Number-one dance hits of 1995 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Club Play
number one hits of 1995.
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
number one hits of 1995.
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| January 7 | "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved) Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved) "Melody of Love " is a song recorded by American singer Donna Summer as a new track for her 1994 hits compilation Endless Summer... " |
Donna Summer Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach... |
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| January 28 | "I Get Lifted" | Barbara Tucker Barbara Tucker Barbara Tucker , is an African American house, R&B and soul singer, songwriter and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe, than in her home country.... |
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| February 4 | "Call Me" | Deee-Lite Deee-Lite Deee-Lite was an American house and club/dance group, formed in New York City, United States. The group's best-known single was "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S... |
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| February 11 | "Don't Bring Me Down" | Spirits | |
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| February 25 | "Everlasting Love Everlasting Love "Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden that has been a hit for various artists, including Robert Knight, Carl Carlton, Love Affair, and Gloria Estefan.- Overview :... " |
Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those... |
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| March 11 | "Come Back" | Londonbeat Londonbeat Londonbeat was originally a UK and American R&B and Dance band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s.-History:Londonbeat's career started in the Netherlands where "There's a Beat Going On" reached the Top 10, and then "9 A.M " which subsequently became a modest success in the... |
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| March 18 | "Your Loving Arms Your Loving Arms "Your Loving Arms" is a song by German singer Billie Ray Martin. It was originally released in late 1994 but was huge in 1995, where it peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs and #6 on the UK Singles Chart... " |
Billie Ray Martin Billie Ray Martin -Career:Billie Ray Martin has had dance and pop hits in various collaborations and as a solo artist. Initially a guest singer for S'Express , she went on to work with the electronic/pop/house-music group Electribe 101. The group's only album was Electribal Memories because it disbanded... |
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| April 1 | "Never Get Enough" | Waterlillies Waterlillies Waterlillies is a male-female electronica–pop–trip hop duo that released a pair of albums on Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records in the 1990s. Group members are instrumentalist and producer Ray Carroll, with vocalist Jill Alikas-St. Thomas... |
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| April 8 | "Atomic Atomic (song) "Atomic" is a song by the American New Wave band Blondie, written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman. It was released as the third single from the band's 1979 album Eat to the Beat.-Song information:... " |
Blondie Blondie (band) Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s... |
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| April 15 | "Heartbeat Heartbeat (Jimmy Somerville song) "Heartbeat" is the title of a 1995 song by British pop singer Jimmy Somerville, former lead singer of the bands Bronski Beat and Communards. Released as a single from his 1995 solo album, Dare to Love, "Heartbeat" peaked at #24 on the UK singles chart in February of that year... " |
Jimmy Somerville Jimmy Somerville James William Somerville is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice... |
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| April 22 | "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)" | The Bucketheads | |
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| May 6 | "Respect" | Judy Cheeks Judy Cheeks Judy Cheeks is a female dance music singer born in Miami, Florida in 1954 and is the daughter of gospel singer and preacher Rev. Julius Cheeks. In 1978 she hit #10 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Mellow Lovin'," and then had a career resurgence in the 1990s, when she re-emerged with a... |
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| May 13 | "Bedtime Story" | Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983... |
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| May 20 | "Keep in Touch (Body to Body)" | Shades of Love Meli'sa Morgan Meli'sa Morgan is an African American R&B singer born in Queens, New York who had a string of urban contemporary and house music hits in the 1980s and 1990s. She got her start in the music industry whilst singing with a church gospel choir called the Starlets of Corona... featuring Meli'sa Morgan Meli'sa Morgan Meli'sa Morgan is an African American R&B singer born in Queens, New York who had a string of urban contemporary and house music hits in the 1980s and 1990s. She got her start in the music industry whilst singing with a church gospel choir called the Starlets of Corona... |
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| May 27 | "What Hope Have I" | Sphynx | |
| June 3 | "Open Your Heart" | M People M People M People are a British house music act from Manchester, who formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.-Career:... |
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| June 10 | "I'm Ready" | Size 9 Josh Wink Josh Wink is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S... |
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| June 17 | "Too Many Fish" | Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer... featuring Adeva Adeva Adeva is a female African American house-music and contemporary R&B artist from Paterson, New Jersey, United States, the youngest of six children... |
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| July 1 | "You" | Staxx of Joy Staxx of Joy Staxx Of Joy is a house music studio project assembled by producers Simon Thorne and Tommy Jones. In the mid 1990s they had four Top 10 hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, two of which reached #1: "Joy" and "You". Both of these tracks, including a third single "Shout" featured vocals... featuring Carol Leeming Carol Leeming Carol Leeming is a British female singer/songwriter who lives in Leicester England. She also goes by the alias KYO and works with other acts, mostly as a featured vocalist... |
