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[Back to the ’90s!] Dance music in Western pop that was a hit in the 1990s

The 1990s were a period in which electronic music saw remarkable growth compared to any previous era.

Genres like Eurobeat and dance-pop attracted particular attention and went on to influence modern styles such as artcore and deep house.

In this piece, I’d like to introduce dance music from the 1990s.

Alongside global smash hits, I’ve also included more niche tracks with a Eurobeat flavor.

For those interested in the evolution of electronic music, there are many must-hear tracks here, so please take your time and enjoy.

Playlist

[Back to the ’90s!] Dance music in Western pop that was a hit in the 1990s
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1WannabeSpice Girls
WannabeSpice Girlsplay_arrow
For those who spent their youth in the 1990s...
2No DiggityBlackstreet
No DiggityBlackstreetplay_arrow
For those of you who want to listen to a super dope track...
3Pump Up The JamTechnotronic
Pump Up The JamTechnotronicplay_arrow
The 1990s, a decade that saw remarkable growth in electronic music...
4BelieveCher
BelieveCherplay_arrow
It blends pop-disco and dance-folk and…
5Black Or WhiteMichael Jackson
Black Or WhiteMichael Jacksonplay_arrow
A classic that represents 90s dance music…
6No ScrubsTLC
No ScrubsTLCplay_arrow
TLC, an American girl group...
7U Can’t Touch ThisMC Hammer
U Can't Touch ThisMC Hammerplay_arrow
A classic hip-hop anthem that represents the ’90s, “...
8Livin’ La Vida LocaRicky Martin
Livin' La Vida LocaRicky Martinplay_arrow
An upbeat Latin groove that makes you feel the heat...
9Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)Lou Bega
Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)Lou Begaplay_arrow
A lively song that incorporates elements of dance-pop...
10Everytime We TouchCascada
Everytime We TouchCascadaplay_arrow
A Eurodance group formed in 2004…
11Virtual InsanityJamiroquai
Virtual InsanityJamiroquaiplay_arrow
The acid jazz groove, hugely popular in Japan as well…
12We like to Party!Vengaboys
We like to Party!Vengaboysplay_arrow
This track, bursting with party vibes, was created by Bengabo...
13Blue (Da Ba Dee)Eiffel 65
Blue (Da Ba Dee)Eiffel 65play_arrow
Italo dance, a subgenre derived from Eurodance, ...
14FirestarterThe Prodigy
FirestarterThe Prodigyplay_arrow
In 2019, he narrowly missed being the frontman and vocalist…
15Be My LoverLa Bouche
Be My LoverLa Boucheplay_arrow
Europe’s dance music has developed and…
16This Is How We Do ItMontell Jordan
This Is How We Do ItMontell Jordanplay_arrow
Monte, an American R&B artist…
17What Is LoveHaddaway
What Is LoveHaddawayplay_arrow
A German singer who was hugely active in the 1990s…
18SometimesBritney Spears
SometimesBritney Spearsplay_arrow
Britney Spears, still with a touch of freshness/innocence…
19Better Off AloneAlice DeeJay
Better Off AloneAlice DeeJayplay_arrow
A Eurodance artist representing the Netherlands…
20Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)Scatman John
Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)Scatman Johnplay_arrow
「Scatman(Ski Ba Bop …
21Everybody EverybodyBlack Box
Everybody EverybodyBlack Boxplay_arrow
Active from the 1980s to the early 1990s...
22Shook OnesMobb Deep
Shook OnesMobb Deepplay_arrow
As a two-person hip-hop group, at the time...
23The SignAce of Base
The SignAce of Baseplay_arrow
In the ’90s, two female vocalists and two men...
24Now That We Found LoveHeavy D & The Boyz
Now That We Found LoveHeavy D & The Boyzplay_arrow
From the late 1980s to the 1990s…
25Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)C+C Music Factory
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)C+C Music Factoryplay_arrow
New Jack Swing into Japan’s dance scene…
26PoisonBell Biv DeVoe
PoisonBell Biv DeVoeplay_arrow
Ricky, a member of New Edition...
27All That She WantsAce of Base
All That She WantsAce of Baseplay_arrow
Ace of..., a Swedish group,
28EscapadeJanet Jackson
EscapadeJanet Jacksonplay_arrow
Michael Jackson’s younger sister, a singer…
29Here Comes the HotstepperIni Kamoze
Here Comes the HotstepperIni Kamozeplay_arrow
Jamaica’s top artist, Kamoze…
30Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)Crystal Waters
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)Crystal Watersplay_arrow
An American who was extremely active in the early 1990s...
31Samba de JaneiroBellini
Samba de JaneiroBelliniplay_arrow
It's also often used in soccer chants...
32Dub-I-DubMe & My
Dub-I-DubMe & Myplay_arrow
Me & My are a sister duo from Denmark…
