Club Countdown Top Hits (1984-2002)

[BrunoRepublic]

Originally Posted by Com King

Really interesting. But I don't think "Thriller" has been issued in 1984.

Can you explain why did you put this track in this mix?

Although I didn't create the mix, I'll put in my theory anyway. :)

Thriller came out before '84, but the album was at the top of the charts for months and months (it was, after all, the best-selling LP ever for years). CBS put out single after single from the LP, so just when you thought it was over with, another single would hit the radio and the momentum would continue. If I recall correctly, the title track was one of the last singles to be released from the album, along with the over-the-top theatrical video. It was everywhere.

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"Everybody Dance Now" still stands as not only one of the biggest dance party anthems of 1991, but of the entire decade and of all-time (since the disco era, anyway!)... Notice that rap still played a pretty big part of my 1991 mix. Soon after, rap became known as Hip Hop, a slower BPM, sex & violence crazed gangster-led genre (about the time MC Hammer tried to "go gansta"). At that point, when rap was no longer "fun," it had no place in my mixes with the exception of a few Eurodance songs (with weak raps ala 2 Unlimited, Real McCoy or Captain Hollywood) or the rare return to classic rap roots (usually Will Smith). A side note: Metromix was a DJ mix subscription series, not to be confused with Metro (Mark Taylor/Brian Rawlings), the remarkable producers (i.e. Cher's "Believe")/remixers (i.e. Enrique Iglesias' "Hero") which will be seen in later editions...

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1991!

10. "How To Dance" (Metromix) - Bingoboys featuring Princessa
09. "Mamma Said Knock You Out" (Hot Mix) - L.L. Cool J
08. "Good Vibration" (Ultimix) - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch feat. Loletta Holloway
07. "3 AM Eternal" (Live At The SSL) - The KLF
06. "Unbelievable" - (C.C.S. Mix/Hovering Feet Mix) - EMF
05. "Sadeness" (Part 1&2) (Extended Trance Mix) - Enigma
04. "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss" (Extended Mix) - PM Dawn
03. "Black Or White" (Clivilles & Cole House/Club Mix) - Michael Jackson
02. "Finally" ('97 Mobile Series REmix) - CeCe Peniston
01. "Everybody Dance Now" (Metromix) - C&C Music Factory

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Can't wait to do Part 2, which will include 2 Unlimited's "Get Ready For This/Twilight Zone," AB Logic "The Hitman" and much more. 1992 was a great year! Only drawback of this mix is that when I made this tape, Jason Nevins had not yet remixed "Jump Around." I've thought about re-mixing the entire set just to get this awesome remix in there, but decided I have too many other things to do. Oh yeah, I also just picked up "Rhythm Is A Dancer 2003." It is HOT! However, I still lean toward the "Purple Haze" remix because of it's sweet guitars which certainly must have influenced Culture Beat when they wrote "Mr Vain" a year later.

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1992!
10. "I Love Your Smile" (Hakeem's Mix) - Shanice
09. "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (Hyperadio & Theo's Cheaptrick Mix) - En Vogue
08. "Jump Around" (Bloodstain Remix) - House of Pain
07. "Jump" (Supercat Mix) - Kriss Kross featuring Supercat
06. "Just Another Day" (Tommy Musto Club Mix) - Jon Secada
05. "Remember The Time" (E-Smoove Late Night Mix) - Michael Jackson
04. "Please Don't Go" (Sunshine Mix) - KWS
03. "I'm Too Sexy" (Extended Club Mix) - Right Said Fred
02. "Move This" (CJ Macintosh Club Mix) - Technotronic
01. "Rhythm Is A Dancer" (Purple Haze Mix) - Snap!

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The remix of "Can't Help Falling In Love" features Elvis and is INCREDIBLE! Unfortunately will be very difficult to find due to "Future Mix" DJ volumes are probably long gone. I also love the creativity of the "Right Here/Human Nature" remix. The clip I used from the WPGC Remix of "Whoomp, There It Is" (which I used only to wrap up the Sub-urban mix) is very interesting b/c it incorporates clips from some "classic funk" and breakdance tunes. "More and More" had two completely different remixes labeled as "Underground Mix," one on the album "Love Is Not Sex" and another on the single. This is the album version (FAR better!). Anyway, the mix...

