Daft Punk formed after their previous group, theindie rock bandDarlin', disbanded. They were managed from 1996 to 2008 byPedro Winter, the head ofEd Banger Records. Their debut album,Homework, was released byVirgin Records in 1997 to positive reviews, backed by the singles "Around the World" and "Da Funk". From 1999, Daft Punk assumed robot personas for their rare public and media appearances, with helmets, outfits and gloves to disguise their identities. Daft Punk's second album,Discovery (2001), earned acclaim and further success, with the hit singles "One More Time", "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger". It became the basis for an animated film,Interstella 5555, supervised by the Japanese artistLeiji Matsumoto.
Daft Punk's third album,Human After All (2005), received mixed reviews, though the singles "Robot Rock" and "Technologic" were successful in the UK. Daft Punk directed an avant-garde science-fiction film,Electroma, released in 2006. They toured throughout 2006 and 2007 and released the live albumAlive 2007, which won aGrammy Award forBest Electronic/Dance Album; the tour is credited for broadening the appeal of dance music in North America. Daft Punk composedthe score for the 2010 filmTron: Legacy.
In 2013, Daft Punk left Virgin forColumbia Records and released their fourth and final album,Random Access Memories, to acclaim. The lead single, "Get Lucky", reached the top 10 in the charts of 27 countries.Random Access Memories won five Grammy Awards in 2014, includingAlbum of the Year andRecord of the Year for "Get Lucky". In 2016, Daft Punk gained their only number one on theBillboard Hot 100 with "Starboy", a collaboration withthe Weeknd.Rolling Stone ranked them the 12th-greatest musical duo of all time in 2015, and includedDiscovery andRandom Access Memories on their 2020 list of the500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Daft Punk announced their split in 2021.
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo andThomas Bangalter met in 1987 while attending theLycée Carnot secondary school in Paris.[1][2] The two became friends and recorded demos with others from the school.[3][4] In 1992, they formed the band Darlin', with Bangalter on bass, Homem-Christo on guitar,[3][4] and Laurent Brancowitz on guitar and drums.[5] The trio named themselves after theBeach Boys song "Darlin'",[6] which they covered along with an original composition.[5] Both tracks were released on a multi-artist EP calledShimmies in Super 8 underDuophonic Records, a label owned by the London-based bandStereolab, who invited Darlin' to open for shows in the United Kingdom.[5]
Darlin' disbanded after around six months, having played two gigs and produced four songs. Bangalter described the project as "pretty average".[7] Brancowitz formed another band,Phoenix.[7] Bangalter and Homem-Christo formed Daft Punk, using electronic instruments purchased with money Bangalter received for his 18th birthday.[6] Their name was taken from a negative review of Darlin' inMelody Maker by Dave Jennings,[8] who dubbed their music "a daft punky thrash".[6][9] The band found the review amusing.[2] Homem-Christo said, "We struggled so long to find [the name] Darlin', and [this name] happened so quickly."[10]
In September 1993, Daft Punk attended a rave atEuroDisney organised by theDJNicky Holloway, where they met Stuart Macmillan ofSlam, the co-founder of the Scottish labelSoma Quality Recordings.[2][11] They gave him a demo tape, which formed the basis for Daft Punk's debut single, "The New Wave", a limited release in 1994.[7] The single also contained the final mix of "The New Wave" called "Alive", which appeared on Daft Punk's first album.[12]
Daft Punk returned to the studio in May 1995 to record "Da Funk". After it became their first commercially successful single, they hired a manager,Pedro Winter, who regularly promoted them and other artists at his Hype nightclubs.[4] They signed withVirgin Records in September 1996 and made a deal to license tracks through their production company, Daft Trax.[1][4] Bangalter said that while they received numerous offers from record labels, they wanted to wait and ensure that they did not lose creative control. He considered the deal with Virgin more akin to a partnership.[13]
In the mid-to-late nineties, Daft Punk performed live at various events, without the costumes they later became known for. In 1996, they made their first performance in the United States, at an Even Furthur event inWisconsin.[14] In addition to live original performances, they performed in clubs using vinyl records from their collection. They were known for incorporating numerous styles of music into their DJ sets.[15]
