Top Dance Songs of the Year by Party Favorz

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Folks, I've been in an exreme pain with no relief and decided to let AI take the reigns. While it's a bit heavy handed, it does sum up this volume really well. I'm in need of a much deserved and extended break. I'll be back by the end of January or early February. Top Dance Songs of 2025 Vol. II: The Year Tightens Its Grip on the Dancefloor Volume 2 of Top Dance Songs of 2025 lands with a very different energy than the opening chapter. Where Vol. I introduced the shape of the year, this set confirms it. The middle stretch of 2025 leans deeper into groove, emotion, and vocal-driven hooks that work just as well at sunrise as they do at peak hour. There’s also a noticeable shift. Fewer throwaway tracks. More intent. Producers focused on longevity rather than chasing quick viral moments. As a result, Top Dance Songs of 2025 Vol. II feels cohesive, confident, and built for repeat listens. A Strong Opening That Sets the Mood Jonas Blue & Malive kick things off with Edge Of Desire, a smooth builder that balances melody with restraint. It doesn’t rush. That tone continues with Calvin Harris and Jessie Reyez on Ocean, where Calvin leans back into emotional songwriting without losing club weight. The Ultimate Spring Break Dance Party Mix 2024! Top Dance Songs 2025: Our Year-End Review Iconic 90s Dance Hits: Ultimate House Classics from 1994-1995 - Vol. 2 90s House Classics 1994 - 1995 Vol. 3: Nostalgia Meets the Dance Floors Old School House Music: 90s Club Anthems from 1994-1995 - Vol. 1 John Summit’s presence is immediate. Light Years featuring Inéz opens the door to the melodic side of his catalog this year. It’s followed later by Crystallized and Palm Of My Hands, reinforcing how deeply his sound is shaping Top Dance Songs of 2025 across multiple lanes. Chrystal’s The Days in the NOTION extended remix brings early-2000s euphoria into a modern frame. It hits that sweet spot between nostalgia and now. Vocal Tracks Doing the Heavy Lifting Vocals matter more in this volume. James Hype’s Waterfalls delivers bounce and clarity, while Zerb, Ty Dolla $ign, and Wiz Khalifa’s Location gets a darker, more hypnotic edge thanks to the Agents Of Time remix. Calvin Harris returns with Blessings, featuring Clementine Douglas, who quietly becomes one of the defining voices of Top Dance Songs of 2025. She also shines later alongside Sonny Fodera on Tell Me, adding continuity and warmth to the set. David Guetta’s triple appearance shows range. Gone Gone Gone (Done Done Done) with Teddy Swims and Tones And I leans pop-forward but stays functional. If (A Better World) with Cedric Gervais taps into classic Guetta tension. Together with Hypaton and Bonnie Tyler surprises with its emotional pull. Underground Energy Meets Mainstage Polish D.O.D’s Wrap Yourself Around Me keeps things playful, while Rivo’s Last Night in the Korolova remix adds late-night drama. Cloonee’s Stephanie (HNTR remix) brings gritty tech-house swagger that resets the room. SIDEPIECE delivers one of the cleanest hooks in the set with Cry For You. It’s simple. It works. Chris Lake appears twice and makes both count. Ease My Mind with Abel Balder stays smooth, while Toxic with Ragie Ban brings sharper edges. Mau P’s The Less I Know The Better continues his streak of minimal, effective club tools. Max Dean, Luke Dean, and Locky’s Can’t Decide keeps that momentum rolling. Remakes, Reworks, and Smart Risks Felix Jaehn and SHOUSE’s Walk With Me leans into communal energy, while Alok and Alan Fitzpatrick reframe Friday, I’m In Luv with respect rather than gimmicks. Disco Lines and Tinashe’s No Broke Boys brings bounce and attitude. Fred Again, Skepta, and PlaqueboyMax’s Victory Lap (The Hills Remix Dirty) adds grit that cuts through the polish elsewhere. Dom Dolla’s Dreamin featuring Daya is one of the strongest crossover moments in Top Dance Songs of 2025, bridging vocal emotion and club pressure without compromise. Closing With Authority Argy and Meduza’s Melodia featuring PollyAnna closes the melodic arc beautifully. Artbat and Vintage Culture follow with She The Last One, locking into a deeper, hypnotic groove. The final stretch feels intentional. Ed Sheeran’s Sapphire gets unexpected lift via Charlie Lane. Lady Gaga’s Abracadabra in the Kastra remix brings theatrical flair. Delerium and Sarah McLachlan’s Silence returns through John Summit’s extended lens, proving timeless tracks still matter when handled right. CID and Taylr Renee close the set with Fancy $hit, a confident exclamation point that leaves the floor satisfied, not exhausted. Why Volume 2 Matters Top Dance Songs of 2025 Vol. II isn’t louder than Vol. I. It’s smarter. More refined. It shows a year settling into its identity. These tracks aren’t chasing trends. They’re defining them. This is the volume you revisit months later and realize how many of these records stayed in rotation. That’s the mark of a strong year. Until the next time...ENJOY! Album: Top Dance Club