Beat Match City

Speed: 126 bpm The DJ’s Take: If you ever feel the need to channel your inner-Antonio Banderas at a swanky club, this is your song. The part I like is the authenticity of this video. This is probably what this dude's life is like every day. And for that, Enrique, I salute you. If you're a dj, turn on the key adjust and try mixing with these tracks: I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding , Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj , Titanium - David Guetta and Sia , Turn Me On - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj , Where Have You Been - Rihanna , In The Dark - DEV , Don't Stop The Party - Black Eyed Peas , Take Over Control - Afrojack ft. Eva Simons , Shots - LMFAO , Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj , Backseat - New Boyz , Judas - Lady Gaga , Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack , Till The World Ends - Britney Spears , Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas , Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears , Beautiful - Akon , Break Y...

Speed: 94 bpm, 128 bpm The DJ's Take: Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Imma Be 2.0. So if you're transitioning from midtempo pop/hiphop to that fast electro pop dance music, here's a fresh track for the playlist. The fast part doesn't last long (under a minute I think), so you've got to beatmatch fast if you're going into this set of songs . I may not be a big fan of the BEPs, but they've got the business side of making music down to an art. Try mixing with I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding , Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj , Titanium - David Guetta and Sia , Turn Me On - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj , Where Have You Been - Rihanna , In The Dark - DEV , Don't Stop The Party - Black Eyed Peas , Take Over Control - Afrojack ft. Eva Simons , Shots - LMFAO , Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj , Backseat - New Boyz , Judas - Lady Gaga , Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack , Till The Wo...

Looks like Black and Yellow will #1 for awhile: BMC Top 5 Singles for February 2011: 1. Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa 2. Firework - Katy Perry 3. No Hands - Waka Flocka 4. Like A G6 - Far East Movement 5. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars Top 5 BPMs for February 2011: 1. 125 bpm 2. 100 bpm 3. 130 bpm 4. 120 bpm 5. 115 bpm First it was Love The Way You Lie , and now it's Black and Yellow taking the reins as the new dominant #1 on this blog. In fact, Black and Yellow had almost twice as much traffic as the #2 song. Should be interesting to see if another new track can mount any kind of challenge in the weeks ahead. Got your own ideas about what should be in the Top 5? Leave a comment. (Photo via Morguefile )

tempo: 124 bpm The DJ’s Take: Friendly tip - actual music starts at around 2:40 in the video. Simply put, this is like Express Yourself , only 'fiercer' (whatever that means; I heard it on TV somewhere). I think you can also turn on key adjust and mix this with When Love Takes Over . Bulletproof - La Roux We Found Love - Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna Oops - Martin Garrix The Right Song - Tiesto & Oliver Heldens A Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay You Make Me - Avicii Give It 2 U - Robin Thicke Live For The Night - Krewella Don't Stop The Party - Pitbull S&M - Rihanna Low (feat. T-Pain) - Flo Rida Calabria 2007 - Enur   Download the MP3:

Speed: 128 bpm The DJ’s Take: Rihanna keeps going to the well with those pop electronic dance tracks, and it’s working. That said, not that I’m terribly conservative, but the ball gags and Perez Hilton being led around on a dog leash make the video a little difficult to watch at times. Song is already top 10 on Billboard, so no worries that people won’t recognize it. Plus, you can mix it with a couple other tracks people should know (see below). Download the song: DJs - try mixing with: Booyah - Showtek , You Make Me - Avicii , On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull ,  Give It 2 U - Robin Thicke ,  Live For The Night - Krewella ,  Don't Stop The Party - Pitbull ,  Right Now - Rihanna and David Guetta , We Found Love - Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris , Bulletproof - La Roux , Low - Flo Rida ft. T-Pain , Calabria - Enur

New year, new #1: BMC Top 5 Singles for January 2011: 1. Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa 2. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars 3. Like A G6 - Far East Movement 4. Love The Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna 5. Dynamite - Taio Cruz Top 5 BPMs for January 2011: 1. 125 bpm 2. 100 bpm 3. 120 bpm 4. 130 bpm 5. 95 bpm Like Roger Federer at the 2009 Australian Open , this past month’s #1 is killing me. As a New England Patriots fan, it’s tough to watch the Steelers make the Super Bowl, then realize that Black and Yellow is #1 on my own blog. But it’s ok - I like the song, even if it’s overplayed, and it’s good to see that real rap still has a place in the hearts of the people. Got your own ideas about what should be in the Top 5? Leave a comment. (Photo via Morguefile )

tempo: 133 bpm bpm range: 130 to 135 bpm The DJ’s Take: Fist-pumping beat with a bad pickup line as a hook - sounds like 2011 to me. A former #1 hit in the US by an iconic modern pop artist, and a throwback you can drop on a club night or a Top 40 set in a loud bar. Good list of key-compatible tracks in the 128-129 bpm range: Beautiful - Akon ft. Colby O'Donnis Shots - LMFAO Blame - Calvin Harris ft. John Newman Thinking About You - Calvin Harris Turn Me On - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj Where Have You Been - Rihanna Don't Stop The Party - Black Eyed Peas Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot And from 130 to 135 bpm: Till The World Ends - Britney Spears Judas - Lady Gaga Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj Take Over Control - Afrojack ft. Eva Simons Cooler Than Me - Mike Posner download or stream the song: amazon itunes