Daft Punk released their debut album,Homework, on 20 January 1997.[11] That February, the UK dance magazineMuzik published a Daft Punk cover feature and describedHomework as "one of the most hyped debut albums in a long long time".[16] According toThe Village Voice, the album revivedhouse music and departed from theEurodance formula.[17] The critic Alex Rayner wrote that it combined established club styles and the "burgeoning eclecticism" ofbig beat.[18] In 1997, Daft Punk embarked on an international concert tour,Daftendirektour, using their home equipment for the live stage.[7] On 25 May, they headlined theTribal Gathering festival atLuton Hoo, England, withOrbital andKraftwerk.[19]
Bangalter and Homem-Christo created their own record labels,Roulé andCrydamoure, after the release ofHomework, and released solo projects by themselves and their friends. Homem-Christo released music as a member of Le Knight Club with Eric Chedeville, and Bangalter released music as a member ofTogether withDJ Falcon and founded the group Stardust withAlan Braxe and Benjamin Diamond. In 1998, Stardust released their only song, the chart hit "Music Sounds Better With You".[20]
Daft Punk's second album,Discovery, was released in 2001. They said it was an attempt to reconnect with the playful, open-minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood.[5] The album reached No. 2 in the UK, and its lead single, "One More Time", was a hit. The singles "Digital Love" and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" were also successful in the UK and on the US Dance Chart, and "Face to Face" hit number one on the US club play charts.
Discovery created a new generation of Daft Punk fans. It also saw Daft Punk debut their distinctive robot costumes; they had previously worn Halloween masks or bags for promotional appearances.[21]Discovery was later named one of the best albums of the decade by publications includingPitchfork[22] andResident Advisor.[23] In 2020,Rolling Stone included it at number 236 in its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[24] In 2021,Pitchfork citedDiscovery as the centrepiece of Daft Punk's career, "an album that transcended the robots' club roots and rippled through the decades that followed".[25]
Daft Punk partnered with the Japanesemanga artistLeiji Matsumoto to createInterstella 5555, a feature-length animation set toDiscovery. The first four episodes were shown onToonami in 2001, and the finished film was released on DVD in 2003.[26] That December, Daft Punk releasedDaft Club, a compilation ofDiscovery remixes.[27] In 2001, Daft Punk released a 45-minute excerpt from a Daftendirektour performance asAlive 1997.[28]
On 21 May 2006, Daft Punk premiered a film,Daft Punk's Electroma, at theCannes Film Festival sidebar Director's Fortnight.[32] The film does not include Daft Punk's music. Midnight screenings were held in Paris theatres from March 2007.[33]
For 48 dates across 2006 and 2007, Daft Punk performed the Alive 2006/2007 world tour, performing a "megamix" of their music from a large LED-fronted pyramid. The tour was acclaimed[34] and is credited for bringing dance music to a wider audience, especially in North America.[35][36] TheGuardian journalist Gabriel Szatan likened it to howthe Beatles' 1964 performance onThe Ed Sullivan Show hadbrought British rock and roll to the American mainstream.[35]
Daft Punk's performance in Paris was released as their second live album,Alive 2007, on 19 November 2007.[37] The live version of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" was released as a single,[38] with a video by Olivier Gondry comprising audience footage of their performance inBrooklyn.[39] In 2009, Daft Punk wonGrammy Awards forAlive 2007 and its single "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".[40]
In 2007,Kanye West sampled "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" in his single "Stronger". Daft Punk made a surprise appearance at the50th Grammy Awards on 10 February 2008, and performed a reworked version of "Stronger" with West at theStaples Center in Los Angeles.[41] It was the first televised Daft Punk live performance.[41]