Songs of 2025: Volume 2Genre: House, Tech House, Future House, Techno, Hard DanceYear: 2025Total Time: 02:21:18 Jonas Blue & Malive - Edge Of Desire (Extended Mix) Calvin Harris & Jessie Reye - Ocean (Original Mix) John Summit feat. Inéz - Light Years (Extended Mix) Chrystal - The Days (NOTION Extended Remix) James Hype feat. Sam Harper & Bobby Harvey - Waterfalls (Extended Mix) Zerb, Ty Dolla Sign & Wiz Khalifa - Location (Agents Of Time Extended Remix) Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas - Blessings (Original Mix) D.O.D feat. NORTH - Wrap Yourself Around Me (Extended Mix) David Guetta, Teddy Swims & Tones And I - Gone Gone Gone (Done Done Done) (David Guetta Extemded Remix) Rivo - Last Night (Korolova Extended Mix) Cloonee, Young M.A & InntRaw - Stephanie (HNTR Remix) Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (Disco Fries Extended Remix) Ely Oaks & Lavinia - Borderline (Original Mix) SIDEPIECE - Cry For You (Extended Mix) John Summit feat. Cloves - Focus (Sisco Kennedy Club Mix) Chris Lake & Abel Balder - Ease My Mind (Extended Mix) Mau P - The Less I Know The Better (Extended Mix) Max Dean, Luke Dean & Locky - Can't Decide (Extended Mix) Felix Jaehn & SHOUSE - Walk With Me (Original Mix) Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas - Tell Me (Extended Mix) David Guetta & Cedric Gervais - If (A Better World) (Extended Mix) David Guetta, Hypaton & Bonnie Tyler - Together (Extended Mix) Alok & Alan Fitzpatrick - Friday, I'm In Luv (Extended Mix) Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys (Extended Mix) Fred Again, Skepta & PlaqueboyMax - Victory Lap (The Hills Remix Dirty) Josh Baker & Omar - Back It Up (MK Dub) Dom Dolla feat. Daya - Dreamin (Extended Mix) Argy x Meduza feat. PollyAnna - Melodia (Extended Mix) Artbat & Vintage Culture - She The Last One (Original Mix) John Summitl feat. Inez - Crystallized (Extended Mix) Ed Sheeran - Sapphire (Charlie Lane Extended Remix) Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (Kastra Extended Remix) Delerium feat. Sarah Mclachlan - Silence (John Summit Extended) John Summit & Venbee - Palm Of My Hands (Odd Mob Extended Remix) Chris Lake & Ragie Ban - Toxic (Extended Mix) CID x Taylr Renee - Fancy $hit (Extended Mix) Olivia Dean - Man I Need (Lost Kings Remix)

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes We’ve officially reached the pinnacle of the Top Dance and Club songs for 2025, and the result is… complicated. While the year wasn’t devoid of quality, it landed short of expectations when viewed as a whole. There were standout records. There were undeniable earworms. However, the depth simply wasn’t there. Party Favorz is closing out the year with just two volumes instead of the usual three or four. That decision wasn’t arbitrary. Typically, the year-end list overflows with must-have club records, forcing careful balance across multiple releases. This time, that pressure never arrived. Volume 2 may end up slightly longer—or not. That call will be made once the final mix comes together. Either way, the numbers told a clear story. The Songs That Carried 2025 To be fair, 2025 did deliver several massive Dance and Club songs that refused to leave our heads. Tracks like Don’t Wake Me Up, Destiny, Coming Up, Beautiful People, Dior, Hypnotized, Blessings, The Days, Stephanie, Say My Name, No Broke Boys, Dreamin’, and Tell Me were all high-rotation records with real staying power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-4C6Bz5nQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QcgxGxk1kQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2fSojJqyNY Each of these songs qualifies as an earworm in the purest sense. They connected quickly. They tested well on the floor. They held up across repeated listens. Yet even with those highlights, the overall list felt thinner than what’s typical for a year-end roundup. That reality forced a rare adjustment. Adjusting the Bar for a Changing Market Historically, Party Favorz has relied on combined YouTube and Spotify streaming totals, supplemented by Beatport Top 10 entries that may not dominate mainstream platforms. That approach usually paints a complete picture of the year. In 2025, however, the mega-streaming hits were fewer and farther between. To round out the Top Dance Songs of 2025, the qualification threshold was lowered to one million combined streams. That wasn’t a compromise in taste. Instead, it acknowledged a shifting landscape where listener attention is more fragmented than ever. With more genre-specific releases competing for smaller slices of the audience, fewer tracks reached those runaway numbers we once took for granted. The Ultimate Spring Break Dance Party Mix 2024! The Biggest Dance Songs of 2025 ...So Far! | Catch-Up 2025 The Season's HOTTEST Dance Club Songs: Jingle Electric 2021 Catch-Up 2024 Volume II: The Biggest Dance Club Songs of the Year…So Far! Top Dance Club Songs of the Year 2024 Volume I | The Year's Biggest Bangers! [Expanded] In the end, selection came down to