Rihanna's Only Girl (In the World) was a huge step in the right direction for mainstreaming dance music, however it failed to top the US Billboard Hot 100, unlike her second single What's My Name, which isn't as dance-oriented yet managed to go #1. Is this a sign that in 2010, a dance-oriented mainstream song can't go #1? (Besides Like A G6) Can this change in 2011?

Dance music is definentry becoming more popular. If BEPs The Time ends up being successful on radio (right now airplay is very, very low, but updates are improving) it will be yet another step in the right direction.

The problem is that dance appeals to mostly pop & not a variety of other formats. Like with Rihanna, OG is smashing pop but WMN? is making huge gains on both that format & others as well.

These dance songs did OK in the US:

Just because a song doesnt got Number 1 on the US BBH100 doesnt mean it wasnt mainstream. :? From the way its going it will probably have over 120 Airplay in a few weeks. How is that not mainstream? I really dont think you can compare it to WMN as tbh WMN is a more radio friendly single that OG. And with so much radio support suddenly (like with-in 2 weeks) people are going to buy it.

But anyway, I do see what you are on about in this Thread. I think that in 2011 The US will have more than 3 Dance oriented songs at #1. (Euro Pop and stuff). What i dont really understand, is that why didnt the US 'accept' dance music in the last year like lots of other countries did. Look At david guetta, he scored numerous #1 in lots of countries with his music but none (only a top 10 single) in the US.

(my opinion) I wouldnt really call these Dance songs. More Pop for me.

Just Dance and Poker Face ARE NOT DANCE MUSIC....

the closet to Huge successes from DANCE songs in the US are.... TAKE IT OFF, SEXY BITCH, ONLY GIRL... But there are Dance songs that have gone #1 in the US.... The Way I are and Like a G6 for example

What makes OG a dance song? Not saying it's not, but just curious as to what gives it a "dance" edge. Doesn't sound more than to me than anything else on the radio.

just because it wasn't #1 it doesn't mean it was not a success

OG is Europop.

I wouldn't compare Just Dance and Poker Face to Only Girl. Only Girl sounds like Europop.

And to the OP calling Like A G6 dance, again it's more electro house/hip hop.

And yes obviously dance songs can be successful in the US.

Europop desnt exist.... its called... EURODANCE

By dance, I think he probably is referring to europop.

"Everytime We Touch" did extremely well in the US, although it didn't reach #1 it was still a huge success. Same goes for other artists in the past such as DHT.

yeh, i was sure it was EuroPop not EuroDance.
But there both genres of music, not that big difference tho.

Stereo Love, Bulletproof, We No Speak Americano...

And OG is not really dance, it's just has a good beat. There is a big difference, OG is still Pop to me.

you just answered your own question.... Europop is just... non existent... Eurodance is the correct term.

i am european and ive been hearing these kind of songs for a LOONG time now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurodance#Classification

I agree on those first 3. There Defo Dance music. But with Only girl, It is pop but it is dance influenced pop (stargate production)