In 2008, Daft Punk returned to Paris to work on new material. Winter also stepped down as their manager to focus attention on hisEd Banger Records label and his work as Busy P.[42] He said later that Daft Punk were working with an unspecified management company in Los Angeles. Daft Punk held their Daft Arts production office at theJim Henson Studios complex in Hollywood.[43] Daft Punk provided new mixes for the 2009 video gameDJ Hero, and appeared as playable characters.[44]
At the 2009San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Daft Punk had composed 24 tracks for the filmTron: Legacy.[45] Daft Punk's score was arranged and orchestrated byJoseph Trapanese.[46] The band collaborated with him for two years on the score, from pre-production to completion. The score features an 85-piece orchestra, recorded at AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London.[47]Joseph Kosinski, director of the film, referred to the score as a mixture of orchestral and electronic elements.[48] Daft Punk also made a cameo as DJs in the film wearing their robot helmets.[49] Thesoundtrack album was released on 6 December 2010.[50] A music video for "Derezzed" premiered on theMTV Networks on the same day the album was released.[51] The video, which featuresOlivia Wilde as the character Quorra in specially shot footage, along with images of Daft Punk in Flynn's Arcade, was later made available for purchase from theiTunes Store and included in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film.Walt Disney Records released a remix album,Tron: Legacy Reconfigured, on 5 April 2011.[52]
In 2010, Daft Punk were admitted into theOrdre des Arts et des Lettres, an order of merit of France. Bangalter and Homem-Christo were individually awarded the rank ofChevalier (knight).[53] On October of that year, Daft Punk made a surprise guest appearance during the encore ofPhoenix's show atMadison Square Garden in New York City. They played a medley of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Around the World" before the song segued into Phoenix's song "1901". They also included elements of their tracks "Rock'n Roll", "Human After All", and "Together", one of Bangalter's releases as a member ofTogether.[54] They producedN.E.R.D.'s 2010 song "Hypnotize U".[55]
Random Access Memories was released on 17 May 2013.[65] The lead single, "Get Lucky", became Daft Punk's first UK number-one single[66] and the most-streamed new song in the history ofSpotify.[67] At the2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Daft Punk debuted a trailer for their single "Lose Yourself to Dance" and presented the award for "Best Female Video" alongside Rodgers and Pharrell.[68] In December, they revealed a music video for the song "Instant Crush", directed byWarren Fu and featuring Casablancas.[69]
Daft Punk co-producedKanye West's sixth studio album,Yeezus (2013),[73] creating the tracks "On Sight", "Black Skinhead", "I Am a God" and "Send It Up" with West.[74] They provided additional vocals for Pharrell's 2014 single "Gust of Wind".[75] On 10 March 2014, an unreleased Daft Punk song, "Computerized", leaked online. It featuresJay-Z and contains "The Son of Flynn" from theTron: Legacy soundtrack;[76] it was once intended to be a single promotingTron: Legacy or to serve as the end credits.[77] The song was never used in the final version of the film. In April 2015, Daft Punk appeared in a short tribute to Rodgers as part of a documentary on his life,Nile Rodgers: From Disco to Daft Punk.[78] In June, a documentary,Daft Punk Unchained, was released.[79]
Light-up outfits worn at the encore of theAlive 2007 tour performances
Daft Punk appeared on the 2016 singles "Starboy" and "I Feel It Coming" by Canadian R&B singerthe Weeknd;[80][81] "Starboy" topped theBillboard Hot 100, becoming Daft Punk's only US number-one song, and "I Feel It Coming" reached number four.[82][83] In 2017,Soma Records released a remix of "Drive" bySlam as part of a compilation featuring various artists.[84] In February 2017, Daft Punk launched apop-up shop in Hollywood, California, featuring memorabilia, artwork, and a display of their costumes.[85] They also performed with the Weeknd at the59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017.[86]
In the years following theStarboy collaborations, Bangalter and Homem-Christo worked solo as producers appearing on several projects.[87][88][89][90] On 21 June 2017, the Australian bandParcels released the song "Overnight", produced and co-written by Daft Punk.[91] It was written after Daft Punk saw Parcels perform and invited the members to their studio. This became Daft Punk's final production together.[92]
