Most Inspirational Songs of 2018

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They say that music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. This effect is quadrupled when the songs in themselves carry a message of inspiration. This compilation has been an inherent part of this blog since 2013. The soundtrack to The Greatest Showman monopolized the echelons of the 2017 compilation. However, for 2018 we have a smorgasbord of genres and soundtracks. 

The crown goes to none other than Panic! At the Disco's comeback hit High Hopes, which is a pop rock anthem which has now gone on to become their greatest hit yet. In second place we have the critically acclaimed Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the soundtrack to A Star is Born, which won Best Original Song at this year's Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Critics' Choice Awards and the Best Song Written for Visual Media at the Grammy Awards. In third place is Lauren Daigle's contemporary Christian hit, You Say.

Pop, of course rules the list as always followed by EDM and Latin music. Several soundtracks appear on the list including Deadpool 2, Bumblebee, Aquaman and RBG. There are 4 songs produced for the 2018 FIFA World Cup although Nicky Jam's Official Song is quite an dismal attempt at an inspirational song. David Guetta, Sia and Jonas Blue are the only ones with two entries each. So here are the most inspirational songs of 2018:

1. Panic! At the Disco – High hopes
2. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (A Star is Born OST)
3. Lauren Daigle – You say
4. Jonas Blue ft. Jack & Jack – Rise
5. Jess Glynne – I’ll be there
6. David Guetta & Sia – Flames
7. Rita Ora – Soul survivor
8. Claire Richards – On my own
9. Celine Dion – Ashes (Deadpool 2 OST)
10. Hailee Steinfeld – Back to life (Bumblebee OST)
11. Mike Posner – Move on
12. Skylar Grey – Everything I need (Aquaman OST)
13. Avril Lavigne – Head above water
14. Jason Derulo & Maluma – Colors (Coca Cola Anthem for 2018 FIFA World Cup)
15. Jennifer Hudson – I’ll fight (RBG OST)
16. Kesha – Here comes the change (On the Basis of Sex OST)
17. Carrie Underwood – Love wins
18. Gabrielle – Shine
19. Shawn Mendes ft. Khalid & Jessie Reyez – Youth
20. Nicky Jam ft. Will Smith & Era Istrefi – Live it up (Official Song for 2018 FIFA World Cup)
21. Ciara – Dose
22. Jonas Blue ft. Joe Jonas – I see love (Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation OST)
23. All Saints – Love lasts forever
24. Natalia Oreiro – United by love
25. LSD – Mountains
26. Jennifer Lopez – Limitless (Second Act OST)
27. Calum Scott – No matter what
28. Sia vs. David Guetta & Afrojack – Helium
29. Dean Lewis – Be alright
30. RedOne ft. Adelina & Now United – One World 

Till the next symphony...

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Xposition - August, 2018

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So many accolades were given this summer. The always anticipated MTV Video Music Awards were held with Cardi B leading the nominations with 12 nods out of which she won 3 including Best New Artist. Childish Gambino also won 3 awards Video with a Message, Best Choreography and Best Direction all for This is America. However, it was Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug who took home the coveted Video of the Year for Havana. The night included star studded performances including Nicki Minaj with a medley of her newest singles Majesty, Barbie Dreams, Ganja Burns and Fefe, Shawn Mendes with In My Blood, Ariana Grande with God is a Woman and Post Malone, 21 Savage and Aerosmith with a medley of Rockstar, Dream On and Toys in the Attic. However, the best performance of the night was from Jennifer Lopez, the recipient of the Video Vanguard Award, who performed a medley of her hits including Waiting for Tonight, On the Floor, Love Don’t Cost a Thing, All I Have and Dinero. Other significant wins of the night included:

·         Artist of the Year: Camila Cabello

·         Song of the Year: Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – Rockstar

·         Best Collaboration: Jennifer Lopez ft. Cardi B & DJ Khaled – Dinero

·         Best Pop: Ariana Grande – No tears left to cry

·         Best Dance: Avicii ft. Rita Ora – Lonely together

·         Song of the Summer: Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I like it

Next up we have the 2018 Teen Choice Awards where 5 Seconds of Summer was the clear leader with 3 wins including Choice Music Group, Choice Summer Group and Choice Song: Group for YoungBlood. In terms of performances Meghan Trainor performed a medley of her hits No Excuses and Let You Be Right, Lauv performed I Like Me Better and Bebe Rexha performed I’m a Mess. Other big winners include:

·         Choice Male Artist: Louis Tomlinson

·         Choice Female Artist: Camila Cabello

·         Choice Breakout Artist: Khalid

·         Choice International Artist: BTS

·         Choice Song: Male Artist: Ed Sheeran – Perfect

·         Choice Song: Female Artist: Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – Havana

·         Choice Collaboration: Zac Efron & Zendaya – Rewrite the stars

·         Choice Summer Song: Selena Gomez – Back to you

Finally we have the 2018 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards where Shawn Mendes swept 4 awards out of whopping 8 nominations including Best Pop Artist or Group, Artist of the Year, Fan Fav Artist and Fan Fav Video for In My Blood. Mendes opened and closed the night as well with performances of Lost in Japan and In My Blood. Other noteworthy performances were Halsey with a medley of Sorry and Bad at Love, 5 Seconds of Summer with YoungBlood and Marshmello & Anne Marie with a medley of 2002 and Friends. Some of the other major victors were:

·         Video of the Year: Logic ft. Khalid & Alessia Cara – 1-800-273-8255

·         Best EDM/Dance Artist or Group: Marshmello

·         Best Director: Drake – God’s plan

·         Best Collaboration: Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line – Meant to be

·         Song of the Summer: Loud Luxury ft. Brando – Body

·         Fan Fav Single: Selena Gomez & Marshmello – Wolves

  

The music industry suffered a massive blow in August as cancer took its latest victim, this time the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Franklin passed away in her home in Detroit at the age of 76 after battling pancreatic cancer for a while. She is one of the best-selling artists of all time and is the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards. She held the record for the highest chart entries in the US till the 2010s and remains an icon and a legend for those succeeding her legacy. Her contribution to music and the industry as a whole is unmatched, and her achievements shall remain historic compared to the discrimination suffered by her gender and ethnicity during her heyday.   