33Waiting For TonightJennifer Lopez
Waiting For TonightJennifer Lopezplay_arrow
She has appeared as an actress in numerous classic films and...
34Rhythm Is A DancerSnap!
Rhythm Is A DancerSnap!play_arrow
Known for a music style centered on hip house…
35Rockafeller SkankFatboy Slim
Rockafeller SkankFatboy Slimplay_arrow
The British techno unit, Fatboy…
36Red AlertBasement Jaxx
Red AlertBasement Jaxxplay_arrow
British electronic music…
37Gonna Make You SweatC+C Music Factory
Gonna Make You SweatC+C Music Factoryplay_arrow
Orthodox genres like house and Eurodance…
38Hip Hop HoorayNaughty By Nature
Hip Hop HoorayNaughty By Natureplay_arrow
Naughty by Nature is a hip-hop...
39ButterflySMiLE.dk
ButterflySMiLE.dkplay_arrow
A female Swedish pop singer duo...
40Pacific 202808 State
Pacific 202808 Stateplay_arrow
A slightly niche '90s dance mu...
41Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!Vengaboys
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!Vengaboysplay_arrow
Benga, a music group from Amsterdam...
42Around the WorldDaft Punk
Around the WorldDaft Punkplay_arrow
Even in the dance music scene, the very best a…
43GoMoby
GoMobyplay_arrow
British techno that was popular in the 1990s...
44Show Me LoveRobin S
Show Me LoveRobin Splay_arrow
American singer-songwriter Ro...
45Unfinished SympathyMassive Attack
Unfinished SympathyMassive Attackplay_arrow
The legendary 1991 release by Massive Attack...
46TEMPTATIONCORINA
TEMPTATIONCORINAplay_arrow
An American who was extremely active in the early 1990s...
47EmotionsMariah Carey
EmotionsMariah Careyplay_arrow
An American singer-songwriter...
48The PowerSnap!
The PowerSnap!play_arrow
The German music group, Snap!. This one…
49100% Pure LoveCrystal Waters
100% Pure LoveCrystal Watersplay_arrow
This piece, with its deep and catchy melody, is particularly striking...
50Are You That Somebody?Aaliyah
Are You That Somebody?Aaliyahplay_arrow
A singer and actress from Brooklyn, New York...
51JumpKriss Kross
JumpKriss Krossplay_arrow
The hip-hop duo Kris Kross…
52FinallyCeCe Peniston
FinallyCeCe Penistonplay_arrow
An American who was extremely active in the early 1990s...
53Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase)The Notorious B.I.G.
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase)The Notorious B.I.G.play_arrow
Rapper The Notorious B…
54Black or WhiteMichael Jackson
Black or WhiteMichael Jacksonplay_arrow
By Michael Jackson, 1…
55Halcyon and On and OnOrbital
Halcyon and On and OnOrbitalplay_arrow
In Japan, they were once called the Four Techno Kings and were popular…
565, 6, 7, 8steps
5, 6, 7, 8stepsplay_arrow
STEPS is a five-member group from the United Kingdom…
57Born Slippy (Nuxx)Underworld
Born Slippy (Nuxx)Underworldplay_arrow
From the 1990s to around 2000, techno...
58Nas Is LikeNas
Nas Is LikeNasplay_arrow
Nas (NAS) is from New York, USA…
59Whoomp! (There It Is)Tag Team
Whoomp! (There It Is)Tag Teamplay_arrow
Originally released in 1993 by Tag Team…
60InformerSNOW
InformerSNOWplay_arrow
A fantastic up-tempo number that represents the ’90s…
61And The Beat Goes OnThe Whispers
And The Beat Goes OnThe Whispersplay_arrow
An iconic song that sees heartbreak in a positive light, with a rhythm that resonates with the heart.
62LOVIN’ YOUJanet Kay
LOVIN' YOUJanet Kayplay_arrow
Minnie Riperton’s soaring high notes in the chorus are particularly memorable...
63Where Do You GoNo Mercy
Where Do You GoNo Mercyplay_arrow
A classic dance music track that colored the 90s...
64SummertimeDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
SummertimeDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Princeplay_arrow
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fre...
65VogueMadonna
VogueMadonnaplay_arrow
Debuting in the 1980s as the Queen of Pop...
66Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)US3
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)US3play_arrow
Tr… by the jazz rap group Us3
67Go WestPet Shop Boys
Go WestPet Shop Boysplay_arrow
This song is a cover; originally, it was by an American ba...
68UnbelievableEMF
UnbelievableEMFplay_arrow
By EMF, a British band, 1...
69Born SlippyUnderworld
Born SlippyUnderworldplay_arrow
The song “Born Slippy” is, 19…
70BelieveCherCher, an American singer and actress...
71Good VibrationsMarky Mark feat The Funky Bunch
Good VibrationsMarky Mark feat The Funky Bunchplay_arrow
The films Boogie Nights and T...
72Rosa ParksOutKast
Rosa ParksOutKastplay_arrow
With over 20 million album sales in the '90s...
73Fantastic VoyageCoolio
Fantastic VoyageCoolioplay_arrow
