[joethelion]

hmm...

I think I'd follow Holden's suit, but with a few changes

Moby - "Go"
The Chemical Brothers - "Block Rockin' Beats"
Fatboy Slim - "Praise You"
Daft Punk - "Around the World"
Basement Jaxx - "Red Alert"
Primal Scream - "Loaded"
A Guy Called Gerald - "Voodoo Ray"
Happy Mondays - either "24 hr Party People" or "Hallelujah"
Prodigy - "Smack My Bitch Up"
Leftfield - "Open Up"
Kraftwerk - "Numbers" (or maybe "Trans-Europe Express")
New Order - "Blue Monday"
The Orb - "Little Fluffy Clouds"
Donna Summer - "i Feel Love"
Afrikaa Bambaata - "Planet Rock"
Orbital - "Halcyon"
Underworld - "Nuxx"
Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" (or maybe "Personal Jesus")
Duran Duran - "Girls on Film (Nite Version)"

now... some are not necessarily my 'favorite' tracks by any means

but some have definitely been huge 'hits' or at least have influenced droves of other artists...

like I don't think you could even count the number of songs that have been 'influenced' (ripped off) by Kraftwerk's "Numbers" and well - you wouldn't have "Planet Rock" if it wasn't for "Trans-Europe Express"

the same could be said of "I Feel Love". If I remember the story correctly, when Brian Eno heard it, he got the 12" and rushed over to the studio where he was helping Bowie record the album "Low" and said something to the effect of "This is the music of the future"

and for as much as you want to say about Duran Duran... you have to give them credit for their early stuff... which Soulwax et al have pretty much tried to make their own