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You didn't know I'm 1/2 German and 1/4 Redneck? Yep. I grew up on a ranch 5 miles from the

nearest store. I once slept on the sidewalk for Garth Brooks tickets, I shot my first gun in 5th grade, and I'm not ashamed to say I love honky tonkin' (i.e. line dancing & riding the mechanical bull in a country bar, usually over cheap beer or whiskey).

No shock that one of my specialties is country music/country line dancing (google "Country DJ" and you'll find me on page one)...so here is how I navigate the situation when a client tells you they want some country music for dancing at their reception. First, take a deep breath, smile, and relax. As DJs, we know 9 times out of 10 this is going to be like dumping a bucket of ice water on the dance floor we've worked so hard to fire up. Not to worry!

ASK IF THE GUESTS KNOW HOW TO COUNTRY DANCE95% of the time, they do not. Ask specifically, "Do you guys know the Slappin' Leather, Tush Push, or Power Jam?" If they look at you confused, follow up with, "Two Step? Ten Step?" Still no (or mostly no)? Then I will tell the client that, yes, of course, I can play country music during dancing, BUT, in my experience, your guests won't dance to it (yes, even if it's their favorite country song). Your guests might be singing along, they might be tapping

their toes, but they won't be out on the dance floor (based on my expertise and experience).

Occasionally, the bride will tell me that 3 or 4 of her besties and herself know a few line dances from hanging out at the local country bar. Ask her for the names of the dances and what songs they want to dance each line dance to (some line dances can be done to multiple songs; others can not be). In this case, I will typically play these two or three line dances they know 5-15 minutes into open dancing as a way to warm up the rest of the crowd (the crew of besties will dance to "their" line dances sober and on a cold floor simply because "Hey, I know this one!") I usually will do their line dances back to back and knock them out right away.

The only other country music I'll play during open dancing is this block: "Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd Skynyrd (99 BPM) into "Save a Horse," Big & Rich (102 BPM) into "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)," Luke Bryan (106 BPM). On certain occasions, I might throw in an club remix of anything by Carrie Underwood or Miranda Lambert or Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" (if the clients can tolerate club music).

COUNTRY MUSIC IS FOR DRINKIN'R&B is for making babies. EDM is for fist pumping. Country is for drinkin.' When do people drink? Cocktail Hour (and Dinner). And, of course, country slow songs can be squeezed in pretty easily during open dancing. But what if the couple really needs to hear more country music than just that? The last thing you want to do is try to mix blocks of country in with "real" dance music!

No worries. This is my secret weapon! I ask the client if they would like to have some "traditional" wedding dance music for a portion of the time after dinner then, at some point, transition to what equates to sort of a second Cocktail Hour--what I call "Country Drinkin' Music."

So, for example, the bride might want one hour of regular dancing and one hour of country. I will play the regular "go to" dance stuff then start winding it down and transitioning from that to country with some classic rock—"You Shook Me All Night Long," ACDC (126 BPM) into "Livin' on a Prayer," Bon Jovi (123 BPM) into

DJ Staci Nichols is based in San Diego and specializes in spinning “country fusion,” Latin/Spanish, and mainstream music. Her know-how has appeared in San Diego Style Weddings, Offbeat Bride, Wedding Planner Magazine, and Book More Brides. She offers consulting at WeddingBizConsultant.com or check out her DJ biz at SanDiegoDJStaci.com. IG/FB/Pinterest/Twitter: SanDiegoDJStaci

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"Don't Stop Believin," Journey (119 BPM). You can even throw in "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond (126 BPM) or "Jessie's Girl," Rick Springfield (131 BPM).

When I start the last non-country song, I will announce to please join us on the dance floor for the last dance and let everyone know I'll be playing "Country Drinkin' Music" until 10:00 PM so don't go anywhere. As much as I hate talking during dancing, this announcement is crucial.

WHAT COUNTRY SONGS TO PLAYIf you even mention "Achy Breaky Heart" or "Boot Scootin' Boogie," the client is going to put on a plastic smile and slowly back out of the door, running for their lifted 4x4. These songs are dead give-aways that you don't know anything about country music or country dancing. After using the transition songs listed above, here is a good idea of the type of music I would play for a classic block of "Country Drinkin' Music" (followed by a list of poppy "country" songs for those couples who've never heard of Chris LeDeux):

• "Good Hearted Woman" or "I'm a Ramblin' Man," Waylon Jennings• "Fishin' in the Dark," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band• "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," John Denver (Direct Music Service has a great beatmatchable remix available)• "All My X's Live in Texas," George Strait• "A Boy Named Sue," Johnny Cash• "If You're Going to Play in Texas," "Tennessee River & a Mountain Man," and/or "Dixieland Delight," Alabama• "Fancy," Reba McEntire (just a smidge different than the Iggy Azalea song)• "Boondocks," Little Big Town• "What Was I Thinkin," Dierks Bentley• "Girls Night Out," "Have Mercy," and/or "Rockin with the Rhythm," the Judds• "Hooked on an 8 Second Ride," Chris LeDeux• "Play Somethin' Country," Brooks N Dunn (you can Electric Slide to this one)• "Saturday Night Special," Conway Twitty• "Country Boy Can Survive" and "Family Tradition,"* Hank Williams Jr• "Devil Went Down to Georgia," Charlie Daniels Band• "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson• "Nobody to Blame," Chris Stapleton• "Rodeo" or "Thunder Rolls," Garth Brooks• "Tulsa Time," Don Williams• "Ticks," Brad Paisley• "Kiss my Country Ass," Rhett Akins (play the Blake Shelton version for the country pop crowd below)• "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Drivin my Life Away," Eddie Rabbitt• "Chicken Fried," Zac Brown Band• "Guitars & Cadillacs," Dwight Yoakum• "Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue," Toby Keith (if there is active military present, be sure to make an announcement thanking them for their service and ask them to come to the dance floor as the song is starting)

New poppy "country" for the city slickers (remember to play "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift during dancing as most pop country fans are Swifties):

• "Body Like a Back Road," Sam Hunt• "This is How We Roll" and "Cruise," Florida Georgia Line• "Dirt Road Anthem," Jason Aldean• "It Goes Like This," Thomas Rhett• "Song about a Girl," Eric Paslay• "Parking Lot Party" and "Four on the Floor," Lee Brice• "Humble & Kind," Tim McGraw• "Drink to That All Night," Jerrod Niemann• "Little Red Wagon," Miranda Lambert (clean version)• "Head Over Boots," Jon Pardi• "Huntin,' Fishin,' & Lovin' Every Day," Luke Bryan• "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not," Thompson Square• "Hey Pretty Girl" and "Somethin' 'Bout a Truck," Kip Moore• "Bait a Hook," Justin Moore• "Crank It Up," Colt Ford• "Bottoms Up" and "Country Must Be Country-Wide," Brantley Gilbert• "Boys 'Round Here," Blake Shelton• "Don't Ya," Brett Eldredge• "Small Town Throwdown," Brantley Gilbert/Thomas Rhett/Justin Moore• "Redneck Crazy," Tyler Farr• "Somethin' Bad," Carrie Underwood & Miranda Lambert• "C.O.U.N.T.R.Y." LoCash Cowboys• "Smoke a Little Smoke," Eric Church

Then be sure to end with Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" into Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" if grandma is still around. If you're dealing with a bunch of shirtless groomsmen by this point, be sure to throw on "Take My Drunk Ass Home" by Luke Bryan afterwards.

Now if the client says, on the other hand, "Yes, we go line dancing every week. We met at a honky tonk, and most of our friends are fellow line dancers," then you tell the bride to call me because she'll need a DJ who knows which songs go with which dances and the counts to start each dance. The other 95% of the time, you have everything you need to do a 5-star job right here in this article. Yee-haw!

Rated for Rollicking...*During “Family Tradition,” it is customary for the DJ to do some crowd prompts during the chorus. The chorus says: "Hank, why do you drink?" DJ shouts: "TO GET DRUNK!" "Why do you roll smoke?" DJ shouts: "TO GET HIGH!" "Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?" DJ shouts: "TO GET LAID!" Trust me: The crowd will be shouting it out with you—this

"family tradition" is almost 40 years old.All article photos by Trevor Axt, www.trevoraxtphotography.com

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The most recent "State of the DJ Industry"* survey had a statistic that was shocking: 24 percent

of the music DJs play at events, such as weddings, is streamed. This includes songs accessed from public sites, (ie. Spotify, YouTube, Pandora, etc).

Digging a little deeper, 5 percent of respondents say they stream 100 percent of their music at events with none on a hard

drive. Of those, 86 percent are single operators, with 73 percent of those single operators reporting less than $50K in total company revenue; almost all reported a decline in revenues in 2017.

Could there be a correlation?Think about that... out of roughly 80 songs played in a 5 hour

wedding, an average of 19 songs (admittedly, as a profession) are streamed. That leaves the DJ to take a chance on things like:

• Reliability with wifi or cell phone connectivity • Frequent interruptions (buffering issues)

• Firmware update issues • Audio compression algorithims resulting in poor song quality, including song distortion, songs that crack, skip, and fast forward/slow down really fast, during playback• Wrong versions played because they are mis-labeled and not previewed (songs then played with inappropri-ate content, bad language, etc)

Spotify has 159 million active users worldwide, 71 million pay a monthly subscription fee; which is about double Apple Music.

SAVING MONEY...BUT PAYING A PRICEStreaming music doesn't just involve money. It involves time, inconvenience and other people's perception of one's own integrity (personally, and as an industry) and the quality of experi-ence. Consumers will go for the least total cost to them personally, but do not fully assess the risks associated with the total success of their event by hiring DJs who stream music.

Streaming music also devalues music from an artistic standpoint; both with the creation and consumption standpoint. Music is every-where, on demand, and is often free. If it’s “free,” then it appears to have no value.

This expectation gap is tainted by a flurry of “professional DJs” she (a prospective bride) has seen at other weddings (or on YouTube) when their music buffers, or skips at the wrong time. This experience then lowers her expectations and perception of what a quality DJ should do;

and ultimately the price she is willing to pay for a DJ. (I won't get into the legality, or games music producers

or labels are playing with artist compensation in this article, but rather, I am focusing on how streaming music at events is perceived by the client, guests, venues and other vendors.)

To paraphrase what a colleague told me recently: "If music is difficult to obtain, then streaming rewards those DJs who are lazy or just don't care. They choose convenience over doing what's right or actually taking the time to prepare properly."

True.

PERCEPTION PROBLEMSHave you ever thought about what clients, guests, venues and vendors think about DJs who stream music at events? What about how this reflects on you as a "professional" DJ? How about the industry as a whole?

I have. I've also interviewed tons of people. • "I can't believe the DJ doesn't take the time to actually prepare in advance. Instead, he relies on a 'build it on the fly anything goes' attitude and hopes it plays." (prospec-tive bride who's friend had a DJ that streamed music)• "This tells me that the DJ doesn't want to invest in

Matt Martindale has been a professional DJ and MC since 1989, performing at more than 1,600 wedding receptions since then. Along with running his award-winning, multi-DJ company, Amoré DJ Entertainment (www.amoredjentertainment.com), he has accumulated extensive entertainment experience including training in audio production, sound engineering, lighting and design, improv comedy, voice over artistry, magic, and much more.

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With or Against the Stream?STREAMING MUSIC: WHAT CLIENTS, GUESTS, VENUES AND VENDORS REALLY THINK

By Matt Martindale

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their business, equipment or music. If the DJ can't even do that, where else are they cutting corners?" (prospec-tive groom)• "He can't even get important songs right! He kept trying to play the father-daughter song, and had to do it four times." (a guest from another wedding who's niece got married)• "Why should I pay for a DJ when he's playing the same music I can get off YouTube or my Pandora account on my own?" (bride inquiry)• “It sounded so bad. It was jumbled and hard to under-stand any of the lyrics.” (family after a wedding they attended the week before)• "Music is free. He isn’t paying for the music, but hey, I'm not charging $1,500 to $2,000 either and then calling myself a 'professional' (air quotes). Hiring a DJ is worth about $400 to me. Just set up equipment, play the music I say, and make an occasional announcement. That's it." (prospective bride at a bridal show)

On the flip side...• "It's cool he can play any song my guests request."

Yes, those comments basically summarize pages of responses to the public.

NEWSFLASH: DJs are subject to the quality of the stream, available bandwidth and version of the song they can find when they need it. If the venue's wifi doesn't work reliably or is over-loaded, then songs buffer, stutter, stop, or skip ahead. Add in the fact that DJs frequently pull songs off of YouTube or a public source on the fly that are riddled with poor quality, bad language or inappropriate content because they weren’t previewed.

