Break beat pioneers The Prodigy have been crowned the most influential dance act of all time. The Essex based band who are now celebrating their 20th year in the music business saw off a host of stiff competition including Daft Punk and New Order in the GlobalGathering survey released today.
Over 2000 festival and club goers took part in the survey which was specially commissioned by the UK’s premiere dance festival GlobalGathering to mark ten years of the festival. Music fans were asked to vote for the dance act they considered the most influential from a shorlist compiled by the Global team and the results provide a definitive list of the top 10 most influential dance acts of all time.
James Algate GlobalGathering Festival Organiser said:
“Dance music is constantly evolving but it’s great to see The Prodigy getting the recognition they so richly deserve. We are also thrilled to have so many of our past performers make the cut with the unstoppable Carl Cox and headliners Faithless returning for the 10th year of the festival this year”
The Top 10 most influential dance acts are
1. The Prodigy (29%)
2. Daft Punk (13%)
3. Faithless (11%)
4. New Order (9%)
5. Orbital (7%)
6. Kraftwerk (5%)
7. Paul Oakenfold (4%)
8. Carl Cox (4%)
9. Fatboy Slim (3%)
10. Chemical Brothers (2%)