Between 9 April and 11 August 2019, an electronic exhibition based on Daft Punk's song "Technologic" was displayed at thePhilharmonie de Paris, featuring costumes, guitars and other elements.[93] In early 2024, W. F. Quinn Smith, who played percussion onRandom Access Memories, said he had participated in experimental recording sessions for a new Daft Punk album in early 2018, but that the project was in limbo.[94]
On 22 February 2021, Daft Punk released a video on their YouTube channel titled "Epilogue".[95] The video features a scene from their 2006 filmElectroma, in which one robot explodes and the other walks away into the sunset; a title card created withWarren Fu reads "1993–2021" while an excerpt of Daft Punk's song "Touch" plays.[95][96] Later that day, Daft Punk's longtime publicist, Kathryn Frazier, confirmed that they had split, but did not give a reason.[96] The news led to a surge in Daft Punk sales, with digital album purchases rising by 2,650%.[97] Their friend and collaboratorTodd Edwards confirmed that Bangalter and Homem-Christo remained active separately.[98] He later said they were "going in different directions", and that Homem-Christo was more drawn to hip-hop and Bangalter was interested in film.[99] As of 2023, Bangalter and Homem-Christo still shared a studio and equipment.[100]
On 22 February 2022, one year after their disbandment, Daft Punk announced a25th-anniversary edition ofHomework. It included a remix album,Homework (Remixes), which was also released separately. Daft Punk also broadcast aTwitch stream of their performance at theMayan Theater in Los Angeles from their 1997Daftendirektour. The video featured previously unreleased footage of the duo without costumes. Daft Punk released behind-the-scenes "archives" from theD.A.F.T. DVD and vinyl repressing forHuman After All,Alive 2007, andDaft Club, which were released on 9 September 2022.[101][102]
On 12 May 2023, Daft Punk released a10th-anniversary edition ofRandom Access Memories, with 35 minutes of previously unreleased outtakes and demos. "Infinity Repeating (2013 Demo)", featuring Casablancas andthe Voidz, was released as a single with a music video.[103][104] It was called Daft Punk's "last song ever" in press releases.[105] On 17 November, Daft Punk released a version ofRandom Access Memories with no drums or percussion.[106]
In April 2023, Bangalter released a solo work, the orchestral ballet scoreMythologies. In interviews about the project, he allowed himself to be photographed without a mask. He cited concerns about theprogress of artificial intelligence and other technology as to why Daft Punk split, saying: "As much as I love this character, the last thing I would want to be, in the world we live in, in 2023, is a robot." Bangalter said Daft Punk had wanted to not "spoil the narrative" while they were active, but now felt more comfortable revealing parts of their creative process.[107][100] Reflecting on the split, Bangalter said he was "relieved and happy to look back and say: 'Okay, we didn't mess it up too much.'"[108]
In September 2025, the online video gameFortnite revealed the virtual "Daft Punk Experience", adding interactive activities, Daft Punk outfits, and other accessories. Billed as the biggestFortnite musical event so far, it was made in collaboration with Daft Life.[112][113]Cédric Hervet, Daft Punk's creative director, stated in anGQ interview that the event focused on Daft Punk's legacy. In the same interview, the Epic Games executiveAlex Rigopulos described the project as a love letter for the band.[114]
TheGuardian criticAlexis Petridis described their with extensive use ofsampling as magpie-like, but also quoted DJErol Alkan as saying "the references are strong and familiar, and there is enough of themselves in there for it to always remain theirs"[35] Homem-Christo described it asbricolage, the art of usingfound sounds to create new work.[118] Bangalter said in 2008: "I think that sampling is always something that we've completely legitimately done. It's not something we've hidden, it's almost a partisan or ideological way of making music, sampling things and being sampled ... It's always been a way to reinterpret things—sometimes it's using [an] element from the past, or sometimes recreating them and fooling the eyes or the ears, which is just a fun thing to do."[119] This genre, involving fhe creative use of sampling is increasingly referred to asplunderphonics.
