Timeline of Billboard number-one dance songs

Billboard magazine has published charts ranking the top-performing dance music songs in the United States since 1974.

Originally a top-ten list of tracks that garnered the largest audience response in New York City discothèques, the chart began on October 26, 1974, under the title Disco Action.

Billboard continued to run regional and city-specific charts throughout 1975 and 1976 until the issue dated August 28, 1976, when a 30-position National Disco Action Top 30 premiered.

The first number one on the dance sales chart was "New Attitude"/"Axel F", a split single by Patti LaBelle and Harold Faltermeyer from Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack.

David Guetta is the artist with the most number ones on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, with a total of 17 songs from "The World Is Mine" in 2004 to "Forever Young" in 2025.

Madonna is the most successful dance music artist of all time.
Donna Summer is the most successful dance artist of the 1970s, with seven number ones during the decade.
Pet Shop Boys is the most successful group on the Dance Club Songs chart.
" Crazy in Love " (2003) by Beyoncé is the first dance airplay number one.
David Guetta has charted a record 17 dance airplay number ones since 2004.
The Chainsmokers has charted a record six number ones on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs since 2014.
Rihanna 's Anti (2016) is the only album to produce eight number ones on the Dance Club Songs chart.