Every year we countdown the Most Rated records of the year in the Defected Radio show, with host Sam Divine running through the cuts that have made the most impact from a year in house.
Last year we covered 50 records, but with so much incredible music released over the last 12 months we've increased the countdown to 60 this year, and while we’re in no way saying that this is a definitive list, we hope that it’s at least representative of house music in 2014.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running an on-site feature to accompany the radio show countdown. First up, numbers 60 to 40.
60. Drew Hill – Talk To You (Groove Armada Remix)
A big melodic dance track remixed by one of the most established DJ duos in dance music.
59. Dario D’attis – The Good Old Days
A classic sounding, uncomplicated track; this was a defining anthem for the Ibiza 2014 season.
58. Leon Vynehall – Butterflies
The looping piano sample and vocal paired with Vynehall’s exquisite drums results in a deeply hypnotic record.
57. Doc Daneeka - Walk On In
The dusty samples used to create the track are polished to a high sheen, ctreating one of 2014’s most impactful vocal anthems.
56. Soulphiction - Mind & Body
A classic sounding vocal is transformed to make a darker, techier dance track.
55. Wallflower - Say You Won’t Ever (Deetron Remix)
One of the stand-out releases of the year from Defected, a slower, more chilled out track with an unmistakable vocal.
54. Tube & Berger ft Juliet Sikora – Set It Off
One of the defining deep house tracks of 2014, this was a track that dominated dancefloors all year round.
53. Gene Farris - Move Your Body
An ambassador for the Chicago house sound, Farris’ track with its seductive vocal and baseline was another huge track in Ibiza.
52. krankbrother - One Eyed Jack’s
The bouncing baselines and shifting drums with the repeated ‘Jack me till I scream’ create a track reminiscent of classic Chicago house with a modern edge.
51. Josh Butler & Bontan ft Josh Barry - We Found A Place
After the producers paired up in 2013 to make the hit track ‘I Got A Feeling’, ‘We Found A Place’ was the perfect follow up.
50. Claude VonStroke ft Barry Drift - Sugar & Cinnamon (Justin Jay Remix)
A big club track that exemplifies Claude VonStroke’s way of making dancefloor-filling house music with a difference.
49. The Martinez Brothers - Tree Town
A staple in their sets at DC10 in Ibiza at the Circo Loco parties this summer, and all over the White Isle for that matter.
48. Christian Neilson - Do You Mind
As an advocate for dancefloor-ready house, Neilson’s track has a powerful vocal and identifiable beat with big drops.
47. Aden - Whip (Jimmy Edgar Remix)
Aden Debuted this bass-led, rhythmically ambitious track on Boiler Room, the track is raucous without being brash and is designed for the club.
46. Disciples - They Don’t Know
Smooth vocals ride along the baseline giving the track a real groove: named Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune back in August
45. Daniel Steinberg - Let Me Down (Tube & Berger Remix)
A remix that became another defining track for summer 2014, the layered bassline and soulful vocal creates a track perfect for the club.
44. Phil Weeks - Live At Palladium
From a self-confessed house music purist comes a track with a real Balearic sound, a more relaxed, simple and melodic record.
43. Dusky - Love Taking Over
With a rolling baseline and a combination of deep house and tech this track became a huge success playing across clubs across the globe.
42. FCL- It’s You (Mousse T’s Discotronic Mix)
With ‘It’s You’ being a huge hit in 2013 the Mousse T remix gave it a new edge for 2014.
41. Groove Armada - Highway 101
“We’ve been on dancefloors since ’88, we know how it should feel” say the duo, and this track certainly shows that they know what they’re doing.
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