According toPitchfork, some fans were disappointed to discover that Daft Punk used samples.[120] In 2007, Rapster releasedDiscovered: A Collection of Daft Funk Samples, a compilation of tracks sampled by Daft Punk.[120]Pitchfork wrote: "If [the compilation] proves anything, it isn't that Daft Punk are surreptitious thieves—it's that they're transformative reinterpreters, and in more than a few cases, flat-out miracle workers."[120] Daft Punk also used vintage equipment to recreate sounds by older artists, such as the use of aWurlitzer piano to evokeSupertramp on "Digital Love".[121] They saw their style asretrofuturist, incorporating genres from earlier decades into what theNew York Times described as "an increasingly grand vision of joyful populism".[100]
In the early 1990s, Daft Punk drew inspiration from rock and acid house in the UK. Homem-Christo referred toScreamadelica byPrimal Scream as the record that "put everything together" in terms of genre.[122] In 2009, Bangalter namedAndy Warhol as one of Daft Punk's early influences.[123] On theHomework track "Teachers", Daft Punk list musicians who influenced them, including the funk musicianGeorge Clinton, the rapper and producerDr Dre, andChicago house andDetroit techno artists includingPaul Johnson,[35]Romanthony andTodd Edwards.[5] Homem-Christo said: "Their music had a big effect on us. The sound of their productions—the compression, the sound of the kick drum and Romanthony's voice, the emotion and soul—is part of how we sound today."[5]
Many Daft Punk songs feature vocals processed with effects andvocoders includingAuto-Tune, aRoland SVC-350 and theDigitech Vocalist.[5] Bangalter said: "A lot of people complain about musicians using Auto-Tune. It reminds me of the late '70s when musicians in France tried to ban the synthesiser. They said it was taking jobs away from musicians. What they didn't see was that you could use those tools in a new way instead of just for replacing the instruments that came before. People are often afraid of things that sound new."[5]
For most public and media appearances, Daft Punk wore costumes that concealed their faces.[129] Bangalter said they wanted the focus to be on their music,[130] and that masks allowed them to control their image while retaining their anonymity and protecting their personal lives.[7] He said that the 1974 filmPhantom of the Paradise, in which the main character prominently wears a mask, was "the foundation for a lot of what we're about artistically".[131][132] Daft Punk were also fans of the 1970s bandSpace, who wore space suits with helmets that hid their appearance.[133] The mystery of Daft Punk's identity and their elaborate disguises added to their popularity.[122]
Bangalter performing in 2006
Daft Punk wore masks during promotional appearances in the 1990s.[21] Although they allowed a camera crew to film them for a French arts program at the time, Daft Punk did not speak on screen.[134] According to Orla Lee-Fisher, the head of marketing at Virgin Records UK, in their early career Daft Punk only consented to photographs without masks while they were DJing.[135] In 1997, Bangalter said they had a rule to not appear in videos.[130]
In 2001, Daft Punk began wearing robot costumes for promotional appearances and performances forDiscovery, debuted in a special presentation duringCartoon Network'sToonami block.[136] The helmets were produced by Paul Hahn of Daft Arts and the French directorsAlex and Martin,[137] with engineering byTony Gardner andAlterian, Inc. They were capable of variousLED effects.[138] Wigs were originally attached to both helmets, but Daft Punk removed them moments before unveiling them.[21] Bangalter said the helmets were hot but that he became used to this.[139] Later helmets were fitted with ventilators to prevent overheating.[140] The costumes were compared to the makeup ofKiss and the leather jacket worn byIggy Pop.[139]
Homem-Christo performing in 2007
With the release ofHuman After All, Daft Punk wore simplified helmets and black leather jackets and trousers designed byHedi Slimane.[122] Bangalter said Daft Punk did not want to repeat themselves and were interested in "developing a persona that merges fiction and reality".[5] On the set ofElectroma, Daft Punk were interviewed with their backs turned, and in 2006 they wore cloth bags over their heads during a televised interview.[141] They said the use of cloth bags had been a spontaneous decision, reflecting their willingness to experiment with their image.[142] Daft Punk wore their robot costumes in their performances at the 2008, 2014, and 2017 Grammy Awards. During the 2014 ceremony, they accepted their awards on stage in the outfits, with Pharrell and Paul Williams speaking on their behalf.[143][86]
