The Best Dance Music Digital Downloads Sources

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Dance Music Digital Downloads Genres

Below is a link to the top 20 U.S. dance club-play songs of the week.

Many latest dance tunes (originals and remixes) are becoming more readily available on popular digital music services such as iTunesand Napster, and more recently, Wal-mart.com's music downloads service.

There are several sources below that cater to dance music only. If you want to download latest music that nobody has, or probably never will, hear of, then the following sites would be worth checking out.


Nufonix

This site offers a variety of dance music digital downloads. The sub-categories are: house-progressive, techno, hip-hop, nu-jazz/ fusion, downtempo and "leftfield".

The price you pay to download latest music is between $0.98 to $1.49 for each song. The average price appears to be $1.25 each. Not bad for a dance music site where the prices run fairly high.

The registration process works like this: you complete their form, provide credit card information, then receive a confirmation e-mail explaining downloading instructions.

Although there's a lot of selection here, it's likely you are going to find any popular chart songs. You may want to access the legal online music downloads or p2p services for this. There may be a chance you may find it on emusic.


Beatport

Probably the most popular dance music digital downloads site.

You'll likely find a variety of different dance music genres. The genres are at a more specific level than Nufonix. The prices are pretty much a constant $1.29, although original mixes, which are quite lengthy, are more pricey, at between $1.49 to $1.99. There are no commercial songs or artists available.

If you want the latest sounding music - one that will be popular 1-3 years down the road - then this site would be it. It is easy to find current releases on Beatport that are less than a week old. If you are a dance music creator, this would be the perfect oppurtinity for you to gain some inspiration towards writing your own songs.


INgrooves

This dance music digital downloads source that is more of a middle man between other services, such as Beatport, Napster, Rhapsody, and iTunes, and the consumer. It also signs outside emerging artists, acting as their digital label. The site also provides songs to marketers (TV, radio, etc.) that want to use songs for their marketing campaigns.

This source is great to download latest music. A vast catalog of artists, the most popular being The Nappy Roots, may be found here.


Traxsource

This service began doing its thing in 2003 as a company specializing in house music downloads. The prices run extraordinarily high at $3.99 per song, and the interface appears crowded - partly clogged by numerous banner ads.

That said, Traxsource provides an easy search option, with a covenient list of the top 15 dance music digital downloads of the week.


BOTTOM LINE?: I would not recommend these dance music digital downloads services for getting the most commercial dance recordings. Itunes, Napster, Rhapsody and other digital music services are beefing up their selection of these, and they are the recommended sites that you may want to research.

So what are Nufonix, Beatport and the other dance music digital downloads services good for?

If you are a dance-music creator and want to nick some of the samples, or are searching for some inspiration to get your creative juices going then this would be the service for you. A good thing from the music creator's point of view is that it is easy to submit your recording if you are an unsigned artists.

Here's that link to the dance charts:  Top 20 Dance Tracks - U.S.

Specific Dance Music Digital Downloads Genres

House
Techno/Rave
Trance

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