resonance. Which songs stuck? Which records translated across clubs, playlists, and repeat plays? Judged by that metric, this list still delivers. Why John Summit Dominated the Year One thing listeners will immediately notice across both volumes is the heavy presence of John Summit. That wasn’t favoritism—it was math. Summit continues to generate reliable streaming numbers while actively pushing beyond his comfort zone. Rather than repeating past success, he’s collaborating with established vocalists and artists who haven’t necessarily crossed into the mainstream. That approach results in original records that feel intentional rather than formulaic. Yes, he could easily deliver another “Shiver.” Instead, he’s expanding his range. Along the way, Summit has also revisited classics like Sweet Disposition, Silence, and I Wanna Go, using them as connective tissue between generations. Between those moments, he released tracks such as Palm of My Hands, Focus, and Light Years, which showcase genuine artistic growth while giving his live sets far more dimension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2jQjvNtawA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hizmDQ83kRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNHfPqti1V8 Other Artists Who Defined the Year Beyond Summit, several names consistently showed up in the data. PAWSA, Prospa, and Odd Mob all posted strong streaming numbers that matched their growing influence on the global house scene. Meanwhile, David Guetta and Hypaton delivered one of the year’s standout reinterpretations by sampling Bonnie Tyler’s early-’80s classic Total Eclipse of the Heart for Together. It’s dramatic, bold, and unapologetically built for big rooms—one of Party Favorz’ favorite remixes of 2025. James Hype also maintained momentum with Don’t Wake Me Up and Waterfalls, proving his run over the last few years is no fluke. In a surprise twist, Jonas Blue caught listeners off guard with the house-driven Edge of Desire, which performed far better than many expected. Clementine Douglas: A Defining Voice After last year’s chart-topping collaboration with Calvin Harris on Happy, Clementine Douglas made it clear she’s no one-off success. In 2025, she appeared prominently across multiple key releases—reuniting with Harris on Blessings, teaming with MK on Come Find Me, and joining Sonny Fodera on Tell Me. Few vocalists shaped the sound of the year as consistently as she did. Closing the Year Strong So while 2025 may not go down as a banner year for Dance and Club music, it certainly wasn’t a loss. These two volumes capture the biggest records, the most memorable hooks, and the tracks that carried us through crowded floors and long nights. As Volume 2 lands in early 2026, Volume 1 sets the tone—focused, intentional, and packed with highlights worth revisiting. Welcome to Top Dance Songs of 2025 Volume 1.Until the next time...ENJOY! Album: Top Dance Club Songs of 2025: Volume IGenre: House, Tech House, Future House, Techno, Hard DanceYear: 2025Total Time: 02:02:12 Alesso & Sacha - Destiny (Extended Mix) Odd Mob, OMNOM & Hyperbeam - Coming Up (It's Dare) (Extended Mix) The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (John Summit & Silver Panda Extended Remix) Hugel x Dawty feat. Preston Harris - Loosen Up (Los Padres Extended Remix) AVAION & Sofiya Nzau - Wacuka (Extended Mix) David Guetta & Sia - Beautiful People (Extended Mix) Pawsa & Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) (Extended Mix) Rosé & Bruno Mars - APT. (Vandal Rock Remix) MK & Clementine Douglas - Come Find Me (Extended Mix) Nathan Dawe x Abi Flynn - Here In Your Arms (Original Club Mix) Felix Jaehn & Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Extended Mix) Nathan Dawe x Shayan - Over You (Extended Mix) James Hype - Don't Wake Me Up (Extended Mix) Max Styler - I Know You Want To (Extended Mix) Hannah Laing feat. Rhys from the Sticks - 4am In A Rave (Extended Mix) Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, W&W & Marnik - Yeah (Extended Mix) Ely Oaks - Running Around (Extended Mix) Alesso x Becky Hill - Surrender (Extended Mix) Morgan Seatree feat. Florence + The Machine - Say My Name (Extended Mix) Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (John Summit Extended Remix) ZULAN - Forever (Extended Mix) MK feat. Chrystal - Dior (Extended Mix) Marshmello, Ellie Goulding & AVAION - Save My Love (Nicky Romero Remix) RUFUS DU SOL - In the Moment (Adriatique Club Mix) Moby, Blondish & Kiko Franco - Natural Blues (Extended Mix) Prospa feat. Rahh - This Rhythm (Extended Mix) Anyma feat. Ellie Goulding - Hypnotized (Sisco Kennedy Club Mix) Maesic & Marshall Jefferson feat. Salome Das - Life Is Simple [Move Your Body] (SCRIPT Extended Remix) Tiesto, Odd Mob & Goodboys - Won't Be Possible (Extended Mix) Prospa - Don't Stop (Extended Mix) Sub Focus & Katy B - Push The Tempo (Odd Mob Extended Mix) Kettama - It Gets Better (Forever Mix) Marlon Hoffstadt - One Night Of Love (Extended Mix)

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