To put it bluntly: The perception of a successful event is also based on the quality of the music and how it is consumed.

Not only have I asked multiple guests and clients about their thoughts on DJs who stream music, but this prompted me to start asking other wedding professionals (especially venues) about what they think. I ended up with pages and pages of notes, with repeated comments like:

• "Oh, the DJ we had last night was playing off his phone for the grand entrance, and he started to get texts or a call. That was really bad!"• "During the first dance (or father-daughter dance) his music was buffering, and kept starting and stopping to the point we had to move the time line around and try it again later." (heard this comment multiple times)• "The DJ's cocktail and dinner set was right off Spotify. It even had the commercials." (heard this one at least 50 percent of the time)• "DJs don't seem to care how this reflects on us (as the venue). DJs don’t really think about what this says to guests. Seriously! Haven’t you guys thought of this? It’s like serving a perfect, made-to-order steak on a flimsy paper plate with a cheap plastic fork in a 5-star restau-rant, and then expecting to be paid for the 5-star experi-ence. DJs don’t get it." • "DJs come in, demand our wifi password, then blame us and our wifi when it doesn’t play right. A lot of DJs make us look bad because they aren't prepared.”

The fact is, if any of your music is part of that 24 percent that DJs say is streamed at events, then you have a responsibility to

ensure: • IT BETTER WORK!• IT BETTER BE RIGHT! • IT BETTER BE HIGH QUALITY!

If you can’t guarantee these basics, then don’t stream; espe-cially for key events at weddings!

Don’t take the risk of a major ding to your business with bad reviews.

Don’t risk a hit on your reputation, or to the industry as a whole.

The fact is, the client expects so much more at their event beyond what they experience at home, and it’s time the industry delivers.

Yes! Prospective clients are starting to ask: “Will you stream music at my event?”

So, how do you answer?

* https://www.mobilebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/State_of_DJ_Industry_2017.pdf

FOR THE RECORDIn case it’s not clear to some readers, this article is focusing on DJs’ streaming of low-quality music from YouTube videos, and directly from Spotify and other streaming services, especially without consideration of the quality of their wifi connection and other professional issues. While the legal issues are still being worked out (as evidenced by last year’s removal of Spotify integration from Virtual DJ, while Algoriddim’s djay app continues to offer this integration as a key feature) many DJs have successfully included streaming in their toolboxes to provide what clients/audiences want; these DJs are not the target of Matt’s investigation. Look for additional questions in the next State of the DJ Industry survey designed to clarify the difference between these approaches to music streaming for DJs. ~Ed

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A s you prepare for the summer months and likely LOTS of weddings, mid-week trivia

nights should be busy and provide you with some “summer fun money.” But how to you get to “busy.”

You will have to be a sales person while running your own business. So this article will look at how to upsell your trivia services, to enhance your DJ business and create that summer fun money. The keys to this are to be prepared and to learn how to close sales without making your clients to feel as if you are hard selling them!

KEY TO THE UPSELL: TIMINGThe first thing you really need to consider is when to up-sell. There are two ways to look at it. If the gig is going to be a one-time event like a wedding, reunion or graduation party, then the upselling would likely need to happen at the initial stage.

If the gig is the start of a long-term project, then maybe delay it until you have been in the gig for a few weeks first. Once you have built a good relationship with your client, then you can suggest additional options. If you are already providing a great service it will be easier to get them to consider other options.

A possible option is to offer a discount for longer bookings. For example, if I charge $400 a night, I may offer the client a package for 10 weeks for $3,600. I am only charging $360 a night but I now have a longer booking and guaranteed money. If you are clever, you can set this up so that even when giving the reduction, you achieve the rough sales target you are hoping for. Remember, these $300-$400 bookings are MIDWEEK MONEY and likely 2 hours or less.

GO AHEAD, CROSS THE STREAMSYou can also boost your business by bringing in more revenue streams. For example, if you are in a bar that you know has DJ or karaoke nights, try and combine trivia with them. If your trivia has been a success then try and increase your services. If you already have the karaoke or DJ business try and add trivia to an off night.

The use of technology is a great way to set yourself apart from those doing the old pen and paper shows. By now, if you have been reading this column for any length of time, you will know the benefits of using technology. You need to be selling this to your venue owners. If they have only booked a standard pen and paper night, you should show them your technology. Show it off. Have videos of you using it. Have facts and figures of how the technology has helped other customers you have. Sell the benefits of an authentic TV-style game show and make sure they understand how the technology can help them to make money. Make sure they know the technology is not limited and whatever game show systems they want to use, such as wireless buzzer systems like Trivia Cubes, Trivia Pads or Extreme Bingo from DigiGames, it will all enhance their business and increase their bottom line!

If your entire business model is to host trivia nights then that is what you should be selling. If 10 weeks has gone well then try and convince them to book you for another available night during the week. Suggest themed trivia nights. If they can see that you are bringing in money and making profit on one night, then you could likely convince them to try something similar another night.

The sales function of your trivia hosting business is as important as all the other elements. If you combine great trivia, a great system and superb hosting you should do great. If you are not good at selling you may find yourself with not enough gigs to live the lifestyle you want. Sales is not natural to everyone and may not come easily. It can be a hard task and it takes time and practice to get it right. When you are selling yourself and your services it should be much easier.

To be successful at upselling your trivia service, start with the right product and have confidence in yourself!

Rob Johnson is back writing a monthly article for Mobile Beat after taking a year or so off. The main focus is to touch on “midweek money” and how you can increase your bottom line. Rob has been the Spokesperson for DigiGames for over 10 years; he has been in the entertainment business for over 25 years and full time for 17. If you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected] or call 701-710-1657.

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“I t was 20 years ago today...”

well, not really. It was 40, and it wasn’t Sgt Pepper but it was Disco. The year was 1978 and I was in my junior year in high school. Saturday Night Fever had just been released at the end of 1977 and the movie had just hit local theaters.

Disco clubs were popping up all over, and then locally, with several K of C, VFW and other halls being turned into teen discos. Every Friday night we headed down to the hall to dance the night away. But 1978 was also about rock & roll. Some of the biggest artists of the rock era, including several Rock & Roll Hall of Famers, released their debut albums that year. Add to that 1978’s offerings of jazz, Punk Rock, New Wave, R&B, Country, movie soundtracks and, well, you get the picture.

The year started with the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack hitting #1 on the Billboard charts and stayed there until July. In thinking about writing this piece I thought I would keep it more DJ related and add a few personal thoughts about the music. SNF made disco a craze and everyone knew the songs, but there was also a lot of backlash to Disco from hard core rockers. Putting that aside, it’s impor-tance is clear, since the songs on that soundtrack are still being played at our events today. “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Boogie Shoes” (how many samples of that song have been done?) and “Disco Inferno” still bring people out to the dance floor.

Also starting the year were albums from Warren Zevon (I can still hear people walking in the hallway howling along with “Werewolves of London”): and Gerry Rafferty with “City to City” “Baker Street,” with its wailing saxophone, was heard everywhere.

Two weeks later, we started hearing

a new rock sound, from a guitarist like noone had ever heard before. “You Really Got Me” by Van Halen impacted the rock world and beyond. Their debut album happened on February 10, 1978 and led directly to the big hair bands of the 80s.

Yet, at that same time, The Village People released “Macho Man,” and a few months later would release the mega hit “Y.M.C.A.” Of course we all thought it wasn’t that great until we saw them perform on TV and learned the moves.

That spring saw the debut of Prince and his 1st solo album For You. It was just a start but we all know what that led to. Robert Palmer had a hit with “Everyday People” and Andy Gibb released Shadow Dancing, which producd several hits, including the title track, “Everlasting Love” and “(Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away. “

On that same day another soundtrack hit the stands from the movie FM. Ok, not a great movie (let’s face it, it was pretty bad) but the music was phenomenal. Steely Dan performed the title track and artists like Boston, the Eagles, Foreigner, Bob Seger and so many others had featured hits on the album. Not a lot of new material but really a best of 1977’s music all rolled into a double album. The significance of the album and movie was that it was the time hen radio was moving from AM to FM, touting a much cleaner sound, hence the Steely Dan lyrics, “No static at all.”

And then Grease was the word. The album was released April 14, 1978, two months before the movie. By the summer of 1978 multiple songs from the hit movie and soundtrack were filling the airwaves. “Grease,” “Summer Nights,” “You’re The One That I Want,” and “Greased Lighting”

were being played everywhere. It was about that time I started

to realize how music follows circular, 20-25-year trends. 50s music was hot again. Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley and Sha-Na-Na were big shows on TV. (Jumping ahead, in the 80s, Motown cel-ebrated its 25th anniversary and music from the 60s was hot again.)

But wait, 1978 DID feature Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band. About a month later, this movie soundtrack with remakes of the Beatles’ classic hit the market. New versions of old songs included Aerosmith’s “Come Together” and the title track by the red hot Bee Gees, along with several other songs they did. Peter Frampton, Billy Preston and Alice Cooper were all featured, but one of the biggest hits from the soundtrack goes to the very hot (pun intended) Earth, Wind & Fire performing “Got To Get You Into My Life.” A very jazzy, soulful R&B version that had dance floors filled.

So much more great music came to us that year: The Cars, The Police, and Dire Straits with debut albums, Bob Seger‘s Stranger in Town (featuring “Old Time Rock & Roll”), Chacka Kahn‘s “I’m Every Woman,” the Commodores, the Rolling Stones’ “Miss You,” Donna Summer Live and many more.

Toward the end of 1978 Al Stewert released Time Passages and the title track sums up this article. Sometimes our minds go drifting down passageways in time, and years falling into the fading light. Sometimes I can’t believe that my favorite year in music happened 40 years ago. By the end of that year, I had started hanging with DJs, and by the next year I was spinning on my own in 1979. “Time keeps on slipping...”

1978: Musical MemoriesOR, WHY I BECAME A DJ

By Mark Evans

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TOP 200 MOST REQUESTED SONGS1 RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS UPTOWN FUNK2 JOURNEY DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'3 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!4 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY5 CUPID CUPID SHUFFLE6 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE

7 DIAMOND, NEIL SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD)

8 MARS, BRUNO 24K MAGIC9 V.I.C. WOBBLE

10 USHER FEAT. LUDACRIS & LIL' JON YEAH11 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING12 AC/DC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG13 DJ CASPER CHA CHA SLIDE14 BON JOVI LIVIN' ON A PRAYER15 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD16 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU17 BROOKS, GARTH FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES18 SWIFT, TAYLOR SHAKE IT OFF19 OUTKAST HEY YA!20 EARTH, WIND & FIRE SEPTEMBER21 MORRISON, VAN BROWN EYED GIRL22 ISLEY BROTHERS SHOUT23 B-52'S LOVE SHACK

24 FONSI, LUIS & DADDY YANKEE FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER DESPACITO

25 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY26 SPICE GIRLS WANNABE27 BACKSTREET BOYS EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK)28 LOGGINS, KENNY FOOTLOOSE29 SIR MIX-A-LOT BABY GOT BACK30 MAROON 5 SUGAR31 BEATLES TWIST AND SHOUT32 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME33 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME34 JORDAN, MONTELL THIS IS HOW WE DO IT35 JACKSON, MICHAEL BILLIE JEAN

36 RIHANNA FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS WE FOUND LOVE37 TEMPTATIONS MY GIRL38 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)39 KELLY, R. IGNITION40 PITBULL FEAT. KESHA TIMBER41 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT42 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN43 CYRUS, MILEY PARTY IN THE U.S.A.44 DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON TURN DOWN FOR WHAT45 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY46 LYNYRD SKYNYRD SWEET HOME ALABAMA

47 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT AND GOON ROCK PARTY ROCK ANTHEM

48 GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH49 JACKSON, MICHAEL P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)50 'N SYNC BYE BYE BYE51 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN SEXYBACK52 NELLY HOT IN HERRE53 ABBA DANCING QUEEN54 KOOL & THE GANG CELEBRATION55 DNCE CAKE BY THE OCEAN56 MARS, BRUNO THAT'S WHAT I LIKE57 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE58 BRYAN, LUKE COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME)59 HOUSE OF PAIN JUMP AROUND60 CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. HALSEY CLOSER61 SHEERAN, ED SHAPE OF YOU62 FLO RIDA MY HOUSE63 WILD CHERRY PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC

