[1] These Dance compilations released by Dino contained the word Hardcore somewhere in the title and became a very successful series between 1991 and 1992.

The formats were identical, a single-CD release with chart hits at the beginning of the album and more club-orientated material at the end.

This successful series focused on current and past R&B and Hip hop tracks or "new jack swing", with the genre becoming more popular with mainstream buyers.

Although not a huge success in chart-terms, this series however contained many rare tracks previously difficult to find on CD at the time.

The four volumes were all double-CD releases, each containing between 34 and 38 tracks ranging from the 1960s through to more recent radio hits of the time.