While we’re still in January, let me indulge my love of lists one more time.

Being a contributor to probably the best dance music website there is, Resident Advisor, I was asked to lend my opinions to their epic polls of the last decade in dance music, which went live on the site this week.

As I have come to expect, my choices differed a little from their – nonetheless authoritative – results, but given the couple of weeks enjoyable effort I put into compiling these lists, I am pretty happy with my run-down and thought it was worth sharing.

Considering the mainstream media wrote dance music off in the noughties, it really was a fabulous time for many genres: the good old days of proper funky and prog. house around the start of the century, the brilliant best of breakbeat during the middle of the decade, and the rise of minimal house and techno (and the inevitable and productive backlash) towards the end; to name but a few trends.

1FC KahunaHayling
2Laurent GarnierThe Man With The Red Face
3Aphex TwinWindowlicker
4Ulrich SchnaussOn My Own
5LeftfieldPhat Planet
6Djuma SoundsystemLes Djins (Trentemoller Mix)
7SpektrumKinda New (Tiefshwarz Mix)
8DJ ShadowGDMFSOB (Unkle Mix)
9Boards of CanadaDayvan Cowboy
10SoulwaxE Talking (Soulwax Nite Version)
11Fatboy SlimSong For Shelter (Chemical Brothers Mix)
12Sex in DallasBerlin Rocks (Stewart Walker Mix)
13Nathan FakeCharlies House (Apparat Mix)
14Rob Mello VS UnderworldDark Fantasize
15RoyksoppWhat Else Is There? (Trentemoller Mix)
16Zoot WomanGrey Day / Calmer
17

SLAM

Positive Education / Lifetimes
18M.A.N.D.Y vs Booka ShadeBody Language
19Daft PunkVoyager (Dominic Torti’s Wildstyle Edit)
20BTFibonacci Sequence (Sasha Edit)
21CosmosTake Me With You
22Gui BorattoTerminal
23The AvalanchesFrontier Psychiatrist
24JusticePhantom Part 2
25RJD2Exotic Talk
26Go Home ProductionsShannon Stone
27Booka ShadeIn White Rooms / Mandarine Girl
28SwitchA Bit Patchy
29Felix Da HousecatSilver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke Mix)
30JDSNine Ways (Plump DJ’s Mix)
31Midfield GeneralCoatnoise (Dave Clarke Mix)
32Tomaz and FilterheadzSunshine
33AirAlpha Beta Gaga
34DigitalismIdealistic
35James Zabiela & Nic FanciulliNo Pressure
36RadioactivemanNight Bus to Nowhere
37The Chemical BrothersThe State We’re In / Denmark
38Introvert vs BjorkJoga
39SantosSabot (Evil Nine Mix)
40Freefrom FiveElectromagnetic (Evil Nine Broadway Dub)
41Hot ChipBoy From School (Erol Alkan Mix)
42Layo & BushwackaLove Story / Shining Through
43Deltron 3030Madness
44The PresetsSteamworks
45RoyksoppRemind Me / Eple
46RadioheadEverything in its Right Place
47EdanRapperfection
48AgoriaLa 11ème Marche (Phil Kieran Mix)
49Loco DiceCity Lights (Martin Buttrich Mix)
50TiefshwarzGhost Track (Blackstrobe Mix)
51Lifelike & Kris MenaceDiscopolis
52PhoniqueWoman in a Red Dress (Tiefshwarz Mix)
53New OrderCrystal (Lee Burridge Mix)
54Alex DolbyHazy Way (Evil Nine Mix)
55X-Press 2Muzikizum / AC/DC / Smoke Machine
56Solid SessionsJaneiro
57Evil NineCrooked / Cakehole
58IsoleeBeaut Mon Plage
59Claude VonStrokeDeep Throat
60LCD SoundsystemDaft Punk is Playing at My House (Soulwax Mix)
61Dizzee RascalFix Up Look Sharp
62KosheenCatch (Way Out West Mix)
63MapsIt Will Find You
64Green VelvetLa La Land / Flash (Danny Tenglia’s Nitrous Oxide Mix)
65Roots ManuvaWitness
66M83Run Into Flowers (Jackson Midnight Fuck Mix)
67King UniqueSugar High / Lighters
68SharpsideBelgian Resistance
69Tomas AnderssonWashing Up (Tiga Mix)
70UnderworldTwo Months Off
71Chicken LipsHe Not In
72TrentemollerMoan (Trentemoller Mix)
73Solid GrooveThis Is Sick
74UmekGatex
75The RootsSeed 2.0
76Ugly DucklingLay It On Ya
77FreelandWe Want Your Soul
78Sasha & EmersonScorchio
79Sander KleinenbergMy Lexicon
80Fatboy SlimStar 69 (Timo Maas Mix)
81OrbitalFunny Break (Plump DJ’s Mix)
82Junkie XLFuture In Computer Hell Part 2
83FischerspoonerEmerge
84ZeroEmit / Collect (Rennie Pilgrem Agatha Stomp)
85Depeche ModeI Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia Mix)
86Dave ClarkeThe Wolf
87Bushwaka!Monster
88James HoldenLump
89Chicks On SpeedWordy Rappinghood
90PMTGyromancer
91SquarepusherMy Red Hot Car
92Timo MaasFeedback Welcome / Ubik
93Justice vs SimianWe Are Your Friends
94Nathan FakeThe Sky Was Pink (James Holden Mix)
95BazBelievers (King Unique River Dub)
96Freeform FiveNo More Conversations (Mylo Mix)
97LCD SoundsystemNorth American Scum
98Thom YorkeHarrowdown Hill (Extended Mix)
99Misstress BarbaraBarcelona
100Justus KohnkeYacht
101Steve LawlerRise In (Nalin & Kane Mix)
102Pig & DanCured
103VitalicLa Rock 01
104FutureshockSparc
105MGMTKids / Electric Feel
106Funk D’VoidDiabla (Funk D’Void Heavenly Mix)
107Metro AreaMiura
108The GossipStanding in the Way of Control (Soulwax Mix)
109MirwaisNaïve Song
110Phil KieranMy House
111TriscoMuzak
112Bolz BolzTake A Walk (Paul Daley Full Mix)
113FusedTerror
114Cut ChemistWhats The Attitude
115FormeKick A Hole (Tigerstyle Mix)
116MyloDrop The Pressure
117Groove ArmadaSuperstylin’
118LFOFreak
119Bobby PeruErotic Discourse
120Ogenki ClinicFirst Light

