Dance Sweep: January 2, 2016...

I'm ready to wrap up this week's 'music sweeps', sampling the songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine, with the latest dance jams in the clubs and on the radio.

On the DJ-polled Dance Club Play chart, Swedish DJ/producer Lucas Nord lands his first #1 hit with "Run On Love" featuring Tove Lo (it's her third chart-topper after "Talking Body" and "Heroes")...

Ariana Grande takes the top debut at #42 with her former top 10 pop hit "Focus"...

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David Guetta returns with singer/songwriter Sia and rapper Fetty Wap at #43 for "Bang My Head"...

DJ/remixer Dave Aude hooks up again with Erasure lead singer Andy Bell at #45 on "True Original", my "Dance Pick of the Week". Their last collab, "Aftermath", went all the way to #1...


"You're So Beautiful" from Camille moves in at #46...

British drum and bass act Rudimental and singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran pair up at #49 with "Lay It All On Me"...

Meanwhile, on the radio-monitored Dance Airplay/Mixshow chart, Justin Bieber moves to the top of the chart with "Sorry"...

The Chainsmokers, who hold at #3 with "Roses", also climb in at #26 with "Until You Were Gone" featuring Emily Warren...

British DJ/producer Philip George and Anton Powers (aka Cahill) take their top-5 UK hit "Alone No More" to this list at #29...

Indie-pop artist Bright Lights, the moniker of Heather Bright, comes in at #31 with "Runaway" featuring 3LAU...

The top-5 club hit from Belgians Dmitri Vegas and Like Mike with Ne-Yo, "Higher Place", makes the airplay chart at #37...

The final newbie at #38 is "November Skies" from Carnage featuring Tomas Barfod and  Nina Kinert...