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Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance club
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
s. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
 disc jockey
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
s who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "Billboard-reporting DJs."

The current number-one song on the Hot Dance Club Play chart (issue date/week ending March 14, 2009) is "Away
Away (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Away" is a pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias. It is the first single from his album Greatest Hits . The song features Sean Garrett and was released to iTunes on the albums release date November 11, 2008....
" by Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler , better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spain singer-songwriter, model, and actor.Iglesias started his musical career with Mexico indie label Fonovisa, which helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Hispanic and Latino Americans market in the United States, sell...
 featuring Sean Garrett
Sean Garrett

Garrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.Garrett is responsible for a series of chart-topping compositions, most notably Usher 's "Yeah! ", Ciara's breakout track "Goodies " Teairra Mari's debut single "Make Her Feel Good" and Chris Brown 's debut single "Run It!...
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Hot Dance Club Play chart has undergone several incarnations since its inception in 1974.






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Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance club
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
s. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
 disc jockey
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
s who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "Billboard-reporting DJs."

The current number-one song on the Hot Dance Club Play chart (issue date/week ending March 14, 2009) is "Away
Away (Enrique Iglesias song)

"Away" is a pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias. It is the first single from his album Greatest Hits . The song features Sean Garrett and was released to iTunes on the albums release date November 11, 2008....
" by Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler , better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spain singer-songwriter, model, and actor.Iglesias started his musical career with Mexico indie label Fonovisa, which helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Hispanic and Latino Americans market in the United States, sell...
 featuring Sean Garrett
Sean Garrett

Garrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.Garrett is responsible for a series of chart-topping compositions, most notably Usher 's "Yeah! ", Ciara's breakout track "Goodies " Teairra Mari's debut single "Make Her Feel Good" and Chris Brown 's debut single "Run It!...
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History

The Hot Dance Club Play chart has undergone several incarnations since its inception in 1974. Originally a top-ten list of tracks that garnered the largest audience response in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 discothèque
Discothèque

A discoth?que, , is an entertainment venue or club with music record played by "Discaires" through a PA system, rather than an Live band dance....
s, the chart began on October 26, 1974 under the title Disco Action. The chart went on to feature playlists from various cities around the country from week to week.

Billboard continued to run regional or city-specific charts throughout 1975 and 1976, while rival music publication Record World
Record World

Record World magazine was one of the three main music industry trade publications in the United States, along with Billboard and Cash Box magazines....
 was the first publication to feature a chart that encompassed club play on a national level. Billboard has since adopted Record Worlds chart statistics from the weeks between March 29, 1975 and August 21, 1976 into their Hot Dance Club Play chart history, as Billboard did not publish a national chart during this time.

Beginning on August 28, 1976, a thirty-position National Disco Action Top 30 premiered, which quickly expanded to forty positions. In 1979 the chart expanded to sixty positions, then eighty, and finally reached 100 positions from 1979 until 1981, when it was reduced to eighty again.

During the first half of the 1980s the chart maintained eighty slots until March 16, 1985 when the Disco charts were splintered and renamed. Two charts appeared: Hot Dance/Disco, which ranked club play (fifty positions), and Hot Maxi-Single Sales, which ranked 12-inch single
12-inch single

The 12-inch single gramophone record came into existence with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. The first 12" single was actually a 10" acetate used by a mix engineer in need of a Friday night test copy for famed disco mixer Tom Moulton....
 (or maxi-single) sales (also fifty positions).

These two charts still exist today, under the official titles Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Single Sales. In 2003 Billboard introduced the Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay

Hot Dance Airplay is a monitored dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart was also featured in its sister publication R&R , but it has since been removed, although a summary is still featured in the chart highlight section....
 chart, which is based solely on radio airplay of seven dance music stations electronically monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections....
. These stations are also a part of the electronically monitored panel that encompasses the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
.