64 WONDER, STEVIE SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

65 JACKSON, MICHAEL DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH66 FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN LOW67 VANILLA ICE ICE ICE BABY68 LADY GAGA FEAT. COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE

69 SEGER, BOB & THE SILVER BULLET BAND OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL

70 FOUNDATIONS BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP71 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT72 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS COME ON EILEEN73 PITBULL FEAT. JOHN RYAN FIREBALL74 JACKSON, MICHAEL THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL75 BROWN BAND, ZAC CHICKEN FRIED

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76 MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA MOVES LIKE JAGGER

77 BEE GEES STAYIN' ALIVE78 JACKSON, MICHAEL THRILLER79 WEEKND CAN'T FEEL MY FACE80 QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY81 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST82 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z CRAZY IN LOVE83 PINK RAISE YOUR GLASS84 SALT-N-PEPA PUSH IT85 BLACKSTREET FEAT. DR. DRE NO DIGGITY86 TRAIN MARRY ME87 ADAMS, BRYAN SUMMER OF '6988 BACKSTREET BOYS I WANT IT THAT WAY

89 DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS GET LUCKY

90 SPRINGFIELD, RICK JESSIE'S GIRL91 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE92 DON OMAR FEAT. LUCENZO DANZA KUDURO93 COMMODORES BRICK HOUSE94 VILLAGE PEOPLE Y.M.C.A.95 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER96 LMFAO FEAT. LIL JON SHOTS97 STAPLETON, CHRIS TENNESSEE WHISKEY98 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW WAGON WHEEL99 REDNEX COTTON EYE JOE

100 GRIFFITHS, MARCIA ELECTRIC BOOGIE (ELECTRIC SLIDE)101 LAUPER, CYNDI GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN102 LOS DEL RIO MACARENA103 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING

104 PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO, AFROJACK & NAYER GIVE ME EVERYTHING

105 HUNT, SAM BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD106 LMFAO SEXY AND I KNOW IT107 MEDLEY, BILL & JENNIFER WARNES (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE108 BIG & RICH SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY)109 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP110 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS111 HARRIS, CALVIN FEAT. RIHANNA THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR112 MARS, BRUNO JUST THE WAY YOU ARE

113 THICKE, ROBIN FEAT. PHARRELL & T.I. BLURRED LINES

114 QUEEN CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE115 GINUWINE PONY116 JEPSEN, CARLY RAE CALL ME MAYBE117 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD118 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME119 BROOKS & DUNN BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE120 50 CENT IN DA CLUB121 SMITH, WILL GETTIN' JIGGY WIT IT122 WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX GOLD DIGGER123 DRAKE FEAT. WIZKID & KYLA ONE DANCE

124 MARS, BRUNO TREASURE125 HAMMER, M.C. U CAN'T TOUCH THIS126 JACKSON, MICHAEL BEAT IT127 TRAINOR, MEGHAN ALL ABOUT THAT BASS128 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING129 LONESTAR AMAZED130 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU131 LUMINEERS HO HEY132 GUNS N' ROSES SWEET CHILD O' MINE133 DAFT PUNK ONE MORE TIME134 CRUZ, TAIO DYNAMITE135 BEGA, LOU MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)

136 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ THRIFT SHOP

137 CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS138 SILENTO WATCH ME139 OMI CHEERLEADER140 PRINCE KISS141 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP142 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS UNCHAINED MELODY143 MRAZ, JASON I'M YOURS144 JACKSON 5 I WANT YOU BACK145 SINATRA, FRANK FLY ME TO THE MOON146 JACKSON 5 ABC147 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO

148 TAYLOR, JAMES HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

149 FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE H.O.L.Y.150 SIA FEAT. SEAN PAUL CHEAP THRILLS151 BLACK EYED PEAS LET'S GET IT STARTED152 TOTO AFRICA153 PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO TIME OF OUR LIVES154 YOUNG M.C. BUST A MOVE155 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING156 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER157 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC158 FETTY WAP TRAP QUEEN

159 LIL' JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ FEAT. YING YANG TWINS GET LOW

160 A-HA TAKE ON ME161 FRANKLIN, ARETHA RESPECT162 LADY GAGA POKER FACE163 HARRIS, CALVIN FEEL SO CLOSE164 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT165 YOUNG, BRETT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW166 CHECKER, CHUBBY THE TWIST167 PSY GANGNAM STYLE168 DRAKE HOTLINE BLING169 CALIFORNIA SWAG DISTRICT TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE170 FLO RIDA FEAT. DAVID GUETTA CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME

171 FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE FEAT. NELLY CRUISE

172 JOURNEY FAITHFULLY

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RANK ARTIST SONG173 K-CI & JOJO ALL MY LIFE174 GREEN, AL LET'S STAY TOGETHER175 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD176 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND GET DOWN TONIGHT177 PERRY, KATY FIREWORK178 MCGRAW, TIM MY BEST FRIEND179 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS HANDCLAP180 FLO RIDA FEAT. SIA WILD ONES181 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE182 BRICE, LEE I DON'T DANCE183 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE184 ROMANTICS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU185 USHER DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE186 RIHANNA FEAT. DRAKE WORK187 MINAJ, NICKI STARSHIPS

188 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON CAN'T HOLD US

189 LOPEZ, JENNIFER FEAT. PITBULL ON THE FLOOR190 GRAMMER, ANDY HONEY, I'M GOOD

191DJ KHALED FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, QUAVO, CHANCE THE RAPPER & LIL WAY

I'M THE ONE

192 FLO RIDA GOOD FEELING193 ICONA POP FEAT. CHARLI XCX I LOVE IT194 DERULO, JASON WANT TO WANT ME195 PAISLEY, BRAD SHE'S EVERYTHING196 MINAJ, NICKI SUPER BASS197 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z DRUNK IN LOVE198 CRESPO, ELVIS SUAVEMENTE

199 JESSIE J + ARIANA GRANDE + NICKI MINAJ BANG BANG

200 USHER FEAT. WILL.I.AM OMG

DJ INTELLIGENCE ® TOP 100 "DO NOT PLAY" SONGS

1 LOS DEL RIO MACARENA2 DJ CASPER CHA CHA SLIDE3 SORTA CRACKERS BAND CHICKEN DANCE4 CUPID CUPID SHUFFLE5 VILLAGE PEOPLE Y.M.C.A.6 REDNEX COTTON EYE JOE7 GRIFFITHS, MARCIA ELECTRIC BOOGIE (ELECTRIC SLIDE)8 PSY GANGNAM STYLE9 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY

10 V.I.C. WOBBLE11 B-52'S LOVE SHACK12 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY13 KOOL & THE GANG CELEBRATION14 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING

15 JOURNEY DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'16 SIR MIX-A-LOT BABY GOT BACK17 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)

18 DIAMOND, NEIL SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD)

19 SWIFT, TAYLOR SHAKE IT OFF20 RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS UPTOWN FUNK

21 GRANDMASTER SLICE ELECTRIC SLIDE (SHALL WE DANCE) '92

22 BIG & RICH SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY)23 TRAINOR, MEGHAN ALL ABOUT THAT BASS24 CALIFORNIA SWAG DISTRICT TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE25 ISLEY BROTHERS SHOUT26 JEPSEN, CARLY RAE CALL ME MAYBE

27 THICKE, ROBIN FEAT. PHARRELL & T.I. BLURRED LINES

28 CYRUS, MILEY PARTY IN THE U.S.A.29 ABBA DANCING QUEEN30 BROOKS, GARTH FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES31 DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON TURN DOWN FOR WHAT32 VANILLA ICE ICE ICE BABY33 LMFAO SEXY AND I KNOW IT34 NELLY HOT IN HERRE35 BON JOVI LIVIN' ON A PRAYER36 LMFAO FEAT. LIL JON SHOTS

37 FONSI, LUIS & DADDY YANKEE FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER DESPACITO

38 SILENTO WATCH ME39 BEGA, LOU MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)40 LYNYRD SKYNYRD SWEET HOME ALABAMA41 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME42 BEE GEES STAYIN' ALIVE43 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE44 BRYAN, LUKE COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME)45 ANTHONY, RAY HOKEY POKEY46 WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX GOLD DIGGER47 OUTKAST HEY YA!48 BEATLES TWIST AND SHOUT49 DRAKE HOTLINE BLING50 LOGGINS, KENNY FOOTLOOSE51 AC/DC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG52 WILD CHERRY PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC53 DNCE CAKE BY THE OCEAN54 COMMODORES BRICK HOUSE55 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU56 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME57 TRAINOR, MEGHAN DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND58 USHER FEAT. LUDACRIS & LIL' JON YEAH59 HOUSE OF PAIN JUMP AROUND60 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING61 BROOKS & DUNN BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE

62 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT AND GOON ROCK PARTY ROCK ANTHEM

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RANK ARTIST SONG63 OMI CHEERLEADER64 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD65 SPICE GIRLS WANNABE66 BROWN BAND, ZAC CHICKEN FRIED67 QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY68 WEEKND CAN'T FEEL MY FACE69 BAYOU CITY BEATS COTTON EYED JOE

70 MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA MOVES LIKE JAGGER

71 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!72 JACKSON, MICHAEL THRILLER73 LAUPER, CYNDI GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN74 MARS, BRUNO 24K MAGIC75 RIHANNA FEAT. DRAKE WORK76 BLACK EYED PEAS LET'S GET IT STARTED

77 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ THRIFT SHOP

78 MORRISON, VAN BROWN EYED GIRL79 PITBULL FEAT. KESHA TIMBER80 KELLY, R. IGNITION81 'N SYNC BYE BYE BYE82 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD83 FETTY WAP TRAP QUEEN84 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN SEXYBACK85 PITBULL FEAT. JOHN RYAN FIREBALL86 SALT-N-PEPA PUSH IT87 LONESTAR AMAZED88 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY89 HAMMER, M.C. U CAN'T TOUCH THIS90 SPRINGFIELD, RICK JESSIE'S GIRL91 50 CENT IN DA CLUB92 BACKSTREET BOYS EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK)93 LADY GAGA POKER FACE94 JORDAN, MONTELL THIS IS HOW WE DO IT95 MAROON 5 SUGAR96 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS97 FOUNDATIONS BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP98 JACKSON, MICHAEL BILLIE JEAN99 PERRY, KATY FIREWORK

100 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS COME ON EILEEN

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 2010s

1 RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS UPTOWN FUNK2 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!3 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE4 MARS, BRUNO 24K MAGIC5 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD6 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU7 SWIFT, TAYLOR SHAKE IT OFF

8 FONSI, LUIS & DADDY YANKEE FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER DESPACITO

9 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY10 MAROON 5 SUGAR11 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME12 RIHANNA FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS WE FOUND LOVE13 PITBULL FEAT. KESHA TIMBER14 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN

15 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT AND GOON ROCK PARTY ROCK ANTHEM

16 DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON TURN DOWN FOR WHAT17 MARS, BRUNO THAT'S WHAT I LIKE18 BRYAN, LUKE COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME)19 SHEERAN, ED SHAPE OF YOU20 CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. HALSEY CLOSER21 DNCE CAKE BY THE OCEAN22 FLO RIDA MY HOUSE23 PITBULL FEAT. JOHN RYAN FIREBALL

24 MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA MOVES LIKE JAGGER

25 WEEKND CAN'T FEEL MY FACE

26 DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS GET LUCKY

27 DON OMAR FEAT. LUCENZO DANZA KUDURO28 PINK RAISE YOUR GLASS29 STAPLETON, CHRIS TENNESSEE WHISKEY30 LMFAO FEAT. LIL JON SHOTS31 TRAIN MARRY ME

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RANK ARTIST SONG32 HUNT, SAM BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD

33 PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO, AFROJACK & NAYER GIVE ME EVERYTHING

34 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW WAGON WHEEL35 HARRIS, CALVIN FEAT. RIHANNA THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR36 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS37 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP38 MARS, BRUNO JUST THE WAY YOU ARE39 LMFAO SEXY AND I KNOW IT

40 THICKE, ROBIN FEAT. PHARRELL & T.I. BLURRED LINES

41 JEPSEN, CARLY RAE CALL ME MAYBE42 DRAKE FEAT. WIZKID & KYLA ONE DANCE43 MARS, BRUNO TREASURE44 TRAINOR, MEGHAN ALL ABOUT THAT BASS45 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU46 CRUZ, TAIO DYNAMITE47 CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS

