Track.. Tune.. Riddim.. Belter.. These are the ways many of us describe the pieces of music at the foundation of our scene. But while the terms shift from place to place, the feelings electronic music evokes are universal. Many tracks touch your heart, others feed your mind. Some special tunes, like the 100 that defined last decade, manage to do both. These tunes soundtracked student nights and warehouse raves, afterhours and squat parties. You may have heard them surrounded by thousands of screaming ravers, or alone in your bedroom, deep into the night. Wherever they were played, these tracks touched millions.Electronic music also became more global. Exciting scenes in Durban, Vancouver, Copenhagen and Kampala introduced sounds that travelled the world, twisting house, techno, electro and bass music into thrilling new forms. Some scenes looked to the past for inspiration, releasing vinyl-only EPs that stayed true to the sound of early pioneers. Others forged new ground, embracing the internet as a distribution tool. In doing so, many producers became less reliant on labels, breaking down the structures that had long dominated our scene. By self-releasing music online, there was a direct channel with listeners. The many artist-run labels, of which there are more than ever, did the same. Medium ceased to matter, as DJs went from digital to vinyl and back again, swapping laptops for turntables and turntables for CDJs.These are the tracks that defined the last decade. The list, which was whittled down from a shortlist of hundreds, features house, techno, disco, minimal, ambient, drum & bass, dubstep, gqom and more, including some tracks that are impossible to classify. Whether produced in high-end studios or through decaying laptops overloaded with pirated software, this was the sound of the last ten years.Listen to highlights from the definitive tracks of the 2010s on Spotify Apple Music and Buy Music Club

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