| When it comes to pleasing the dancers, you need to | | | | |Babarabatiri| Tito Puente| Live At Birdland-Dancemania |
| play the top 100 salsa dance songs. But, what are | | | | '98| 8:29| |
| they and who decides what the top 100 salsa dance | | | | |Baila Que Baila| José "El Canario" Alberto| Serie |
| songs are? | | | | Cristal: Greatest Hits| 4:48| |
| That is a question that many salsa DJs have | | | | |Ban Ban| Joe Arroyo| Grandes Exitos, Vol. 2| 3:12| |
| pondered, when trying to play the top 100 salsa | | | | |Banderita (A Little Flag)| Larry Harlow| Asi Soy Yo| |
| dance songs for their audience. There's just such a | | | | 5:36| |
| wide variety in styles, speeds, singers and songs that | | | | |Bandolera| Héctor Lavoe| Comedia| 9:34| |
| makes choosing a hand full (or even the one to play | | | | |Bar Y Copas| Various Artists| Salsakidd's Salsa Mix| |
| next) such a dilemma. A good DJ always finds a way | | | | 4:17| |
| to please the majority, though. On the other hand, a | | | | |Barrio Negro| Sensual 990| Ultra Mix The Best Of |
| novice DJ, who doesn't have the skill level, | | | | Salsa Tropical Dance| 5:34| |
| knowledge or has ever been a true, dance to the | | | | |Barrunto| Willie Colón| The Big Break - La Gran |
| meaning of the song and music, salsero... well, a | | | | Fuga| 5:37| |
| disaster is an understatement. | | | | |Bembelequa| Celia Cruz| Irrepetible| 4:55| |
| There have been times, when I have had a | | | | |Beso Gitano| Colombia Te Canta Ii| Colombia Te |
| PARTICULARLY hard day and I'm so stressed out! I | | | | Canta II| 5:14| |
| go to the salsa clubs, in hopes of hearing some of | | | | |Beunaventura Tiene Ricura| Orquesta Guayacan| |
| the top 100 salsa dance songs that will transform my | | | | Guayacan Y Del Bueno| 5:19| |
| stress to joy. Some DJs, from the first note/beat | | | | |Blanco y Negro| Joe Arroyo| 20th Anniversary| 5:03| |
| just manage to truly perform miracles, by playing | | | | |Boca Mentirosa| Andy Montañez| Oro Salsero| |
| songs that are not only fun to listen to, but exiting | | | | 4:44| |
| to dance. The blood starts circulating and yet there's | | | | |Boricua Rumbero Salsero| adalberto santiago| salsa |
| a chill in your spine. The feet start moving... and no | | | | gorda| 4:05| |
| matter how aware of people staring at you, that you | | | | |Bravo Rumbero| Alfredo Naranjo y El Guajeo| A Las 6 |
| are, you just can't help but move your feet (and get | | | | Es La Cita| 3:28| |
| lost in that rhythm!). | | | | |Buena Ventura y Caney| Grupo Niche| Historia Music, |
| Then, there are those DJs that don't understand the | | | | Vol. 1| 6:19| |
| music or the words, much less the meaning or feeling | | | | |Buenaventura Llego La Hora| Huber Angel| |
| , of the songs. The kind of DJs that either play the | | | | Gózame| 4:18| |
| same songs over and over, in the same sequence | | | | |Busca El Ritmo| Willie Rosario| Oro Salsero - 20 |
| even, every time they DJ at an event/club. OR even | | | | Éxitos| 5:35| |
| worse, the kind that seems like they just stopped at | | | | |Buscando Un Amor| Orq. Matecana/Orq. Guayacan| |
| the local Starbucks, saw a salsa CD in between the | | | | Serie Batalla| 4:22| |
| Frank Sinatra and the Yoga Relaxation Jazz CDs and | | | | |Busco Lo Tuyo| Fania All-Stars| Fania All-Stars "Live" |
| decided... "sounds good, I'll play that all night". | | | | June 11, 1994| 7:01| |
| As an "Old Style" salsa dancer, whom understands | | | | |Busco Olvidarte| Willie Rosario| Back To The Future / |
| what the singer is singing (and his "soneos" | | | | 40 Aniversario| 4:35| |