48 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ THRIFT SHOP

49 LUMINEERS HO HEY50 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO51 SILENTO WATCH ME52 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP53 OMI CHEERLEADER54 FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE H.O.L.Y.55 SIA FEAT. SEAN PAUL CHEAP THRILLS56 PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO TIME OF OUR LIVES57 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT58 YOUNG, BRETT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW59 HARRIS, CALVIN FEEL SO CLOSE60 FETTY WAP TRAP QUEEN

61 FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE FEAT. NELLY CRUISE

62 FLO RIDA FEAT. DAVID GUETTA CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME63 CALIFORNIA SWAG DISTRICT TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE64 PERRY, KATY FIREWORK65 DRAKE HOTLINE BLING66 PSY GANGNAM STYLE67 BRICE, LEE I DON'T DANCE68 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS HANDCLAP69 FLO RIDA FEAT. SIA WILD ONES70 RIHANNA FEAT. DRAKE WORK71 MINAJ, NICKI STARSHIPS

72DJ KHALED FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, QUAVO, CHANCE THE RAPPER & LIL WAY

I'M THE ONE

73 LOPEZ, JENNIFER FEAT. PITBULL ON THE FLOOR74 USHER DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE75 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

76 GRAMMER, ANDY HONEY, I'M GOOD

77 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. RAY DALTON CAN'T HOLD US

78 DERULO, JASON WANT TO WANT ME79 ICONA POP FEAT. CHARLI XCX I LOVE IT80 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z DRUNK IN LOVE

81 JESSIE J + ARIANA GRANDE + NICKI MINAJ BANG BANG

82 TRAINOR, MEGHAN DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND83 MINAJ, NICKI SUPER BASS84 USHER FEAT. WILL.I.AM OMG85 GUETTA, DAVID FEAT. SIA TITANIUM86 FLO RIDA GOOD FEELING87 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN FEAT. JAY-Z SUIT & TIE88 AVICII WAKE ME UP!

89 TRAINOR, MEGHAN FEAT. JOHN LEGEND LIKE I'M GONNA LOSE YOU

90 CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. DAYA DON'T LET ME DOWN91 MUMFORD & SONS I WILL WAIT92 MRAZ, JASON I WON'T GIVE UP93 ANTHONY, MARC VIVIR MI VIDA94 HUNT, SAM HOUSE PARTY95 GOULDING, ELLIE LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO96 WEEKND FEAT. DAFT PUNK STARBOY97 MIGOS FEAT. LIL UZI VERT BAD AND BOUJEE98 BIEBER, JUSTIN WHAT DO YOU MEAN?99 LAMAR, KENDRICK HUMBLE

100 AZALEA, IGGY FEAT. CHARLI XCX FANCY

DJ INTELLIGENCE ® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 2000s

1 CUPID CUPID SHUFFLE2 USHER FEAT. LUDACRIS & LIL' JON YEAH3 V.I.C. WOBBLE4 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING5 DJ CASPER CHA CHA SLIDE6 OUTKAST HEY YA!7 KELLY, R. IGNITION8 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)9 CYRUS, MILEY PARTY IN THE U.S.A.

10 'N SYNC BYE BYE BYE11 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN SEXYBACK12 NELLY HOT IN HERRE13 FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN LOW14 LADY GAGA FEAT. COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE15 BROWN BAND, ZAC CHICKEN FRIED16 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z CRAZY IN LOVE17 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER18 BIG & RICH SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY)19 WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX GOLD DIGGER20 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING21 50 CENT IN DA CLUB

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RANK ARTIST SONG22 MRAZ, JASON I'M YOURS23 DAFT PUNK ONE MORE TIME24 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER25 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING

26 LIL' JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ FEAT. YING YANG TWINS GET LOW

27 BLACK EYED PEAS LET'S GET IT STARTED28 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC29 LADY GAGA POKER FACE30 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD31 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE32 PAISLEY, BRAD SHE'S EVERYTHING33 KILLERS MR. BRIGHTSIDE34 BUBLE, MICHAEL SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME35 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN ROCK YOUR BODY36 MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT LUCKY37 KESHA TIK TOK38 RASCAL FLATTS MY WISH39 DARKNESS I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE40 NELLY COUNTRY GRAMMAR

41 JAGGED EDGE FEAT. RUN OF RUN DMC LET'S GET MARRIED

42 SHAKIRA HIPS DON'T LIE

43 SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS HOME

44 SPEARS, BRITNEY TOXIC45 PAISLEY, BRAD THEN46 CIARA FEAT. MISSY ELLIOTT 1, 2 STEP47 LADY GAGA BAD ROMANCE48 KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG49 CASCADA EVERYTIME WE TOUCH50 SEAN PAUL TEMPERATURE51 JONES, NORAH COME AWAY WITH ME52 LIFEHOUSE YOU AND ME53 NELLY FEAT. CITY SPUD RIDE WIT ME54 NELLY, P.DIDDY & MURPHY LEE SHAKE YA TAILFEATHER55 SNOOP DOGG FEAT. PHARRELL DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT56 STEFANI, GWEN HOLLABACK GIRL57 OUTKAST FEAT. SLEEPY BROWN THE WAY YOU MOVE58 FLO RIDA FEAT. KEISHA RIGHT ROUND59 FERGIE FEAT. WILL.I.AM FERGALICIOUS60 ELLIOTT, MISSY MISDEMEANOR WORK IT

61 RONSON, MARK FEAT. AMY WINEHOUSE VALERIE

62 PINK GET THE PARTY STARTED63 ELLIOTT, MISSY FEAT. CIARA LOSE CONTROL64 DADDY YANKEE GASOLINA65 BLACK EYED PEAS MY HUMPS66 SWIFT, TAYLOR LOVE STORY67 BROWN BAND, ZAC WHATEVER IT IS68 TURNER, JOSH WHY DON'T WE JUST DANCE69 MGMT ELECTRIC FEEL

70 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE71 MCGRAW, TIM MY LITTLE GIRL72 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES73 HEARTLAND I LOVED HER FIRST

74 BLUE FEAT. STEVIE WONDER SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

75 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN SENORITA76 BLACK EYED PEAS BOOM BOOM POW77 KINGS OF LEON SEX ON FIRE78 TOPLOADER DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT79 WOMACK, LEE ANN I HOPE YOU DANCE80 TRAIN DROPS OF JUPITER (TELL ME)81 JET ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL82 RIHANNA FEAT. JAY-Z UMBRELLA83 DESTINY'S CHILD BOOTYLICIOUS84 KID CUDI FEAT. MGMT & RATATAT PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS85 SHAGGY IT WASN'T ME

86 AGUILERA, LIL' KIM, MYA & PINK, CHRISTINA LADY MARMALADE

87 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY)88 CHURCH, ERIC LOVE YOUR LOVE THE MOST89 JAY-Z FEAT. ALICIA KEYS EMPIRE STATE OF MIND90 ADKINS, TRACE HONKY TONK BADONKADONK91 KELLY, R. STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE92 ALDEAN, JASON SHE'S COUNTRY93 BUBLE, MICHAEL THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT94 'N SYNC THIS I PROMISE YOU95 BROWN BAND, ZAC TOES96 BUBLE, MICHAEL SWAY97 RASCAL FLATTS LIFE IS A HIGHWAY98 OUTKAST MS. JACKSON99 'N SYNC IT'S GONNA BE ME

100 TRAIN HEY SOUL SISTER

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 1990s1 BROOKS, GARTH FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES2 BACKSTREET BOYS EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK)3 SIR MIX-A-LOT BABY GOT BACK4 SPICE GIRLS WANNABE5 JORDAN, MONTELL THIS IS HOW WE DO IT6 HOUSE OF PAIN JUMP AROUND7 VANILLA ICE ICE ICE BABY8 BLACKSTREET FEAT. DR. DRE NO DIGGITY9 REDNEX COTTON EYE JOE

10 BACKSTREET BOYS I WANT IT THAT WAY11 LOS DEL RIO MACARENA12 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING13 SMITH, WILL GETTIN' JIGGY WIT IT14 HAMMER, M.C. U CAN'T TOUCH THIS15 GINUWINE PONY16 BROOKS & DUNN BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE

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RANK ARTIST SONG17 BEGA, LOU MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...)18 LONESTAR AMAZED19 MCGRAW, TIM MY BEST FRIEND20 K-CI & JOJO ALL MY LIFE21 CRESPO, ELVIS SUAVEMENTE22 PROCLAIMERS I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)23 TWAIN, SHANIA MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN!24 MORRISON, MARK RETURN OF THE MACK

25 2PAC FEAT. DR. DRE AND ROGER TROUTMAN CALIFORNIA LOVE

26 BELL BIV DEVOE POISON27 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. HYPNOTIZE28 69 BOYZ TOOTSEE ROLL29 TLC NO SCRUBS30 BLINK-182 ALL THE SMALL THINGS31 DJ KOOL LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT32 AC/DC THUNDERSTRUCK33 SIR MIX-A-LOT JUMP ON IT34 STRAIT, GEORGE I CROSS MY HEART35 OASIS WONDERWALL36 SALT-N-PEPA SHOOP37 'N SYNC TEARIN' UP MY HEART38 FOUR SEASONS DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT)39 HADDAWAY WHAT IS LOVE40 MCGRAW, TIM WITH FAITH HILL IT'S YOUR LOVE

41 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. FEAT. PUFF DADDY & MASE MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS

42 TWAIN, SHANIA ANY MAN OF MINE

43 JUVENILE FEAT. MANNIE FRESH & LIL' WAYNE BACK THAT THANG UP

44 MARTIN, RICKY LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA

45 PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS AMERICAN GIRL

46 SMASH MOUTH ALL STAR47 MCCAIN, EDWIN I'LL BE48 SPEARS, BRITNEY BABY ONE MORE TIME49 ADAMS, BRYAN (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU50 BROOKS, GARTH CALLIN' BATON ROUGE51 THIRD EYE BLIND SEMI-CHARMED LIFE52 TWAIN, SHANIA YOU'RE STILL THE ONE53 DIGITAL UNDERGROUND THE HUMPTY DANCE54 WILSON PHILLIPS HOLD ON55 NOTORIOUS B.I.G. JUICY56 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU57 SAVAGE GARDEN TRULY MADLY DEEPLY

58 C+C MUSIC FACTORY FEAT. FREEDOM WILLIAMS

GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW)

59 JACKSON, ALAN CHATTAHOOCHEE

60 MARKY MARK & THE FUNKY BUNCH FEAT. LOLETTA HOLLOWAY GOOD VIBRATIONS

61 BROOKS, GARTH THE DANCE62 CRUZ, CELIA LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL63 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE64 BACKSTREET BOYS LARGER THAN LIFE65 TOUCHE FEAT. KRAYZEE YMCA66 JOHN, ELTON CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT67 CAREY, MARIAH ALWAYS BE MY BABY68 KRIS KROSS JUMP69 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU70 STRAIT, GEORGE CHECK YES OR NO71 TWAIN, SHANIA FROM THIS MOMENT ON72 SPICE GIRLS SPICE UP YOUR LIFE73 SEMISONIC CLOSING TIME74 BACKSTREET BOYS AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME75 NEXT TOO CLOSE76 DESTINY'S CHILD SAY MY NAME77 COUNTING CROWS MR. JONES78 BROOKS & DUNN NEON MOON79 QUAD CITY DJ'S C'MON 'N RIDE IT (THE TRAIN)80 GOO GOO DOLLS IRIS81 CAREY, MARIAH FANTASY82 HANSON MMM BOP83 G., WARREN & NATE DOGG REGULATE84 MCGRAW, TIM I LIKE IT, I LOVE IT85 CHUMBAWAMBA TUBTHUMPING86 STEWART, ROD HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY87 TAG TEAM WHOOMP! (THERE IT IS)88 SANTANA FEAT. ROB THOMAS SMOOTH

89 BROOKS, GARTH AIN'T GOING DOWN (TIL THE SUN COMES UP)

90 DION, CELINE BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (THEME FROM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL)

91 JACKSON, MICHAEL BLACK OR WHITE

92 GRANDMASTER SLICE ELECTRIC SLIDE (SHALL WE DANCE) '92

93 GHOST TOWN DJ'S MY BOO94 MATTHEWS BAND, DAVE CRASH INTO ME95 KRAUSS, ALISON WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL96 BOYZ II MEN MOTOWN PHILLY97 CURE FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE98 HILL, LAURYN CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU99 MADONNA VOGUE

