DJ Gregg Ambient's Playlist - November 2011

Happy November!  Found below is a countdown list of 30 hot tracks currently being featured in my sets around around the state of New Jersey.  In past countdowns, I have separately broken out "throwbacks," but for this month decided to merge them into a single list.  Myself, and other DJs, have noted the increasing popularity of dance music at the expense of hip hop, and the top ten hits reflect this trend. Dubstep has also hit the local palette, with entries by Skrillex at #20 and #17.  

We welcome your  comments and suggestions for other high-octane dance floor selections!

30) Malo - Avicii (electro)
29) Diet Original Don - Major Lazer (dancehall)
28) Sofi Needs a Ladder - DeadMau5 (electronic)
27) Perfume (Calvi y Neill Bouquet Remix) - BajoFondo Tango (international lounge)
26) Landing Boots - DJ Shiftee (downtempo lounge)
25) Dirty Laundry (Tom Middleton's Balearic Mix) - Bitter:Sweet (downtempo lounge)
24) Natural (Kaskade Roots Remix) - Afro-Mystik (house)
23) Aston Martin Music - Rick Ross f/Drake & Chrisette Michele (hip hop/R&B)
22) You Rock My World - Michael Jackson (throwback)
21) Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill (throwback)
20) Lick It - Kaskade & Skrillex (dubstep)
19) I'm Still Hot - Luciana (dance)
18) The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers (rock)
17) Cinema (Skrillex Remix) - Benny Benassi (dubstep)
16) Wobble - V.I.C. (hip hop)
15) Down on Me (Disco Fries RMX) - Jeremih (electro)
14) Come See About Me - The Supremes (Motown)
13) Rolling in the Deep - Adele (Retro-Soul)
12) You Make Me Feel - Cobra Starship f/Sabi (dance)
11) Danza Kuduro - Don Omar (Latin)
10) Now That We Found Love - Heavy D and the Boyz (throwback)
 9) Give Me Everything Tonight - Pitbull f/Afrojack and Nayer (dance)
 8) Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (dance)
 7) Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga (pop)
 6) Turn Me On - David Guetta f/Nicki Minaj (dance)
 5) Paris - Jay-Z and Kanye West (why?  because it's provocative and gets the people going!) (hip hop)
 4) Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 f/Christina Aguilera (dance)
 3) Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO (dance)
 2) Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan /(dance)
 1) We Found Love - Rihanna f/Calvin Harris (dance)




To view DJ Gregg Ambient's Top Tracks of Early Fall 2011, click here.

To view DJ Gregg Ambient's Top 50 tracks of 2010, click here.

To see his favorite songs of the 1980s, click here.  To view his favorite dance tracks of the 1990s, click here.

About DJ Gregg Ambient

Ambient DJs’ Founder and Owner, Gregg Hollmann, is known for his creative mixing and chameleon-like ability to play in different musical styles. His musical knowledge allows him to excel in environments ranging from elegant wedding receptions to convivial dance parties.  A multi-faceted performer, Gregg also mixes music videos.

A graduate of the College of New Jersey, he holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration and has lived and worked abroad in Japan and the Philippines.  He enjoys working with clients and personalizing events to their tastes. Gregg was the subject of a feature article in the January 2011 issue of DJ Times magazine titled 'DJ Takes Stock in Niche Wedding Market.'  

To book DJ Gregg Ambient for your next party, visit the Ambient DJ Service website at www.ambientdj.com. 

1990s Music Playlist

The 1990s was an interesting decade for music with the ascension of hip hop, the birth of grunge rock, the emergence of 'Boy Bands' and the popularity of European dance music and raves. Several of these tracks were actually produced in the latter years of the eighties, but didn't hit my radar screen until the early nineties when I was a college student.  Call it rounding up!

Dance Music

Boy Bands

Rap/Hip Hop

European Dance Music

Here are 50 of our favorite tracks for your next 90s dance party.  Enjoy!

1) The Bomb (These Sounds Fall in My Mind) - The Bucketheads
2) The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
3) Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison
4) Back to Life - Soul II Soul
5) Show Me Love - Robin S.
6) Freedom 90 - George Michael
7) Finally -CeCe Peniston
8) Strike it Up - Black Box
9) Poison - Bell Biv Devoe
10) Motown Philly - Boyz II Men
11) This is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
12) Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
13) No Diggity - Blackstreet
14) Pony - Ginuwine
15) Nuthin' but a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre w/Snoop Dogg
16) One For the Money - Horace Brown
17) Just a Friend - Biz Markie
18) Close To You - Maxi Priest
19) What is Love - Haddaway
20) Connected - Stereo M.C.s
21) This Beat is Technotronic - Technotronic
22) What I Got - Sublime
23) You Get What You Give - New Radicals
24) Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G.
25) The Choice is Yours - Black Sheep
26) Only You (Remix) - 112
27) It's All About the Benjamins - Puff Daddy (w/Lil Kim and the Lox)
28) 1,2, 3, 4 (Sumpin’ New) - Coolio
29) Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill
30) This is Acid - Maurice Joshua
31) I’ll House You - Jungle Brothers
32) Set U Free - Planet Soul
33) Groove is in the Heart - Dee-Lite
34) Higher State of Consciousness - Winx
35) It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
36) Keep on Movin' - Soul II Soul
37) Shoop - Salt-n-Pepa
38) In de Ghetto - Crystal Waters
39) Jump Around - Kris Kross
40) O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
41) Jump Around - House of Pain
42) More and More - Captain Hollywood Project
43) The Sign - Ace of Base
44) What’s Up - 4 Non-Blondes
45) The Power - Snap!
46) Another Night - The Real McCoy
47) Good Vibrations - Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
48) Tearin’ Up My Heart - ‘N Sync
49) As Long as You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
50) Wannabe - The Spice Girls

About Ambient DJ Service

Ambient DJ Service is an award-winning mobile DJ service based in Central New Jersey and specializing in weddings, corporate events and sensational dance parties.  Let us DJ your 90s or 80s dance party.  Take the theme a step further by allowing us to spin the music videos of your chosen era.  To learn more about Ambient DJ, visit us on the web at www.ambientdj.com.