| [improvisations]), that stuff just totally turns my salsa | | | | |Cachondea| Fruko & Sus Tesos| Fruko Y Sus |
| joy dial, almost, all the way down, as disappointment | | | | Tesos - Power Salsa| 4:57| |
| sets in, longing to hear any of the top 100 salsa | | | | |Cali De Rumba| Fruko & Sus Tesos| Fruko Y Sus |
| dance songs instead. | | | | Tesos - Power Salsa| 5:26| |
| What you will find, below, is a list I have compiled of | | | | |Cali Flamenca Mix| Melcochita| Mis Mejores Exitos| 6:21| |
| the top 100 salsa dance songs that are being played | | | | |calla buey| Hector "tempo" Alomar| lo mejor de lo |
| by DJs all over the world. It is a compilation of the | | | | mejor| 5:13| |
| most common songs found on DJ website and | | | | |Campana Mayoral| Jose Mangual Jr.| 5:15| |
| articles from all over the world. I spent 2 months | | | | |Cantando| Los Niches| Grandes Exitos| 4:29| |
| researching, asking questions and listening to each | | | | |Cantando Se Fué| Cuco Valoy| Sonero| 4:18| |
| song to prove it's validity (It started as a list of 500; | | | | |Canto Abacua| Ray Barretto| At His Best| 8:17| |
| but I've taken out all Cha-cha's and some Merengues | | | | |Capullito De Azucena| Oscar D'Leon| El Panquelero| |
| that sneaked their way in). I also broke the list down | | | | 4:32| |
| to 5 top 100 salsa dance songs lists. KEEP in mind, | | | | |Carnaval| Joe Arroyo| Y la Verdad| 5:06| |
| there are many more than these top 100 salsa dance | | | | |Castígala| Cesar Nicolas| Lo Mejor de Lo Mejor| |
| songs out there; These are just THE ones, DJs all | | | | 4:10| |
| over the world have chosen (to post, at least), | | | | |Celebrando| La Puertorriqueña| Orquesta |
| according to my research; plus a few of my own, | | | | Puertorriqueña : 20 Aniversario| 5:02| |
| that I play when DJing. Also, they are in alphabetical | | | | |Celia| José Alberto "El Canario"| On Time| 6:00| |
| order and NOT in order of popularity or dance-ability. | | | | |Chimpun Callao| Orquesta Macondo| Ultra Mix The |
| If you would like to submit YOUR top songs for | | | | Best Of Salsa Tropical Dance| 3:43| |
| consideration for this list, leave us a comment with | | | | |Como Es Posible| Louie Ramírez| Louie |
| your suggestions. | | | | Ramirez y Super Banda| 5:04| |
| Here's the top 100 salsa dance songs... | | | | |Como lo Canto Yo| Spanish Harlem Orchestra| Across |
| |Name| Artist| Album| Duration| | | | | 110th Street| 4:32| |
| |1-800- Quiereme| Luisito Rosario| Rumba Del Barrio| | | | | |Como Olvidarte| Oscar D'León| 4:01| |
| 4:06| | | | | |Companera De Camino| Raphy Leavitt| Oro Salsero |
| |1-800-Quiereme ( Remix)| Luisito Rosario| Rumba Del | | | | 20 Exitos - VOL 1| 4:04| |
| Barrio| 5:02| | | | | |Corazón de Acero| Cuco Valoy| Sonero| 4:14| |
| |A Bailar Pa' Dentro| Orquesta La Solucion| Pa' Bailar| | | | | |Cuando te Vea| Grupo Mandinga| Back to the 70's| |
| 4:23| | | | | 4:08| |
| |A Cali| Conjunto Clásico| Felicitaciones| 3:16| | | | | |Cuando Te Vea| Spanish Harlem| Across 110th Street| |
| |A Él| Oscar D'León| Éxitos De | | | | 4:50| |
| Con La Critica| 3:47| | | | | |Cuerpo De Guitarra| Various| Esto Si Es Salsa De |
| |A Golpe De Folklore| Grupo Niche| A Golpe De | | | | Verdad!| 5:32| |
| Folklore| 4:59| | | | | |Culpable| GRUPO GALE| Esencia Latina| 4:17| |
| |A Gozar| José Alberto "El Canario"| Sueno | | | | |Cumana| Valentin Valdez Bebe De La Salsa| 4:17| |
| Contigo| 3:34| | | | | |De Una Vez Gozando| La Sonora Carruseles| De Una |
| |A la hora que me Llamen Voy| Candido Fabre| 4:30| | | | | Vez Gozando| 5:17| |