100 UB40 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

DJ INTELLIGENCE ® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 1980s

1 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY2 JOURNEY DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'3 BON JOVI LIVIN' ON A PRAYER4 AC/DC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG5 B-52'S LOVE SHACK6 LOGGINS, KENNY FOOTLOOSE

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RANK ARTIST SONG7 JACKSON, MICHAEL BILLIE JEAN8 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME9 JACKSON, MICHAEL P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)

10 KOOL & THE GANG CELEBRATION11 JACKSON, MICHAEL THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL12 JACKSON, MICHAEL THRILLER13 DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS COME ON EILEEN14 SALT-N-PEPA PUSH IT15 ADAMS, BRYAN SUMMER OF '6916 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE17 SPRINGFIELD, RICK JESSIE'S GIRL18 GRIFFITHS, MARCIA ELECTRIC BOOGIE (ELECTRIC SLIDE)19 LAUPER, CYNDI GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN20 MEDLEY, BILL & JENNIFER WARNES (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE21 QUEEN CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE22 JACKSON, MICHAEL BEAT IT23 GUNS N' ROSES SWEET CHILD O' MINE24 PRINCE KISS25 YOUNG M.C. BUST A MOVE26 TOTO AFRICA27 A-HA TAKE ON ME28 JOURNEY FAITHFULLY29 ROMANTICS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU30 RUN-D.M.C. IT'S TRICKY

31 WHAM! WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO32 EARTH, WIND & FIRE LET'S GROOVE33 EARLE, STEVE COPPERHEAD ROAD34 MONEY, EDDIE TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT35 PRINCE 199936 NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND FISHIN' IN THE DARK37 PRINCE LET'S GO CRAZY38 JACKSON, MICHAEL ROCK WITH YOU39 OUTFIELD YOUR LOVE40 JOEL, BILLY UPTOWN GIRL41 ASTLEY, RICK NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP42 BOWIE, DAVID LET'S DANCE43 RICHIE, LIONEL ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)44 KOOL & THE GANG GET DOWN ON IT45 BASE, ROB & D.J. E-Z ROCK IT TAKES TWO46 TRAVIS, RANDY FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN47 MADONNA LIKE A PRAYER48 IDOL, BILLY MONY MONY49 IDOL, BILLY WHITE WEDDING50 JAMES, RICK SUPER FREAK (PART 1)51 SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE DANCING IN THE DARK52 JACKSON, MICHAEL SMOOTH CRIMINAL53 JETT, JOAN & THE BLACKHEARTS I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL54 UB40 RED RED WINE55 QUEEN ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

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RANK ARTIST SONG56 JOURNEY ANY WAY YOU WANT IT57 HOUSTON, WHITNEY HOW WILL I KNOW58 PETTY, TOM FREE FALLIN'59 SINATRA, FRANK NEW YORK, NEW YORK60 KATRINA AND THE WAVES WALKING ON SUNSHINE61 ZZ TOP SHARP DRESSED MAN62 JACKSON, MICHAEL MAN IN THE MIRROR63 SIMON, PAUL YOU CAN CALL ME AL64 GAP BAND YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME65 QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE UNDER PRESSURE66 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS COULD YOU BE LOVED67 WEATHER GIRLS IT'S RAINING MEN68 PRINCE PURPLE RAIN69 COUGAR, JOHN JACK & DIANE70 MEN WITHOUT HATS THE SAFETY DANCE71 JACKSON, MICHAEL WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'72 GUNS N' ROSES PARADISE CITY73 AC/DC BACK IN BLACK

74 BEASTIE BOYS (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (TO PARTY!)

75 BENATAR, PAT HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT76 EURYTHMICS SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)77 LEWIS, HUEY & THE NEWS THE POWER OF LOVE

78 ESTEFAN, GLORIA & THE MIAMI SOUND MACHINE CONGA

79 BEASTIE BOYS BRASS MONKEY80 DEAD OR ALIVE YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)81 SURVIVOR EYE OF THE TIGER82 PRINCE RASPBERRY BERET83 SIMPLE MINDS DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)84 LAUPER, CYNDI TIME AFTER TIME85 IDOL, BILLY DANCING WITH MYSELF

86 POLICE EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC

87 CURE JUST LIKE HEAVEN88 TONE LOC WILD THING89 LIPPS, INC. FUNKYTOWN90 BEACH BOYS KOKOMO91 PRINCE LITTLE RED CORVETTE92 SINATRA, FRANK IT HAD TO BE YOU93 RICHIE, LIONEL DANCING ON THE CEILING94 LOGGINS, KENNY DANGER ZONE95 JOURNEY OPEN ARMS96 BON JOVI YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME97 MICHAEL, GEORGE FAITH98 MODERN ENGLISH I MELT WITH YOU99 COUGAR, JOHN HURTS SO GOOD

100 GAYE, MARVIN SEXUAL HEALING

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 1970s

1 EARTH, WIND & FIRE SEPTEMBER2 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY3 LYNYRD SKYNYRD SWEET HOME ALABAMA

4 WONDER, STEVIE SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

5 JACKSON, MICHAEL DON'T STOP 'TIL YOU GET ENOUGH6 ABBA DANCING QUEEN

7 SEGER, BOB & THE SILVER BULLET BAND OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL

8 WILD CHERRY PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC9 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT

10 BEE GEES STAYIN' ALIVE11 QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY12 VILLAGE PEOPLE Y.M.C.A.13 COMMODORES BRICK HOUSE

14 TAYLOR, JAMES HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

15 JACKSON 5 I WANT YOU BACK16 JACKSON 5 ABC17 GREEN, AL LET'S STAY TOGETHER18 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND GET DOWN TONIGHT19 CHEAP TRICK I WANT YOU TO WANT ME20 JOEL, BILLY PIANO MAN21 COLE, NATALIE THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE)22 QUEEN FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS23 BLUE SWEDE HOOKED ON A FEELING24 WONDER, STEVIE ISN'T SHE LOVELY25 WONDER, STEVIE SUPERSTITION26 JOHN, ELTON BENNIE AND THE JETS27 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND BOOGIE SHOES28 GAYE, MARVIN LET'S GET IT ON29 JOHN, ELTON TINY DANCER30 REDBONE COME AND GET YOUR LOVE31 JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONG32 QUEEN YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND33 EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA

34 TRAVOLTA, JOHN & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT

35 DAY, OTIS SHOUT36 GAYNOR, GLORIA I WILL SURVIVE37 MORRISON, VAN INTO THE MYSTIC38 KING HARVEST DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT

39 TRAVOLTA, JOHN & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN GREASE MEGAMIX

40 TURNER, IKE & TINA PROUD MARY41 QUEEN SOMEBODY TO LOVE42 WILLIAMS, JR., HANK FAMILY TRADITION43 DENVER, JOHN TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS44 BEE GEES YOU SHOULD BE DANCING45 GAYE, MARVIN GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PT. I)46 MEAT LOAF PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT

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RANK ARTIST SONG47 AEROSMITH WALK THIS WAY48 MORRISON, VAN MOONDANCE49 BROWN, JAMES GET UP OFFA THAT THING

50 EARTH, WIND & FIRE WITH THE EMOTIONS BOOGIE WONDERLAND

51 BUFFETT, JIMMY MARGARITAVILLE52 FOUR SEASONS DECEMBER, 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT)53 BOSTON MORE THAN A FEELING

54 WHITE, BARRY CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE

55 BEE GEES NIGHT FEVER56 MORRISON, VAN CRAZY LOVE57 JOHN, ELTON CROCODILE ROCK58 JOEL, BILLY JUST THE WAY YOU ARE59 LYNYRD SKYNYRD SIMPLE MAN60 FLEETWOOD MAC LANDSLIDE61 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES RICH GIRL62 EMOTIONS BEST OF MY LOVE63 ROLLING STONES BEAST OF BURDEN64 MCLEAN, DON AMERICAN PIE65 SUMMER, DONNA LAST DANCE66 JOEL, BILLY ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG67 GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL68 HOT CHOCOLATE YOU SEXY THING

69 WHITE, BARRY YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING

70 SUGARHILL GANG RAPPER'S DELIGHT71 BEE GEES HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE72 EAGLES TAKE IT EASY73 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT)74 MILLER BAND, STEVE THE JOKER75 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS THREE LITTLE BIRDS76 FLEETWOOD MAC GO YOUR OWN WAY77 DANIELS BAND, CHARLIE THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA78 ABBA TAKE A CHANCE ON ME79 PRESLEY, ELVIS BURNING LOVE80 WONDER, STEVIE YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE81 COCKER, JOE YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL82 KISS ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE83 RAM JAM BLACK BETTY84 SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE BORN TO RUN

85 KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND (SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE) SHAKE YOUR BOOTY

86 SEGER, BOB & THE SILVER BULLET BAND NIGHT MOVES

87 WITHERS, BILL LOVELY DAY88 AC/DC HIGHWAY TO HELL89 WITHERS, BILL LEAN ON ME90 KNACK MY SHARONA91 STEALERS WHEEL STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU92 SIMON & GARFUNKEL CECILIA93 WONDER, STEVIE SIR DUKE

94 HOLMES, RUPERT ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG)95 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS JAMMING96 LYNYRD SKYNYRD FREE BIRD97 JACKSONS BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE98 B-52'S ROCK LOBSTER99 LOOKING GLASS BRANDY (YOU'RE A FINE GIRL)

100 STEWART, ROD MAGGIE MAY

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 1960s

1 DIAMOND, NEIL SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD)

2 MORRISON, VAN BROWN EYED GIRL3 BEATLES TWIST AND SHOUT4 TEMPTATIONS MY GIRL5 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT6 GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH7 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE8 FOUNDATIONS BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP9 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST

10 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME11 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD12 SINATRA, FRANK FLY ME TO THE MOON13 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS UNCHAINED MELODY14 FRANKLIN, ARETHA RESPECT15 CHECKER, CHUBBY THE TWIST16 SLEDGE, PERCY WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN

17 FOUR TOPS I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH)

18 COLE, NAT KING L-O-V-E19 VALLI, FRANKIE CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU20 TEMPTATIONS AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG21 BEATLES ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE22 DION RUNAROUND SUE23 CONTOURS DO YOU LOVE ME24 BEATLES HERE COMES THE SUN25 CASH, JOHNNY RING OF FIRE26 BEACH BOYS GOD ONLY KNOWS27 BEACH BOYS WOULDN'T IT BE NICE28 ARCHIES SUGAR, SUGAR29 BEATLES IN MY LIFE30 WONDER, STEVIE FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE31 ROSS, DIANA & THE SUPREMES YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE

32 WILSON, JACKIE (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER

33 BELAFONTE, HARRY JUMP IN LINE (SHAKE, SHAKE SENORA)34 REDDING, OTIS (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY35 BEATLES I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

36 GAYE, MARVIN HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

37 BROWN, JAMES & THE FAMOUS FLAMES I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)

38 ORBISON, ROY OH, PRETTY WOMAN

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RANK ARTIST SONG39 MONKEES I'M A BELIEVER40 ROLLING STONES (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION41 SINATRA, FRANK MY WAY42 CHECKER, CHUBBY LET'S TWIST AGAIN43 DARIN, BOBBY BEYOND THE SEA44 BEACH BOYS GOOD VIBRATIONS45 BEATLES I SAW HER STANDING THERE46 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL BAD MOON RISING47 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL PROUD MARY48 TURTLES HAPPY TOGETHER49 PICKETT, WILSON MUSTANG SALLY50 SINATRA, FRANK YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG51 BEATLES HEY JUDE52 SINATRA, FRANK I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN53 SONNY & CHER I GOT YOU BABE54 COOKE, SAM TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY55 BEATLES CAN'T BUY ME LOVE56 MCCOYS HANG ON SLOOPY57 GAYE, MARVIN I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE58 FOUR TOPS BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING59 SINATRA, FRANK SUMMER WIND60 PRESLEY, ELVIS A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION61 COOKE, SAM WONDERFUL WORLD62 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS DANCING IN THE STREET63 JONES, TOM IT'S NOT UNUSUAL64 RONETTES BE MY BABY65 BEATLES SOMETHING66 DRIFTERS UNDER THE BOARDWALK67 TEMPTATIONS THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO68 DIXIE CUPS CHAPEL OF LOVE69 BEATLES COME TOGETHER70 REDDING, OTIS THESE ARMS OF MINE71 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE DANCE TO THE MUSIC72 BEATLES EIGHT DAYS A WEEK73 BEATLES OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA74 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'75 CASH, JOHNNY FOLSOM PRISON BLUES76 CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL FORTUNATE SON77 COOKE, SAM BRING IT ON HOME TO ME78 CLINE, PATSY CRAZY79 CHARLES, RAY GEORGIA ON MY MIND80 SINATRA, FRANK I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU81 CASH, JOHNNY & JUNE CARTER JACKSON82 BERRY, CHUCK YOU NEVER CAN TELL83 PICKETT, WILSON LAND OF 1000 DANCES84 BEATLES WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR85 ROSS, DIANA & THE SUPREMES BABY LOVE86 ROLLING STONES HONKY TONK WOMEN