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| July 8 | "Space Cowboy Space Cowboy (song) "Space Cowboy" is the lead single from British band Jamiroquai's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. The single reached #17 in the UK Singles Chart and was their first #1 on the U.S... " |
Jamiroquai Jamiroquai Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as... |
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| July 15 | "Scream Scream/Childhood "Scream"/"Childhood" is the lead single from Michael Jackson's ninth studio album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I where "Scream" is the first song and "Childhood" is the tenth song on the second disc of the album HIStory Continues. The A-side, "Scream", is a duet with his younger sister... " |
Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... and Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
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| July 29 | "You Bring Me Joy You Bring Me Joy "You Bring Me Joy" is a hip hop soul song written by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson, and Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey , for Mary J. Blige's 1994 sophomore studio album, My Life... " |
Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... |
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| August 5 | "As Long As You're Good to Me" | Judy Cheeks | |
| August 12 | "Relax" | Crystal Waters Crystal Waters Crystal Waters is an American dance music singer and songwriter.-Childhood and young adult life:Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Waters is the daughter of Betty and Junior Waters, a famed jazz musician; her great aunt, Ethel Waters, was one of the first African-American vocalists to appear in... |
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| August 19 | "My Love Is for Real My Love Is for Real "My Love Is for Real" is the first single off the 1995 Paula Abdul album, Head over Heels. The song was reconstructed by dance group Strike in 1996... " |
Paula Abdul Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits... |
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| August 26 | "Come and Get Your Love Come and Get Your Love "Come and Get Your Love" is a 1974 hit single by the Native American rock band Redbone. The song was written by band member Lolly Vegas and produced by Lolly and his brother Pat Vegas, who was also a band member... " |
Real McCoy Real McCoy (band) Real McCoy, originally known as M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy, is a German band, best known for their 1993/1994 singles "Another Night" and "Run Away", which were both Top 10 hits in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.-Formation:... |
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| September 2 | "No More I Love You's No More I Love You's "No More I Love You's" is a song written by Joseph Hughes and David Freeman and was first released by their band, The Lover Speaks, in 1986. The song was later covered by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox and became a hit for her in 1995.-The Lover Speaks version:"No More "I Love You's"" was the... " |
Annie Lennox Annie Lennox Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A... |
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| September 16 | "Everybody Be Somebody" | Ruffneck featuring Yavahn | |
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| October 7 | "Turn It Out" | Labelle Labelle Labelle is an American all female singing group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the Philadelphia/Trenton areas, the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, later changing... |
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| October 14 | "We Can Make It" | Moné Moné Ramona DeSouza, more popularly known as Moné, is an American music recording artist and songwriter. She scored three hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart: "We Can Make It" , "Movin'" and "Partay Feeling"... |
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| October 21 | "Fantasy Fantasy (Mariah Carey song) "Fantasy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 12, 1995 by Columbia Records as the lead single for her fifth studio album, Daydream . The song was written by Carey and Dave Hall, both serving as primary producers alongside Sean Combs... " |
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993... |
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| November 11 | "Stay Together" | Barbara Tucker | |
| November 18 | "I'll Always Be Around" | C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death... featuring A.S.K. M.E. A.S.K. M.E. A.S.K. M.E. are a female trio from Chicago Illinois. The members consists of April Allen, Sheree Hicks and Kera Trotter .In 1995 the trio teamed up with the C&C Music Factory to record "I'll Always Be Around" with Vic Black... and Vic Black Vic Black Vic Black is a male vocalist from East Brooklyn, New York who was the co-lead singer with the female trio A.S.K. M.E. on the C&C Music Factory track "I'll Always Be Around". The track went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1995.-Background:Victor Latimer was born in... |
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| December 2 | "Take Me Higher" | Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway... |
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| December 9 | "Believe in Me" | Raw Stylus Raw Stylus Raw Stylus was a London-based dance music outfit whose core members were Donna Gardier, Jules Brookes and Ron Aslan. In 1995 they released the single, "Believe In Me", which reached #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. It was a minor success in the United Kingdom reaching #66 on the UK... |
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| December 16 | "Reach" | Lil' Mo' Yin Yang Lil' Mo' Yin Yang Lil' Mo' Yin Yang is a collaborative house-music act of producers and DJs Erick Morillo and Masters At Work's Little Louie Vega. Its only song, "Reach," released in 1995 on Strictly Rhythm records, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart at the end of the year.-See also:*List of number-one... |
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| December 23 | "Be My Lover Be My Lover "Be My Lover" is a 1995 song by the band La Bouche. It is one of their biggest hits alongside their other major hit "Sweet Dreams". This song was dubbed into many megamix tracks and has had remix versions. It reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States... " |
La Bouche La Bouche La Bouche was a Eurodance/Dance-pop duo formed by Frank Farian in Germany in 1994, originally consisting of Melanie Thornton and Lane McCray, scoring two major worldwide hits in the mid-1990s with "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams".... |
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See also
- 1995 in music1995 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart