BOOM! Anthem alert! Dave Spoon teams up with Paul Harris and the vocal stylings of Sam Obernik for a monster of a tune in Baditude. Toolroom put out a lot of biggies this year, but this one certainly was the biggest and baddest. Played by almost everyone, this track had the crossover commerical success to boot making it the without a doubt top track of 2008. Get ready for some 'tude baby! » AR

No question in my mind, that this track was supreme in 2008. From techno heads, to electro twitchers to big room Tiesto wanna-be’s, Ramirez’s chugging bass-monster certainly brought the house down from continent to continent. The master of the studio reigns again.

Definitely one of my favourite producers of 2008, Adam Walder a.k.a Funkagenda , melted Miami into the ocean with this WMC release! Just about every major music pusher on the planet had this one in their bags, laptops and CD books! Not a dance-floor in the world can resist the way this classic rework wallops!

More deep and brooding sickness from Copyright. This time the lush vocals of Imaani drip like honey over the rich and grooving instrumental. Check out the Peaktime mixes for a little more aggressive workout... top notch deep house for sure. » AR

This one lit WMC ablaze, and now it's finally here for the punters to savor! Laidback Luke and Tom Stephan dip into the vault for one of house music's classic anthems and rework it for the 2008 dancefloor in fine form. An absolute anthem this one will be EVERYWHERE! Let me show you love! » AR

The king of Canadian electro-ass kicking, Hatiras, pumps a nice synth-churning ditty sure to turn your noggin up in tribute to the old school jams, throw in the oh-so-modern, yet Chicago style vocals of one MC Flipside, and what you have is an infectious groove. » SJ

Wow. Not that KU needed any help making a track huge, but where the f**k did Fergie come from with this sound! For those of you that wanna piss on the brutal hard-house crap that used to churn out of this man, put aside the hate and get on board the tech-house Fergie train... like a DJ makeover. » SJ

You may not be that familiar with his name, but you would certainly be familiar with his tracks. Over the years Workidz has squeezed out more then a few underground gems, and 2008 was no exception. His EP on toolroom was an absolute keeper, and this was a true tweeker! A dirty grinding number that combines some solid electro-trickery with proper tech-house dirt! This one slams everytime!

Groove Armada's album Soundboy Rock has been churning out bomb after bomb. The next megaton comes with the divine vocal talents of Angie Stone. With a bumping blazing remix from Tha Muthafunkaz this is vocal house bliss. » AR

Anthem for the summer... this amazing latin infused vocal house monster is primed for terrace season. Alexandra Prince's addictive vocals combined with the synth stabs and slick guitar riff make for a hands in the air monster! » AR

What!!!! If you don’t know this track, stop djing... go buy it... smile, restart your career! A welcome addition to any record bag, whatever you play!!!! CLASSIC! » SJ

Really, this track needs no intro. It’s the one with the ‘semi-drunk’ smoke detector sound that lethargically flips around, until it becomes more conscise, and then...BANG-O!!!!! A true basement club murderer, the drums on this will bring you back to the days when all parties were lit only by the lights of the mixer and the 1200 platters rotating in front of you! This track kills!

BOOM! Another anthem from Defected. Partner in crime with Fedde le Grand, Funkerman is making his own name stand out as of late. This one is sexy, tempermental, and ready to rip your dancefloor, so hurry up and get on it! » AR

More deepness from Dennis Ferrer. The next tune combines the soulful vocals of KT Brooks with some hot remixes from Charles Webster. Simply put this is feel-good, groovy house music at its finest. » AR

The debut release on Eddie's own Tonik imprint is an absolute monster! Sampling the vocals from Jodeci's hit Eddie gives it his trademark funky electro house style and churns out an absolute anthem. Pick the Classic Mix for that feelgood throwback vibe or Kurd Maverick or DJ Delicious' remixes for a tougher jaunt. » AR

Yass is a man on a mission of late. And that mission is to dominate dancefloors with sick deep house. With his latest gem on Defected I'd say it's mission accomplished. With moody, hypnotic vocals, a bassline to drool over and intelligent key and brass stabs this is a must. » AR

Slick and sexy vocal house from NYC star Quentin Harris. Smokey vocals from Margaret Grace wrap around the deep and groovy sounds of the original, the chunked out groove of Yass' mix or the main room sounds from Harry Choo Choo Romero. An absolute must have for lovers of quality vocal house music. » AR

Easily one of the surprise hits of the underground circuit, George Delkos found favour with the world’s top jocks with this compositional masterpiece. A true techno giant, Deftoner has all the sounds and plug ins you hope to hear in a crusher, and he pulls it off with a style and class all his own.

Strictly continue to churn out the burners! Wondrous is soulful, gospelly goodness at its finest. SuSu's vocals are on point as always and you have a tremendous selection of mixes to suit the most discerning tastes. Muthafunkaz kill it in their traditional style but for something unique and super cool check out ATFC's Lectrotek Vocal. » AR

One of the true North American heroes of trance, Gabriel finds himself solo these days, and the results are deafening. Adopting a progressive tech-house sound, but keeping it all his own, Gabriel released a plethora of tracks in 2008 that all stomped, and this one is one of them. Not a full-blown anthem in any way, rather Gabriel is more subtle with his power now, choosing to drop in chunkier synths with a variety of fresh techno elements. » SJ

The icelandic duo make the list this year with definite help from German techno duo trick & Kubic. Easily one of the sexiest and most memorable vocals of the year. That alone made it destined to be played over and over again, but when you through some uber-simple yet perfect synth stabs on top...Boom. Dance floor gold! » SJ

David Lara got around a little last year and for good reason. His keen ear for the dance-floor translates just right through his music, this track is a shining example of that ability. It hangs in the balance between tech house and driving electro and at first you would even think its a throw back to old warehouse anthems, but it handily moves into a very perky techno number, only to finish in stomping fashion. » SJ

Rising house star Carl Kennedy knocks another one out with his vocal bumper The Love You Bring Me. With a trademark electrofied house remix from Eddie Thonieck and a more straightforward electro working from Dom Kane this one is poised to burn dancefloors around the world. » AR

A definite dark horse call, this scantly known producer came out with an infectious churner, ripping a piece of a well-to-do RnB track and laying it over the thickest bass line you could imagine, what ensued is a dance-floor friendly that mixes in a warm house vibe with a proper after-hour mystique! Robert!!! Where is your next record? » SJ

ANTHEM ALERT! Splittr's brilliant All Alone is amazing on it's own, but throw in a four to the floor stomping mix from Michael Gray and you have a prime time banger. Tough beats solid vocal stabs and slick usage of the chord progression to create massive tension all work to get those hands in the air. » AR

If you loved that Claude von Stroke blippy bizness, this is the next one to rock it. Laidback Luke goes for a glitched out tech-house rocker that will get the floor bumping. » AR

How can you go wrong with Ron Carroll on vocals? Throw in Rasmus Faber on the remix and rising producers Studio Apartment and you get another slick vocal house joint with a lot of soul. » AR