To cover dance music requires casting a wide net across seemingly disparate genres and the ever-colorful cast of DJs, producers, vocalists and other assorted characters that occupy them. But whether discussing house, disco, techno, tech-house, bass, trance, dance pop or straight-up E-D-M, a smash is a smash and you know one when you hear it.

The first six months of 2019 have brought us a barrage of new music in the ever-prolific dance/electronic space, with relesaes from mega-stars and up-and-comers alike occupying our ears space from January on. Here, in no particular order, we present our 32 favorite dance tracks of 2019 so far.

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