In other news Sir Cliff Richard has announced a new album called Rise Up to be released in November. This will be Richard’s first new material in 14 years. Speaking of new material Culture Club has been re-branded as Boy George & Culture Club and they released a new song in nearly two decades called Let Somebody Love You. It appears you may have to wait a little bit longer for Ed Sheeran’s Minus (-) which will complete the set, as the pop star has expressed that the next record will not be a pop record but something experimental. Nevertheless, the fans may not have to wait as long as a big pop record as Sheeran has stated the new material may be out as early as next year.

Boyzone began their 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour and their first gig was in Sri Lanka where they paid tribute to their former band mate Stephen Gately as well as going on to perform their newest single Because live for the first time (catch a glimpse of the live debut on the Major Maestro FB page). Meanwhile, Alan Walker was announced to play live in Sri Lanka during the Asian Leg of his global tour.

In chart news first and foremost congratulations to the Billboard Hot 100 which celebrated their 60th anniversary since its launch on 04th August 1958 with Ricky Nelson’s Poor Little Fool as the first ever No.1. At present Drake’s reign in the US continued with In My Feelings throughout the month with no competition to its position whatsoever boosted by the Kiki Challenge going viral on social media. During the month 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj & Murda Beatz’s Fefe, Tyga featuring Offset’s Taste, DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo’s No Brainer and Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode all entered the top 10.  

In the UK too, Drake continued atop the charts with In My Feelings which was ended by George Ezra’s Shotgun in the fourth week of the month and continued its reign in the final week as well. During the month DJ Khaled’s No Brainer, Loud Luxury featuring Brando’s Body, Calvin Harris & Sam Smith’s Promises and Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid’s Eastside all entered the top 10.

Other songs which became popular during the month were:

1.       Jess Glynne – All I am

2.       Marshmello & Bastille – Happier  

3.       The Chainsmokers ft. Emily Warren – Side effects

4.       Martin Garrix ft. Bonn – High on life

5.       Meghan Trainor – All the ways

      6.    Bazzi ft. Camila Cabello – Beautiful

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The Latin Resurgence

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Despacito is the newest buzz word in town for any dance party. The global phenomenon of this titanic hit has led to the mainstream resurgence of a genre that has been dormant for sometime. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee never expected their music video to go viral, neither did they expect the Justin Bieber remix of the song to become one of the best-selling singles of all time. 

Latin music has been a genre since the 1940s but it was only in the 1980s that it became quite popular with hits from Julio Iglesias, Juan Gabriel, Roberto Carlos and Celia Cruz. The early 90s saw the gradual rise and decline of Eurodance wherein certain hits were infused with Latin music. Selena's contribution to Latin music via her push for Tejano was short lived following her tragic death in 1995. 

By the mid 90s it was clear that Latin music was here to stay with the mega hit Los Del Rio's Macarena taking the world by storm with its Bayside Boys Mix. The hit which was accompanied by a step dance and a memorable music video was the biggest hit of the 90s. Post Macarena era witnessed Latin Pop becoming the ambassador for Latin music in the mainstream. Young artists such as Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony and Shakira entered the mainstream with monumental force in the late 90s and ruled the charts in the early 2000s. Particularly songs such as Martin's Livin' La Vida Loca, Iglesias' Bailamos and Shakira's Hips Don't Lie made a massive impact on the charts. 

After Latin Pop's gradual decline, Reggaeton took over in the mid 2000s with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel and Nina Sky. However, while their songs were a staple on the dance floor at the time, they did not make much of an impact on the charts. The last of the sub-genres of Latin music to crossover to the mainstream was Bachata where Prince Royce and Romeo Santos are making a recognizable impact. After 2010, Latin music was all but in the past, with no real presence in the charts except for the one off hit by either Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez or Shakira. 

In 2014, Iglesias made a huge comeback with Bailando which soared to the top in many charts and was a global floorfiller at parties. However, it never managed to score success in the charts that mattered - US, UK and Australia. While proving to be definitely one of the best Latin songs of all time, it was evident that the mainstream was not ready to embrace Latin music as a whole. 

All of this changed with Despacito. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's original Spanish version did not fare all that well in the English speaking countries. However, the Bieber remix proved to be more successful than the collaborators ever imagined. Justin Bieber not only contributed his vocals to the remix perfecting the Spanish lines, his association with the single alongside the fact that he is the most influential and successful artist of yesteryear not to forget the fact that he is also the most sought after artist to be featured at present made this song the Song of the Summer of 2017 and also equaled a record which was set in 1995. 

With Despacito it is clear that Latin music is enjoying more popularity than before. The first song to experience this is J Balvin and Willy William's Mi Gente. Next up we have Iglesias re-releasing his Súbeme la Radio as a Spanglish version with X Factor winner Matt Terry and Sean Paul. This was followed by Jennifer Lopez's newest single Ni Tú Ni Yo. The last to enter this party was Little Mix where they collaborated with the new Latin boy band sensation CNCO and re-released a Spanglish version of the latter's hit Reggaetón Lento. 

Others that could possibly join this fold include Pitbull, Shakira, Sean Paul, Maluma, Nicky Jam, Don Omar, Wisin, Camila Cabello, Kat DeLuna and even Ricky Martin who might use this opportunity to make his long awaited comeback. All in all this resurgence could very well be a result of the mainstream swaying gradually towards a more tropical taste given the rise of Reggae Fusion as well as tropical beats entering Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B and Rap. It could also be just a fluke with the recent resurgence attributable to the Bieber Remix of Despacito. At the end of the day we will have to wait and see, whether Latin music is here to stay in the mainstream or will disappear as soon as whence it came. 

Till the next rhythm...

