamar Madar, though Ongyilkos Vasarnap makes an interesting addition as well