87 STEPPENWOLF MAGIC CARPET RIDE88 BEATLES WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS89 BEATLES A HARD DAY'S NIGHT90 BEACH BOYS BARBARA ANN91 PRESLEY, ELVIS SUSPICIOUS MINDS92 BEACH BOYS CALIFORNIA GIRLS93 TEMPTATIONS GET READY94 FOUR SEASONS SHERRY

95 MARTIN, DEAN YOU'RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU

96 SPRINGFIELD, DUSTY SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN97 MARTIN, DEAN EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY98 WONDER, STEVIE MY CHERIE AMOUR99 BEATLES AND I LOVE HER

100 BEATLES LOVE ME DO

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 100 SONGS OF THE 1950s

1 ISLEY BROTHERS SHOUT2 SINATRA, FRANK COME FLY WITH ME3 MARTIN, DEAN THAT'S AMORE4 PRESLEY, ELVIS JAILHOUSE ROCK

5 COLE, NATALIE WITH NAT KING COLE UNFORGETTABLE

6 BERRY, CHUCK JOHNNY B. GOODE7 CASH, JOHNNY I WALK THE LINE8 PRESLEY, ELVIS HOUND DOG9 VALENS, RITCHIE LA BAMBA

10 PRESLEY, ELVIS ALL SHOOK UP11 LEWIS, JERRY LEE GREAT BALLS OF FIRE12 PRESLEY, ELVIS LOVE ME TENDER13 DRIFTERS THIS MAGIC MOMENT14 COOKE, SAM YOU SEND ME15 CHAMPS TEQUILA16 SINATRA, FRANK LOVE AND MARRIAGE

17 HALEY, BILL & HIS COMETS (WE'RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

18 PRESLEY, ELVIS BLUE SUEDE SHOES19 MARTIN, DEAN VOLARE20 DARIN, BOBBY MACK THE KNIFE21 MARTIN, DEAN SWAY22 HARRIS, THURSTON LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE23 PENGUINS EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE MINE)24 FLAMINGOS I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU25 DAY, BOBBY ROCKIN' ROBIN26 BELAFONTE, HARRY THE BANANA BOAT SONG (DAY-O)27 LITTLE RICHARD TUTTI-FRUTTI28 COLE, NAT KING WHEN I FALL IN LOVE29 DARIN, BOBBY DREAM LOVER30 PLATTERS ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)31 ANKA, PAUL PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY SHOULDER32 HALEY, BILL & HIS COMETS SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL

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RANK ARTIST SONG33 LITTLE RICHARD GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY34 SINATRA, FRANK ALL THE WAY35 SINATRA, FRANK YOUNG AT HEART36 CLINE, PATSY WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT37 EVERLY BROTHERS ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM38 LYMON, FRANKIE & THE TEENAGERS WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE39 PRESLEY, ELVIS DON'T BE CRUEL40 CHARLES, RAY WHAT'D I SAY (PART 1)41 HOLLY, BUDDY & THE CRICKETS THAT'LL BE THE DAY42 WILLIAMS, HANK HEY, GOOD LOOKIN'43 BIG BOPPER CHANTILLY LACE44 COLE, NAT KING THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU45 MATHIS, JOHNNY CHANCES ARE46 FIVE SATINS IN THE STILL OF THE NITE47 COASTERS YAKETY YAK48 HOLLY, BUDDY PEGGY SUE49 DOMINO, FATS BLUEBERRY HILL50 CLOVERS LOVE POTION NO. 951 LEWIS, JERRY LEE WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON52 MARTIN, DEAN MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS53 PLATTERS SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES54 LEE, PEGGY FEVER55 MICKEY & SYLVIA LOVE IS STRANGE56 DARIN, BOBBY SPLISH SPLASH57 LITTLE RICHARD LONG TALL SALLY58 EVERLY BROTHERS WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE59 DANNY & THE JUNIORS AT THE HOP60 DRIFTERS THERE GOES MY BABY61 CHORDETTES LOLLIPOP62 MONOTONES BOOK OF LOVE63 HOLLY, BUDDY EVERYDAY64 MARTIN, DEAN I'VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM65 DELL-VIKINGS COME GO WITH ME66 BERRY, CHUCK ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN67 DIAMONDS THE STROLL68 SANTO & JOHNNY SLEEP WALK69 CHORDETTES MR. SANDMAN70 BERRY, CHUCK ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSIC71 PRESLEY, ELVIS TEDDY BEAR

72 PHILLIPS, PHIL WITH THE TWILIGHTS SEA OF LOVE

73 MARTIN, DEAN RETURN TO ME74 COLE, NAT KING LET'S FALL IN LOVE75 HOLLY, BUDDY TRUE LOVE WAYS76 PLATTERS THE GREAT PRETENDER77 MATHIS, JOHNNY MISTY78 MATHIS, JOHNNY THE TWELFTH OF NEVER79 COLE, NAT KING STARDUST

80 DAY, DORIS WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE (QUE SERA, SERA)

81 SINATRA, FRANK (LOVE IS) THE TENDER TRAP82 VALENS, RITCHIE COME ON, LET'S GO83 WILLIAMS, HANK JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU)84 BERRY, CHUCK MAYBELLINE85 DION & THE BELMONTS A TEENAGER IN LOVE86 PRESLEY, ELVIS HEARTBREAK HOTEL

87 GOODMAN, BENNY & HIS ORCHESTRA LET'S DANCE

88 WILLIAMS, ANDY THE HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG89 COLE, NAT KING MONA LISA90 DOMINO, FATS AIN'T THAT A SHAME91 PRESLEY, ELVIS I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU

92 COOKE, SAM (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASON

93 FREEMAN, BOBBY DO YOU WANT TO DANCE94 CRESTS SIXTEEN CANDLES95 SINATRA, FRANK ANYTHING GOES96 EVERLY BROTHERS BYE BYE LOVE97 HOLLY, BUDDY & THE CRICKETS OH, BOY!98 JONES, GEORGE WHITE LIGHTNING99 PLATTERS TWILIGHT TIME

100 HOLLY, BUDDY RAVE ON

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 FIRST DANCES

1 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT2 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP3 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO4 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD5 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE6 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME7 YOUNG, BRETT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW8 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN9 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING

10 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST11 PAISLEY, BRAD THEN12 BRICE, LEE I DON'T DANCE13 STAPLETON, CHRIS TENNESSEE WHISKEY14 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE15 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS16 LONESTAR AMAZED17 STRAIT, GEORGE I CROSS MY HEART18 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE19 MCGRAW, TIM MY BEST FRIEND20 MRAZ, JASON I WON'T GIVE UP21 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING22 DICKERSON, RUSSELL YOURS23 GOULDING, ELLIE HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU24 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME25 MORRISON, VAN INTO THE MYSTIC

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RANK ARTIST SONG26 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD27 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT28 BRIDGES, LEON COMING HOME29 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT30 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!31 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING32 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING33 VALLI, FRANKIE CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU34 FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE H.O.L.Y.35 KODALINE THE ONE36 CHESNEY, KENNY ME AND YOU37 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER38 PAISLEY, BRAD TODAY39 JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONG40 HAYES, HUNTER WANTED41 MORRISON, VAN CRAZY LOVE42 GREEN, AL LET'S STAY TOGETHER43 MOORE, KIP HEY PRETTY GIRL44 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS UNCHAINED MELODY45 RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS UPTOWN FUNK46 TRAIN MARRY ME47 URBAN, KEITH MAKING MEMORIES OF US48 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU49 SINATRA, FRANK FLY ME TO THE MOON

50 TRAINOR, MEGHAN FEAT. JOHN LEGEND LIKE I'M GONNA LOSE YOU

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 FATHER-DAUGHTER

DANCES

1 HEARTLAND I LOVED HER FIRST2 MCGRAW, TIM MY LITTLE GIRL3 CARLISLE, BOB BUTTERFLY KISSES4 TEMPTATIONS MY GIRL5 RASCAL FLATTS MY WISH6 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD7 CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS CINDERELLA8 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT

9 DION, CELINE BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (THEME FROM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL)

10 WONDER, STEVIE ISN'T SHE LOVELY11 BEATLES IN MY LIFE12 SIMON, PAUL FATHER AND DAUGHTER13 RUCKER, DARIUS IT WON'T BE LIKE THIS FOR LONG14 MAYER, JOHN DAUGHTERS15 PETTY, TOM WILDFLOWERS16 WOMACK, LEE ANN I HOPE YOU DANCE17 COLLINS, PHIL YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART18 FLEETWOOD MAC LANDSLIDE

19 COLE, NATALIE WITH NAT KING COLE UNFORGETTABLE

20 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME21 MCCAIN, EDWIN WALK WITH YOU22 MCGRAW, TIM HUMBLE AND KIND23 MORRISON, VAN BROWN EYED GIRL24 STEWART, ROD HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY25 BEACH BOYS GOD ONLY KNOWS26 ADKINS, TRACE JUST FISHIN'27 STEWART, ROD FOREVER YOUNG28 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT29 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW30 SHIRES DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL31 JOEL, BILLY LULLABYE (GOODNIGHT, MY ANGEL)

32 TAYLOR, JAMES HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

33 TAYLOR, JAMES YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND34 CHESNEY, KENNY THERE GOES MY LIFE35 WAINWRIGHT III, LOUDON DAUGHTER36 WICKS, CHUCK STEALING CINDERELLA37 COCKER, JOE YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL38 GUNS N' ROSES SWEET CHILD O' MINE39 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE40 VANDROSS, LUTHER DANCE WITH MY FATHER41 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE42 BEATLES HERE COMES THE SUN43 JOHN, ELTON TINY DANCER44 GROBAN, JOSH YOU RAISE ME UP45 JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONG46 WONDER, STEVIE YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE47 JOEL, BILLY JUST THE WAY YOU ARE48 PAISLEY, BRAD HE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE49 ADKINS, TRACE YOU'RE GONNA MISS THIS50 GRANT, NATALIE I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR BABY

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MOTHER-SON DANCES

1 RASCAL FLATTS MY WISH2 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD3 LYNYRD SKYNYRD SIMPLE MAN4 BOYZ II MEN A SONG FOR MAMA5 MCGRAW, TIM HUMBLE AND KIND6 WOMACK, LEE ANN I HOPE YOU DANCE7 BEATLES IN MY LIFE8 COLLINS, PHIL YOU'LL BE IN MY HEART9 MORRISON, VAN DAYS LIKE THIS

10 DION, CELINE BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (THEME FROM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL)

11 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW

12 BRICKMAN, JIM FEAT. LADY ANTEBELLUM WITH HILLARY SCOTT NEVER ALONE

13 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME14 CHURCH, ERIC LIKE JESUS DOES15 STEWART, ROD FOREVER YOUNG

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RANK ARTIST SONG16 GROBAN, JOSH YOU RAISE ME UP17 FLEETWOOD MAC LANDSLIDE

18 TAYLOR, JAMES HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

19 CHESNEY, KENNY DON'T BLINK20 BEACH BOYS GOD ONLY KNOWS21 BROOKS, GARTH MOM22 STEWART, ROD HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY23 WONDER, STEVIE YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE24 MRAZ, JASON 93 MILLION MILES25 MCENTIRE, REBA YOU'RE GONNA BE26 TAYLOR, JAMES YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND27 PETTY, TOM WILDFLOWERS28 SIMON, PAUL LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK29 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT30 UNDERWOOD, CARRIE MAMA'S SONG31 MIDLER, BETTE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS32 JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONG33 ADKINS, TRACE THEN THEY DO34 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT35 MCENTIRE, REBA HE GETS THAT FROM ME36 STRAIT, GEORGE I CROSS MY HEART37 BROOKS, GARTH THE DANCE

