The Prodigy have been named the 'Greatest Dance Act Of All Time'.

Tens of thousands of people voted in the Mixmag survey and the British three-piece of Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim Reality beat French duo Daft Punk into second place by "a handful of votes".

The Chemical Brothers - Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons - were placed third.

Flint said: "To walk off a stage and feel like we smashed it - that's the reward for us, to see the crowd react and know we've done what we've come to do.

"But something like this is truly voted for by the people - and essentially we are nothing without them, so it feels awesome, and really respectful."

Howlett added: "I'd like to think it's because we kept it real man, because we always do our own thing and try our hardest.

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"Mixmag is the magazine. It's what everyone looks to. It's been around ever since we've been around, too, so it must be doing something right."

Reality said: "People like to see a performance that ignites the crowd. We stay true to that and I think they respect it."

Mixmag editor Nick DeCosemo said: "The response to the poll exceeded our wildest expectations and The Prodigy's victory is a wonderful tribute to the passion that they generate in dance music fans everywhereâ€¦ and the amazing way they have managed to stay just as exciting as ever, over two decades since their first gig.

"The Prodigy have been around almost as long as Mixmag and hopefully we are both still at the top of our respective game."

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The full Top 20 was as follows:

1. The Prodigy

2. Daft Punk

3. The Chemical Brothers

4. Faithless

5. Deadmau5

6. Plastikman

7. Underworld

8. Fatboy Slim

9. Orbital

10. Moby

11. Leftfield

12. Kraftwerk

13. Pendulum

14. Depeche Mode

15. Justice

16. Basement Jaxx

17. Groove Armada

18. The Shamen

19. Above & Beyond

20. The KLF







































Reaction and quotes from every act in the top 20 is featured in the February 2012 issue of Mixmag, which is out now.

In 2010, The Prodigy were named the most influential dance act of all time by voters in a survey from the Global Gathering festival.

> The Prodigy to headline Download Festival 2012

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