Rive Droite Music Ltd. Produced and mixed for Metro Rive Droite Music Productions. ℗ 1998 Warner Music UK Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd. EMI Music Publishing Ltd/All Boys Music Ltd/BMG Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1999 Zomba Records Ltd. Licensed courtesy of Jive Records. This is the beginning of the long running Best Dance Album In The World Series. While some may disagree, I believe it does indeed live up to that name, or at least for the first five releases. The series began here in 1993 and is still going today, although with huge gap years recently. Quite a mixed bag to be honest, but it is not a terrible album at all. This one clearly represents songs from the year 2000, and while we have a CD dedicated to actual dance and trance, the other is more pop focussed with only a few dance hits here and there. If both discs had been more consistent, it would be a great album.

Warner Chappell Music Ltd/Windswept Pacific Music Ltd. ℗ 1999 Progress Records Ltd, under exclusive license to Mercury Records Ltd. (London). Licensed from Universal Music Licensing Division.Peer Music. Produced and mixed for Shaft Productions. ℗ 1999 Wonderboy Records. Licensed from Universal Music Licensing Division. I used to rate this one a lot higher, as it was one of the better more recent albums in the series. However, listening to The Best Club Anthems 2002/Summer have really affected my perspective of this, because while a lot of it is great, there are still some questionable choices. The series continues with its first sequel here, also in 1993. This album is an improvement over the first release purely because the quality of both CD's overall is better. The first album had a fantastic first CD, and while the second was very good it did bring down the overall score somewhat. Here, both CD's are really great and focuses again on dance music between 1987-1993.

Much like the 2002 release, this one had a lot going for it and things were heading in the right direction. However, many off-genre songs and questionable choices lower the overall quality. This was the last release for six years before they brought out that hideous revival in 2009.

Release

Universal Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1999 Bliss Corporation, under exclusive license to Warner Music UK Ltd.. Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.. Again theres enough on the compilation to save it, but also a whole bunch which have me diving toward the 'skip' button. Jessica Michael Music (ASCAP)/Wamdue Music (ASCAP). Produced for Wamdue Productions. ℗ 1998 Strictly Rhythm Records. Licensed from Universal Music Licensing Division. Blue Mountain. ℗ 1979 Cleopatra Label Group, licensed from Hypnotic Records/ Cleopatra Label Group. Licensed from edel (UK) Entertainment. Skint Music Publishing/Frankly Music. ℗ 1999 Multiply Records. Features the sample "Does It Feel Good" performed by B.T. Express courtesy of Roadshow Music Corporation and written by W. Hall (Jnr) courtesy of Frankly Music.

Well it's the start of 1993 and dance has broken into the mainstream in the UK and the companies are looking to tap that market; enter 'the best dance album in the world... ever' series. I am not sure if this is an official album in the series but I am going to assume it is. The label is Virgin as with the rest of the series and it is compiled by Ashley Abram much like the others. Jewel Music Publishing Co Ltd. ℗ 2000 Fundamental Records. "In Your Arms" contains elements from "Rescue Me" performed by Fontella Bass used courtesy of MCA Records under license from Universal Music Special Markets, Inc.Energy Productions SRL/Off Limits. ℗ 1998 Energy Productions Srl. Licensed courtesy of London Records. I think part of it must have been down to the extreme commercialisation of dance music that had happened since 1998 and this was kind of where it really really took root.