Beat Match City

Speed: 74 bpm Recommended bpm range: 70 bpm to 75 bpm The DJ's Take: This track broke into the Billboard top 10 right away, and it's got a head-nodding quality that should have some staying power. Even Lil Wayne tones down his Precious routine and sounds reasonable here. If you do top 40, give it another week or two and listen to local radio before deciding whether to spin or not. Turn on key adjust and mix with: No Love - Eminem ft. Lil Wayne Download the MP3: Amazon

Finally - a new #1: BMC Top 5 Singles for September 2011: 1. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO 2. Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo 3. ET - Katy Perry & Kanye West 4. TGIF - Katy Perry 5. Look At Me Now - Chris Brown Top 5 BPMs for September 2011: 1. 125 bpm 2. 130 bpm 3. 100 bpm 4. 120 bpm 5. 140 bpm Not much changed from last month. One thing I can say - you guys seem to have a longer attention span with certain songs (like Look At Me Now and ET) than the people who determine the Billboard Charts. And that's a good thing. From my experience, it's ok to keep spinning tracks that have been popular for months - people will still be feeling those, even as they make their descent back down the charts. Got your own ideas about what should be in the Top 5? Leave a comment. (Photo via Morguefile )

Speed: 130 bpm The DJ's Take: Given the way this track is moving up the charts and the breakthrough success of Party Rock Anthem , downloading this is pretty much a no-brainer. I can't dance to it given my super-extreme old man arthritis in my knees and my mind, but college students fueled by multiple 4Lokos (or whatever they drink these days) most definitely can. DJ's - turn on key adjust and mix with I Gotta Feeling . Download the MP3: iTunes: Amazon:

 Just wanted to share a message I got from someone who found the blog through a forum I used to post to: "Dude!! I just randomly was looking through the forum and saw you posted that you're the creater of the beatchmatch blog. I just wanted to say I owe you BIG time. I got asked to do my first top 40 gig the day of (I usually play house/electro) and I said yes without having any songs.. So I was stressing out.. and I found your site and got all my music from their and rocked the show. So thanks soo much!!" This pretty much sums up why I do this. Hopefully you find the site as useful as this guy does. Thanks for the support.

Other than LMFAO jumping up to #2, no changes from last month: BMC Top 5 Singles for August 2011: 1. Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo 2. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO 3. ET - Katy Perry & Kanye West 4. TGIF - Katy Perry 5. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 Top 5 BPMs for August 2011: 1. 130 bpm 2. 125 bpm 3. 100 bpm 4. 120 bpm 5. 140 bpm Overall, no tectonic shifts in reader sentiment this month *makes arm motions like a robot*. But this obsession with a Jason Derulo song that was never that popular on the big charts is a little puzzling. On the positive side, it's good to know that the Derulo family is religiously reading this blog. I must be doing something right. Got your own ideas about what should be in the Top 5? Leave a comment. (Photo via Morguefile )

Speed: 95 bpm The DJ's Take: Looking for a track to play at an outdoor eco-friendly fundraiser filled with earthy, crunchy granola types? This is it. Personally, I think it's the whistling-tweeting sound that makes you feel like you're listening to birds outside in the warm sunshine. Probably not something you want to be playing at the height of the night if you're doing top 40, but the fact that it's becoming a mainstay in the top 10 means you can give it a place early on in the night or on your playlist at a relaxed gathering. Download the MP3:

Speed: 93 bpm The DJ's Take: Strange to think today is the 10th anniversary of Aaliyah's tragic death in a plane crash after filming this video. I remember it was around then that I decided to be a dj, having lived in NYC that summer for a college internship, and hearing the news about her was shocking. She was one of my favorite artists. Anyway, if you're doing an Aaliyah tribute at some point, remember you can mix this straight with Back and Forth ; same BPM and same key. I actually did that on the last mixtape I made a few years ago, and it sounds really good. Download the MP3: Amazon