This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''
Billboard magazine
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Dance/Mix Show Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay (formerly Hot Dance Airplay) is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine.
History
The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic ...
chart. Originally at the start, ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music based on radio airplay the week ending August 17, 2003, based on data from
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Broadcast Data Systems (also known as BDS or Luminate BDS), is a service that tracks radio, television and internet airplay of songs. The service, which is a unit of MRC Data, is a contributing factor to North American charts published by co-owned ...
, but it was modified in November 2011 to include Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Top 40 stations that feature club mix shows in their programming.
*All acts are listed alphabetically.
*Solo artists are alphabetized by last name, groups by group name excluding "a," "an" and "the."
*Each act's total of number-one U.S. dance airplay hits is shown after their name.
*All artists who are mentioned in song credits are listed here; this includes one-time pairings of otherwise solo artists and those appearing as "featured".
*Many dance artists and producers use aliases and
pseudonym
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s - this list shows whichever artist name was used on the record.
*Members of groups who reached number one are ''not'' listed here separately from their groups, unless they also hit number one as a solo artist.
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Missy Elliott (1)
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Brandi Emma (1)
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Anabel Englund
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Enur (1)
* Ercola (1)
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Ella Eyre
Ella McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known professionally as Ella Eyre, is a British singer and songwriter. She is known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number-one single " Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Awa ...
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Fergie (1)
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Filo & Peri (1)
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Flanders
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Flo Rida (1)
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Luis Fonsi
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Fonsi received his first ...
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Foster the People
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Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in ...
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Dillon Francis
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Early life
Francis was born in Los AngelesAhmed, Insanul (March 13, 2012Who Is Dillon Francis?Complex. Retri ...
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Nelly Furtado
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She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired deb ...
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Fuse ODG
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*Charlotte Haining (1)
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Halsey (3)
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Calvin Harris (12)
* Hayla (1)
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Oliver Heldens
Olivier J. L. Heldens (born 1 February 1995) is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer from Rotterdam. He is regarded as a pioneer of the future house genre, propelling it to international attention and scoring numerous chart successes, includ ...
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Emma Hewitt
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Biography
Hewitt was the lead singer of the Australian rock band Missing Hours, with whom she released an eponymous debut album in October 2008 through Sony Australia. The ban ...
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Keri Hilson
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Hozier (1)
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Hvme (1)
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Chrissie Hynde (1)
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Icona Pop (1)
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Illenium
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Inna
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Felix Jaehn
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Erika Jayne (1)
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Jay-Z (2)
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Jeremih
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Jes (1)
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Vika Jigulina
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Life and career
Victoria Corneva was born in Cahul, Moldavian SSR (Moldova). She is Bulgarian thr ...
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Elton John (2)
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Jonas Brothers (1)
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Jax Jones
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Alexis Jordan
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Kaskade
Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-first on its 20 ...
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Kesha (1)
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Khalid
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The Killers
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Kimbra
Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and s ...
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The Knocks
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Matthew Koma
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Krewella
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Georgia Ku
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Natasja (1)
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Nervo
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Ne-Yo
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John Newman (1)
* Never Dull (1)
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Nico & Vinz
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Nina Sky
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NOTD
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*Tina Novak (1)
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Nyla
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Rita Ora
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Kelly Osbourne
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OutKast (1)
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Quavo
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Raye
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Regard (1)
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Bebe Rexha
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Rihanna (12)
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Riton (1)
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Roc Project
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Mark Ronson
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Kelly Rowland
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The Temper Trap
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T.I. (1)
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Tiësto
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Timbaland
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Justin Timberlake (4)
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Tube & Berger
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Biography
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Alisa Ueno (1)
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Usher (2)
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Despina Vandi
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Vula
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Emily Warren
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The Wanted
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The Weeknd
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Florence Welch
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Kanye West
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Hayley Williams of
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Michelle Williams (1)
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Pharrell Williams (1)
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Chris Willis
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Lilly Wood (& the Prick) (1)
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Yolanda Be Cool
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Biography
In 2010, they collaborated with Australian producer DCUP (real name Duncan MacLennan) to release an international single " We No Speak American ...
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Young Thug
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Zedd
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See also
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List of number one dance airplay hits (United States)
Notes
References
*Additional information can be found within ''Billboard's'
online archive servicesand print editions of the magazine.
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