38 COLE, NATALIE WITH NAT KING COLE UNFORGETTABLE

39 HICKS, TAYLOR DO I MAKE YOU PROUD40 BRICE, LEE BOY41 LOVETT, LYLE AND RANDY NEWMAN YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME42 ABBA DANCING QUEEN43 MATTHEWS, JASON THAT'S WHAT MAMAS DO44 SHELTON, BLAKE THE BABY45 JOEL, BILLY LULLABYE (GOODNIGHT, MY ANGEL)46 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE47 PRESLEY, ELVIS THE WONDER OF YOU48 CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG TEACH YOUR CHILDREN49 GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH50 HARRIS, MARK FIND YOUR WINGS

DJ INTELLIGENCE®

TOP 50 WEDDING PARTY DANCES

1 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE2 RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS UPTOWN FUNK3 V.I.C. WOBBLE4 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING5 DJ CASPER CHA CHA SLIDE6 MARS, BRUNO 24K MAGIC7 BLACK EYED PEAS LET'S GET IT STARTED8 BROOKS, GARTH FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES

9 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD10 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!11 B-52'S LOVE SHACK12 BACKSTREET BOYS EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK)13 BEATLES WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS14 CUPID CUPID SHUFFLE15 KOOL & THE GANG CELEBRATION16 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY17 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY18 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME

19 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT AND GOON ROCK PARTY ROCK ANTHEM

20 LONESTAR AMAZED21 MCGRAW, TIM MY BEST FRIEND22 PINK RAISE YOUR GLASS23 PROCLAIMERS I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES)24 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD25 RASCAL FLATTS MY WISH26 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU27 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY28 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING29 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO30 AVICII LEVELS31 BALLARD, FRANKIE IT ALL STARTED WITH A BEER32 BEACH BOYS GOD ONLY KNOWS33 BEATLES IN MY LIFE34 BEE GEES YOU SHOULD BE DANCING35 BELAFONTE, HARRY JUMP IN LINE (SHAKE, SHAKE SENORA)36 BEYONCE XO37 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z CRAZY IN LOVE38 BLUE SWEDE HOOKED ON A FEELING39 BRICE, LEE I DON'T DANCE40 BROOKS & DUNN BOOT SCOOTIN' BOOGIE41 BROTHERS OSBORNE IT AIN'T MY FAULT42 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER43 BROWN, JAMES GET UP OFFA THAT THING44 BRYAN, LUKE DRUNK ON YOU

45 C+C MUSIC FACTORY FEAT. FREEDOM WILLIAMS

GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW)

46 CAILLAT, COLBIE I DO47 CHIC LE FREAK48 CHURCH, ERIC DRINK IN MY HAND49 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT50 COMMODORES BRICK HOUSE

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 BOUQUET TOSS SONGS

1 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)2 TRAINOR, MEGHAN DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND3 LAUPER, CYNDI GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN4 TWAIN, SHANIA MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN!

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RANK ARTIST SONG5 GUETTA, DAVID FEAT. FLO RIDA & NICKI MINAJ WHERE THEM GIRLS AT6 BEYONCE RUN THE WORLD (GIRLS)7 SPICE GIRLS WANNABE8 LUDACRIS FEAT. MYSTIKAL MOVE B***H9 WEATHER GIRLS IT'S RAINING MEN

10 KELIS MILKSHAKE11 BENATAR, PAT HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT12 BEYONCE FORMATION13 KOOL & THE GANG LADIES NIGHT14 TLC NO SCRUBS15 BLONDIE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER

16 AGUILERA, LIL' KIM, MYA & PINK, CHRISTINA LADY MARMALADE

17 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP18 JACKSON, MICHAEL P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)19 MOTLEY CRUE GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS20 TWAIN, SHANIA ANY MAN OF MINE21 LITTLE BIG TOWN LITTLE WHITE CHURCH22 ORBISON, ROY OH, PRETTY WOMAN23 QUEEN ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST24 BENATAR, PAT LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD25 BRYAN, LUKE COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME)26 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME27 JEPSEN, CARLY RAE CALL ME MAYBE28 SURVIVOR EYE OF THE TIGER29 BUBLE, MICHAEL HAVEN'T MET YOU YET

30 LAMBERT, MIRANDA DUET WITH CARRIE UNDERWOOD SOMETHIN' BAD

31 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU32 ROSS, DIANA & THE SUPREMES YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE33 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY34 WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX GOLD DIGGER35 BEASTIE BOYS GIRLS36 DESTINY'S CHILD INDEPENDENT WOMEN PART 137 FURTADO, NELLY MANEATER38 GINUWINE PONY39 STEFANI, GWEN HOLLABACK GIRL40 MCBRIDE, MARTINA THIS ONE'S FOR THE GIRLS41 VALENTINE, BROOKE FEAT. BIG BOI & LIL' JON GIRLFIGHT42 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z CRAZY IN LOVE43 DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS GET LUCKY44 JOURNEY DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'45 SPRINGFIELD, DUSTY WISHIN' AND HOPIN'46 ABBA DANCING QUEEN47 DESTINY'S CHILD BOOTYLICIOUS48 FIFTH HARMONY FEAT. KID INK WORTH IT49 HOT CHOCOLATE YOU SEXY THING50 NO DOUBT JUST A GIRL

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 GARTER TOSS SONGS

1 GINUWINE PONY2 QUEEN ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST3 LOGGINS, KENNY DANGER ZONE4 GAYE, MARVIN LET'S GET IT ON5 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME6 NELLY HOT IN HERRE7 ZZ TOP SHARP DRESSED MAN8 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN SEXYBACK9 AC/DC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG

10 WARRANT CHERRY PIE11 HENDRIX, JIMI FOXEY LADY12 SURVIVOR EYE OF THE TIGER13 HOT CHOCOLATE YOU SEXY THING14 SALT-N-PEPA WHATTA MAN15 LMFAO SEXY AND I KNOW IT16 CLAYTON, ADAM & LARRY MULLEN THEME FROM MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE17 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)18 HAMMER, M.C. U CAN'T TOUCH THIS19 JAY-Z FEAT. UGK BIG PIMPIN'20 PANIC! AT THE DISCO DEATH OF A BACHELOR21 MANCINI, HENRY THE PINK PANTHER THEME22 WEATHER GIRLS IT'S RAINING MEN23 BAHA MEN WHO LET THE DOGS OUT24 YELLO OH YEAH

25 DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS GET LUCKY

26 INNER CIRCLE BAD BOYS (THEME FROM COPS)27 KRAVITZ, LENNY AMERICAN WOMAN28 BIG & RICH SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY)29 GEORGIA SATELLITES KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF30 HUNT, SAM BODY LIKE A BACK ROAD31 MCGRAW, TIM REAL GOOD MAN32 RIGHT SAID FRED I'M TOO SEXY33 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN FEAT. JAY-Z SUIT & TIE34 ZZ TOP LEGS35 VAN HALEN HOT FOR TEACHER36 WEEKND EARNED IT37 ALOE BLACC THE MAN38 HORAN, NIALL SLOW HANDS39 KELLY, R. BUMP N' GRIND40 JACKSON, MICHAEL THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL41 BIG PUNISHER FEAT. JOE STILL NOT A PLAYER42 COMMODORES BRICK HOUSE43 KELIS MILKSHAKE44 SHAGGY BOOMBASTIC45 BEASTIE BOYS GIRLS46 BENATAR, PAT HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT

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RANK ARTIST SONG47 GAYE, MARVIN SEXUAL HEALING48 GOMEZ, SELENA COME & GET IT49 SISQO THONG SONG

50 THOROGOOD, GEORGE & THE DESTROYERS BAD TO THE BONE

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 CAKE CUTTING SONGS

1 MAROON 5 SUGAR

2 TAYLOR, JAMES HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

3 DNCE CAKE BY THE OCEAN4 ARCHIES SUGAR, SUGAR5 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME

6 FOUR TOPS I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH)

7 FLO RIDA & 99 PERCENT CAKE8 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER9 SHELTON, BLAKE HONEY BEE

10 COLE, NAT KING L-O-V-E11 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU12 BUBLE, MICHAEL HOW SWEET IT IS13 QUEEN YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND14 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING15 COLE, NATALIE THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE)16 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING17 CAKE LOVE YOU MADLY18 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP19 AVERAGE WHITE BAND CUT THE CAKE20 MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT LUCKY21 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD22 U2 SWEETEST THING23 BROWN BAND, ZAC LOVING YOU EASY24 MARTIN, DEAN THAT'S AMORE25 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST26 SINATRA, FRANK LOVE AND MARRIAGE27 MCGRAW, TIM MY BEST FRIEND28 TRAIN MARRY ME29 BAREILLES, SARA I CHOOSE YOU30 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT31 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME32 FOUNDATIONS BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP33 MARS, BRUNO JUST THE WAY YOU ARE34 MATTHEWS BAND, DAVE YOU AND ME35 MRAZ, JASON I'M YOURS36 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN37 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE38 BEATLES WHEN I'M SIXTY-FOUR39 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE

40 CAILLAT, COLBIE I DO41 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS42 RIHANNA FEAT. CHRIS BROWN BIRTHDAY CAKE43 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW44 LUMINEERS HO HEY45 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

46 SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS HOME

47 AEROSMITH SWEET EMOTION48 SONNY & CHER I GOT YOU BABE49 BIG & RICH LOST IN THIS MOMENT50 PLAIN WHITE T'S 1,2,3,4 (I LOVE YOU)

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 INTRODUCTION SONGS

1 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!2 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU3 T.I. FEAT. JAY-Z BRING 'EM OUT4 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING5 MARS, BRUNO 24K MAGIC6 RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS UPTOWN FUNK7 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER8 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE

9 WONDER, STEVIE SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

10 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE

11 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT AND GOON ROCK PARTY ROCK ANTHEM

12 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY13 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE14 BLACK EYED PEAS LET'S GET IT STARTED15 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z CRAZY IN LOVE16 KOOL & THE GANG CELEBRATION17 AC/DC THUNDERSTRUCK18 DARKNESS I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE

19 DJ KHALED FEAT. T-PAIN, LUDACRIS, RICK ROSS & SNOOP DOGG ALL I DO IS WIN

20 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY21 BLUE SWEDE HOOKED ON A FEELING22 COLE, NATALIE THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE)23 AVICII LEVELS24 MAROON 5 SUGAR25 DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON TURN DOWN FOR WHAT26 PINK RAISE YOUR GLASS27 EARTH, WIND & FIRE SEPTEMBER28 HARRIS, CALVIN FEEL SO CLOSE29 JORDAN, MONTELL THIS IS HOW WE DO IT30 GRAMMER, ANDY GOOD TO BE ALIVE (HALLELUJAH)31 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE32 IMAGINE DRAGONS ON TOP OF THE WORLD33 FLO RIDA MY HOUSE34 CHAINSMOKERS & COLDPLAY SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS35 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING

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RANK ARTIST SONG36 LMFAO SEXY AND I KNOW IT37 PINK GET THE PARTY STARTED38 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN SEXYBACK

39 JAGGED EDGE FEAT. RUN OF RUN DMC LET'S GET MARRIED

40 RECTOR, BEN BRAND NEW41 RIHANNA FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS WE FOUND LOVE42 BASE, ROB & D.J. E-Z ROCK IT TAKES TWO43 FITZ & THE TANTRUMS HANDCLAP44 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP45 DJ KOOL LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT46 JACKSON, MICHAEL THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL47 PARSONS PROJECT, ALAN SIRIUS48 QUEEN CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE49 DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME

50 JACKSON, MICHAEL FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 LAST DANCE SONGS

1 JOURNEY DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'2 SEMISONIC CLOSING TIME3 MEDLEY, BILL & JENNIFER WARNES (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE4 BUBLE, MICHAEL SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME5 JOEL, BILLY PIANO MAN

