2017 was yet another amazing year for If You Need a DJ. We had more fantastic parties around Essex and the South East, and filled dance floors with some wonderful music and some fabulous people.
Our friends at DJ Event Planner have released the Top 200 most requested songs of 2017. Is your favourite in here?
| Rank | Artist | Song Title |
| 1 | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | Uptown Funk |
| 2 | Whitney Houston | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| 3 | Journey | Don’t Stop Believin’ |
| 4 | Justin Timberlake | Can’t Stop The Feeling |
| 5 | Walk The Moon | Shut Up And Dance |
| 6 | Neil Diamond | Sweet Caroline |
| 7 | Cupid | Cupid Shuffle |
| 8 | Ed Sheeran | Thinking Out Loud |
| 9 | Usher | Yeah! |
| 10 | V.I.C. | Wobble |
| 11 | DJ Casper | Cha Cha Slide |
| 12 | Black Eyed Peas | I Gotta Feeling |
| 13 | Pharrell Williams | Happy |
| 14 | Taylor Swift | Shake It Off |
| 15 | Bon Jovi | Livin’ On A Prayer |
| 16 | Bruno Mars | Marry You |
| 17 | Earth, Wind and Fire | September |
| 18 | Bruno Mars | 24k Magic |
| 19 | Van Morrison | Brown Eyed Girl |
| 20 | Garth Brooks | Friends In Low Places |
| 21 | Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee | Despacito |
| 22 | Kenny Loggins | Footloose |
| 23 | B-52’s | Love Shack |
| 24 | OutKast | Hey Ya! |
| 25 | Backstreet Boys | Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) |
| 26 | Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris | We Found Love |
| 27 | John Legend | All Of Me |
| 28 | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long |
| 29 | Beatles | Twist And Shout |
| 30 | Maroon 5 | Sugar |
| 31 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| 32 | R. Kelly | Ignition (Remix) |
| 33 | Elvis Presley | Can’t Help Falling In Love |
| 34 | LMFAO | Party Rock Anthem |
| 35 | Animal House | Shout |
| 36 | Frank Sinatra | The Way You Look Tonight |
| 37 | Beyonce feat. Jay-Z | Crazy In Love |
| 38 | Michael Jackson | Billie Jean |
| 39 | Flo Rida | Low |
| 40 | Montell Jordan | This Is How We Do It |
| 41 | Temptations | My Girl |
| 42 | Beyonce | Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) |
| 43 | Ed Sheeran | Shape Of You |
| 44 | Sir Mix-A-Lot | Baby Got Back |
| 45 | Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. | Blurred Lines |
| 46 | ABBA | Dancing Queen |
| 47 | Miley Cyrus | Party In The U.S.A. |
| 48 | Old Crow Medicine Show | Wagon Wheel |
| 49 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family |
| 50 | DJ Snake feat. Lil’ Jon | Turn Down For What |
| 51 | Bryan Adams | Summer Of ’69 |
| 52 | Michael Jackson | Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough |
| 53 | House Of Pain | Jump Around |
| 54 | Pitbull feat. Kesha | Timber |
| 55 | Justin Timberlake | Sexyback |
| 56 | Killers | Mr. Brightside |
| 57 | Dexys Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen |
| 58 | Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz | Get Low |
| 59 | Kool & The Gang | Celebration |
| 60 | Don Omar feat. Lucenzo Danza | Kuduro |
| 61 | Jive Bunny & The Mastersmixers | That’s What I Like |
| 62 | Maroon 5 | Moves Like Jagger |
| 63 | Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar On Me |
| 64 | Thomas Rhett | Die A Happy Man |
| 65 | Village People | Y.M.C.A. |
| 66 | Foundations | Build Me Up Buttercup |
| 67 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sweet Home Alabama |
| 68 | Nelly | Hot In Herre |
| 69 | Cobra Starship | You Make Me Feel |
| 70 | Eric Clapton | Wonderful Tonight |
| 71 | Chris Brown | Forever |
| 72 | Christina Perri | A Thousand Years |
| 73 | Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afroj ack & Nayer | Give Me Everything |
| 74 | Lady GaGa | Just Dance |
| 75 | Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music |
| 76 | Etta James | At Last |
| 77 | DNCE | Cake By The Ocean |
| 78 | Cyndi Lauper | Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
| 79 | Rednex | Cotton Eye Joe |
| 80 | Daft Punk | Get Lucky |
| 81 | N’Sync | Bye Bye Bye |
| 82 | Salt ‘N Pepa | Push It |
| 83 | Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) |
| 84 | Ben E. King | Stand By Me |
| 85 | Blackstreet | No Diggity |
| 86 | Bruno Mars | Just The Way You Are |
| 87 | Smash Mouth | All Star |
| 88 | Train | Marry Me |
| 89 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| 90 | Michael Jackson | Thriller |
| 91 | Queen | Bohemian Rhapsody |
| 92 | Vanilla | Ice Ice Ice Baby |
| 93 | Luke Bryan | Country Girl (Shake It For Me) |
| 94 | Zac Brow n Band | Chicken Fried |
| 95 | OMI | Cheerleader |
| 96 | Kanye West | Gold Digger |
| 97 | LMFAO | Sexy And I Know It |
| 98 | Pink | Raise Your Glass |
| 99 | Silento | Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) |
| 100 | Ne-Yo | Closer |
| 101 | Bob Seger | Old Time Rock N Roll |
| 102 | Drake | One Dance |
| 103 | Louis Armstrong | What A Wonderful World |