| |A La Hora Que Me Llamen Voy| José Alberto | | | | |Descarga '73| Tipica 73 | 4:53| |
| "El Canario"| On Time| 5:11| | | | | |Descarga Total| Maraca| Latin Village Salsa (Mixed By |
| |A La Memoria Del Muerto| Fruko y Sus Tesos| 4:22| | | | | DJ Mauri)| 6:00| |
| |A Mi Me Huele| Orquesta Mulenze| Salsa Fiesta!| 4:11| | | | | |Devuelve Mi Alegria| Willie Rosario| Mas Ritmo| 4:10| |
| |A Mi Suegro (Don Pedrito)| Various Artists| Coleccion | | | | |Déjate Querer| José Alberto "El |
| Estelar De Salsa Dura| 3:55| | | | | Canario"| Herido| 5:11| |
| |Acere Bongo| Tipica 73 | 4:36| | | | | |Digo Yo| Grupo Niche| Historia Music, Vol. 1| 4:58| |
| |Avisale a mi Contrario| Grupo Mandinga| Back to the | | | | |Dime Que Si| Antonio Cartagena| Dime Que Si| 4:25| |
| 70's| 4:13| | | | | |Dime Que Si| Gilberto Santa Rosa Tres Con Cache| |
| |Aguzate| Louie Ramirez- Ray De La Paz| Sabor Con | | | | 4:19| |
| Clase| 6:06| | | | | |Dime Si Llegue a Tiempo| Celia Cruz & Johnny |
| |Ajiaco Caliente| Eddie Palmieri| Mozambique| 5:38| | | | | Pacheco| Tremendo Cache| 3:51| |
| |El Amor| Alex leon| Salsa Caleta| 5:06| | | | | |Dinamita| Fania All-Stars| Commitment| 4:50| |
| |Amor Callejero| The Latin Brothers| Best of the Latin | | | | |Dolor Y Amor| Ismael Miranda y Orq. Harlow| Abran |
| Brothers| 4:51| | | | | Paso| 3:57| |
| |Arrepentios Pecadores| Willie Rosario| Back To The | | | | |Dolores| Cano Estremera| Opera Ecuajey| 4:26| |
| Future / 40 Aniversario| 4:31| | | | | |Dominicano Soy| Raulín Rosendo| Dominicano |
| |Arrepientete| Orquesta Broadway| Salsa Fiesta!| 4:01| | | | | Para El Mundo| 4:54| |
| |Arrepientete| Ray Barretto| At His Best| 5:14| | | | | |Don Toribio| Grupo Mandinga| Back to the 70's| 4:26| |
| |Arroz Con Manteca| Oscar D'Leon| Con La Dimension | | | | |Dos Amigos| Domingo Quiñones| Greatest Hits| |
| Latina| 4:00| | | | | 4:00| |
| |asi me gustas gordita| cesar nicolas| lo mejor de lo | | | | |Echando Pa'Lante| Oscar D'León| El |
| mejor| 4:00| | | | | Cachumbambe| 3:57| |
| |Asi Soy Yo (That's How I Am)| Larry Harlow| Asi Soy | | | | |El Apartamento| Willie Rosario| Back To The Future / |
| Yo| 5:42| | | | | 40 Aniversario| 4:19| |
| |Así No Se Quiere a Nadie| Tipica 73| 3:52| | | | | |El Artista Famoso| Roberto Blades| 5:51| |
| |Ataca de Nuevo| Joe Cuba Sextette| Cocinando La | | | | |El As de la Rumba| Jose Alberto "El Canario"| Back to |
| Salsa| 3:25| | | | | the Mambo: Tribute to Machito| 4:48| |
| |Atízame El Fogón| Willie Rosario| Oro | | | | |El Bailarin de La Avenida| Sonora Carruseles| Con |
| Salsero - 20 Éxitos| 5:07| | | | | Todos Los Hierros| 4:11| |
| |Atrevida| REY RODRIGUEZ| En El Sonido De Hoy Vol | | | | |El candado y la llave| Tito Allen| El Intocable| 4:34| |
| 1| 4:38| | | | | Don't get me wrong, there a multiple opinions on |
| |Aunque Me Llores| Raphy Leavitt| Oro Salsero 20 | | | | what the "top 100 salsa dance songs" are and aren't. |
| Exitos Vol 2| 4:52| | | | | But there are quite a few selections that are |
| |Ave Maria Lola| Sonora Carruseles| Heavy Salsa| 4:08| | | | | considered THE top 100 salsa dance songs all over |
| |Avisale a Mi Contrario| Orquesta Tabaco y Ron| Salsa | | | | the world. In LA and in NY, in Italy and South Korea, |
| de Verdad| 7:14| | | | | in Puerto Rico and Venezuela, in Colombia or Panama... |
| |Ay Caray| Adalberto Santiago| Popeye El Marino| 5:31| | | | | these songs will fill the dance floors and keep |
| |azucar Pa Un Amargao| Oscar D'Leon| Con La | | | | salseros (and salseras) happy and dancing until they |
| Dimension Latina| 2:54| | | | | drop! |
| |Babaila| Soneros del Barrio| Siguiendo La Tradicion| 4:41| | | | | |