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1993!

10. "More and More" (Underground Mix) - Captain Hollywood Project
09. "Can't Help Falling In Love" (Future Mix) - UB40 featuring Elvis Presley
08. "Right Here/Human Nature" (Power House Remix) - SWV featuring Michael Jackson
07. "Informer" (Ben Liebrand Trance Mix) - Snow
06. "That's The Way Love Goes" (CJ FXTC Club Mix) - Janet Jackson
05. "Show Me Love" (Power Pop Radio Mix) - Robin S.
04. "Dreams" (R.E.M. State Remix) - Gabrielle
03. "Dreamlover" (Def Club Mix) - Mariah Carey
02. "Whoomp! There It Is" (Sub-Urban & WPGC Mixes) - Tag Team
01. "What Is Love?" (Unanswered Questions Remix) - Haddaway

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Enigma wow'd me again in 1994, and I also loved Prince's (TAFKAP at the time) "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World." The jazzy "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" was a unique ear-catcher. Not in the Top 10, but anyone remember Sagat's "Funk Dat?"

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1994!

10. "Return To Innocence" - Enigma
09. "The Sign" (Ultimix) - Ace of Base
08. "Here Comes The Hotsteppa/Heartbeat" (Heartical Mix) - Ini Kamozi featuring Taanya Gardener
07. "All I Wanna Do" (Power House Remix) - Sheryl Crow
06. "Anytime, Anyplace" (D&D House Mix) - Janet Jackson
05. "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" (Beautiful Remix) - Prince
04. "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" (Ultimix) - US3
03. "100% Pure Love" (Club Mix) - Crystal Waters
02. "Rhythm of The Night" (Nick Agamalis Eurotracks Remix) - Corona
01. "Another Night" (Power House Remix) - Real McCoy

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1995 was the year that hillbilly music hit the dancefloor. It actually started in '92 with The Grid "Swamp Thing," but exploded with Rednex "Cotton Eye Joe." From there everything from "Pipe Dreams" to "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" received the dance treatment. Also in 1995, Italian star Corona covered an old song by Joy and Joyce (Baby Baby @ #9) and turned it from a pretty bad song into one of my favorites of the decade. Italian Dance music would turn the world upside down a year later... Must comment on #1, Mariah Carey's "Fantasy." I am certainly not a Mariah Carey fan, but this remix by David Morales with the Def Drums intro and down-bpm break featuring the Tom-Tom Club is undeniably a masterpiece.

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1995!

10. "Tell Me When" (Utah Saints Mix 1) - Human League
09. "Baby Baby" (Lee Marrow Radio Edit) - Corona
08. "Close To You" (Close To Trance Mix) - Fun Factory
07. "Beautiful Life" (Vission and Lorrimer Radio Edit) - Ace of Base
06. "Cotton Eye Joe" (Radio Version w/ Hit Mix Intro) - Rednex
05. "Run Away" (Club Attack Mix) - Real McCoy
04. "Runaway" (Junior's Factory Mix) - Janet Jackson
03. "You Are Not Alone" (Franctified Club Mix) - Michael Jackson
02. "Total Eclipse of The Heart" (Club Mix 7" Edit) - Nicki French
01. "Fantasy" (Def Club Mix) - Mariah Carey featuring The Tom-Tom Club

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Wow...is that for real? Mariah Carey and the Tom Tom Club???? That seems unimaginable. I saw the reunited Tom Tom Club play in November of 2002 - they were really good! Everyone was dancing. I think they are on tour again right now...if they come to your town you should check them out. I like some of the new songs on the CD, but it was really cool seeing them play "Genius of Love". Tina is a mean bassist! Too bad they wouldn't play "Wordy Rappinghood" even though I kept shouting it out. Later, after the show, they came to a local bar and hung out with the audience. They were very friendly and ready to have a good time.

Don't be ashamed of liking Milli Vanilli - I do too! The NY Subway remix of "Girl you know it's true" and "All or nothing" are my favorite tracks. It's weird that everyone was so pissed off that they didn't write or sing the music, when nowadays it's common knowledge that pop acts usually aren't really singing.

