MuchDance explained

MuchDance is a series of pop/dance albums featuring various artists compiled, mixed and released by the Canadian television station MuchMusic, starting in 1997. It continues a similar series released in association with Quality Records from 1990 to 1997 under the name Muchmusic Dance Mix.

In addition to the ordinary albums in the series, MuchMusic also released albums such as MuchDance 80's (2005) that included classics like Paula Abdul's "Straight Up." There has also been a volume of MuchDance 90s released, along with two #1 hits compilations.

In Quebec, the album were distributed under the name DansePlus until 2019, based upon the former channel, MusiquePlus.

In the United States, Quality Records released the set as Dance Mix USA from 1993 to 1998.

Much Dance 2020, Much Dance 2021, Much Dance 2022 are not DJ not mixed, they are regular compilation albums.

History

Quality released the first Dance Mix album as Dance Mix '90. Two Years later, Muchmusic Dance Mix '92 was released with the Muchmusic logo on the cover and a series of advertisements on the channel. The final album in this series, Dance Mix 1997, was released by Quality without Muchmusic branding. In the United States, Quality, through its co-owned US subsididary Critique/Radikal Records, used featured tracks from "Dance Mix '92" to release the first of eight "Dance Mix USA" compilations, which proved to be popular with American fans through endless television and print campaigns. The last "Dance Mix USA" set released in America was in 1998 through Radikal.

The album MuchDance 1997 was released in 1997. Starting in 1998, a new edition has since been released every year, with the title of the album reflecting the next year (thus why there is no MuchDance 1998, as the album released that year was released under the title of MuchDance 1999).

The latest album in the series, MuchDance 2022, was released on December 3, 2021.^[1]

Albums

Dance Mix '90

Dance Mix '91

Dance Mix '92

Dance Mix '93

Dance Mix '94

Dance Mix '95

1. Whigfield – "Saturday Night"
2. Livin' Joy – "Dreamer"
3. Carol Medina – "Tell Me You Love Me"
4. J.K. – "You & I"
5. BKS – "Take Control"
6. Darkness – "In My Dreams"
7. Bananarama – "Every Shade Of Blue"
8. Nicki French – "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
9. Fun Factory – "Close To You"
10. N-Trance – "Set You Free"
11. New System – "This Is The Night"
12. Technotronic – "Move It To The Rhythm"
13. Playahitty – "1-2-3! (Train With Me)"
14. Los del Mar – "Macarena"
15. Urban Cookie Collective – "Spend The Day"
16. 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor – "Dreams (Will Come Alive)"
17. Haddaway – "What Is Love"

Dance Mix '96

1. Culture Beat – "Inside Out"
2. BKS – "Astroplane"
3. Planet Soul – "Feel The Music"
4. Gusto – "Disco's Revenge"
5. Cartouche – "Feel The Rain"
6. Fun Factory – "I Wanna B With U"
7. Wil Veloz – "Guantanamera"
8. Pizzaman – "Happiness"
9. Full Intention – "America (I Love America)"
10. Reel 2 Real – "Are You Ready For Some More?"
11. Shaggy – "Boombastic"
12. Coolio – "Too Hot"
13. Maria-Lisa – "You Make Me Feel"
14. Emjay – "In Your Arms"
15. Capital Sound – "Feel The Rhythm"
16. Virtualmismo – "Last Train To Universe"
17. Urban Cookie Collective – "Witness"

Dance Mix '97

1. Spice Girls – "Say You'll Be There"
2. Backstreet Boys – "We've Got It Goin' On"
3. Byron Stingly – "Get Up"
4. Full Intention – "Shake Your Body(Down To The Ground)"
5. Ultra Naté – "Free"
6. Pulse (Featuring the voice of Antoinette Roberson) – "Shadows Of The Past"
7. The People Movers – "C Lime Woman"
8. Ebony(Featuring Sensi and Phoebe 1) – "If I Change My Mind" (Fyx Mix)
9. A Tribe Called Quest – "1nce Again"
10. Blue Boy – "Remember Me" (Sure is Pure 7" Edit)
11. Fruit De La Passion – "Tic Tic Tac"
12. Brainbug – "Nightmare"
13. Sash! – "Encore Une Fois"
14. Clueless – "Don't Speak"

MuchDance 1997

1. The Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize"
2. LL Cool J – "Doin' It"
3. Wyclef Jean – "We Trying to Stay Alive"
4. Robyn – "Do You Know (What It Takes)"
5. Savage Garden – "I Want You"
6. Hanson – "MMMBop"
7. Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans & 112 – "I'll Be Missing You"
8. Unique II – "Break My Stride"
9. Jet Fuel – "Hang On! Here We Go"
10. U2 – "Discothèque"
11. Diana King – "I Say a Little Prayer"
12. The Cardigans – "Love Fool"
13. Backstreet Boys – "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)"
14. OMC – "How Bizarre"
15. Love Inc. – "Broken Bones"
16. DJ Company – "Rhythm Of Love"
17. KRS-One – "Step Into A World"

Note: Was certified 6× Platinum (600,000 units) in Canada on March 17, 1998.^[2]

MuchDance 1999

1. Backstreet Boys – "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
2. N-Trance – "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (Radio Edit)"
3. Ace of Base – "Cruel Summer"
4. 'N Sync – "Tearin' Up My Heart"
5. Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On (Tony Moran Mix)"
6. All Saints – "Never Ever (Booker T's Vocal Mix) Extended 12" Mix"
7. Ultra Naté – "Found a Cure (Full Intention Mix)"
8. Temperance featuring Lorraine Reid – "Hands of Time (Radio Mix)"
9. Destiny's Child featuring Wyclef Jean – "No, No, No Part 2"
10. Will Smith – "Just The Two Of Us"
11. Mase featuring Total – "What You Want"
12. R. Kelly featuring Keith Murray – "Home Alone (Radio Edit)"
13. Fatboy Slim – "The Rockafeller Skank"
14. Love Inc. – "You're a Superstar (City of Love Club Mix)"
15. Brian McKnight – "Anytime (Cibola Remix Edit)"
16. Swirl 360 – "Hey Now Now (Dance Pop Radio Edit)"
17. Savage Garden – "To the Moon and Back"

Note: Was certified 6× Platinum (600,000 units) in Canada on December 1, 1999.

Notes and References

1. Web site: MuchDance 2022 . .
2. Web site: Gold/Platinum .