My Top 23 Dance Tracks of 2005.

Damn! I must have dyslexia or something, because here I am bringing you the exact inverse number of dance tracks as my top singles of ’05. Deal with it. I own it; I love it..

I have to say that making this list was a lot of fun; mainly because I absolutely love a good dance track, and because I know all too well, that without the proper resources for finding new and GOOD dance music, it can be difficult to locate. There is so much that comes out each month, and only a fraction of it is good. I can bet that out of every 15 songs I hear, only one is worth re-listening to. All of these songs have passed the test, and are all songs that I put the duanemoody.com stamp of approval on. If I were the DJ, you would be sure to hear these beating on your eardrums; and trust me, you would probably want to dance your ass off.

Many of these songs are super girly, and totally fun; because that is what I like. I like dance tracks that make you want to dance, and all of these definitely make me want to put on my dancing shoes. Some of them make me want to pull out a wig and… well, let’s not go there. Either way, I hope you enjoy my list, and if you haven’t heard any of these, try doing a search on iTunes; or other unmentionable “illegal” downloading software (I totally didn’t say that). If that doesn’t help, because many of these mixes are hard to find, and if you are super duper nice to me, and show me lots of love, I may be willing to help you hear some of these gems. Just maybe. Anyway, here’s the list; I hope you like these songs, I know I do:

1) Deborah Cooper – Live You All Over (Tony Moran Mix)
2) David Morales – How Would U Feel (Rauhofer Mix)
3) Deborah Cox – House Is Not A Home (Tony Moran/Warren Rigg Remix)
4) Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone (Jason Nevins Mix)
5) Reina – Forgive (Valentin Club Mix)
6) 4 Strings – Until You Love Me (Essence Extended Mix)
7) Cascada – Everytime We Touch (Club Mix)
8) Infernal – From Paris to Berlin (Radio Mix)
9) Kristine W – The Wonder Of It All (Remix Radio Edit/Mig N Brett Mix)
10) Kate Ryan – Only If I (Radio Edit)
11) Pussycat Dolls – Don’t Cha (Ralphi Rosario’s Hot Freak Mix)
12) Danielle Paris – I Can’t Stand It (Cascada Remix)
13) Kelly Clarkson – Because of You (Jason Nevins Club Mix)
14) Madonna – Get Together (Album Version)
15) Freemasons – Love on My Mind (Radio Mix)
16) Kelly Clarkson – Behind These Hazel Eyes (Wolf Mix)
17) Inaya Day – Nasty Girl (Rauhofer Sleaze/Club Mix)
18) Amber – Voodoo (Mike Cruz Mix)
19) Vinylshakerz – One Night in Bangkok (Club Mix)
20) Kelly Osbourne – One Word (Chris Cox Mix)
21) Lucas Prata – And She Said (Jack D. Elliot Mix)
22) Benassi Bros – Make Me Feel (Original Mix)
23) Heather Small – Proud (Peter Presta QAF Finale Mix)

There is only one song that I really, really wanted to add, but the remix is just so lacking, that this potential top 10 HIT was reduced to a non-contender. Danielle Bollinger, call Chris Cox and tell him that he could do a MUCH better job with “When the Broken Hearted Love Again”; because his current remix of your FABULOUS song is well, stuck in slow motion. So much potential, but no follow through, and definitely no climax. Damn. It is like all that work, and no orgasm. Too bad.

Also, this year definitely was good to Ms. Clarkson, she has some great remixers showing her the love (especially Jason Nevins!). Also, please consider the singles list when you think of my best dance tracks; because songs on that list were not repeated on this list. If there is a dance song that you saw on that list, consider it one of my favorite dance tracks; it just wasn’t exclusively thought of as a dance track by me. And there you have it. Now dance, children. Dance. Only two more lists to go! Stay Tuned!