Dance/Electronic Songs

Not to be confused with Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales.

The Dance/Electronic Songs chart has been published weekly by Billboard since January 2013. It is their first chart to be published that ranks the most popular dance and electronic songs according to audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play and it was introduced following an increase in the genre's popularity in the United States.

The first number-one song on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the issue dated January 26, 2013, was "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am and Britney Spears.

The chart's current number one as of the issue dated May 25, 2024, is "Miles on It" by Marshmello and Kane Brown.

Background and eligibility criteria

As a result of the increase in the popularity of dance and electronic music, Billboard introduced the Dance/Electronic Songs chart in January 2013 to rank the most popular dance and electronic song according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play and publishes it on a weekly basis. They are tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, BDS from streaming services including Spotify and Xbox Music, and from a United States-wide select panel of 140 DJs; it uses the same methodology as is used for the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. It is separate to the Dance Club Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, the former of which is ranked by most popular club play and the latter by the most sales. Songs will be eligible to chart on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart based on their "core sound and tempo," however dance remixes of songs which were originally pop, R&B, rap or a different genre are not eligible for inclusion, regardless of whether it appears on either the Dance Club Songs or Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts.

Song achievements

Most weeks at number one

Weeks	Song	Artist	Year(s)	Source
69	"Happier"	Marshmello and Bastille	2018–20
55	"I'm Good (Blue)"	David Guetta and Bebe Rexha	2022–23
36	"Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)"	Elton John, Dua Lipa and Pnau	2021–22
33	"The Middle"	Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey	2018
27	"Closer"	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	2016–17
26	"Wake Me Up"	Avicii	2013–14
25	"Something Just Like This"	The Chainsmokers and Coldplay	2017
23	"Lean On"	Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ	2015–16
	"Roses"	Saint Jhn and Imanbek	2020

Artist achievements

Artists with most number-one songs

Two number-ones or more

Position	Artist name	Tally of number-ones	Ref.
1	The Chainsmokers	6
2	Calvin Harris	4
	Zedd
	Marshmello
3	Lady Gaga	3
	Ariana Grande
	Dua Lipa
4	Avicii	2
	DJ Snake
	Major Lazer
	Elton John
	Britney Spears
	Justin Bieber
	MØ
	Pharrell Williams
	Selena Gomez
	David Guetta
	Bebe Rexha

Artists with most weeks at number-one on the chart

Keep to top 10 and ties

Position	Artist name	Weeks	Ref.
1	Marshmello	83
2	The Chainsmokers	82
3	Bastille	69
4	David Guetta	66
5	Bebe Rexha	66
6	Zedd	55
7	Dua Lipa	55
8	Elton John	37
9	Pnau	36
10	DJ Snake	35

Artists with most top-tens on the chart

Keep to top 10 and ties

Position	Artist name	Entries	Ref.
1	Kygo	25
2	David Guetta	24
3	Calvin Harris	23
4	The Chainsmokers	23
5	Marshmello	18
6	Zedd	13
7	Avicii	12
8	DJ Snake	11
9	Tiësto	10
10	Lady Gaga	9
10	Martin Garrix	9

Artists with most entries on the chart

Keep to top 10 and ties

Position	Artist name	Entries	Ref.
1	David Guetta	86
2	Kygo	64
3	Marshmello	69
4	The Chainsmokers	63
5	Skrillex	61
6	Illenium	59
7	Martin Garrix	55
8	Calvin Harris	51
9	Diplo	49
9	Tiësto	49
10	Alan Walker	44

Milestones

• Rihanna holds the record for the most songs (6) simultaneously in the top 10, with "We Found Love", "Only Girl (In the World)", "Don't Stop the Music", "Where Have You Been", "S&M" and "Disturbia" during the week of February 25, 2023.
• DJ Snake holds the milestone as the first artist to have a song positioned at No. 1 on the Year End chart two years straight with "Turn Down for What" featuring Lil Jon in 2014 and "Lean On" with Major Lazer featuring MØ in 2015. The Chainsmokers later replicated this with "Don't Let Me Down" featuring Daya and "Something Just Like This" with Coldplay topping the Year End chart in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
• Bebe Rexha holds the record for the longest-charting female artist on the ranking.
• "Latch" by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith holds the record for longest climb to number one, reaching the top in its 47th week on the chart.
• "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille holds the record for most weeks spent on the chart at 92 weeks. It also is the first song to top the chart for a complete year (2019).
• "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga became the first song to debut at number one on the chart during the week of March 14, 2020.
• Lady Gaga's album Chromatica became the first album to have 5 songs in the top 10 for the week of June 13, 2020.
• "Pepas" by Farruko became the first Spanish-language song to reach number one on the chart for the week of August 21, 2021.
• Dua Lipa became the first female artist to simultaneously rule the top 3 on the chart for the week of April 27, 2024 with "Illusion," "Houdini," and "Training Season." She also became the first artist to rule the top 3 for multiple weeks. She is also the first female artist to replace themselves at number one and the first to do so multiple times and in consecutive weeks.

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs

External links

• Current Dance/Electronic Songs