Best Dance Hits of 2013

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2013 was definitely the year of Electronic Dance Music or EDM. This is evidenced by the fact that the Billboard Charts introduced a new category just for this type of music. DJs like Avicii, Calvin Harris  and Havanna Brown and groups like Krewella and Daft Punk came up with brilliant beats to keep us energized on the dance floor. Gone are the days of depending on pop and hip-hop for good dance music, now the dance music scene is dominated by House and Techno which all attribute to EDM. So here are the best dance hits of 2013 based on chart performance as well as their beats:    

1. Baauer – Harlem shake
2. Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – Timber
3. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams – Get lucky
4. Avicii ft. Aloe Blocc – Wake me up
5. Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears – Scream & shout
6. Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin – Don’t you worry child
7. Ylvis – The Fox (What does the fox say?)
8. Calvin Harris ft. Tinie Tempah – Drinking from the bottle
9. Martin Garrix – Animals
10. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais – Summertime sadness
11. Havana Brown ft. R3hab – Big banana
12. Inna ft. Daddy Yankee – More than friends
13. Avicii – Hey brother
14. Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – Talk dirty
15. Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding – I need your love
16. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – Can’t hold us
17. Selena Gomez – Slow down
18. Alesso & Calvin Harris ft. Hurts – Under control
19. Britney Spears – Work bitch
20. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – Live it up
21. Capital Cities – Safe and sound
22. David Guetta ft. Akon & Ne-Yo – Play hard
23. Krewella – Live for the night
24. Zedd ft. Foxes – Clarity
25. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – Blurred lines
26. The Cataracs ft. Luciana – Big dipper
27. Pibull – Don’t stop the party
28. Avicii vs. Nicki Romero – I could be the one
29. Will.I.Am ft. Justin Bieber – #thatPower
30. Psy – Gentleman
31. Inna ft. Yandel – In your eyes
32. Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement – Get up (rattle)
33. Armin Van Buuren ft. Trevor Guthrie – This is what it feels like
34. Dizzee Rascal ft. Will.I.Am – Something really bad
35. Fergie – A little party never killed nobody
36. Fatboy Slim and Riva Starr ft. Beardyman – Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat
37. Priyanka Chopra ft. Pitbull – Exotic
38. Havana Brown – Warrior
39. Avicii – You make me
40. Demi Lovato – Neon lights
41. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera – Feel this moment
42. Inna – Be my lover
43. Enrique Iglesias – Turn the night up
44. Eminem – Berzerk
45. Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – Stay the night
46. Icona Pop ft. Charlie XCX – I love it
47. Krewella – Alive
48. Lady Gaga – Applause
49. Will.I.Am – Bang bang
50. Calvin Harris ft. Ayah Marar – Thinking about you

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Xposition - October 2013

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October was also not such an eventful month. But still the hype was building up to the much anticipated 2013 YouTube Awards and 2013 American Music Awards. The nominations were announced for the the YouTube Awards and the hip-hop duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were nominated for 4 while PSY were nominated for 3 and Rihanna and Taylow Swift each nominated for 2. 

The nominees for the American Music Awards 2013 were also announced by Will.I.Am and Kelly Clarkson and once again Macklemore and Ryan Lewis lead the nominations with 6 while Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake each have been nominated for 5. Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Imagine Dragons and Florida Georgia Line are all to perform at the show. 

It was announced that Jonas Brothers the immensely successful US boy band is splitting up. The band cancelled their tour and announced that the members are going their separate ways due to creative differences. The band was to release their fifth studio album this year. 

Lou Reed, the guitarist, vocalist and principal songwriter of Velvet Underground and then as a solo artiste known for his hit Walk on the Wild Side died on 27th October 2013 aged 71. Many artists including Lenny Kravitz, Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Patti Smith paid tribute to Reed.

In a surprising turn of events for all Kanye West proposed to Kim Kardashian in San Francisco and an orchestra played while the center field scoreboard of the AT&T Park displayed the proposal "Please Marry Me". American sweetheart and the first winner of American Idol, Kelly Clarkson married music manager Brandon Blackstock at Blackberry Farms in Tennessee. 

The top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 is pretty much unsurprising as Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball was dethroned after the first week as Lorde's Royals climbed to No.1 as predicted and remained there for the rest of the month. The only new song into the top ten was Ylvis's The Fox which entered the top 10 and peaked at No.6. 

In the UK there has been major activity. OneRepublic's Counting Stars finally peaked in the first week of October after many weeks of spending in the top 3. However, Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball smashed its way through as both her single and her album Bangerz debuted at No.1 in the UK, which is no easy feat. Counting Stars did manage to reclaim the top spot but this was short-lived as Lorde's Royals too debuted at No.1 in the last week. Eminem's Berzerk debuted at No.2 but it failed to match up against the giants that kept debuting at No.1. 

In the US Albums chart Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2) and Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt all peaked while John Newman's Tribute and Haim's Days are Gone peaked in the UK while Katy Perry's Prism and Miley Cyrus' Bangerz peaked both in the US and UK.

Some of the other songs worth checking out which came out in October are:

1. The Vamps - Can we dance
2. The Saturdays - Disco love
3. James Blunt - Bonfire heart
4. John Newman - Cheating
5. Lawson - Juliet
6. Eminem - Rap God
7. Iggy Azalea ft. T.I. - Change your life
8. James Arthur - You're nobody 'til somebody loves you

Till the next chord…

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