#1: Philip George & Anton Powers - Alone No More (2016)

Well, no surprise there then. Pretty much knew in February that this one would catapult right up there this year. Little did I know it would make it all the way to the top spot. Philip George, as well as his vocalist on this one, Anton Powers, hail from Nottingham, UK.

Philip George & Anton Powers - Alone No More (2016)



Lyrics:

Why do we argue the way we do?
Can't you see girl that I'm, I'm in love with you?
Don't run away from my love that you need
Don't turn away from my love you will see
You are the reason that I won't leave
And I want you to remain with me

No, I don't wanna be alone
No more, do you believe in love like I do?
No, I don't wanna be alone no more
Do you believe in love like I do?
No, I don't wanna be alone
No more, do you believe in love like I do?
No, I don't wanna be alone no more
Do you believe in love like I do?

Why do we argue the way we do?
Can't you see girl that I'm, I'm in love with you?
And it hurts, it hurts so bad to see you cry
To see you sad and blue
When I'm needing you the most
But you feel, you feel someone
When no one will take the place of you

Can't you see girl that I'm, I'm in love with you?

No, I don't wanna be alone
No more, do you believe in love like I do?
No, I don't wanna be alone no more
Do you believe in love like I do?
No, I don't wanna be alone
No more, do you believe in love like I do?
No, I don't wanna be alone no more
Do you believe in love like I do?

#2: Natema - Everybody Does (2014)

Another tune dating back two years, that hit me this year in Northern Cyprus. Instantly recognising INXS' 1987 track 'Need You Tonight', this remix just magnetically dragged me to to the speaker of the holiday beach club. Tetto Bononi & Luis Valente, originally from São Paulo, Brazil, but now based in London, worked the magic that has been heard at Koko, Pacha, Heaven, Cargo, Love Box, Carneval del Pueblo, ... - to name a few. This one has been a real ear worm for me this year.

Natema - Everybody Does (2014)

#3: TIEKS feat. Dan Harkna - Sunshine (2016)

TIEKS feat. Dan Harkna - Sunshine (2016)
UK#15, IRL#65

#4: Shift K3Y - I Know (Tough Love Remix) (2016)

Lewis Shay Jankel (a.k.a. Shift K3y) is a relativ late addition to my Top 10. Hitting London's dance floors in the summer, it's since been playing up & down in Europe's clubs, and it has just been released beginning of December.

Shift K3Y - I Know (Tough Love Remix) (2016)

#5: Blinkie - Don't Give Up (On Love) (2016)

Dance with me like no one else can see. How was this never a No.1 here, or across the pond???
Vocal come courtesy Alahna

Blinkie - Don't Give Up (On Love) (2016)


Lyrics:

You and me, me and you
In the summertime
How we touched, how we kissed
Felt so right
Sun is gone, but the moon shines so bright
And I know we will share under the same star tonight
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Dance with me like no one else can see
Hold me like you don't want to be free
Sun is gone, but the moon shines so bright
And I know we will share under the same star tonight
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Cause' I just wanna dance with you
Won't you let me dance with you?
Just one more time, time, time
Just one more time, time, time
One more time, time, time
Sun is gone, but the moon shines so bright
And I know we will share under the same star tonight
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Oh, don't give up on love, don't give up on love, don't give up on love
Cause' I just wanna dance with you
Won't you let me dance with you?
Just one more time, time, time
Just one more time, time, time

#6: Tarkan - Vay Anam Vay - Electrofied Remix (2014)

My #6 this year comes from Turkey. Some blatantly obvious sampling here, but who would have thought something like this can emerge from the Erdoğan-infested country?! In retrospect, I wished a military coup would have been successful... Dating back two years, I fear for an ever-shrinking Istanbul Club scene. London, you have suffered badly lately, but spare a thought for Turkey's metrolpolis.