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Miss Carey's "Fantasy" was sung over the "Genius Of Love" sample. If you heard "Fantasy" on the radio...you heard Genius Of Love" too. This wasn't just for a special remix version.

[infrasound]

Ohhh...cool factoid. I thought you meant she sang with them playing as her backing band...that was just a hard collaboration for me to picture. Not surprising that she would sample "Genius of Love". Didn't she also cover the InDeep song "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life"?

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1996 was a HUGE year for Dance music! It was the year that WKTU returned to New York as the #1 station in the ADI, resulting in dozens of stations around the country attempting to replicate the format. It was a brief time of Dance bliss before the Hip Hop onslaught. It was also important because a whole new genre of music was "born" when Robert Miles released "Children." At the time, many called it Dream House, Dream Dance or Dream Trance. Although Trance existed prior to '96, it was with "Children" that the genre exploded and resulted in Trance's dominance of Europe for several years. Another big song that year was Todd Terry's remix of "Missing" by Everything But The Girl. The remix MADE Todd Terry, and the beat was used and re-used, most famously in No
Mercy's #1 smash "Where Do You Go." The Ocean Drive remix which I used here is among my favorite songs of the decade. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Check out the list for '96!

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1996!

10. "Children" (Full Length) - Robert Miles
09. "Sweet Dreams" (Stylin' Free Mix) - LaBouche
08. "Feels So Good" (Power Workout) - DJ Juanito presents Lina Santiago
07. "C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Club Remix Edit) - Quad City DJ's
06. "It's All Coming Back To Me" (Classic Paradise Mix) - Celine Dion
05. "This Is Your Night" (DJ Enrie Radio Mix) - Amber
04. "Where Do You Go" (Ocean Drive Mix) - No Mercy
03. "Missing" (Todd Terry Club Mix) - Everything But The Girl
02. "Unbreak My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem & Classic Radio) - Toni Braxton
01. "Macarena" (DJ Dero Latin Piano Remix & Bass Bumpers Euro Mix) - Los Del Rio

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Thanks to those who gave positive responses re: Milli Vanilli! My favorite was the Super Club Mix of "Blame It On The Rain," which included samples of several "rainy day" songs including BJ Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head." It was similar to the NY Subway Remix of "Girl, You Know..." which I agree was fantastic! Also the Extended Super Club (Video) Remix of GYKIT was wonderful! Now on to 1997... You don't know how much it bothers me that I couldn't fit a few more songs on here, especially the Cibola Club Mix of OMC's "How Bizarre." I also wish that I would have used the remix of Crystal Water's song that includes EW&F's "September." If I ever do a "part 2" I'll have to include "Jellyhead" (Motiv8 Remix) by Crush and "Don't Speak" by Clueless. As for the tracks included, my favorite would have to be the remix of Mark Morrison's "Return Of The Mack." Obviously, 1997 was another very good year for dance music...

Club Countdown's Top 12 of 1997!

12. "Say... If You Feel Alright" (X-Mix Radio Edit) - Crystal Waters
11. "I Like It Like That" - Blackout Allstars
10. "I Want You" (Hot Radio Mix) - Savage Garden
09. "Lovefool" (Tee's Club Radio) - The Cardigans
08. "Call Me" (Junior's Main Mix & Euro Radio Mix) - Le Click
07. "Fly" (ReMix DJ Mobile Series) - Sugar Ray feat Supercat
06. "Tubthumping" (Album Version & Ism Remix) - Chumbawamba
05. "Return Of The Mack" (Incredible B-Boy Orchestra Mix) - Mark Morrison
04. "Walking On The Sun" (Love Attack Dance Mix) - Smash Mouth
03. "As Long As You Love Me" (Soul Solution Club Mix) - Backstreet Boys
02. "Barbie Girl" (Extended Version) - Aqua
01. "Together Again" (Radio Edit) - Janet

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I did something very unusual in this mix: I used a cover version of a current hit. "Truly Madly Deeply" was a huge hit for Savage Garden, but they didn't really have a dance/club version (that I was aware of), and a group called Vicious Flowerz had done such an excellent dance cover of it, I decided to use it. To this day I've never had anyone ask me if it was a cover, as it sounds so true to the original but puts a fine club beat to it. 1998 was a big year for cover tunes: in fact, originally this mix included Deja Vu's cover of "My Heart Will Go On" (the cover was a hit in it's own right), but when I picked up the Tony Moran Mix, of course I had to replace it (fantastic remix of an extremely worn song). I really loved several of the songs on this mix, but two of the songs, "Sunchyme" (Original Mix) by Dario G and "Believe" (Xenomania Mad Tim and The Mekon Club Mix) are among my favorites of the decade and of all-time! Also of note: It was a big year for country crossovers!

