Dance/Electronic Songs

The Dance/Electronic Songs chart has been published weekly by Billboard since January 2013.[1] It is the first chart to be published that ranks the most popular dance and electronic songs according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play and it was introduced as a result of in an increase in the genre's popularity.[1]

The first number-one song on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the issue dated January 26, 2013, was "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am and Britney Spears.[1]

Background and eligibility criteria

As a result of the increase in the popularity of dance and electronic music, Billboard introduced the Dance/Electronic Songs chart in January 2013 to rank the most popular dance and electronic song according to airplay audience impressions, digital downloads, streaming and club play and publishes it on a weekly basis.[1] They are tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, BDS from streaming services including Spotify and Xbox Music, and from a United States-wide select panel of 140 DJs; it uses the same methodology as is used for the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.[1] It is separate to the Dance Club Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Songs charts, the former of which is ranked by most popular club play and the latter by the most sales.[2][3] Songs will be eligible to chart on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart based on their "core sound and tempo," however dance remixes of songs which were originally pop, R&B, rap or a different genre are not eligible for inclusion, regardless of whether it appears on either the Dance Club Songs or Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts.[1]

Song achievements

Most weeks at number one

Weeks	Song	Artist	Year(s)	Source
69	"Happier"	Marshmello and Bastille	2018–20	[4]
33	"The Middle"	Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey	2018	[5]
27	"Closer"	The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey	2016–17	[6]
26	"Wake Me Up"	Avicii	2013–14	[5]
25	"Something Just Like This"	The Chainsmokers and Coldplay	2017	[5]
23	"Lean On"	Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ	2015–16	[5]

Artist achievements

Artists with most number-one songs

Two number-ones or more
Position	Artist name	Tally of number-ones	Ref.
1	The Chainsmokers	6	[7]
2	Calvin Harris	4
2	Zedd \|	4
3	Marshmello	3
3	Lady Gaga	3
4	Avicii	2
	Robin Schulz
	DJ Snake
	Major Lazer
	Justin Bieber
	MØ
	Pharrell Williams
	Selena Gomez
	Ariana Grande

Artists with most weeks at number-one on the chart

82 – The Chainsmokers
81 – Marshmello
69 – Bastille
55 – Zedd
35 – DJ Snake
33 – Maren Morris, Grey
27 – Avicii, Halsey
25 – Major Lazer, MØ, Coldplay
17 – Selena Gomez
16 – Robin Schulz, Pharrell Williams

Milestones

Lady Gaga holds the record for the most songs (5) simultaneously in the top 10, with "Rain on Me", "Sour Candy", "Stupid Love", "Alice" and "911" during the week of June 13, 2020.[8]
Kygo holds the record for having the most charted singles, with 50.[9]
DJ Snake holds the milestone as the first artist to have a single positioned at No. 1 on the Year End chart two years straight with "Turn Down for What" featuring Lil Jon in 2014 and "Lean On" with Major Lazer featuring MØ in 2015. The Chainsmokers later replicated this with "Don't Let Me Down" featuring Daya and "Something Just Like This" with Coldplay topping the Year End chart in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
"Latch" by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith holds the record for longest climb to number one, reaching the top in its 47th week on the chart.
"Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille holds the record for most weeks spent on the chart at 92 weeks. It also is the first song to top the chart for a complete year (2019).
"Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga became the first song to debut at number one on the chart during the week of March 14, 2020.

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