The Best Dance Mixes of the 2000s

Looking for a blast from the past? Check out our list of the best dance mixes of the 2000s. From club bangers to pop hits, these mixes will get you moving.

The Best Dance Mixes of the 2000s

In the late 2000s, the dance music scene was thriving with a new sound that took the world by storm. This new sound was a mix of different genres that came together to create a new style of music. The best dance mixes of the 2000s were a combination of all these different genres.

The Best Pop Mixes of the 2000s

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Pop music and dance music have always go hand-in-hand. The best pop songs have always been able to get us moving, whether we’re shaking our hips on the dance floor or nodding our heads along to the beat. And as electronic music began to take over the pop landscape in the early 2000s, dance mixes began to dominate radio airwaves and club sound systems around the world.

Some of the most iconic pop songs of the 2000s were remixed by some of the biggest names in dance music, resulting in some unforgettable tunes that still get us moving today. So turn up the volume and get ready to relive some of the best pop dance mixes of the 2000s!

1. “Yeah!” by Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris (2004)
2. “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas (2009)
3. “Toxic” by Britney Spears (2003)
4. “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” by Kylie Minogue (2001)
5. “Hung Up” by Madonna (2005)
6. “In Da Club” by 50 Cent (2003)
7. “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey (1981)
8. “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson (1982)
9. “Umbrella” by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z (2007)
10. “Everybody Dance Now!” by C + C Music Factory (1992)

The Best Hip Hop Mixes of the 2000s

The 2000s were a great decade for music, and that includes dance mixes. If you’re looking for the best of the best, check out our list of the top 10 hip hop mixes of the 2000s.

1. DJ Premier – Best of Both Worlds mix (2000)
2. Funkmaster Flex – 60 Minutes of Funk Vol. 1 (2000)
3. The X-Ecutioners – Built from Scratch (2001)
4. Jay-Z – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
5. Dr. Dre – His Name Is Skratch Bastid! (2003)
6. Clipse – We Got It 4 Cheap, Vol. 2 (2005)
7. J Dilla – Donuts (2006)
8. Lil Wayne – Da Drought 3 (2007)
9. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
10. Flying Lotus – Los Angeles (2008)

The Best Electronic Mixes of the 2000s

From club anthems to pristine production values, the best electronic mixes of the 2000s had it all. This was a decade when dance music cemented its place as a global phenomenon, with DJs and producers touring the world over and playing to massive crowds.

The best electronic mixes of the 2000s reflect this boom period, with many of them becoming classics in their own right. Here are some of the standout mixes from the decade:

-Adam Beyer – fabric 21 (2005)
-Bob Sinclar – Paris by Night (2006)
-Carl Cox – Global (2007)
-Gui Boratto – Chromosphare (2008)
-Laurent Garnier – The Mixing Desk (2009)

The Worst Dance Mixes of the 2000s

While the 2000s were a great decade for music, they were not so great for dance mixes. Some of the worst songs of the decade were put into terrible mixes that no one could enjoy. Let’s take a look at some of the worst offenders.

The Worst Pop Mixes of the 2000s

When it comes to dance music, the 2000s were a pretty Tone-Deaf decade. Sure, there were some good moments — the rise of EDM, the return of disco — but for the most part, it was a decade of truly bad ideas. From chintzy Eurodance to faceless techno, there was no shortage of terrible music to choose from.

And yet, somehow, the worst pop mixes of the 2000s managed to be even worse. These are the mixes that took perfectly good songs and turned them into absolute treacle, that took great artists and made them sound like talentless hacks. They are the worst of the worst, the bottom of the barrel, and they should be avoided at all cost.

So without further ado, here are the 10 worst pop mixes of the 2000s.

1. “Lady Marmalade” by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink
This 2001 cover of Patti LaBelle’s classic was already a bit too much — four superstar divas cramming into one song is never a good idea — but it was turned into an absolute shambles by its ham-fisted remixes. Overblown production and tinny vocal theatrics turned what should have been a fun song into an overproduced mess.

2. “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry
This 2008 hit was originally released as a rock song, but it was quickly remixed into a dreadful piece of Europop by Swedish producer Max Martin. It’s mind-boggling how such a great song could be so thoroughly ruined by such bad production choices, but that’s exactly what happened here.

3. “Umbrella” by Rihanna ft. Jay-Z
Rihanna’s 2007 smash hit was already starting to wear out its welcome by the time these awful remixes came out, but they managed to take an already overplayed song and make it even more annoying. The tinny synths and grating vocal effects added nothing to the track except for headaches for anyone unfortunate enough to hear them.

