Well, everyone from A (ABBA) to W (Whitney Houston), with only Michael Jackson appearing twice – plus once with his brothers,True Religion Sale, The Jackson 5. Bands did fairly well, while understandably there are only a couple of duets on the list – duets being notoriously more suitable for romantic grooves than for dance hits.

In fact, most of the usual suspects are there, with the sole exception of Aretha Franklin, who was recently crowned queen of the charts in the Rolling Stone magazine's own list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time".

The eariest classic single on the list is Van Morrison's evergreen Brown Eyed Girl (1967) – which funnily enough did not even hit the chart in the UK – while the most recent dance hit is Wiley's Wearing My Rolex (2008).

The Oldies are the Goodies

MCPS (the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society) asked over five hundred registered DJs across Britain which disco tracks are guaranteed to get even the most reluctant party dancing.

Which Artists made the Recommended List?

All-time Top 40 Dancefloor Filler Tracks

1. Dancing Queen - Abba (1976)
2. I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters (2006)
3. Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse (2007)
4. YMCA - Village People (1978)
5. Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper (2004)
6. Love Shack - B52s (1990)
7. Grease Megamix - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1990)
8. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (1983)
9. Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations (1968)
10. You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White (1974)
11. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen (1979)
12. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston (1987)
13. Show Me Love - Robin S (1993)
14. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (1988)
15. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (1967)
16. Insomnia - Faithless (1995)
17. I Want You Back - The Jacksons (1970)
18. Jump Around - House Of Pain (1992)
19. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (1985)
20. Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton (1976)
21. Man! I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain (1999)
22. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (1987)
23. Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean (1976)
24. Always Have Always Will - Ace Of Base (1998)
25. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson (1979)
26. Walking On Sunshine - Katri