| 104 | Pitbull | Fireball |
| 105 | Jason Mraz | I’m Yours |
| 106 | Carly Rae Jepsen | Call Me Maybe |
| 107 | Toploader | Dancing In The Moonlight |
| 108 | Rick Springfield | Jessie’s Girl |
| 109 | Guns N’ Roses | Sweet Child O’ Mine |
| 110 | Aerosmith | I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing |
| 111 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | You Make My Dreams |
| 112 | Justin Bieber | Sorry |
| 113 | Bee Gees | Stayin’ Alive |
| 114 | Lumineers | Ho Hey |
| 115 | M.C. Hammer | U Can’t Touch This |
| 116 | Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life |
| 117 | Michael Buble | Everything |
| 118 | Sia | Cheap Thrills |
| 119 | Meghan Trainor | All About That Bass |
| 120 | Shakira | Hips Don’t Lie |
| 121 | Proclaimers | I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) |
| 122 | Kings Of Leon | Sex On Fire |
| 123 | Oasis | Wonderwall |
| 124 | Rick Astley | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 125 | Flo Rida | My House |
| 126 | The Weeknd | Can’t Feel My Face |
| 127 | Jack Johnson | Better Together |
| 128 | Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna | This Is What You Came For |
| 129 | Ray LaMontagne | You Are The Best Thing |
| 130 | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Grease Megamix |
| 131 | Justin Timberlake | Rock Your Body |
| 132 | Nat King Cole | Unforgettable |
| 133 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| 134 | Billy Joel | Piano Man |
| 135 | Frank Sinatra | Fly Me To The Moon |
| 136 | James Taylor | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
| 137 | Big & Rich | Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) |
| 138 | James Arthur | Say You Won’t Let Go |
| 139 | Stevie Wonder | Superstition |
| 140 | Beyonce | Love On Top |
| 141 | Al Green | Let’s Stay Together |
| 142 | Psy | Gangam Style |
| 143 | Usher | Dj Got Us Fallin’ In Love |
| 144 | LMFAO feat. Lil Jon | Shots |
| 145 | Commodores | Brick House |
| 146 | Franki Valli | Can’t Take My Eyes Off You |
| 147 | Nat King Cole | L-O-V-E |
| 148 | Florida Georgia Line | Cruise |
| 149 | Calvin Harris | Feel So Close |
| 150 | Lonestar | Amazed |
| 151 | Bruno Mars | Treasure |
| 152 | Eddie Money | Take Me Home Tonight |
| 153 | Queen | Don’t Stop Me Now |
| 154 | Taio Cruz | Dynamite |
| 155 | Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| 156 | Ginuwine | Pony |
| 157 | Michael Jackson | Beat It |
| 158 | Pitbull and Ne-Yo | Time Of Our Lives |
| 159 | Katy Perry | Firework |
| 160 | Jackson 5 | ABC |
| 161 | Marcia Griffiths | Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) |
| 162 | Prince | Kiss |
| 163 | Aretha Franklin | Respect |
| 164 | Backstreet Boys | I Want It That Way |
| 165 | Rihanna | Don’t Stop The Music |
| 166 | Avicii | Wake Me Up! |
| 167 | Sam Hunt | Body Like A Back Road |
| 168 | Fetty Wap | Trap Queen |
| 169 | Sara Evans | Perfect |
| 170 | Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| 171 | Chainsmokers and Coldplay | Something Just Like This |
| 172 | A-Ha | Take On Me |
| 173 | 50 Cent | In Da Club |
| 174 | Blake Shelton | God Gave Me You |
| 175 | K-Ci & JoJo | All My Life |
| 176 | Haddaway | What Is Love |
| 177 | Supremes | You Can’t Hurry Love |
| 178 | Bell Biv DeVoe | Poison |
| 179 | Jason Derulo | Want To Want Me |
| 180 | Flo Rida | Club Can’t Handle Me |
| 181 | Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse | Valerie |
| 182 | David Guetta feat. Sia | Titanium |
| 183 | Daft Punk | One More Time |
| 184 | Major Lazer and DJ Snake and MO | Lean On |
| 185 | Chris Stapleton | Tennessee Whiskey |
| 186 | Young M.C. | Bust A Move |
| 187 | One Direction | What Makes You Beautiful |
| 188 | Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj | Bang Bang |
| 189 | Nicki Minaj | Starships |
| 190 | Macklemore & Ryan Lew is feat. Wanz | Thrift Shop |
| 191 | Elton John | Your Song |
| 192 | Avicii | Levels |
| 193 | K.C and the Sunshine Band | Get Down Tonight |
| 194 | Wham! | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go |
| 195 | Brett Young | In Case You Didn’t Know |
| 196 | Drake | Hotline Bling |
| 197 | Snap! | Rhythm Is A Dancer |
| 198 | Natalie Cole | This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) |
| 199 | Lady GaGa | Poker Face |
| 200 | Creedence Clearwater Revival / Tina Turner | Proud Mary |
There are some new ones in there, but also many classics that are sure to jog some memories and bring a smile to your face.
We hope this helps to provide some inspiration if you’re compiling a request list of your own, but rest assured, we have all of these covered and many many more less obvious tracks that will be great for your party. With a huge library of music from which to choose from, and the know-how and experience to work a crowd, we have what it takes to prove that we are one of the leading mobile discos for hire in Essex. Contact us now for more information.