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Best Dance Hits of the 2000s

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The best years of those born in the 80s were during the 2000s when they would be in the latter ages of their teens. The 2000s may also prove to be the last vestiges of Alternative Rock and Hard Rock as the 2010s have massacred the genres to the point of no return. Eurodance was dead and in its place Europop was building itself as a genre with a significant contribution from Romanian Pop. As far as dance music goes Rap, Dancepop and Hip-Hop ruled the dance floors with the likes of Flo Rida, Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Sean Paul, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and Pitbull shaping the industry as they took over the mainstream charts. With an immense stress on beat and rhythm rather than lyrics, the dance music of the 2000s is unique. 

Those artists that began their careers in the 90s such as Britney Spears, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias have become superstars with several dance hits and some like Shakira, Pitbull, Rihanna, Sean Paul and David Guetta have entered the mainstream with several dance hits. With his debut dance anthem Low, Flo Rida entered the hearts and minds of the party people during the 2000s and claims the top spot on this compilation. At No.2 we have Usher's Yeah in which he collaborated with veteran rappers Ludacris and Lil Jon. With a different flavour at No.3 we have Shakira's Hips Don't Lie where former Fugees member Wyclef Jean is featured. With the highest number of entries we have Black Eyed Peas with 8 whopping entries followed by Sean Paul with 7, 50 Cent and Jennifer Lopez with 6 each, Timbaland, Akon, Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake with 5 each, Flo Rida, Britney Spears, Madonna, Shakira, Bob Sinclar, Pitbull, Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Inna with 4 each, David Guetta, Kylie Minogue, Sugababes, Missy Elliot, Ludacris, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Eve, Pink, Destiny's Child and Cascada with 3 each. So here are the best dance hits from 2000-2009: 