Chart statistics and other facts

  • Artists with the most number-one Hot Dance Club Play hits:
1. Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
 — 39
2. Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
 — 18
3. Donna Summer
Donna Summer

Donna Summer is an United States singer-songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of music.Summer was trained as a gospel music singer prior to her introduction to the music industry....
 — 15
4. Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
 — 14
5. Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an United States singer, songwriter,actress, record producer, film producer, and former model . Houston rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and her crossover success opened doors for many other African American women to find success in booty shaking & pop music and movies....
 — 12 (tie)
5. Kristine W
Kristine W

Kristine W is an American Dance-pop, House music and Hi-NRG singer/songwriter.She has released four albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website....
 — 12 (tie)
7. Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox

Deborah Cox is a Canada Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and actor. Her 1998 song "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held the record for longest-running number one single on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart , a record held for nearly eight years....
 — 9
8. Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles

Beyonc? Giselle Knowles , commonly known as Beyonc? , is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child....
 — 8 (tie)
8. C+C Music Factory/Clivilles & Cole
C+C Music Factory

C+C Music Factory was a dance music production group distinguished for having seven #1 Dance/Club Play hits in the early to mid 1990s, as well as several pop music crossover hit record, one of which "Gonna Make You Sweat " reached #1 on Billboard Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs single record chart....
 — 8 (tie)
8. Kim English
Kim English

Kim English is an African American electronica, Soul music, gospel music, and house music singer born in Chicago, Illinois, United States....
 — 8 (tie)
8. Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals....
 — 8 (tie)
8. Rihanna
Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty , known as Rihanna , is a Barbados singer, fashion model, and former beauty queen. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for Barbados....
 — 8 (tie)


  • The first 12-inch single made commercially available to the public was "Ten Percent
    Ten Percent (song)

    In 1976, Salsoul Records released their eighth release, Walter Gibbons' remix of Double Exposure 's disco song "Ten Percent". "Ten Percent" was the first commercially-available 12-inch single....
    " by Double Exposure
    Double Exposure (band)

    Double Exposure was an American disco era band hailing from Philadelphia, USABand members were Leonard Davis, Joe Harris, Chuck Whittington, and Jimmy Williams and they recorded for the Salsoul Records record label....
     in 1976.
  • The first number one on Billboards Disco Action chart was "Never Can Say Goodbye
    Never Can Say Goodbye

    "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5. Released as a Single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs....
    " by Gloria Gaynor
    Gloria Gaynor

    Gloria Gaynor is an United States singer, best-known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye " , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am " ....
     in 1974.
  • The first number one on Billboards National Disco Action Top 30 was "You Should Be Dancing
    You Should Be Dancing

    "You Should Be Dancing" was a single by the Bee Gees, from the Children of the World album in 1976. The single hit number one for 1 week on the U.S....
    " by the Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
     in 1976.
  • From the dance chart's inception until the week of February 16, 1991, several (or even all) songs on an EP
    Extended play

    An extended play is a vinyl record, Compact disc, or music download which contains more music than a Single , but is too short to qualify as an LP album....
     or album
    Album

    An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
     could occupy the same position if more than one track from a release was receiving significant play in clubs (for example, Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson

    Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
     spent eleven weeks at number one in 1983 with     Thriller
    Thriller (album)

    Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on November 30, 1982 by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall ....
    ). Chart entries like this were especially prevalent during the disco
    Disco

    Disco is a genre of dance music that originated in and was initially popular among African American, gay and Hispanic and Latino Americans communities in the United States in the late 1960s....
     era, where an entire side of an album would contain several songs segued together seamlessly to replicate a night of dancing in a club. Beginning with the February 23, 1991 issue, the dance chart became "song specific," meaning only one song could occupy each position at a time.
  • Hot Dance Club Play is one of the last remaining Billboard charts that remains "frozen" for one week (either the last week in December or the first week in January, depending on the calendar year). As the Hot Dance Club Play chart is not monitored electronically like most of the other charts, all songs "hold" their positions for the additional week, and still have the frozen week added to their "weeks on chart" total.
  • Madonna holds the record for the most chart hits, the most top-twenty hits, the most top-ten hits and the most total weeks at number one (69 weeks). She also has the most top-ten hits from one album (seven tracks from her album American Life
    American Life