4. “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne’s 2007 single was perfectly fine as it was, but these godawful remixes turned it into an insufferable piece of auto-tuned Eurotrash. The less said about them, the better — they’re best forgotten as quickly as possible.

5. “Beautiful Liar” by Beyonce & Shakira
This 2007 duet between Beyonce and Shakira should have been amazing — two of pop music’s biggest stars joining forces on one track — but unfortunately, it was marred by some truly awful production choices. The overuse of Auto-Tune and other vocal effects made both singers sound inhuman, while the thin production made the whole thing sound cheap and tinny. It’s a shame that such a potentially great song was ruined by such poor choices.

The Worst Hip Hop Mixes of the 2000s

When it comes to music, the 2000s were a mixed bag. On one hand, we had some great dance tracks that got everyone moving. On the other hand, we had some truly terrible hip hop mixes that made us all cringe.

So which were the worst of the worst? Here are our picks for the top 10 worst hip hop mixes of the 2000s:

1. “Laffy Taffy” by D4L

This 2005 track by Atlanta-based rap group D4L was catchy, but it was also incredibly simplistic and juvenile. The lyrics were nothing but nonsensical candy references, and the production was cheap and grating. Overall, it was just a terrible track that represented everything wrong with Hip Hop in the 2000s.

2. “A Milli” by Lil Wayne

On paper, Lil Wayne’s 2008 track “A Milli” should have been a banger. It had a killer beat and Wayne’s flow was on point. But somehow, it all went wrong. The lyrics were painfully uninspired, and Wayne’s delivery fell flat. It’s still one of the biggest disappointments in Hip Hop history.

3. “Stupid Hoe” by Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj’s 2012 track “Stupid Hoe” was just downright offensive. It was misogynistic, homophobic, and just plain mean-spirited. There was nothing redeeming about this track whatsoever, and it quickly became one of the most hated songs of the decade.

4. “LEGGO” by YG featuring Nipsey Hussle

YG’s 2013 track “LEGGO” is another that just misses the mark completely. The beats are good but the lyrics are absolute garbage, with YG bragging about getting head from women and using homophobic slurs throughout. It’s just an all-around terrible song that does nothing but perpetuate negative stereotypes about Hip Hop culture.

The Worst Electronic Mixes of the 2000s

The 2010s might be known as the decade of EDM, but the aughts will always hold a special place in our hearts as the decade that gave us some of the best (and worst) dance mixes of all time.

From club bangers to guilty pleasures, the noughties had it all when it came to dance music. But not all of it was good. In fact, some of it was downright terrible.

Here are some of the worst electronic mixes of the 2000s:

1. Darude – Sandstorm (2001)
This Finnish producer’s biggest hit was an ear-bleeding cacophony of generic trance synths and drum machines that somehow became one of the most popular songs of the early 2000s. To this day, “Sandstorm” is still overplayed at high school dances and nightclubs around the world, much to the chagrin of anyone with taste.

2. Paul Oakenfold – Starry Eyed Surprise (2002)
Oakenfold’s massive trance hit featured vocals from Shifty Shellshock of Crappy Flapjack Fame, making it one of the most insufferable songs of its era. The track’s churchy organs and cringe-worthy lyrics (“Wish upon a starry eyed surprise!”) make it pretty much unlistenable today.

3. Cascada – Everytime We Touch (2006)
This Eurodance track from German trio Cascada is like a bad car accident – you can’t help but look (or listen), even though you know you shouldn’t. With its cheap synths and “You are my light!” chorus, “Everytime We Touch” is about as clichéd as dance music gets. It’s also strangely addicting, in a trainwreck sort of way. You have been warned.

4. Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham – Make Luv (2003)
This inescapable club anthem from 2003 was one of those songs that you either loved or hated – there was no middle ground. The brainchild of French producer Marc Romboy and German DJ Jürgen Paape, “Make Luv” featured a 90s R&B sample (Oliver Cheatham’s 1983 classic “Get Down Saturday Night”) that drove many people insane with its incessant repetition throughout thesong. If you still haven’t gotten this earworm out of your head, we feel sorry for you. 5.. David Guetta feat Chris Willis – Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away) Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, along comes French DJ David Guetta with his grating 2004 club hit “Love Don’t Let Me Go (Walking Away).” This mind-numbing track featured one single lyric (repeated ad nauseam), an atrocious vocal performance from Chris Willis, and some truly horrendous production values courtesy of Guetta himself. In other words, it was everything that was wrong with commercial dance music in the early 2000s condensed into three minutes and thirty seconds of pure auditory torture