Floorfillers is a dance album compilation brand by All Around the World Records (in association with

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) that has evolved from a range of separate compilations that ''AATW'' used to compile for a number of Northern radio stations in

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's Big City

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network. Even though these albums would feature many of the same tracks (by acts such as

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and

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), each one would be tailored for the local market and would be branded under the station name (such as

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or Red Rose Rock FM) and in association with the region's premiere

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. The first album, ''Floorfillers – 40 Massive Hits from the Clubs'', was released in March 2004. It went to number one on the official UK Albums Chart. The second, ''Floorfillers 2'' followed in late September 2004 and peaked at number three. Two more, ''Floorfillers 3'' and ''Floorfillers 4'', were released in 2005. ''Floorfillers – Club Classics'' was released in 2006, ''Floorfillers Anthems'' in 2007, ''Floorfillers 08'' in October 2008, and ''Floorfillers 2010'' was released on November 30, 2009. In 2011, EMI and Universal released ''Ultimate Floorfillers'', which reached the top of the dance compilation charts from January through the first week of May that year.

References

External links

UMTV website
{{Authority control 2000s compilation albums Compilation album series