Back to 1998-2000: Once played a lot
Summer 1998 to summer 2000, the short era between secondary school and the moment internet became extra influential. The songs below were big personal favorites during that era. All songs were fairly recent when I first discovered them.
- Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 ····· DJ Gius Mix, Radio Edit
- X-Session - Pump it
- Wamdue Project - King of my castle ····· Original Radio Edit
- Veracocha, Ferry Corsten - Carte blanche ····· FM Edit
- Vengaboys - Boom, boom, boom, boom!!
- Tomcraft - The mission
- TLC - Silly ho
- System F - Out of the blue
- The Sunclub - Splash
- Storm - Storm ····· Radio Mix
- Stephen Simmonds - Tears never dry
- Spoiled and Zigo - More and more ····· Vocal Mix
- Southside Spinners - Luvstruck ····· Radio Edit
- Sound Design - Feelin' lonely ····· Radio Edit
- S.O. Project - Direct dizco ····· Radio Edit
- Scooter - Fuck the millennium
- Scoop - Rock the house ····· Original Radio Mix
- Scoop - Drop it ····· Radio Edit
- Robbie Tronco - Fright train
- Relic vs. E-Craig - Feels like runnin'
- Rednex - The spirit of the hawk
- Poco Loco Gang - Tropical paradise (Na na na hey hey)
- Poco Loco Gang - Poco loco
- Perfect Phase, Those 2 - Get wicked ····· Radio Edit 1
- Paul van Dyk, Saint Etienne - Tell me why (The riddle) ····· Radio Mix
- Paul van Dyk - For an angel ····· Pvd Angel In Heaven Radio Edit
- Outkast - Rosa parks
- Ol' Dirty Bastard, Kelis - Got your money
- Nunca - Movin' train ····· Radio Mix
- Nunca - House of doom ····· Pat Krimson '99 Radio Mix
- Nomads - Yakalelo
- N'n'G, Kallaghan - Right before my eyes
- Niels Van Gogh - Döppelganger
- Mousse T., Hot 'N' Juicy - Horny ····· '98 Radio Edit
- Milk Inc. - Losing love ····· Radio Edit
- Manau - La tribu de dana
- Kosmonova, Fiocco - Celebrate
- Klubbheads - Kickin' hard ····· Radio Edit
- Kai Tracid - Destiny's path
- Ixxel - Drop that beat
- Hani, DJ Isaac - Baby wants to ride ····· DJ Isaac Radio Vocal Remix - FM Edit ➔ On streaming services, you might only find the 'Extended' version of this song; this is another version, which also has 'DJ Isaac' in the name of the mix
- Groove Zone - Eisbaer
- Gouryella, Ferry Corsten - Gouryella
- Giorgio Moroder - The chase ····· Jam & Spoon Radio Mix
- Freestylers, Navigator - Ruffneck ····· Radio Edit
- Fatboy Slim - Right here, right now
- Faithless - God is a dj ····· Radio Mix
- Faithless - Bring my family back ····· Bluebottle Mix
- E-Type - Angels crying
- Eminem, Dr. Dre - Guilty conscience
- Eminem - My name is
- DuMonde - Tomorrow ····· Radio Mix
- Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E.
- DJ Tonka - She knows you ····· Radio Mix
- DJ Jean - U got my love ····· Radio Edit
- DJ Jean - Love come home ····· Radio Mix
- DJ Jean - The launch ····· Radio Edit
- Destiny's Child, Timbaland - Get on the bus
- Destiny's Child - Jumpin', jumpin'
- Destiny's Child - Bug a boo
- Def Rhymz - Doekoe
- Darude - Sandstorm ····· Radio Edit
- Da Rick - Rumble ····· Single Edit
- Cygnus X, Rank 1 - Superstring ····· Rank 1's Radio Edit
- Cassius - Feeling for you
- The Cardigans - Erase / rewind
- Candy Girls - Bom da de
- Buzzy Bus - You don't stop ····· Scritch'n Rap Edit ➔ This is the regular radio version
- Boney M, Horny United - Ma baker/Somebody scream ····· Massive Mix
- Bomfunk MC's - In stereo
- Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler ····· Alternative Radio Edit
- Bob Marley, Funk Star Deluxe - Sun is shining ····· Extended Club Mix
- Blank & Jones - The nightfly ····· Short Cut
- The Black & White Brothers - World wide party
- The Black & White Brothers - Put your hands up ····· Gimmick Edit
- Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
- Basement Jaxx - Yo yo
- Basement Jaxx - Rendez-vu
- Basement Jaxx - Red alert
- Basement Jaxx - Jump 'n shout
- Basement Jaxx - Bingo bango
- Barbarus - Hold on ····· Radio Edit
- B.b.e. - Deeper love ····· Radio Mix
- ATB - 9 pm (Till I come) ····· Radio Edit
- Artful Dodger, Craig David - Re-rewind (The crowd say bo selecta)
- Armand Van Helden, Duane Harden - You don't know me ····· Radio Edit
- Angel City - Love me right (Oh Sheila) ➔ The original version, released in 1999; back in the days recorded from a Belgian radio station and so obscure it almost seems vanished from earth (some years later it finally became a hit, but that version was slightly different)
- Alice Deejay - Better off alone
- Air, Beth Hirsch - All I need
- 8th Wonder - Take me up
- 2 Fabiola - Sisters and brothers ····· Disco 2000 Airplay Mix
★ As you can see: lots of happy danceable tracks, with the occasional exception.
In the 'bubbling under' part (not shown here) would be, for example, many other funfair-style tracks, fairly 'run-off-the-mill' four-to-the-floor club, stadium trance, club trance and typical Belgian dance (in the vein of C-Dance/Topradio). ★
In the 'bubbling under' part (not shown here) would be, for example, many other funfair-style tracks, fairly 'run-off-the-mill' four-to-the-floor club, stadium trance, club trance and typical Belgian dance (in the vein of C-Dance/Topradio). ★
