Top Five Dance Albums

 

Madonna – Hard Candy

Whilst Madonna has left her more pop driven days way in the past to explore the dance arena there is no doubt that with each album she releases one can expect a few surprises. This album is hard paced so there’s little let up for ballads but if you liked the lead single ‘4 minutes’ with Justin Timberlake and you’re looking for a an album to have on whilst you’re at the gym this is a good place to start.

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Ministry of Sound Anthems – 1997 -2008

Another summer and Ministry of Sound album. If you’re a seasoned clubber then there’s no doubt you’ll have most of the tracks on here – but if you’re looking for a one stop shop for some of the biggest clubbing tunes of all time then you can do no wrong. Includes Robin S – Show Me Love, Armand Van Helden – You Don’t Know Me, Moloko – Sing it back and Basement Jaxx – Red Alert amongst many others.

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Mark Ronson – Version

Mark Ronson is the new saviour of dance music having already worked with Lily Allen, Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, and of course Amy Winehouse whose version of ‘Valerie’ is by far and away the stand-out cut on here. If you didn’t know all these songs are covers – from Coldplay to Britney Spears but he and his band rework rather than just copy the tracks so don’t expect an album of karaoke classics. He’s inspired by the 60’s brit/pop era (lots ofg brass and horns) so if you like the style and sound of Valerie then you’ll love the rest of this album.

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Justin Timberlake – Future Sex/Love Sound

Even though ‘Sexyback’ (his first single from this album) was released in September 2006 it’s refreshing to see an album still going so strong 2 years later. If you got a copy of his dynamite first album ‘Justified’ it’s a big departure from the slick and well polished grooves of Rock Your Body and Cry Me A River moving to what he calls ‘Funk Rock’ (in other words Prince) but nonetheless if you like the sound of the other singles ‘My Love’ and ‘What Goes Around’ then you’ll definitely love this album. Strong stuff indeed.

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Nelly Furtado – Loose

One of the many artists who has worked with the now ‘super producer’ Timbaland this album this has to be one of the best albums to have been released in the last two years. There have been no less than 5 singles released off this album to date, (Maneater, Promiscuous, Say It Right, In God’s Hands and All Good Things Must Come To An End) - all of which showcase just how strong this album is. This is dance/pop at it’s very finest.

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