Tarkan - Vay Anam Vay (Kıvanç K. & Omar Basaad 'Elecrofied' Mix) (2014)

#7: DJ Snake & Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (2016)

Yes, I know. But hasn't the boy done good this year?!!! Seriously.
And isn't that track heartwarming for even the roughest blokes?!

DJ Snake & Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You (2016)
CZK#1, CH#1, DE#1, FIN#1, FR#1, IT#1, MEX#1, NL#1, NOR#1, RUS#1, SVK#1, AUS#2, BE#2, IRL#2, POL#2, SWE#2, UK#2, DK#3, LEB#3, HUN#3, NZ#3, ARG#4, AT#4, CAN#4, US#4, ESP#5, INA#8, IND#18, COL#30, JPN#92



Lyrics:

I used to believe
We were burnin' on the edge of somethin' beautiful
Somethin' beautiful
Selling a dream
Smoke and mirrors keep us waitin' on a miracle
On a miracle
Say, go through the darkest of days
Heaven's a heartbreak away
Never let you go, never let me down
Oh, it's been a hell of a ride
Driving the edge of a knife
Never let you go, never let me down
Don't you give up, nah-nah-nah
I won't give up, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
Let me love you
Don't you give up, nah-nah-nah
I won't give up, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
Let me love you
Oh baby, baby
Don't fall asleep
At the wheel, we've got a million miles ahead of us
Miles ahead of us
All that we need
Is a rude awakening to know we're good enough
Know we're good enough
Say go through the darkest of days
Heaven's a…

#8: White Virgins - Turn Off The Lights (2016)

My #8 of 2016 comes courtesy Netflix (and dreary UK TV). One evening with nothing else else decent on UK TV I turned to Netflix, and came across the Belgian movie 'Belgica'. If yu haven't watched it, do so soon. You will have to sit through sub-titles, but my god, it's incredible! Everything else explains from there. White Virgins files, like The Shitz and Erasmus, in the Soulwax stable out of Ghent, Belgium.

#9: Breach - Everything You Never Had (2013)

British DJ and Producer Ben Westbeech (a.k.a. Breach), originally from Hertfordshire, hails from Bristol. This track is from 2013 but hit me this year by coincidence - thanks to a prolific Northern Cypriot night dance radio station. Track: excellent. Video: breathtaking. Vocals come courtesy Andreya Triana.

Breach - Everything You Never Had
UK#9


Lyrics:
You take my hand when I caught money
You kiss it better you heal me
And even now when it gets too much
You're by my side you pick me up
I'm retching second hand clothes
They keep me safe when the world is cold
It don't matter they have worn them before
And I don't want for anything more
(For anything more, for anything more)
(For anything more, for anything more)

When we were nothing we had it all
In your arms of love you kept me warm (warm)
Warm, warm
You kept me warm (warm)
You kept me warm

I think you're something that I wanna be
With your arms of love wrapped around me
And I'm coming home, I'm coming home
'Cause you gave me everything that you never had

We laugh we cry we get by
And we gotta be strong
We always gotta stay strong (stay strong)
We laugh we cry we get by
And we gotta be strong
We always gotta stay strong

When we were nothing we had it all
We had it all

We had it all
When we were nothing we had it all

When we were nothing (when we were nothing)
We had it all

All, nothing

When we were nothing (when we were nothing)
We had it all (we had it all)
When we were nothing (when we were nothing)
We had it all (we had it all)
We had it all

#10: Disclosure - Boss (2016)

Brothers Howard & Guy Lawrence are Disclosure. Hailing from leafy Reigate, Surrey (England, UK), it's hard to believe that they didn't collaborate with a black vocalist for the lyrics on this track. It's Howard's voice EQed. Genius. And brilliant dance track.

Disclosure - Boss (2016)
US(Club)#1, UK#120


Lyrics:

Yeah she's the boss and I'm an old romantic doing favors, don't look good on paper
But when she looks behind these eyes girl I can see the psychic, and baby I like it
[repeated]