The Dance/Electronic Songs

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has been published weekly by ''

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'' since January 2013. It is the first chart to be published that ranks the most popular

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and electronic songs according to audience impressions, digital downloads,

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and club play and it was introduced as a result of in an increase in the genre's popularity. The first number-one song on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the issue dated January 26, 2013, was "

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" by will.i.am and

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Background and eligibility criteria

As a result of the increase in the popularity of

and electronic music, ''

'' introduced the Dance/Electronic Songs chart in January 2013 to rank the most popular dance and electronic song according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads,

and club play and publishes it on a weekly basis. They are tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, BDS from streaming services including

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and

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, and from a United States-wide select panel of 140

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; it uses the same methodology as is used for the all-genre ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It is separate to the

Dance Club Songs Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, the former of which is ranked by most popular club play and the latter by the most sales. Songs will be eligible to chart on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart based on their "core sound and tempo," however dance remixes of songs which were originally

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, R&B, rap or a different genre are not eligible for inclusion, regardless of whether it appears on either the Dance Club Songs or

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charts.

Song achievements

Most weeks at number one

Artist achievements

Artists with most number-one songs

Artists with most weeks at number-one on the chart

* 82 –

The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...

* 81 – Marshmello * 69 – Bastille * 55 – Zedd * 37 –

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* 36 –

Dua Lipa Dua Lipa ( , ; born ) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Possessing a mezzo-soprano vocal range, she is known for her signature disco-pop sound. Lipa has received numerous accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy A ...

, Pnau * 35 –

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is an Algerian French music producer and DJ, first achieving international recognition in 2013 by releasing an instrumentation-oriented single called " Turn D ...

* 33 –

Maren Morris Maren Larae Morris (born April 10, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter. While rooted in the country genre, her music also blends elements of pop, R&B, and hip-hop. Born and raised in Arlington, Texas, Morris enjoyed singing as a child. She ...

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* 27 –

Avicii Tim Bergling (; 8 September 1989 – 20 April 2018), known professionally as Avicii (, ), was a Swedish DJ, remixer and music producer. At the age of 16, Bergling began posting his remixes on electronic music forums, which led to his first re ...

, Halsey * 25 –

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It originates from Kingston, Jamaica, and was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving af ...

MØ Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012, releasing her debut extended play, '' Bikin ...

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* 24 –

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

, Bebe Rexha * 23 –

Saint Jhn Carlos St. John Phillips (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the 2019 remix to ...

, Imanbek * 19 – Travis Scott, Hvme * 17 – Selena Gomez,

Surf Mesa Powell Aguirre (born April 10, 2000), known by the stage name Surf Mesa, is an American electronic musician from Seattle. He gained fame for the single " ILY (I Love You Baby)" (2019), a song which sampled a cover of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take ...

, Emile * 16 – Robin Schulz,

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Milestones

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holds the record for the most songs (5) simultaneously in the top 10, with " Rain on Me", " Sour Candy", " Stupid Love", "Alice" and "911" during the week of June 13, 2020. *

holds the record for having the most charted songs, with 71. *

holds the milestone as the first artist to have a song positioned at No. 1 on the Year End chart two years straight with "

Turn Down for What "Turn Down for What" is a song by French DJ and record producer DJ Snake and American rapper Lil Jon released on December 18, 2013. The song and its viral music video popularized the use of the phrase. The song was particularly successful in Nor ...

" featuring

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in 2014 and "

Lean On "Lean On" is a song recorded by American electronic dance music group Major Lazer and French DJ and record producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from Danish singer MØ. It was released on March 2, 2015, as the lead single from Major Lazer's thi ...

" with

featuring

in 2015.

later replicated this with " Don't Let Me Down" featuring Daya and " Something Just Like This" with

topping the Year End chart in 2016 and 2017 respectively. *" Latch" by Disclosure featuring

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holds the record for longest climb to number one, reaching the top in its 47th week on the chart. *" Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille holds the record for most weeks spent on the chart at 92 weeks. It also is the first song to top the chart for a complete year (2019). *"Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga became the first song to debut at number one on the chart during the week of March 14, 2020. * Lady Gaga's album '' Chromatica'' is also the first album to get 5 songs in the top 10 also on June 13, 2020. * "

Pepas "Pepas" is a guaracha song by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Farruko from his studio album '' La 167''. It was released as single on June 24, 2021, via Sony Music Latin. It reached No. 25 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the US ...

" by Farruko became the first Spanish-language song to reach number one on the chart for the week of August 21, 2021.

References

External links

Current Dance/Electronic Songs
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