American rapper Coolio...
74Rhythm NationJanet Jackson
Rhythm NationJanet Jacksonplay_arrow
You know, Michael Jackson’s sister, back in 1980…
75Setting SunThe Chemical Brothers
Setting SunThe Chemical Brothersplay_arrow
The fr... made by sampling the rhythm part of music
76Please Don’t GoKWS
Please Don't GoKWSplay_arrow
Dance music that epitomizes the 1990s…
77Sadeness (Part I / Violent U.S. Remix)Enigma
Sadeness (Part I / Violent U.S. Remix)Enigmaplay_arrow
This track captivates with its mysterious, sensual atmosphere…
78Strike It UpBlack Box
Strike It UpBlack Boxplay_arrow
Black Box, an Italian band…
79Turn The Beat AroundGloria Estefan
Turn The Beat AroundGloria Estefanplay_arrow
Originally, Vicki Sue Robins…
80Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ ThangDr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ ThangDr. Dre and Snoop Doggplay_arrow
A classic gangsta rap trac...
81Groove Is In The HeartDeee-Lite
Groove Is In The HeartDeee-Liteplay_arrow
Deee-Lite is an American house music...
82Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) [feat. Caron Wheeler]Soul II Soul
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) [feat. Caron Wheeler]Soul II Soulplay_arrow
British music group, Soul II So…
83California Love2Pac feat Dr.Dre
California Love2Pac feat Dr.Dreplay_arrow
Joe Cocker’s 1972 track “…
84Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)Los Del Rio
Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)Los Del Rioplay_arrow
A Spanish flamenco-pop duo tha...
85Push the Feeling On (Mk Dub Revisited Edit)Nightcrawlers
Push the Feeling On (Mk Dub Revisited Edit)Nightcrawlersplay_arrow
An inspiring track with 90s organ sounds
86MotownphillyBoyz II Men
MotownphillyBoyz II Menplay_arrow
With some of the world’s finest harmonies...
87Bodyrock (Fire)Moby
Bodyrock (Fire)Mobyplay_arrow
A leading figure of 1990s dance music...
88How BizarreOMC
How BizarreOMCplay_arrow
Dance music that epitomizes the 1990s…
89Guide My SoulTodd Edwards Presents the Messenger
Guide My SoulTodd Edwards Presents the Messengerplay_arrow
The prestigious house music label “Ner…”
90Whatta ManSalt ‘N’ Pepa feat. En Vogue
Whatta ManSalt 'N' Pepa feat. En Vogueplay_arrow
Sal… is an American hip-hop trio.
91Plastic DreamsJay Dee
Plastic DreamsJay Deeplay_arrow
A highly funky techno sound, bound…
92Beautiful LifeAce of Base
Beautiful LifeAce of Baseplay_arrow
The Swedish music group, Ace o…
93I’ll BeFoxy Brown, JAY-Z
I'll BeFoxy Brown, JAY-Zplay_arrow
Fo… was highly popular for its hard-hitting, punchy rap.
94Block Rockin’ BeatsThe Chemical Brothers
Block Rockin' BeatsThe Chemical Brothersplay_arrow
The electronic m… that boasts worldwide popularity
95Still Not a PlayerBig Pun feat. Joe
Still Not a PlayerBig Pun feat. Joeplay_arrow
From the early 1990s, New York’s under…
96Mind Playing Tricks on MeGeto Boys
Mind Playing Tricks on MeGeto Boysplay_arrow
The 1991 album “We Can’t …”
97Crush on You (feat. Lil’ Cease) (Remix)Lil Kim With Lil Cease
Crush on You (feat. Lil' Cease) (Remix)Lil Kim With Lil Ceaseplay_arrow
Diana Ross, hip-hop artist...
98The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)Missy Elliott
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)Missy Elliottplay_arrow
Female rapper Missy “Misdeme…
99Flat BeatMr. Oizo
Flat BeatMr. Oizoplay_arrow
People hearing it for the first time might find it incomprehensible as music…
100Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)Rozalla
Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)Rozallaplay_arrow
As a dance anthem emblematic of the 1990s…
101Gettin’ Jiggy Wit ItWill Smith
Gettin' Jiggy Wit ItWill Smithplay_arrow
You can’t leave it out when it comes to Will Smith’s songs…
102This is your nightAmber
This is your nightAmberplay_arrow
Energetic dance-pop and Eurodance…
103It Feels So GoodSonique
It Feels So GoodSoniqueplay_arrow
One of the greatest music awards in the UK, the Bri...
104Baby Got BackSir Mix A Lot
Baby Got BackSir Mix A Lotplay_arrow
By Sir Mix-a-Lot in 199...
105Sure ShotBeastie Boys
Sure ShotBeastie Boysplay_arrow
They originally started as a punk band, but in the past…
106Brooklyn ZooOl’ Dirty Bastard
Brooklyn ZooOl' Dirty Bastardplay_arrow
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s debi…
107Heartbreak Hotel ft. Faith Evans, Kelly PriceWhitney Houston
Heartbreak Hotel ft. Faith Evans, Kelly PriceWhitney Houstonplay_arrow
The now-deceased diva released (it) in 1998…
108south_eastBaby Got BackSir Mix A Lot
Baby Got BackSir Mix A Lotplay_arrow
The artist, who is also a recording producer, Ra...