    American Life is the ninth studio album by United States singer-songwriter Madonna , released on April 22, 2003 by Maverick Records. The RIAA certified it RIAA certification & RIAA certification on July 7, 2003, in recognition of one million shipments throughout the United States, where it has sold 674,000 copies up to November 2008....
    ).
  • The Trammps
    The Trammps

    The Trammps, based in Philadelphia, were one of the first disco band . The band's first major success was with 1972's Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart....
     are the only act to replace themselves at number one (issue date June 5, 1976, "That's Where the Happy People Go" ? "Disco Party").
  • Kristine W
    Kristine W

    Kristine W is an American Dance-pop, House music and Hi-NRG singer/songwriter.She has released four albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website....
    's first nine chart entries all hit number one. She therefore also holds the record for the longest streak of uninterrupted chart-toppers, which was broken in 2006 with the number-two peak of "I'll Be Your Light".
  • "The Boss
    The Boss (Diana Ross song)

    "The Boss" is a 1979 soul music/disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown Records label....
    " is the only song to reach number one by three different artists: Diana Ross
    Diana Ross

    Diane Ernestine "Diana" Ross is a recording artist, actress, and entertainer. During the 1960s, she helped shape the Motown Sound as lead singer of The Supremes before leaving for a solo career in the beginning of 1970....
     in 1979, The Braxtons
    The Braxtons

    The Braxtons were a 1990s Contemporary R&B musical ensemble, signed to Atlantic Records. The Braxtons originally started out in 1989. They first signed as a fivesome to Arista Records which consisted of Toni Braxton and her four sisters, Tamar Braxton, Trina, Towanda Braxton and Traci....
     in 1997 and Kristine W
    Kristine W

    Kristine W is an American Dance-pop, House music and Hi-NRG singer/songwriter.She has released four albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website....
     in 2008.
  • The longest running number-ones on the Hot Dance Club Play chart are "Bad Luck" song by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
    Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

    Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an USA singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul music, R&B, doo-wop, and disco....
     in 1975 and the above mentioned album     Thriller by Michael Jackson. Both entries spent eleven weeks in the top spot.
  • "One Word" by Kelly Osbourne
    Kelly Osbourne

    Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English Celebrity, Singing, award-winning Actor, Radio personality, fashion designer and Model . She is the daughter of Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne....
     made chart history on June 18, 2005 when it became the first song to simultaneously top the Hot Dance Club Play, Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Airplay charts.
  • LeAnn Rimes
    LeAnn Rimes

    Margaret LeAnn Rimes is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress, who records under the name LeAnn Rimes. She is best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline,...
     became the first country music artist to have topped both the     Billboard country chart and the Dance Club Play Chart. Rimes, who had several remixes of her Country hits reach the Club Play chart (her highest being "Can't Fight the Moonlight
    Can't Fight the Moonlight

    "Can't Fight the Moonlight" is a song written by Ficticious : Diane Warren, recorded by LeAnn Rimes and featured on the soundtrack of the film Coyote Ugly , and the film itself....
    " which peaked at #17 in 2000 and "Tic Toc" at #10 in 2003), acheived that distinction during the week of February 28, 2009, when the electronic dance music
    Electronic dance music

    Electronic dance music, also commonly abbreviated as EDM, is electronic music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment....
     remix
    Remix

    A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. A remixer uses Audio mixing to compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or simply changing the equalization, dynamics, Pitch , tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of th...
    es of her 2008 single "What I Cannot Change
    What I Cannot Change

    "What I Cannot Change" is a country music song written by LeAnn Rimes and Darrell Brown , and recorded by American country music singer, LeAnn Rimes....
    " reached number one on the Club Play chart.


See also

  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
    List of number-one dance hits (United States)

    This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in United States dance clubs....
  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
    List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

    This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Billboard began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26 1974 and this is the standard music popularity chart in the United States for play in nightclubs....


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