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1998!

10. "If You Could Read My Mind" (Original Edit)
09. "(Can You) Feel It (Drop A House)" (Single Mix & Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Voyeurism Mix) - The Tamperer featuring Mya and The Jacksons
08. "How Do I Live" (Mr Mig Dance Radio & Mr Mig Club Mix) - LeAnn Rimes
07. "You're Still The One" (Soul Solution Percapella & Extended Club Mixes) - Shania Twain
06. "Truly, Madly Deeply" - (performed by Vicious Flowerz)
05. "Sunchyme (Life In A Northern Town)" (Original Mix) - Dario G featuring The Dream Academy
04. "One More Night" (Hani Remix) - Amber
03. "Music Sounds Better With You" (12" Club & Bob Sinclair Mixes) - Stardust
02. "Believe" (Almighty Definitive & Xenomania Mad Tim and The Mekon Club Mixes) - Cher
01. "My Heart Will Go On" (Tony Moran Mix) - Celine Dion

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The year of the Latin Explosion... in a BIG way. Jennifer Lopez & Ricky Martin "newcomers" to the English speaking musical world. Hex Hector & Pablo Flores are dominant remixers. My picks from this lot: "We Like To Party" and Donna Summers' "I Will Go With You," which I would place among her BEST OF ALL TIME in a heartbeat. Brilliant work! Overall, however, 1999 was a disappointing year for Dance/good time party music IMO. The unquestionable #1 by Ricky Martin is considered by many to be the song of the decade, with Mambo #5 also high on many lists, but neither would likely even crack my top 500 of the 90's. Sorry Ricky fans... Oh yeah, and Hex Hector made his career when Jennifer Lopez decided to make a video remix with his work on "Waiting For Tonight." Biggest dissapointment: "Sun Is Shining" (Funkstar Deluxe Remix) by Bob Marley never really caught on.

Club Countdown's Top 10 of 1999

10. "We Like To Party" (More Airplay & BCM Mixes) - Vengaboys
09. "Strong Enough" (Marc Andrews Remix Edit) - Cher
08. "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" (Hex Hector/Mac Quayle Dance Remix) - Deborah Cox
07. "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters Vocal Club Mix) - Whitney Houston
06. "Music Of My Heart" (Hex Hector 7") - NSync & Gloria Estefan
05. "I Will Go With You" (Hex Hector Extended Vocal Mix) - Donna Summer
04. "Mambo #5" (Extended Mix) - Lou Bega
03. "If You Had My Love" (Pablo Flores Remix) - Jennifer Lopez
02. "Waiting For Tonight" (Hex Hector Remix) - Jennifer Lopez
01. "Livin' LaVida Loca" (Pablo Flores Spanish Dubapella & English Radio Edit Mixes) - Ricky Martin

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This is a two part mix. Part 1 is #'s 1-15, part 2 is #16-26. 2000 was an INCREDIBLE year for dance music, not only for the dance/club hits, but for the mainstream hits that had substantial remixes for the dance floor. Admittedly, some included here ("Bye Bye Bye") are not my mixes of choice, but rather what I had available to me. On the flip side, there are some listed here that are beyond words... the Skribble & Anthony Acid Mix of "Most Girls" and #17 & 15 remixed by Maurice Joshua (remixer of the year), Victor Calderone's career-making remix of Sting's "Desert Rose," and the Hex Hector remix of "Breathe" are all majestic. What a great list here!!! But the cream of the crop are the very rare Metro Club Mix of Leanne Womack's "I Hope You Dance" and Quincey & Sonance Remix of U2's "Beautiful Day" which are songs for the ages!

Club Countdown's Top 26 of 2000!

