My Top 40 Dance Tracks of Summer 2008

Believe it or not, after a 2 and a half year dry spell, dance radio is finally rocking some great new tunes. It hasn't been this good since fall of 2005. Seriously. The tracks that have been released this summer have reminded me just why I love dance music so much. Keep 'em coming! To commemorate, here are my favorite tracks of the past summer.

1. Lady GaGa - Just Dance
2. Kaskade - Angel On My Shoulder
3. Benny Benassi feat. Channing - Come Fly Away
4. PhonJaxx feat. Cozi Costi - Sensual
5. Dhany - U & !
6. Michelle Williams - We Break the Dawn (Karmatronic Remix)
7. Benny Benassi - I Am Not Drunk
8. Danity Kane - Damaged
9. Cyndi Lauper - Into the Nightlife
10. Ne-Yo - Closer
11. Rihanna - Disturbia
12. Sandy vs. Dhany - Break the Wall (Mobbing Remix Edit)
13. Kelly Rowland - Work (Freemason's Edit)
14. Sharam feat. Daniel Bedingfield - The One
15. Ultrabeat vs. Darren Styles - Discolights
16. Alex Gaudino feat. Shena - Watch Out
17. Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me
18. Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight (Moto Blanco Radio Edit)
19. Guru Josh Project - Infinity (Klaas Vocal Edit)
20. Kaskade - Move For Me
21. Wideboys feat. Shazney Lewis - Daddy O
22. Lenny B - Radical
23. Annie - I Know Your Girlfriend Hates Me
24. Benny Benassi - Finger Food
25. Dhany - Saturday
26. Antoine Clamaran & Mario Ochoa feat. Lulu Hughes - Give Some Love (Klaas Remix Edit)
27. Metro Station - Shake It (Lenny B Remix Edit)
28. Mac Project feat. Therese - Another Love
29. Velvet - Take My Body Close
30. MGMT - Electric Feel
31. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
32. Supafly Inc. - Be Together
33. Ercola & Heikki L - Deep At Night (Adam K. & Soha Radio Edit)
34. T2 feat. Aysha - Heartbroken (Wawa Main Radio Version)
35. Sam Sparro - 21st Century Life
36. Dhany - Promise Land
37. Ricki-Lee - U Wanna Little of This
38. Booty Luv - Some Kinda Rush
39. Benny Benassi - U Move U Rock Me
40. Chris Brown - Forever

And for the record, the tracks by MGMT, Ercola & Heikki L, and Supafly Inc. would likely chart much higher, but it's only recently that I have realized their greatness.