Dance Sweep: April 23, 2016...

I'll wrap up this week's "music sweeps" of the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine with the latest dance jams in the clubs and on the radio...

On their DJ-polled Dance Club Play chart,  Rihanna and Drake shimmy to #1 with "Work". They previously went to #6 together on this list with "What's My Name".

L.A.-based DJ Mustard takes the top new entry on the chart at #44 with "Whole Lotta Lovin'" featuring hip-hop aritst Travis Scott. If you listen, you can hear the interpolation of CeCe Peniston's "Finally".  B-

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Australian singer Veronica Bravo lands on these shores at #45 with her cover of Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten". C

Another Aussie act, twin sisters NERVO, move in at #47 with "Bulletproof" featuring Harrison Miya. B

New York DJ/producer CID mixes up the 90s classic "No Scrubs" by TLC into the club banger "No" at #48. C

Fifth Harmony take the remixes of their top-ten pop hit "Work From Home" to the clubs at #49. C+

Meanwhile, on the radio-monitored Dance Airplay/Mixshow chart, Mike Posner's "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" is on top for a second week...

Norwegian DJ/producer Alan Walker finally places his international smash "Faded" on to the American chart, here at #28, claiming my "Dance Pick of the Week" in the process. B+

L.A. tropical house outfit Cheat Codes punch in at #34 with "Say Goodbye". B-

Remixer/producer Ken Loi comes in at #36 with "Coming For You" featuring Thomas Daniel. C+

Well, that's all for this week's "sweeps", thanks for taking the trip, and hopefully something new has caught your ear. Cheers!