Dance Sweep: June 18, 2016...

I'm up to the end of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling the notable songs making the charts in Billboard magazine, and I'll close things out with the latest dance jams in the clubs and on the radio...

On the DJ-polled Dance Club Play chart, Xenia Ghali scores her first #1 hit with "Under These Lights"...

Rihanna is back at #42 with the remixes of her ballad "Kiss It Better". It follows "Work", which went to #1 on the club list. Grade: C+

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Dance music singer and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Erika Jayne returns at #43 with "How Many Fucks". Grade: D

Lee Dagger, half of the awesome remixing duo Bimbo Jones, teams up with singer Bex at #44 for "Drink The Night Away". Grade: C

DJ Joe Bermudez slips in at #50 with "Sunrise" featuring Louise Carver. Grade: B

Meanwhile, on the radio-monitored Dance Airplay chart, Calvin Harris and Rihanna move to the top with "This Is What You Came For"...

Steve Aoki and Boehn hook up with modern rock band WALK THE MOON at #24 for "Back 2 U". Grade: B-

Sia's "Cheap Thrills" reaches this format at #31. Grade: B+

Cheat Codes steal my "Dance Pick of the Week" as they come in at #37 with "Sex" featuring Kris Kross Amsterdam. It's an interpolation of Salt N Pepa's "Let's Talk About Sex". Grade: B

Meghan Trainor slips in at #38 with "Me Too". Grade: C-

Lastly, at #39, is Selena Gomez with "Kill Em With Kindness". Grade: C

That does it for this week. Thanks for taking the ride, and hopefully something new has caught your ear. Cheers!