1. Flo Rida ft. T-Pain – Low
2. Usher ft. Ludacris & Lil Jon – Yeah
3. Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean – Hips don’t lie
4. Pitbull – I know you want me (Calle ocho)
5. Sean Paul – Get busy
6. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg & Kurupt – The next episode
7. 50 Cent – In da club
8. Nelly – Hot in herre
9. Flo Rida ft. Kesha – Right round
10. Black Eyed Peas – I gotta feeling
11. Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & D.O.E – The way I are
12. Bon Jovi – It’s my life
13. Rihanna – Don’t stop the music
14. Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis – Just dance
15. David Guetta ft. Akon – Sexy bitch
16. Eve – Tambourine
17. Justin Timberlake – Sexyback
18. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – 4 minutes
19. Vengaboys – Shalala lala
20. 50 Cent ft. Olivia – Candy shop
21. Kelis – Milkshake
22. Black Eyed Peas – Let’s get it started
23. Bob Sinclar ft. Gary Pine – Love generation
24. Sean Paul – Temperature
25. Missy Elliot – Get ur freak on
26. Black Eyed Peas – Hey mama
27. David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland – When love takes over
28. Daft Punk – One more time
29. Eminem – The real Slim Shady
30. Black Eyed Peas – Boom boom pow
31. Yves Larock – Rise up
32. Las Ketchup – The ketchup song (Asereje)
33. DMX – Party up (Up in here)
34. Jennifer Lopez – Let’s get loud
35. Black Eyed Peas – Pump it
36. Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes – Don’t cha
37. 50 Cent ft. Snoop Dogg, Lloyd Banks & Young Buck – P.I.M.P.
38. Baha Men – Who let the dogs out?
39. *NSYNC – Bye bye bye
40. Destiny’s Child – Jumpin’ jumpin
41. Sean Kingston – Fire burning
42. Spiller ft. Sophie Ellis Baxtor – Groovejet (If this ain’t love)
43. Alex Gaudino ft. Crystal Waters – Destination Calabria
44. Lady Gaga – Poker face
45. Benny Benassi – Satisfaction
46. Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne – Down
47. Daddy Yankee – Gasolina
48. Atomic Kitten – The tide is high (Get the feeling)
49. Chamillionaire ft. Slick Rick – Hip hop police
50. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke ft. Robin S. – Show me love
51. Cascada – Evacuate the dancefloor
52. LMFAO – I’m in Miami bitch
53. Shakira – Whenever wherever
54. Gwen Stefani ft. Eve – Rich girl
55. No Doubt ft. Bounty Killer – Hey baby
56. Eve ft. Gwen Stefani – Let me blow ya mind
57. Modjo – Lady (Hear me tonight)
58. Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell – Drop it like it’s hot
59. Basshunter – Now you’re gone
60. Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina – Stereo love
61. Eric Prydz – Call on me
62. Fergie – London bridge
63. 50 Cent – Just a lil bit
64. Kevin Lyttle – Turn me on
65. Britney Spears – Toxic
66. Rihanna – Disturbia
67. Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008
68. R.Kelly ft. Wisin & Yandel – Burn it up
69. Pink – Get the party started
70. Crazy Town – Butterfly
71. Timbaland ft. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado – Give it to me
72. Nelly ft. City Spud – Ride wit me
73. Puddle of Mudd – She hates me
74. Outkast – Hey ya!
75. Jennifer Lopez ft. Jadakiss & Styles – Jenny from the block  
76. Black Eyed Peas – Don’t phunk with my heart
77. Beyonce ft. Jay-Z – Crazy in love
78. Kat DeLuna ft. Elephant Man – Whine up
79. Counting Crows – Accidentally in love
80. Beyonce – Single ladies (Put a ring on it)
81. Nelly Furtado – Maneater
82. Eminem – Just do it
83. Soulja Boy – Crank that
84. Sugababes – Round round
85. Bomfunk MC’s – Freestyler
86. Junior Senior – Move your feet
87. Britney Spears – 3
88. Blue – All rise
89. Fragma – Toca’s miracle
90. Shaggy ft. Rikrok – It wasn’t me
91. Mary J. Blige – Family affair
92. S Club 7 – Don’t stop movin’
93. Nicole Scherzinger ft. T.I. – Whatever u like
94. Smash Mouth – I’m a believer
95. Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana – Run it!
96. Jennifer Lopez – Play
97. Missy Elliot – Work it
98. Inna – Hot
99. Bob Sinclar with Cutee B ft. Dollarman, Big Ali  & Makedah – Rock this party (Everybody dance now)
100. Britney Spears – Gimme more
101. Madonna – Hung up
102. Axwell ft. Steve Edwards – Watch the sunrise
103. Eminem – Without me
104. Pussycat Dolls – When I grow up
105. Truth Hurts ft. Rakim – Addictive
106. Britney Spears – Circus
107. LL Cool J ft. Jennifer Lopez – Control myself
108. Inna – Amazing
109. Sugababes – Get sexy
110. R. Kelly – Ignition (Remix)
111. Teriyaki Boyz – Tokyo drift
112. Akcent – Jokero
113. Michael Buble – Save the last dance for me
114. Terror Squad ft. Fat Joe & Remy Ma – Lean back
115. Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
116. Cascada – Everytime we touch
117. Basshunter – All I ever wanted
118. Jamelia – Superstar
119. Flo Rida ft. Nelly Furtado – Jump
120. Nina Sky ft. Jabba – Move ya body
121. Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Swiss Beatz – I can transform ya
122. DJ Sammy & Yanou ft. Do – Heaven
123. Pitbull – Hotel room service
124. Shakira – Objection (Tango)
125. Kylie Minogue – Love at first sight
126. Sean Paul – Gimme the light
127. Andreea Banica ft. Dony – Samba
128. Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland – Promiscuous
129. Crazy Frog – Axel F
130. Rihanna – SOS
131. Panjabi MC – Mundian to bach ke
132. Ashley Tisdale – Crank it up
133. Pink, Christina Aguilera, Mya & Lil’ Kim – Lady Marmalade
134. Nelly Furtado – Say it right
135. Bob Sinclar ft. Steve Edwards – World, hold on (Children of the sky)
136. DJ Laz ft. Flo Rida, Pitbull & Casely – Move shake drop  
137. Destiny’s Child – Lose my breath
138. Sidney Samson – Riverside
139. Lumidee – Never leave you (Uh oooh, uh ooh)
140. Sugababes – About a girl
141. Beyonce ft. Slim Thug – Check on it
142. Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand van Helden – Bonkers
143. Pussycat Dolls ft. Timbaland – Wait a minute
144. Black Eyed Peas – Shut up
145. Bob Sinclar with Cutee B ft. Gary Pine & Dollarman – Sound of freedom
146. Pussycat Dolls ft. Snoop Dogg – Buttons
147. Akon ft. Eminem – Smack that
148. Justin Timberlake – Rock your body
149. Anastacia – I’m outta love
150. iiO – Rapture
151. Rihanna ft. Sean Paul – Break it off
152. Madonna – Music
153. Ludacris – How low
154. Sean Paul – Like glue
155. Kylie Minogue – Can’t get you out of my head
156. O-Zone – Dragostea din tei
157. Pink – So what
158. Inna – Love
159. Katy Perry – I kissed a girl
160. DJ Otzi – Hey baby (Uhh, ahh)
161. Holly Valance – Kiss kiss
162. Jennifer Lopez – Ain’t it funny
163. Madonna – Sorry
164. Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta get thru this
165. Pitbull ft. Akon – Shut it down
166. Fergie ft. will.i.am – Fergalicious
167. Rihanna – Pon de replay
168. Fatman Scoop – Be faithful
169. Enrique Iglesias – Be with you
170. Tinchy Stryder ft. N-Dubz – Number 1
171. Shakira – She wolf
172. The Offspring – Pretty fly (For a white a guy)
173. 50 Cent ft. Ne-Yo – Baby by me
174. Mr.C The Slide Man – Cha-cha slide
175. Cascada – What hurts the most
176. Sean Paul – We be burnin’
177. Jennifer Lopez – Love don’t cost a thing
178. Sophie Ellis-Bexter – Murder on the  dancefloor 
179. Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester – Good girls go bad
180. David Guetta ft. Estelle – One love
181. Kylie Minogue – In your eyes
182. Ludacris ft. Shawnna – Stand up
183. Akon – Belly dancer (bananza)
184. Black Eyed Peas – My humps
185. Michael Buble – Sway
186. Cupid – Cupid shuffle
187. DJ Bobo with Irene Cara – What a feeling
188. Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul – Breathe
189. Gwen Stefani ft. Akon – The sweet escape
190. Mika – Grace Kelly
191. Missy Elliot ft. Ciara & Fatman Scoop – Lose control
192. Inna – Deja vu
193. 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake – Ayo technology
194. A.R. Rahman & Pussycat Dolls ft. Nicole Scherzinger – Jai ho! (You are my destiny)
195. David Deejay ft. Dony – Sexy thing
196. Mary Mary – Shackles (Praise you)
197. JLS – Beat again
198. Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone – Ridin’
199. Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend
200. Chayanne – Boom boom  

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Most Inspirational Songs of 2015

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And so the saga of the inspirational hits continue as the 2010s seem to spew more positive attitude than all of the preceding decades combined. While in 2014 the inspirational songs took a dip, in 2015 they returned with a vengeance and topped the charts worldwide. One distinct thing that can be noticed is that these songs are not about getting over breakups and how strong you are after a broken heart, they are purely about inner strength and provides the motivation we need these days to get by. Taking the crown this time is Rachel Platten with her global smash hit Fight Song which topped the charts in the UK and entered the top 10 in over ten countries including Australia, Canada and the US. At second place is Eminem ft. Gwen Stefani's Kings Never Die from the soundtrack of Southpaw. Pop rules as a genre this time although there are Rap, EDM, Dancepop and R&B. Rachel Platten, Jessie J, Rihanna, John Legend and Jess Glynne have two entries each. So here are the 25 most inspirational songs of 2015: 

