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”Classic” - The Knocks & POWERS
“Burning Up” - Marianas Trench
“My Type” - Saint Motel
“Dance” - DNCE
“Bulletproof” - La Roux
“Classic” - MKTO
“Talk (Single Edit)” - Two Door Cinema Club
“Brokenhearted” - Karmin
“Kill The Lights” - Alex Newell, Jess Glynne, etc.
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“Cake By The Ocean” - DNCE
“Collect My Love” - The Knocks
“Preach” - Saint Motel
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“Black Magic” - Little Mix
“Don’t Start Now” - Dua Lipa
“Safe And Sound” - Capital Cities
“Sway” - Fitz & The Tantrums
“Try Me” - Josh Ramsay
“The Feeling” - The Knocks
“Better Days” - NEIKED, Mae Muller, etc.
“Upside Down” - A*Teens
“Everytime We Touch” - Cascada
“We Like To Party” - Vengaboys
“Our Own House” - MisterWives
“Want To Want Me” - Jason Derulo
“How 2 Dance” - Kaiser Chiefs
“I Don’t Like It, I Love It” - Flo Rida
“Sugar” - Maroon 5
“Nightcalling” - Red Rum Club
“Dancing Feet” - Kygo & DNCE
“Break My Heart” - Dua Lipa
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” - Justin Timberlake
“Disco” - Sub-Radio
“Moves Like Jagger” - Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
“Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift
“Hard Times” - Paramore
“Shut Up And Dance” - Walk The Moon
“Rhythm Of Your Heart” - Marianas Trench
“Dancing Queen” - A*Teens
“Animal” - Neon Trees
“Came Here For Love” - Sigala & Ella Eyre
“Kiss You” - One Direction
“Move” - DNCE
“Kings & Queens” - Ava Max
“Je Viens De La” - Two Door Cinema Club
“Sugar” - Robin Schulz & Francesco Yates
“HandClap” - Fitz & The Tantrums
“Steal My Sunshine (Single Version)” - LEN
“Ride Or Die” - The Knocks & Foster The People
“Talk Too Much” - COIN
“Kiss” - Prince
“Troublemaker” - Olly Murs & Flo Rida
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“Rock Your Body” - Justin Timberlake
“Hot Wheels” - Doom Flamingo
“Up All Night” - One Direction
“Waterloo” - ABBA
“Perfect Mistake” - Josh Ramsay
“Work This Body” - Walk The Moon
“Anyway (Rhythm Shed Refix)” - CeeLo Green
“Moves” - Olly Murs
“Emotions” - Mariah Carey
“Coloring Outside The Lines” - MisterWives
“Rose-Colored Boy” - Paramore
“Closer” - Tegan And Sara
“Everybody Talks” - Neon Trees
“Kissing Strangers” - DNCE
“Shut Up And Kiss Me” - Marianas Trench
“Cinderella” - The Knocks
“Uma Thurman” - Fall Out Boy
“Happy” - Pharrell Williams
“Daydream” - The Aces
“Toxic Pony” - ALTÉGO, Britney Spears, Ginuwine
“Cheap Thrills” - Sia
“Never Gets Old” - Penguin Prison
“I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo” - Capital Cities
“Misery” - Maroon 5
“Do Me Right” - Vintage Trouble
“Dance Monkey” - Tones And I
“Crazy In Love” - Beyoncé & Jay-Z
“Moneygrabber” - Fitz & The Tantrums
“Stutter” - Marianas Trench
“Walking On Sunshine” - Katrina & The Waves
“Feel It Still” - Portugal, The Man
“Blurred Lines” - Robin Thicke, T.I., Pharrell Williams
“No Need For Dreaming” - MisterWives
“Shut Up And Let Me Go” - The Ting Tings
“Come Alive” - FMLYBND
“Paper Wings” - Taylor Swift
“1901” - Phoenix
“Feels” - Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry
“Feels Like Summer” - Panama Wedding
“Untouched” - The Veronicas
“Popular Song” - MIKA & Ariana Grande
“Levitating” - Dua Lipa
“September” - Earth, Wind & Fire
“101” - WALLA
“Rain On Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)” - Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
“Total Eclipse Of The Heart (Dance Mix” - Nicki French
“Sucker” - Jonas Brothers
“What You Know” - Two Door Cinema Club
“Here (In Your Arms)” - Hellogoodbye
“It’s All Happening” - Saint Motel
“Dance” - Tim Halperin
“Raise Your Glass” - P!nk
“Midnight City” - M83
“I Think I Like You” - The Band CAMINO
“It’s Time (Penguin Prison Remix)” - Imagine Dragons
“Kids In America” - Cascada
“Untouched” - The Veronicas
“I Can Talk” - Two Door Cinema Club
“What Makes You Beautiful” - One Direction
“Do Me Right” - Vintage Trouble
“Paper Rings” - Taylor Swift
“Brave” - Sara Bareilles
“How Will I Know” - Whitney Houston
“Girls Just Want To Have Fun” - Cyndi Lauper
“Time & Time Again” - Sleepy Tom & Hotel Mira
“Locked Out Of Heaven” - Bruno Mars
“You’re Gone” - Smoove & Terrell
“Shadows” - Alphabeat
“Valerie” - Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse
“Fire Alarm” - Castlecomer
“Electric Love (Oliver Remix)” - BØRNS
“Paralyzed” - Rock Kills Kid
“Hey Ya!” - OutKast
“Stutter” - Marianas Trench
“Fiona Coyne” - Skylar Spence
“Watermelon Sugar” - Harry Styles
“Around The Bend” - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
“Play That Funky Music” - Wild Cherry
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” - Whitney Houston
“That’s Not My Name” - The Ting Tings
“ABC” - The Jackson 5
“Paralyzer” - Finger Eleven
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