As ever, I’m sure I’ve missed out several tracks/albums/mixes of worth, so please leave constructive criticism and comments at the bottom.

And the albums (bear in mind this was only supposed to be dance music, even though I sneaked some hip-hop in there as well):

1The AvalanchesSince I Left You
2DJ ShadowThe Private Press
3The Chemical BrothersCome With Us
4FourtetPause
5RJD2Since We Last Spoke
6Daft PunkDiscovery
7Ulrich SchnaussA Strangely Isolated Place
8Booka ShadeMovements
9Deltron 3030Deltron 3030
10Gui BorattoChromophobia
11Layo & BushwackaNight Works
12AirTalkie Walkie
13LCD SoundsystemSound of Silver
14Evil NineYou Can Be Special Too
15RoyksoppMelody AM
16Felix Da HousecatKittenz and Thee Glitz
17FC KahunaMachine Says Yes
18EdanPrimitive Plus
19JusticeCross
20Fatboy SlimHalfway Between The Gutter And The Stars
21UnkleNever Never Land
22DigitalismIdealism
23GorillazDemon Days
24SLAMAlien Radio
25Ulrich SchnaussFar Away Trains Passing By
26FreelandNow and Them
27Zero 7Simple Things
28The Go TeamThunder, Lightening, Strike
29RadioheadKid A
30The RapturePieces of the People We Love
31Boards of CanadaGeogaddi / Trans Canada Highway
32TrentemollerThe Last Resort
33Alex SmokeParadolia
34Deadly AvengerDeep Red
35LCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem
36Ellen Allien & ApparatOrchestra of Bubbles
37MyloDestroy Rock and Roll
38Ugly DucklingJourney to Anywhere
39!!!Louden Up Now
40KosheenResist
41Zoot WomanZoot Woman
42MGMTOracular Spectacular
43Claude VonStrokeBeware of the Bird
44Fat Freddys DropBased on a True Story
45Hot ChipThe Warning
46The Chemical BrothersPush The Button
47Wagon ChristMusipal
48Cannibal OxOxtrumentals
49Lemon JellyLost Horizons
50Plump DJ’sEargasm

And finally, my favourite mixes of the last ten years:

1Jaques Le ContFabricLive 09
2Evil NineEssential Mix 2005
32ManyDJsAs Heard on Radio Soulwax Vol.2
4TrentemollerEssential Mix 2006
5SashaInvolver
6James ZabielaEssential Mix 2004
7Spank RockFabricLive 33
8Tom MiddletonThe Trip
9SashaFundacion
10Michael MayerFabric 13
11DJ Food & DKNow Listen
12Justin RobertsonImprint
13Adam FreelandFabricLive 16
14James HoldenAt The Controls
15Plump DJ’sUrban Underground
16James LavelleGlobal Underground Barcelona/Romania
17Fatboy SlimOn The Floor At The Boutique
18FC KahunaEssential Mix 2002
19The AvalanchesGimmix / Breezeblock Mix
20Booka ShadeEssential Mix 2006
21DJ YodaHow to Cut and Paste Vol.1 / Vol.2
22James HoldenBalance 005
23Damian LazarusFuturism
24Ritchie HawtinDE9: Transitions
25Damian LazarusBugged Out Presents Suck My Deck
262ManyDJsEssential Mix
27Henrik ShwarzLive
28Adam FreelandGlobal Underground Mexico City
29Laurent GarnierEssential Mix Live From the New Terrace at Space
30John DigweedFabric 20
31Erol AlkanA Bugged Out Mix
32Desyn MasielloBedrock OS1
33James ZabielaALiVE
34M.A.N.D.YAt The Controls
35James LavelleFabricLive 01
36Fatboy SlimBig Beach Boutique
37Deadly AvengerFabricLive 08
38Dave SeamanThe Masters Series Part Three: Desire
39Kruder & DorfmeisterDJ Kicks
40Pete TongTwisted Beats/Essential Selection
41Krafty KutsThese Are The Breaks
42Armand Van HeldenMixmag New York Loft Party
43Francois KMasterpiece
44Ivan Smagghe & ChloeKill The DJ
45Felix Da Housecat/Justin RobertsonBugged Out!
46UmekThe Torture Chamber 2
47LCD Soundsystem45 33
48Danny TenagliaBack to Basics 10 Years
49Danny Howells24 7
50Stanton WarriorsStanton Sessions