26. "Bye Bye Bye" (Teddy Riley Remix) - NSync
25. "I Think I'm In Love With You" (Radio Version & Lenny B's Club Mix) - Jessica Simpson
24. "It Feels So Good" - Sonique
23. "Smooth" (Chris Starpoli Club Mix) - Santana feat. Rob Thomas
22. "When The Heartache Is Over" - Tina Turner
21. "This I Promise You" (Hex Hector Radio) - NSync
20. "Give Me Just One Night" (Album Version) - 98 Degrees
19. "Better Off Alone" - Alice DJ
18. "Most Girls" (Skribble and Anthony Acid Club Mix) - Pink
17. "Independant Women" (Maurice's Independant Man Remix) - Destiny's Child
16. "I Hope You Dance" (Metro Club Mix) - Leanne Womack
15. "Shackles" (Maurice's Carnival 2000 Mix) - Mary Mary
14. "I Will Love Again" (David Morales Club Mix) - Lara Fabian
13. "Natural Blues" (Perfecto Remix) - Moby
12. "Beautiful Day" (Quincey and Sonance Remix) - U2
11. "Desert Rose" (Melodic Club Mix Radio Edit) - Sting feat. Cheb Mami
10. "It's Gonna Be Me" (Maurice Joshua Remix) - NSync
09. "Oops... I Did It Again" (Rodney Jerkins Remix) - Britney Spears
08. "Music" - Madonna
07. "Be With You" - Enrique Iglesias
06. "Maria Maria" (Pumpin Dolls Club Mix) - Santana feat Product G&B
05. "Doesn't Really Matter" (Jonathan Peters Club Mix) - Janet
04. "Who Let The Dogs Out?" (Berman Brothers Club Mix) - Baha Men
03. "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (Ice Pop Mix) - Eiffel 65
02. "Breathe" (Hex Hector Club Mix) - Faith Hill
01. "I Knew I Loved You" (7" Mini Me Mix) - Savage Garden

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Another two part mix: Part 1 (#'s 1-10), Part 2 (#'s11-22). 2001 was a big year for disco across the globe! "One More Time" by Daft Punk was huge, and several songs like Lopez' "Love Don't Cost..." and Gloria Estefan's "Out Of Nowhere" (Metro Mix, not included in the Top 22) had fantastic disco remixes. African Americans at long last returned to their dance roots as R&B finally had a bit of a revival, with Mary J Blige's "Family Affair" leading the way. Most underrated: "Angel" by Lionel Ritchie should have been a Billboard #1. The remixers du jour were Metro, Thunderpuss and Dataluxe. The biggest sound of the year was Vocal Trance. All in all, if you were willing to dig deep, 2001 was a pretty good year!

Club Countdown's Top 22 of 2001!

22. "All Around The World (La La La)" - ATC
21. "I Turn To You" - Melanie C.
20. "Turn Off The Light" (Dataluxe Mix) - Nellie Furtado
19. "Cha Cha Slide" (Club Mix) - Mr C.
18. "Who Am I?" - Massive
17. "Pop" - NSync
16. "Angel" (Extended Remix) - Lionel Ritchie
15. "Family Affair" (Spanish Fly Remix) - Mary J Blige
14. "I'll Fly With You" (Bla Bla Mix) - GiGi D'Agostino
13. "One More Time" - Daft Punk
12. "You Rock My World" - Michael Jackson
11. "Hero" (Metro Club Mix) - Enrique Iglesias
10. "Southside" - Moby featuring Gwen Stefani
09. "Look At Us" (Beam & Yanou Mix) - Sarina Paris
08. "Sandstorm" - Darude
07. "Stronger" (Pablo LaRosa's Tranceformation Edit) - Britney Spears
06. "Don't Tell Me" (Thunderpuss' Hands In The Air Radio Edit) - Madonna
05. "Thankyou" (Deep Dish Vocal Mix) - Dido
04. "All For You" (Thunderpuss Change It Up Mix) - Janet
03. "Love Don't Cost A Thing" (Full Intention Club Mix) - Jennifer Lopez
02. "Get This Party Started" (Ernie Lake Mix) - Pink
01. "Survivor" (Calderone Club Mix & CB200 Club Anthem Mix) - Destiny's Child