1. Rachel Platten – Fight song
2. Eminem ft. Gwen Stefani – Kings never die
3. Demi Lovato – Confident
4. Kendrick Lamar – Alright
5. Jess Glynne – Don’t be so hard on yourself
6. One Direction – Drag me down
7. Big Sean ft. Kanye West & John Legend – One man can change the world
8. Jessie J – Flashlight
9. Hailee Steinfeld – Love myself
10. Sia – Alive
11. Zedd ft. Jon Bellion – Beautiful now
12. Jess Glynne – Hold my hand 
13. Martin Garrix ft. Usher – Don’t look down
14. Common & John Legend – Glory
15. Alesso ft. Tove Lo – Heroes (we could be)
16. Jessie J – Masterpiece
17. Kelly Clarkson – Invincible
18. Rachel Platten – Stand by you
19. Rihanna – American oxygen
20. Jennifer Lopez – Feel the light
21. Meghan Trainor – Better when I’m dancin’
22. Nicki Minaj – The night is still young
23. Madonna – Living for love
24. Clean Bandit – Stronger
25. Rihanna – Towards the sun

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Top Collaborations That Have Found Repeated Success

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These days most artists collaborate with others to produce good music. But what defines a good collaboration is when they achieve repeated success and critical acclaim for the end result. Everyone wants Pitbull, Flo Rida, Rihanna, Lil Wayne or Nicki Minaj to be featured on their tracks as they know it will ultimately lead to a hit single. However, the chemistry of some artists fall short while others thrive. And those who have found this chemistry have collaborated on several hits. So here are the 10 most successful collaborations of today. 

1. Eminem & Rihanna

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that this collaboration could only produce something awesome. Beginning with Love The Way You Lie and its sequel, the duo have experienced monumental success. Thereafter, Eminem was featured in Rihanna's Numb and this was followed by 2014's global hit Monster. 

2. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull

They initially collaborated on Fresh Out Of The Oven which was only a promotional single. Then came the worldwide smash hit On The Floor. This was followed by J-Lo's hits Dance Again and Live It Up. Thereafter, the duo collaborated on the 2014 FIFA World Cup Song We Are One (Ole Ola) alongside Claudia Leitte. Their last collaboration was Booty, although J-Lo released the single with Iggy Azalea. More recently, the duo collaborated with Prince Royce on his Back It Up single. 

3. David Guetta & Nicki Minaj

Well these two have proven time and time again that they can only come up with hits. Starting with Where Them Girls At, Guetta and Minaj have gone onto produce hits such as Turn Me On and now the global dance hit Hey Mama. 

4. Rihanna & Drake

They started off with Rihanna's What's My Name in 2010, which proved to be immensely successful, which Drake followed up with featuring Ri-Ri in his global hit Take Care. After four long years the friends reunited their musical flame in Rihanna's Work and more recently Rihanna was featured on Drake's Too Good.

5. Beyonce & Jay-Z

Their chemistry has throughout the years proved to be extremely good on and off the studio. They started with Jay-Z's 03 Bonnie & Clyde which was followed by Beyonce's entry into the mainstream as a solo artist with Crazy In Love. Then the hits that followed include De Javu, Hollywood and Lift Off and most recently with Beyonce's global hit Drunk In Love and Jay-Z's Part II (On The Run).

6. Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull

We now know what happens when a Spanish singer and a Cuban Rapper collaborate in music. Their first collaboration was Enrique's comeback single I Like It which reminded that Enrique still existed. After achieving huge success from the collaboration Enrique has gone on to feature Pitbull in I Like How It Feels, I'm A Freak and Let Me Be Your Lover. Enrique has been featured on Pitbull's Come N' Go and I Like (The Remix). More recently Pitbull again sought Iglesias' vocals for the addictive Messin' Around. 

7. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne

Brown and Wayne have proven time and time again that everyone wants more of their collaborations. Their start was Brown's lesser known hit Gimme That (Remix). Thereafter, Wayne was featured alongside Swizz Beatz in I Can Transform Ya and alongside Busta Rhymes in Look At Me Now and more recently in Loyal alongside Tyga and French Montana. The duo have also been featured by DJ Khaled in Take It To The Head and How Many Times, David Guetta in I Can Only Imagine, Game in Celebration and Nicki Minaj in Only.

8. Timbaland & Justin Timberlake

Nothing can go wrong when a brilliant music producer and an ex-boy band member collaborate. They first sparked off with the hit Give It To Me which also featured Nelly Furtado. JT was also featured in Timbaland's Release and Bounce. Thereafter, 50 Cent featured the duo on Ayo Technology and Madonna featured them on 4 Minutes. Carry Out was the next big hit. More recently the duo was featured by FreeSol on Fascinated.

9. Jay-Z & Kanye West

It appears that Kanye West gets up on stage to interrupt people at award ceremonies not because he is in love with Beyonce, but her husband, Jay-Z. There are numerous collaborations by the duo. Kanye West was first featured in Swagga Like Us and then Run This Town. Then Jay-Z was featured in the ensemble collaboration Monster. Next the duo released a collaborative album Watch The Throne which spawned the hit singles H.A.M, Otis, Lift Off featuring Beyonce, and Niggas in Paris. More recently the duo reunited for Mercy and Clique. 

10. The Cataracs & Dev

As music producers The Cataracs have proven to be extremely successful and when you blend in a female singer/rapper to the mix, it can only get better. The Far East Movement collaborated with The Cataracs and Dev on the unexpected global hit Like a G6 which sparked off this new found successful unity. Dev went onto become a successful solo artist and it was The Cataracs that produced her first album The Night The Sun Came Up which included the hit single Bass Down Low which also featured them. She was featured on their singles Top Of The World and Sunrise and together they were featured on New Boyz' Back Seat and Shwayze's Love Letter.

11. Tinie Tempah & Labrinth

Tinie Tempah's debut hit Pass Out was both written and produced by Labrinth and also provided uncredited vocals on the song's hook. Thereafter, the duo officially collaborated on Tempah's Frisky and Labrinth's global hit Earthquake. More recently the two reunited at the studio for Tempah's Lover Not A Fighter. 

