Dance Sweep: October 24, 2015...


I'm up to the last installment in today's "chart sweeps", checking out the songs making their debut on the various charts in Billboard magazine, and I'll wrap things up with the latest dance jams in the clubs and on the radio in America...

On the DJ-polled Dance Club Play chart, Olivia Somerlyn scores her second #1 hit after "Parachute" with "OXO"...

This week's "Dance Pick of the Week" and highest entry comes from British neo-house producer Duke Dumont, who is in at #31 with "Ocean Drive". His last four singles all topped the club chart, and "Need U (100%)" earned him a Grammy nomination....


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Newcomer Emin, from the Caucasian country of Azerbaijan, gets big help from Chic's Nile Rodgers for "Boomerang" which comes in at #43...


Team HeartBreak pump in at #44 with "Boys Just Wanna Have Fun", from their EP Sassy Summer Sounds. Willam from Rupaul's Drag Race stars in the video...


Lucas Nord from Stockholm teams up with fellow Swede Tove Lo ("Habits", "Talking Body") at #46 for "Run On Love"...


L.A. electronic artist Nytrix arrives at #47 with "Take Me Higher"...


Meanwhile, on the radio-monitored Dance Airplay/Mixshow chart, Calvin Harris is on top for a third week with "How Deep Is Your Love"...

British electropop singer Ellie Goulding enters at #28 with "On My Mind"...


Reggaeton artist Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias take their international hit "El Perdon (Forgiveness)" to the dance radio chart at #31. It went to #1 in France, Spain, Mexico, and a few other countries...


Dutch progressive house act DubVision debut at #33 with "I Found Your Heart" featuring Emeni...


Avicii comes in at #35 with "For A Better Day" from his second album Stories. Alex Ebert from the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and Ima Robot handles the vocals, and the video was filmed in Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost true city in the world (with a population of over 50,000)...


The final entry at #40 is Dutch electrohouse vet Hardwell with "Birds Fly" featuring soul singer Mr. Probz...


That's all today....there's a lot of great stuff out this week, support the talent and go out and buy something you like! Thanks for taking this musical journey...



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