6 DIAMOND, NEIL SWEET CAROLINE (GOOD TIMES NEVER SEEMED SO GOOD)

7 BROOKS, GARTH FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES8 SUMMER, DONNA LAST DANCE9 'N SYNC BYE BYE BYE

10 MONEY, EDDIE TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT11 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST12 SISTER SLEDGE WE ARE FAMILY13 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT14 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW WAGON WHEEL15 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN16 WANTED GLAD YOU CAME17 ISLEY BROTHERS SHOUT18 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!19 DAFT PUNK ONE MORE TIME20 BON JOVI LIVIN' ON A PRAYER21 GREEN DAY TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE)22 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD23 WALK THE MOON SHUT UP AND DANCE24 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY25 BLACK EYED PEAS THE TIME (DIRTY BIT)26 PAISLEY, BRAD TODAY27 DENVER, JOHN TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS28 SINATRA, FRANK NEW YORK, NEW YORK29 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO30 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT

31 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING32 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING33 AC/DC YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG34 BRYAN, LUKE I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO END35 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD36 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER37 PRESLEY, ELVIS CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE38 COLE, NATALIE THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE)39 FUN. FEAT. JANELLE MONAE WE ARE YOUNG40 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME41 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY42 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING43 QUEEN BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY44 TOTO AFRICA45 BEATLES ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE46 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP

47 SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS HOME

48 JONES, NORAH COME AWAY WITH ME49 K-CI & JOJO ALL MY LIFE50 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MONEY DANCE SONGS

1 BARENAKED LADIES IF I HAD $1,000,0002 BROOKS, GARTH FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES3 WONDER, STEVIE ISN'T SHE LOVELY4 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD5 BEATLES WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS6 RASCAL FLATTS MY WISH7 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD8 LUDACRIS FEAT. PHARRELL MONEY MAKER9 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING

10 CLAPTON, ERIC WONDERFUL TONIGHT11 SINATRA, FRANK THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT12 MCCOY, TRAVIE FEAT. BRUNO MARS BILLIONAIRE13 TURNER, JOSH WHY DON'T WE JUST DANCE14 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP15 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST16 JOHN, ELTON CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT17 LONESTAR AMAZED18 MORRISON, VAN BROWN EYED GIRL19 WOMACK, LEE ANN I HOPE YOU DANCE20 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME21 PINK FLOYD MONEY22 BIG & RICH LOST IN THIS MOMENT23 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING24 COLE, NAT KING L-O-V-E25 HAYES, HUNTER WANTED26 HOUSTON, WHITNEY I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY27 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW

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RANK ARTIST SONG28 MCCAIN, EDWIN I'LL BE29 PAISLEY, BRAD SHE'S EVERYTHING30 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS31 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN32 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT33 ADAMS, BRYAN (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU34 BUBLE, MICHAEL SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME35 GREEN, AL LET'S STAY TOGETHER36 K-CI & JOJO ALL MY LIFE37 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME38 MILLER BAND, STEVE TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN39 TEMPTATIONS MY GIRL40 WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX GOLD DIGGER41 BROWN BAND, ZAC WHATEVER IT IS42 MAROON 5 SUGAR43 MARS, BRUNO 24K MAGIC44 MCGRAW, TIM MY BEST FRIEND45 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU

46 TAYLOR, JAMES HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)

47 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE48 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU49 MRAZ, JASON I'M YOURS50 O'JAYS FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 CEREMONY

PROCESSIONAL SONGS

1 TRAIN MARRY ME2 PACHELBEL CANON IN D3 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS4 REINHART, HALEY CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE5 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW6 BAREILLES, SARA I CHOOSE YOU7 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE8 GOULDING, ELLIE HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU9 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME

10 PIANO GUYS WITHOUT YOU11 SILVESTRI, ALAN FORREST GUMP THEME12 BEATLES HERE COMES THE SUN13 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU

14 BARRYMOORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PACHELBEL'S CANON IN D

15 BRIGHT EYES FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE16 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP17 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER18 MRAZ, JASON I WON'T GIVE UP19 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO

20 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST21 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD22 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT23 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD24 TWAIN, SHANIA FROM THIS MOMENT ON25 FIVE FOR FIGHTING 100 YEARS26 MRAZ, JASON LOVE SOMEONE27 PLATTEN, RACHEL BETTER PLACE28 VERVE BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY29 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING30 ECHOSMITH BRIGHT31 KODALINE THE ONE32 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING33 MANCINI, HENRY MOON RIVER34 MATTHEWS BAND, DAVE YOU AND ME35 UNDERWOOD, CARRIE MAMA'S SONG36 WINANS, BEBE I FOUND LOVE (CINDY'S SONG)37 AEROSMITH I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING38 ALLEN, LILY SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW39 BRICKMAN, JIM ANGEL EYES40 BROOKS, GARTH TO MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE41 GABRIEL, PETER THE BOOK OF LOVE42 JONES, NORAH COME AWAY WITH ME43 LUMINEERS HO HEY44 MAJOR. WHY I LOVE YOU45 PENTATONIX HALLELUJAH

46 THE PIANO GUYS A THOUSAND YEARS (INSTMNTL (PIANO/CELLO REMAKE)

47 ADAMS, RYAN WONDERWALL48 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE49 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD50 BEATLES ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 CEREMONY SONGS

1 TRAIN MARRY ME2 PERRI, CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS3 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU

4 WONDER, STEVIE SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

5 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW6 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE7 REINHART, HALEY CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE8 COLE, NATALIE THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE)9 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER

10 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING11 BEATLES HERE COMES THE SUN12 LEGEND, JOHN ALL OF ME13 PACHELBEL CANON IN D14 SHEERAN, ED THINKING OUT LOUD15 ADELE MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE16 DAN + SHAY FROM THE GROUND UP

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RANK ARTIST SONG17 GOULDING, ELLIE HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU18 PIANO GUYS WITHOUT YOU19 BAREILLES, SARA I CHOOSE YOU20 RASCAL FLATTS BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD21 ARTHUR, JAMES SAY YOU WON'T LET GO22 MRAZ, JASON I WON'T GIVE UP23 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST

24 SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS HOME

25 BRIGHT EYES FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE26 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE27 SHEERAN, ED PERFECT28 BEATLES ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE29 YOUNG, BRETT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW30 IMAGINE DRAGONS ON TOP OF THE WORLD31 MRAZ, JASON I'M YOURS32 QUEEN YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND33 LUMINEERS HO HEY34 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING35 CAILLAT, COLBIE I DO36 KING, BEN E. STAND BY ME37 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD38 BROWN BAND, ZAC LOVING YOU EASY39 RHETT, THOMAS DIE A HAPPY MAN40 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU41 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY42 JOHN, ELTON YOUR SONG43 JONES, NORAH COME AWAY WITH ME44 MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT LUCKY45 DIXIE CUPS CHAPEL OF LOVE46 GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH47 TWAIN, SHANIA FROM THIS MOMENT ON48 BEACH BOYS GOD ONLY KNOWS49 BIG & RICH LOST IN THIS MOMENT50 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 CEREMONY RECESSIONAL

SONGS

1 WONDER, STEVIE SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I'M YOURS

2 AMERICAN AUTHORS BEST DAY OF MY LIFE3 LAMONTAGNE, RAY YOU ARE THE BEST THING4 MARS, BRUNO MARRY YOU5 HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE6 COLE, NATALIE THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE)7 QUEEN YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND8 IMAGINE DRAGONS ON TOP OF THE WORLD9 BROWN BAND, ZAC LOVING YOU EASY

10 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE, ISRAEL 'IZ' OVER THE RAINBOW11 TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!

12 WILLIAMS, PHARRELL HAPPY13 BAREILLES, SARA I CHOOSE YOU14 BEATLES ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE15 BEATLES HERE COMES THE SUN16 CAILLAT, COLBIE I DO

17 SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS HOME

18 GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH19 MAROON 5 SUGAR20 SMASH MOUTH I'M A BELIEVER

21 BROWN, JAMES & THE FAMOUS FLAMES I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)

22 TRAVIS, RANDY FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN23 BROWN, CHRIS FOREVER24 BUBLE, MICHAEL EVERYTHING25 COLE, NAT KING L-O-V-E26 DARKNESS I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE

27 JACKSON, MICHAEL FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD

28 JOHNSON, JACK BETTER TOGETHER29 URBAN, KEITH SOMEBODY LIKE YOU

30 WILSON, JACKIE (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER

31 BEACH BOYS WOULDN'T IT BE NICE32 BIG & RICH LOST IN THIS MOMENT33 WONDER, STEVIE FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE34 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP35 BLACK EYED PEAS I GOTTA FEELING36 BRIGHT EYES FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE37 EMOTIONS BEST OF MY LOVE38 JAMES, ETTA AT LAST39 PARDI, JON HEAD OVER BOOTS40 RECTOR, BEN BRAND NEW41 SUGARLAND STUCK LIKE GLUE42 TRAIN MARRY ME43 TURTLES HAPPY TOGETHER44 EARTH, WIND & FIRE SEPTEMBER45 HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE46 MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS COULD YOU BE LOVED47 MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT LUCKY48 ONEREPUBLIC GOOD LIFE49 SHELTON, BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU50 U2 BEAUTIFUL DAY

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A lgoriddim’s award-winning flagship app, djay Pro, has gotten a major update, and there’s a lot to love

about djay Pro 2 for Mac. I’ve been using djay for iPad for several years and it’s a fantastic program, especially for ceremonies, car shows, bridal shows and so forth. djay Pro is also available on Windows and Android, and even for Apple Watch at a surprisingly affordable price.

This review will go over the new features that were added to djay Pro 2 for Mac. First and foremost, the learning curve on the program is amazing fast and easy. Everything is laid out beauti-fully and looks amazing. The interface is cleaner and has higher resolution waveforms for more precise visual cues and an unprec-edented level of detail and clarity.

One of the biggest upgrades is the Automix AI. This new feature learns from human DJs by intelligently identifying the optimum outro of a song and calculates the prime fade, param-eters and EQ for a seamless transition. This only works in single player mode and I had a chance to really test this out. For example, when transitioning from one 120-BPM song to another 120-BPM song it works flawlessly, which it obviously should. But what about going from 139 BPM to 110 BPM? Surprisingly it did pretty well, although it would sometimes pick a section a full 30 seconds into the song. While it’s not perfect, many DJs will really appreciate the simplicity of this feature.

Using the automix feature with two decks is still impressive. Songs start out with the synced tempo and quickly go back to their original tempo for a very smooth transition. Here I was able to pick a spot

manually where I wanted the mix to start. Also in the settings you can choose how you want the mix, fade, EQ, filter, echo, brake and reverse.

The next thing are I concentrated on was the new Track Filtering feature. Once you load a song you will see it very quickly analyze the song for BMP and key. I put this through a very rigorous test and found, for the most part, that the BPMs were very accurate, by going online and checking them against common listings. For example, djay had “Footloose” at 87 BPM, while most sites had it at 88. Songs that had a very consistent beat were very much spot on. The key readings are also pretty accurate. I ran quite a few songs through the analyzer and found almost all to be spot on. What’s most awesome about this feature is that now you can filter all songs by BPM and key to create some really amazing mixes.

Working with iTunes playlist has been my preferred way of making playlist say for weddings or using Mobile Beat’s Top 200. Until now, you couldn’t make a playlist in djay. This is another new and very welcome feature that will let you make playlists on the fly inside the program. Along with this new feature you can now create a playlist from multiple sources such as iTunes, Spotify and and your file system, and it now has a split screen mode to view your songs side by side.

With djay, you could previously load in videos, but now they have added the new PhotoBeat, which allows you to simply drag an album of photos into the viewer and the program will automatically mix the photos to the music that is playing. Now this is pretty slick. You load photos or albums into the photo app then go to the video section in the app and click on photos. Select an album, all photos or individual photos and drag them to the video window and hit play. The default speed was way too fast, so I set it to 4 beats, which

is the longest duration available. So the faster the song the faster the photos change. The overall effect is very cool.

djay Pro 2 for Mac also added a few features including a new audio engine that offers low latency, better sound and accuracy with track analysis. It offers 3 effects per track, saved loops, 8 hot cues with custom names and colors and a list of new controllers the app will work with. It also takes advantage of the new MacBook Pro touch bar. These are just highlights of the full range of new features. For a complete list be sure to go to algoriddim.com/djay-pro-mac. Be sure to download the free demo, and if you like it it’s only $49.99 for thefull version, a steal in todays market.

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Many thanks to all who attended and everyone who contributed to making MBLV22 one of our most successful MB events ever! Whether you made it to Vegas this time or not, it’s never too early to consider going next year. Keep your eyes on MobileBeatLasVegas.Com for all event news, such as current deals on registration.

MBLV23March 11-14, 2019 • Tropicana, Las Vegas