Honourable Mentions:

12. Timbaland & Nelly Furtado
13. Calvin Harris & Rihanna  

14. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne

15. Cheryl Cole & will.i.am

16. Timbaland & Keri Hilson

17. Tom Boxer & Morena 

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Who Owned It: 25 Cover Songs Better Than The Original

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There comes a time in all our lives when our jaws drop when we realize that a song that we really like is merely a cover. However, does it really matter that we like the cover better than the original. What if the cover is better than the original? This list is about those artists who have done a much better job than the original artist or band and how they made it their own. Almost all the songs on the list are identified with the covering artist and most of these happen to be their signature songs. 

This list is carefully compiled after considering whether we actually know the original artists. You will find them in the brackets next to the song title. Whitney Houston's global smash hit I Will Always Love You from the soundtrack of The Bodyguard is numero uno as she definitely owned the song originally sung by Dolly Parton and even covered thereafter by Kenny Rogers. Songs like Santana's Black Magic Woman, Gloria Estefan's Turn the Beat Around, Bananarama's Venus and particularly Aretha Franklin's Respect are their signature songs. 

It is fundamental to realize that this list is not about the best covers of all time, as there is a separate list in relation to that, and that this is about how most of us think that these 25 songs are covered by the artists in front and not the ones in brackets. So close your mouth as you read this list as I guarantee your jaw will drop…

1. Whitney Houston – I will always love you (Dolly Parton)
2. Aretha Franklin – Respect (Otis Redding)
3. The Righteous Brothers – Unchained melody (Todd Duncan)
4. Willie Nelson – Always on my mind (Gwen McCrae)
5. Celine Dion – The power of love (Jennifer Heart)
6. Janis Joplin – Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller)
7. Sinead O’ Connor – Nothing compares 2 u (Prince)
8. Santana – Black magic woman (Fleetwood Mac)
9. UB40 – Red red wine (Neil Diamond)
10. Soft Cell – Tainted love (Gloria Jones)
11. Ike and Tina Turner – Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
12. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn (Ednaswap)
13. Jennifer Lopez – Waiting for tonight (3^rd Party)
14. Gloria Estefan – Turn the beat around (Vicki Sue Robinson)
15. Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules – Mad world (Tears for Fears)
16. No Doubt – It’s my life (Talk Talk)
17. Bananarama – Venus (Shocking Blue)
18. Los Lobos – La bamba (Ritchie Valens)
19. Vengaboys – Sha-la-la-la-la (Walkers)
20. Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (The Zutons)
21. Sheryl Crow – The first cut is the deepest (Cat Stevens)
22. Johnny Cash – Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
23. Monica – Angel of mine (Eternal)
24. The Corrs ft. Bono – When the stars go blue (Ryan Adams)
25. Boyzone – Baby can I hold you (Traci Chapman)

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The Ultimate Stripper Playlist

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Stripping is probably the oldest profession in the world, as taking one's clothes off precedes any sort of prostitution. Moreover, if you are going to take your clothes off, you might as well get paid for it. Stripping or exotic dancing or whatever you may want to call it involves a performance, which more or less involves music. The music involved is almost always a slow beat accompanied by lyrics full of sexual innuendo. Slow paced dance-pop and R&B dominates the list with numerous entries by girl bands especially the Pussycat Dolls. PCD takes the crown with their global hit Dontcha, followed by Nelly's Hot in herre and Snoop Dogg's Wet. Most of the songs on the list are full of sultry imagery with girls/women giving it to someone or getting it from someone, or just plainly referring to their bodies, or body parts. Nicole Scherzinger leads with 8 entries along with 4 from her days with PCD and Britney Spears has 6 entries, while Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg have 4 entries each. So here is the Best Stripping Songs of All Time:-

1. Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes – Dontcha
2. Nelly – Hot in herre
3. Snoop Dogg – Wet
4. Britney Spears – Gimme more
5. 50 Cent ft. Olivia – Candy shop
6. Pussycat Dolls – Buttons
7. Lil Wayne ft. Static Major – Lollipop
8. Britney Spears – I’m a slave 4 u
9. Christina Aguilera ft. Redman – Dirrty
10. Nicole Scherzinger ft. T.I. – Whatever u like
11. Beyonce & Shakira – Beautiful liar
12. LL Cool J – Doin’ it
13. Christina Aguilera, Mya, Lil’ Kim & Pink – Lady Marmalade
14. Kelis – Milkshake
15. Fergie – London bridge
16. Brown Eyed Girls – Kill bill
17. Beyonce ft. Sean Paul – Baby boy
18. Ginuwine – Pony
19. Pixie Lott – Mama do (uh oh, uh oh)
20. Britney Spears – Piece of me
21. Sugababes – Get sexy
22. Jennifer Lopez ft. Iggy Azalea – Booty
23. Rihanna – Pour it up
24. Alexandra Stan – Lollipop (param pam pam)
25. Santana ft. Rob Thomas – Smooth
26. Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
27. Marvin Gaye – Sexual healing
28. Enrique Iglesias ft. Lil Wayne – Push
29. Nicole Scherzinger – Wet
30. ACDC – You shook me all night long
31. Ciara – Body party
32. R.Kelly – Thoia thong
33. Pussycat Dolls – Bottle pop
34. Soulja Boy – Pretty boy swag
35. Beyonce – Naughty girl
36. Stella Mwangi ft. Mohombi – Hula hoop
37. Dev – In my trunk
38. Tinashe ft. SchoolBoy Q – 2 on
39. Britney Spears – Circus
40. Timbaland ft. Dev – Break ya back
41. Quentisha Benjamin – Get loose
42. Ciara – Goodies
43. Jennifer Lopez ft. Lil Wayne – I’m into you
44. Truth Hurts ft. Rakim – Addictive
45. Jessica Simpson ft. Lil Bow Wow – Irresistible
46. Beyonce – Dance for you
47. DJ Snake with Dillon Francis – Get low
48. Girls’ Generation – Hoot  
49. Fergie – L.A. Love (la la)
50. Dev ft. Sage the Gemini – Kiss it
51. Mike WiLL Made-it ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J – 23
52. Akon ft. Eminem – Smack that
53. P. Diddy ft. Nicole Scherzinger – Come to me
54. Shaggy ft. Brian & Tony Gold – Hey sexy lady
55. David Guetta ft. Timbaland & Dev – I just wanna f
56. Fergie – Bailamos
57. Iggy Azalea – Pu$$y
58. Usher ft. Ludacris & Lil Jon – Yeah
59. Britney Spears – My prerogative
60. Janet Jackson – That’s the way love goes
61. Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd – Love me harder
62. Marvin Gaye – Let’s get it on
63. Will.I.Am ft. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & French Montana – Feelin’ myself
64. R.Kelly – Ignition (Remix)
65. Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs & Dev – Like a G6
66. TLC – Red light special
67. Daddy Yankee ft. Nicole Scherzinger – Papi lover
68. Lloyd ft. J.Cole & Nicki Minaj – Take it off
69. Sisqo – Thong song
70. Def Leppard – Pour some sugar on me
71. Sean Paul ft. Alexis Jordan – Got 2 luv u
72. Brown Eyed Girls – Abracadabra
73. Shakira ft. Timbaland & Lil Wayne – Give it up to me
74. Jeremih ft. 50 Cent – Down on me
75. Chingy – Right thurr
76. Destiny’s Child – Nasty girl
77. Pussycat Dolls ft. Will.I.Am – Beep
78. 2 Chainz ft. Nicki Minaj – I luv dem strippers
79. Madcon ft. Ameerah – Freaky like me
80. Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink – Worth it
81. Dev – Fireball
82. Hilary Duff – Reach out
83. Far East Movement – Girls on the dance floor
84. Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg – Wiggle
85. Britney Spears – Break the glass
86. Belly ft. Snoop Dogg – Hot girl
87. Donna Summer – Love to love you baby
88. Ludacris – How low
89. Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake – Give it to me
90. Kesha – Run devil run
91. Tyga – Rack city
92. Flo Rida ft. Ne-Yo – Be on you
93. Inna ft. Marian Hill – Diggy down
94. Girls’ Generation – The boys
95. Robin Thicke ft. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz) – Give it 2 u
96. Will.I.Am – I got it from my mama
97. Enrique Iglesias – Ring my bells
98. Kardinal Offishall ft. Akon – Dangerous
99. Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell – Drop it like it’s hot
100. Mohombi – Sex your body

