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Pop music, with its catchy hooks, cheerful melodies, and relatable lyrics, is the second-best genre for filling up a dance floor and accounts for 19 of the songs studied. This genre has the ability to captivate listeners from all over the globe and get them moving. With attention-grabbing lyrics and a catchy chorus, this song slides into fourth place, scoring 76.0. Wannabe earned its highest score in danceability, at 84.5, followed by positivity at 82.1. 5. Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) – Mark Ronson ABBA started what I suppose is a long tradition of Swedish songwriters controlling the zeitgeist of American popular music. (Max Martin now has the most Billboard No 1 hits of anyone outside of The Beatles). In the spirit of pop music’s transient nature, most of ABBA’s songs have faded into the temporal tapestry…or rather, they’re now better known as show tunes, thanks to the astounding success of Mamma Mia! on Broadway. But “Dancing Queen” has endured, perhaps because everyone from Bobby Moynihan’s drunk uncle to your adorable six-year-old cousin can sing along to its chorus. There’s a swagger to the bass line, and the strings lead feels like it’s been etched into our culture by the violin bow. — Zach Blumenfeld

I don’t intend this to be a DJ blog as such, but more a blog by someone who happens to be a DJ – a place where personal emphasis takes precedence over professional, although, as I’ve already explained, the two aspects are, of course, inescapably entwined. In third place was Hey Ya! by Outkast, scoring 95.2 in positivity, followed by Wigfield‘s Saturday Night with 94. Lusty without being raunchy, Michael tapped into the rhythms of sex and pushed his single into a place where coitus comes with a deeper attachment than the disco hit and run. As the song evolves, Michael’s supple tenor grips the melody like a bedpost and suggests an Elvis-esque desire. Needless to say, the stop-start arrangement—vocal forward and guitar cresting—was catnip for the gay clubs, high school dances, cruise ships and wedding planners. — Holly Gleason

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Taking fifth spot on our list was Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) by Mark Ronson, with a score of 94.0. Which are the Most Popular Floor Fillers? How do people decide a once-dead genre is cool again? Or, at least, when does it stop inducing cringes and start inducing nostalgia fever? I wasn’t around when disco died in the early ‘80s and I don’t know why it became listenable again in the late ‘90s, but “I Will Survive” had to be one of the first 45’s dusted off, because it is the Platonic form of disco. The song combines Gloria Gaynor’s soaring vocals with one of the more singable melodies ever concocted, lays the mixture over a classic hi-hat-heavy beat and tasteful orchestral flourishes, and ends up with a bombastic anthem to self-respect—which serves to encourage even the worst of dancers to strut their stuff. “At first I was afraid, I was petrified,” they think to themselves…but now they will survive even the worst embarrassment on the dance floor. — Zach Blumenfeld To determine the best dance floor fillers, BonusFinder created a seed list of over 80 notable songs, compiled from reputable articles and Spotify playlists. We then used Spotify API to gather data on: The 1990s achieved the highest average score of 53.9. This was followed incredibly closely by the 2010s with 52.7, then the 1980s with 49.4. Methodology Third place goes to the beloved anthem by The Killers, Mr Brightside. Continuing to captivate listeners with its infectious energy and relatable lyrics, this song has left its mark on the hearts of music lovers around the globe and received a popularity score of 97.6.

All songs were awarded a score out of 100 for each of these categories. We were then able to allocate a ‘floor filler score’ based on these findings to reveal the best dance floor fillers ever made. The 10 Best Dance Floor Fillers Ever MadeIn third place was Everytime We Touch by Cascada. This emotional and lively dance anthem gained another outstanding energy score of 96.4. This dance is so easy. In all of 11 steps even the most left-footed of dancers can fit in with the masses. In this case, the dance probably usurps the popularity of the song itself—a repetitive, moderate-tempo, clave-led dance hit. — Hilary Saunders

Our eighth-best overall floor filler also makes its way onto our top five songs for danceability. Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic scored a remarkable 95.2 in this category.At the top of our list of the best dance floor fillers ever made is We Like To Party! (The Vengabus). This iconic dance-pop anthem by Vengaboys was created in 1998 and has been filling up dance floors ever since.