The 20 greatest club jams from the 1990s

It would be a crime not to include this song on the list. Released in 1990, "Gonna Make You Sweat," featuring Martha Wash and Freedom Williams, was an international success and has ranked on various "greatest songs" lists over the years, including VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s."

Speaking of Martha Wash, although she was originally uncredited on this song, she certainly impacted dance music in the 1990s. "Strike It Up" was released worldwide in 1991 and was a chart-topper for good reason. Honorable mention: "Everybody Everybody," featuring (another uncredited) Martha Wash!

Cece's first single from her 1991 debut album of the same name is considered to be her biggest hit to date. It should come as no surprise that many remixed versions of the song exist today.

Yet another dance hit released in 1991, "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, featuring the iconic vocals of Loleatta Holloway on her song "Love Sensation," is one of the most popular of the decade. As awesome as the song was, Loleatta deserves a shoutout for basically being the voice of 1990s dance hits and not getting nearly enough credit. Listen to Black Box's "Ride on Time" for reference.

Wrapping '91 up with "Now That We Found Love" by Heavy D & The Boyz! This song is a cover of the 1973 song by the R&B group The O'Jays, because, of course, behind every great song is an original version that has existed for 20 years. I'm sure I'm not the only one who, upon hearing it, thinks of the movie Hitch (2005), where they dance to it at the end credits.

Snap! released "Rhythm Is a Dancer" in 1992. Though originally not intended to be a single, it was so good they simply had no choice. The song samples part of the Newcleus song "Automan" and is considered one of the best Eurodance songs. You may have also heard their 1990 hit "The Power," which makes me think of the movie Bruce Almighty (2003) every time I hear it.

The Eurodance groups could not be stopped in the '90s, Corona included. The debut single from their debut album of the same name, "The Rhythm of the Night," was released in 1993 and was a global success. Many different versions and remixes of the song exist and have also been sampled, most notably by The Black Eyed Peas in 2019.

"What Is Love" is an iconic club jam that cannot be overlooked! The 1993 hit was the first single off Haddaway's debut album, The Album, and was No. 1 in 13 countries. This catchy banger is absolutely timeless.

The German Eurodance group Real McCoy's "Another Night" was somewhat of a slow burn, having been released in 1993 but not quite gaining popularity internationally until 1994. The song was compared to "What Is Love" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer" for its irresistible beats alone.

With the resurgence of "I Like To Move It" due to its use in the Madagascar films, everyone knows this song by now. Reel 2 Real and The Mad Stuntman released the song as a single in 1993 for their 1994 debut album Move It!, and it was understandably the group's most successful song.

One of at least five songs on this list that made the soundtrack of A Night at the Roxbury (1998), "Beautiful Life" was released in 1995 as the first single in the US off of the group's second album and is pretty much the result of their 1993 hit "The Sign" being a huge success.

Kenny Dope's music project, The Bucketheads, created a great mix of disco and house music in 1995 that featured two samples from the band Chicago and DJ/record producer Green Velvet. The song's list of accolades is ongoing, most recently making Rolling Stone's "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022.

"Be My Lover" by La Bouche is forever a bop! The song was released in 1995 and is one of their most successful songs after "Sweet Dreams." Melanie Thornton's vocals were out of this world, and a talent gone too soon.

"Where Do You Go" by No Mercy was actually a La Bouche cover, so it's no surprise that it did so well with the addition of a little Latin flair. No Mercy released the song as their first single off of their debut album in 1996, a year after the release of La Bouche's debut album, Sweet Dreams.

Amber's first single from her debut album, "This is Your Night," is enticing and must have made those clubbing in 1996 feel unstoppable. The chorus is super catchy, making it impossible not to dance.

Quad City DJ's were having their moment in 1996 with the release of their one and only album, Get On Up and Dance, and then giving us the Space Jam theme song a few months later. "C'Mon 'N Ride It (The Train)" was essentially a remixed version of the Together Brothers (1974) theme and was incredibly popular back in the day.

"We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys (aka the Six Flags theme) was a massive hit in 1998. The song has been compared to Aqua's "Barbie Girl" style-wise, as the group's music is very high-energy. Honorable mention: "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" from The Party Album.

Where do I even begin with this one? The impact this song has had on the world is simply amazing. The first single off of her 1998 album of the same name, "Believe," is hands down one of Cher's best songs of all time. It was one of the first songs to be auto-tuned and got her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Dutch record producers behind the Vengaboys produced this iconic trance music track in 1999 as Alice Deejay. "Better Off Alone" is the project's biggest hit and continues to be sampled and covered repeatedly.

I have such great memories of riding around in the car listening to this song. Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" was released in Italy in 1998, and its international success a year later was most likely due to the song's use of what became known as the "Cher effect." Whether you found the song oddly compelling or super annoying, it left its mark on the world.