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Best Dance Hits of the 90s

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If you were born in the 80s, you know almost all these songs by heart. 90s dance music is a genre in itself as theme parties are still held around the globe to accommodate the music buds of us 'twentinagers', who grew up in the 90s. It was during the 90s that pop music once more gained the forefront of the mainstream music industry and the genre shifted more or less to the fast paced european beats with a heavy influence of disco. Eurodance shaped the first half of the decade while the various  boy bands and the girl groups shaped the end of the decade and laid the foundation for the 2000s dance music based solely or mostly on dance pop and europop. 

Line/step dancing was also a trend during the 90s and it was the global one-hit wonder Macarena by Los Del Rio that really infiltrated almost all parties after its release. The song ranks at No.7 on the Billboard's All Time Top 100 and also Billboard's No.1 Dance Song of All Time. The song was released in 1992 but it was the English remix by the Bayside Boys which made it a worldwide hit. Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, Steps, NSync and BWitched were some of the all boy or girl bands which released dance hits while Real McCoy, Snap!, Haddaway, Mr. President and T-Spoon are some of the eurodance artists which have entries in this list. 

Another interesting fact to notice is that it was at the very end of the decade that some of the best selling artists of our time, particularly the 2000s became popular such as Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera and Marc Anthony who all initially started out with their own dance hits. Michael Jackson's best hits may have been in the past but he still released some awesome dance singles in the 90s and the King of Pop leads with 5 entries in the list alongside Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls who also have 5 entries each. Then with 4 entries each we have Aqua, Will Smith and Ace of Base who also released a number of dance singles. So without further rambling here is the list of the Best Dance Hits of the 90s:

1. Los Del Rio – Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)
2. C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams – Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now)
3. Haddaway – What is love
4. Inner Circle – Sweat
5. Snap! – Rhythm is a dancer
6. Cher – Believe
7. Will Smith – Gettin’ jiggy wit it
8. Real McCoy – Another night
9. Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg – The next episode
10. MC Hammer – U can’t touch this
11. Alice Deejay – Better off alone
12. No Mercy – Where do you go
13. Lou Bega – Mambo no.5
14. Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet’s back)
15. Ace of Base – Beautiful life
16. ATB – 9 p.m. (Till I come)
17. Aqua – Barbie girl
18. Jennifer Lopez – Waiting for tonight (Hex Hector Remix)
19. Everything But the Girl – Missing (Todd Terry Mix)
20. Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos
21. Vengaboys – We like to party
22. Sir Mix a Lot – Baby got back
23. Chumbawumba – Tupthumpin’
24. EMF – Unbelievable
25. Marc Anthony – I need to know
26. Michael Jackson – Blood on the dancefloor
27. C+C Music Factory – Here we go (let’s rock & roll)
28. Britney Spears – Baby one more time
29. Spice Girls – Wannabe
30. Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da ba dee)
31. Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy breaky heart
32. Peter Andre – Mysterious girl
33. T-Spoon – Sex on the beach
34. Sash! ft. Rodriguez – Ecuador
35. Technotronic – Pump up the jam
36. Ricky Martin – Livin’ la vida loca
37. The Wonders – That thing you do
38. Steps – 5,6,7,8
39. Michael Jackson – Black or white
40. House of Pain – Jump around
41. Vanilla Ice – Ice ice baby
42. Carrapicho – Tic tic tac
43. Diana King – Shy guy
44. Imi Kamoze – Here comes the hot stepper
45. Mr. President – Coco Jamboo
46. Vanessa Amorosi – Absolutely everybody
47. Santana ft. Rob Thomas – Smooth
48. Shaggy – In the summertime
49. Tag Team – Whoomp! (There it is)
50. Sonique – It feels so good
51. Whigfield – Saturday night
52. Dee-Lite – Groove is in the heart
53. Backstreet Boys – Quit playing games with my heart
54. Dr. Alban – It’s my life
55. Snap! – The power
56. Snow – Informer
57. Ricky Martin – The cup of life
58. Vengaboys – Boom, boom, boom, boom
59. Jennifer Lopez – If you had my love
60. Ace of Base – The sign
61. Culture Beat – Mr. Vain
62. Black Box – Strike it up
63. Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch ft. Loletta Holloway – Good vibrations
64. Gala – Freed from desire
65. Reel 2 Real ft. The Mad Stuntman – I like to move it
66. Daft Punk – Around the world
67. Rozalla – Everybody’s free (to feel good)
68. 2 Unlimited – No limit
69. Technotronic – Pump up the jam
70. Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins – It’s like that
71. Michael Jackson – They don’t care about us 
72. Spice Girls – Who do you think you are
73. Real McCoy – Come and get your love
74. 2 Unlimited – Twilight zone
75. Red Nex – Cotton eye Joe
76. La Bouche – Be my lover
77. ATC – Around the world (La, la, la, la, la)
78. Amber – This is your night
79. Corona – The rhythm of the night
80. DJ Bobo – Somebody dance with me
81. C+C Music Factory – Things that make you go hmm…
82. Montell Jordan – This is how we do it
83. Faithless – Insomnia
84. Robin S. – Show me love
85. Cappella ft. The Bootmasters – U got 2 let the music
86. Scatman John – Scatman
87. Alexia – Uh la la la
88. Robert Miles – Children
89. Spice Girls – Spice up your life
90. Gloria Estefan – Turn the beat around
91. Ricky Martin – Maria
92. Steps – Tragedy
93. 2Pac – California love
94. Billie – Because we want to
95. Ace of Base – All that she wants
96. Mariah Carey – Fantasy
97. Notorious B.I.G ft. Puff Daddy & Mase – Mo money mo problems
98. Next – Too close
99. Savage Garden – The animal song
100. TLC – No scrubs
101. NSync – Tearin’ up my heart
102. Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans & 112 – I’ll be missing you
103. Five – When the lights go out
104. Fatboy Slim – The rockafeller skank
105. Enrique Iglesias – Rhythm divine
106. The Cardigans – Lovefool
107. The Offspring – Pretty fly (for a white guy)
108. 911 – Bodyshakin’
109. BWitched – C’est la Vie
110. Will Smith – Miami
111. Stardust – Music sounds better with you
112. Olive – You’re not alone
113. M People – Movin’ on up
114. Gina G – Ooh aah… just a little bit
115. Beats International – Dub be good to me
116. Janet Jackson – Runaway 
117. Shania Twain – That don’t impress me much
118. Hanson – MMMbop
119. Will Smith – Wild wild west
120. Blondie – Maria
121. Backstreet Boys – Larger than life
122. Spice Girls – Stop
123. Kriss Kross – Jump
124. Aswad – Shine
125. Five – Keep on movin’
126. Vengaboys – We’re going to Ibiza
127. Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre – No diggity
128. T-Spoon – Tom’s party ‘98
129. Eiffel 65 – Move ya body
130. Destiny’s Child – Bills, bills, bills
131. Meredith Brooks – Bitch
132. Wes – Alane
133. Twenty 4 Seven – Slave to the music
134. Britney Spears – (You drive me) crazy
135. Aqua – Roses are red
136. Shanks and Bigfoot – Sweet like chocolate
137. The Corrs – So young (K-Klaas Remix)
138. Michael Jackson – Remember the time
139. Whigfield – Sexy eyes
140. Jamiroquai – Virtual insanity
141. 2 Unlimited – Get ready for this
142. Shaggy – Boombastic
143. Christina Aguilera – Genie in a bottle
144. Mariah Carey – Dreamlover
145. Cleopatra – Cleopatra’s theme
146. Faithless – God is a Dj
147. Backstreet Boys – We’ve got it goin’ on
148. New Kids on the Block – Step by step
149. Fun Factory – I wanna b with u
150. Aqua – My oh my
151. Right Said Fred – I’m too sexy
152. Madonna – Ray of light
153. OMC – How bizarre
154. Destiny’s Child – No, no, no
155. Sham Rock – Tell me ma
156. Spin Doctors – Two princes
157. Jimmy Ray – Are you Jimmy Ray?
158. Lutricia McNeal – Someone loves you
159. Ace of Base – Don’t turn around
160. M2M – Everything you do
161. Janet Jackson – That’s the way love goes
162. Usher – You make me wanna...
163. Backstreet Boys – Get down (you’re the one for me)
164. Paradisio – Bailando
165. Gina G – I belong to you
166. Spice Girls – Say you’ll be there
167. Digital Underground – The humpty dance
168. Boyzone – Love me for a reason
169. Captain Hollywood Project – More and more
170. Steps – Last thing on my mind
171. Michael Jackson – In the closet
172. 2 Brothers on the 4^th Floor – Dreams (will come alive)
173. Whitney Houston – Step by step
174. Robyn – Show me love
175. Jamiroquai – Virtual insanity
176. Lauryn Hill – Doo wop (that thing)
177. Will Smith – Men in black
178. Ace of Base – Cruel summer 
179. The Double U – Please don’t go
180. Ace of Base – Living in danger
181. Roxette – Joyride
182. NSync – I want you back
183. Heavy D & The Boyz – Now that we found love
184. Aqua – Dr. Jones
185. Mariah Carey – Honey
186. Crystal Waters – 100% pure love  
187. Boys II Men – Motownphilly
188. BWitched – Rollercoaster 
189. Groove Armada – I see you baby (Fatboy Slim Remix)
190. Magic Affair – Omen III
191. East 17 – Let it rain
192. Quad City DJs – C’mon n’ ride it
193. Real McCoy – Runaway
194. Sugar Ray – Fly
195. LFO – Summer girls
196. La Bouche – Sweet dreams
197. Christina Aguilera – What a girl wants
198. Kylie Minogue – Better the devil you know
199. The B52’s – Love shack
200. Madonna – Vogue

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