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The Month in Dance: January 2026

Your essential guide to the best dance and electronica to emerge during January 2026.

Pete looks back at some of the standout releases from 2026 courtesy of the likes of Tiga x Boys Noize, Jimi Jules, Cam Stockman, Mall Grab, Denis Sulta x Solomun and many more. Plus, a brand new Essential New Tune is unveiled and the Radio 1 Dance family highlight their favourites from January.

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Music Played

  • Alan Braxe & Fred Falke

    Intro

    • The Upper Cuts.
    • London Records.
    • 4.

  • Discip

    Intoxicated

    • tszr.

  • Kölsch & CamelPhat

    Waste my time (Chris Avantgarde Remix)

    • IPSO.

  • LÂ¥O

    Bite Your Lip

  • Harry Kaze

    What U Need

    • Diynamic.

  • Cam Stockman

    Into My Life (feat. Joyce Sims)

    • Three Six Zero.

  • Samer Soltan

    Sandoz

  • Solomun & Denis Sulta

    Say Nothing

    • Diynamic.

  • Vintage Culture & Gabss

    Lost

    • UMG.

  • Sulphur

    Smiiile

  • Jimi Jules

    Baby Run

    • Circoloco.

  • Tiga & Boys Noize

    Hot Wife

  • Darius Syrossian & Capri

    In Your House

    • Moxy Muzik.

  • Chewna

    Memory

    • Lotusland Records.

  • Mr. V, Jordan Brando & Luuk van Dijk

    Jus Dance

    • DFTD.

  • Harrisxn

    The Power

    • SMIILE.

  • Jaguar & Eloise Keeble

    Enzo Is Burning

  • Cloonee

    XTC

    • Hellbent Records.

  • Sam Curran & Harry Unsworth

    Light The Candles

    • range.

  • US Two

    Tail Dropper

    • STORIES.

  • Posh! The Prince & Hannah Holland

    Re Bokk Robot (Hannah Holland Remix)

  • L.P. Rhythm

    Want Somebody

    • Hot Creations.

  • Wilfy D

    Dreamstate (feat. Katy B)

    • Rinse.

  • Kid Cudi & Sébastien Tellier

    Amnesia

  • MJ Cole & PinkPantheress

    Still Sincere

    • PLATOON LTD.

  • Jimi Jules

    Dreamin'

    • CircoLoco Records.

  • Fonz

    Can't Take It

  • Beswerda

    All For Me

    • SIAMESE.

  • Greenjack & Utopia

    Enigma

    • Siona Records.

  • LE YORA & Magnus

    Everything In Its Right Place

    • ALTA MUSIC GROUP.

  • Liva K

    Track With The Organ

    • Defected.

  • Xinobi & Djeff

    For Your Soul

    • Discotexas.

  • Roman Kyn

    In Plain Sight (WhiteSquare Remix)

    • Watergate Records.

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