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This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play

Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. nightclubs. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "Billboard-reporting DJs."...
 chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 dance clubs. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub 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".

Below are links to lists showing the songs that have topped the chart.






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This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play

Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. nightclubs. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "Billboard-reporting DJs."...
 chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 dance clubs. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub 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".

Below are links to lists showing the songs that have topped the chart. Dates shown represent "week-ending" Billboard issue dates.

When consulting these statistics, two chart facts should be noted:
  • Billboard has adopted former publication rival 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....
    s 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 (Billboard published multiple charts featuring regional- or city-specific hits during this era).
  • From the 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. Beginning with the February 23 1991, issue, Hot Dance Club Play became "song specific", meaning that only one song could occupy each position at a time.


1970s

1974
Number-one dance hits of 1974 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1974. October 26 was the premiere week of a dance-related chart in Billboard....
 1975
Number-one dance hits of 1975 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1975.NOTE: Billboard has adopted former publication rival Record World's 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...
 1976
Number-one dance hits of 1976 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1976.NOTE: Billboard has adopted former publication rival Record World's 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...
 1977
Number-one dance hits of 1977 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1977....
 1978
Number-one dance hits of 1978 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1978....
 1979
Number-one dance hits of 1979 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1979....


1980s

1980
Number-one dance hits of 1980 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1980....
 1981
Number-one dance hits of 1981 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1981....
 1982
Number-one dance hits of 1982 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1982....
 1983
Number-one dance hits of 1983 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1983....
 1984
Number-one dance hits of 1984 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1984....
 1985
Number-one dance hits of 1985 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1985....
 1986
Number-one dance hits of 1986 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1986....
 1987
Number-one dance hits of 1987 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1987....
 1988
Number-one dance hits of 1988 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1988....
 1989
Number-one dance hits of 1989 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1989....


1990s

1990
Number-one dance hits of 1990 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1990....
 1991
Number-one dance hits of 1991 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1991....
 1992
Number-one dance hits of 1992 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1992....
 1993
Number-one dance hits of 1993 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1993....
 1994
Number-one dance hits of 1994 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1994....
 1995
Number-one dance hits of 1995 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1995....
 1996
Number-one dance hits of 1996 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1996....
 1997
Number-one dance hits of 1997 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1997....
 1998
Number-one dance hits of 1998 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1998....
 1999
Number-one dance hits of 1999 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 1999....


2000s

2000
Number-one dance hits of 2000 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2000....
 2001
Number-one dance hits of 2001 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2001....
 2002
Number-one dance hits of 2002 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2002....
 2003
Number-one dance hits of 2003 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2003....
 2004
Number-one dance hits of 2004 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2004....
 2005
Number-one dance hits of 2005 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2005....
 2006
Number-one dance hits of 2006 (USA)

These are the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2006....
 2007
Number-one dance hits of 2007 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2007.Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance....
 2008
Number-one dance hits of 2008 (USA)

These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play number one hits of 2008.Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7-10 days in advance....
 2009

See also

  • 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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