Daft Punk used the robot outfits to merge the characteristics of humans and machines.[144] Bangalter said that the personas were initially the result of shyness, but that they became exciting for the audience, "the idea of being an average guy with some kind of superpower".[122] He described it as an advanced version ofglam, "where it's definitely not you".[122] After Daft Punk's split, Bangalter likened the robot personas to a "like aMarina Abramović performance art installation that lasted for 20 years".[107] He denied that the robots represented "an unquestioning embrace of digital culture", and said: "We tried to use these machines to express something extremely moving that a machine cannot feel, but a human can. We were always on the side of humanity and not on the side of technology."[107]
Daft Punk's popularity has been partially attributed to their appearances in mainstream media.[122] They appeared withJuliette Lewis in an advertisement forGap, featuring the single "Digital Love", and were contractually obliged to appear only in Gap clothing. In 2001, Daft Punk appeared in an advertisement on Cartoon Network's Toonami timeslot, promoting the official Toonami website and the animated music videos for their albumDiscovery.[136] The music videos later appeared as scenes in the feature-length filmInterstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, in which Daft Punk make acameo appearance as their robot alter-egos. They appeared in a television advertisement wearing theirDiscovery-era headgear to promoteSony Ericsson's Premini mobile phone. In 2010, Daft Punk appeared inAdidas advertisements promoting aStar Wars clothing line.[145] Daft Punk made a cameo inTron: Legacy as nightclub DJs.[49]
Daft Punk being interviewed on the Icelandic television showKastljós onSjónvarpið
In 2011,Coca-Cola distributed limited edition bottles designed by Daft Punk.[146] Daft Punk andCourtney Love were photographed for the "Music Project" of the fashion houseYves Saint Laurent. They appeared in their new sequined suits custom-made byHedi Slimane, holding and playing instruments with bodies made oflucite.[147][better source needed] In 2013,Bandai released Daft Punk action figures coinciding with the release ofRandom Access Memories in Japan.[148] Daft Punk made a rare public appearance at the2013 Monaco Grand Prix in May on behalf of theLotus F1 Team, who raced in cars emblazoned with the Daft Punk logo.[149][150]
Footage of Daft Punk's 2006 performance at theCoachella Festival was featured in the documentary filmCoachella: 20 Years in the Desert, released on YouTube in April 2020.[151] Daft Punk were scheduled to appear onThe Colbert Report to promoteRandom Access Memories in August 2013, but was cancelled due to contractual obligations regarding their appearance at the2013 MTV Video Music Awards later that month. According toStephen Colbert, Daft Punk were unaware of the agreement and were halted by MTV executives the morning prior to the taping.[152] In 2015, Daft Punk appeared alongside several other musicians to announce their co-ownership of the music serviceTidal at its relaunch.[153]
Eden, a 2014 French drama film, has as its protagonist a techno fan-turned-DJ-turned recovering addict. It features Daft Punk (portrayed by actors) during different stages of their careers.[154] Daft Punk also appear in Pharrell Williams's 2024 biographical filmPiece by Piece.[155]
Daft Punk are regarded as one of the most influential dance acts.[156][157][158] In 2021, the chiefGuardian music critic,Alexis Petridis, named them the most influential pop artists of the 21st century.[158] In the same year,Pitchfork named them one of the most important artists of the preceding 25 years, writing: "It's impossible to imagine contemporary electronic dance music without Daft Punk ... they helped instil a philosophy of self-reinvention that would resonate with generations of musicians across electronic music, rock, hip-hop, and beyond."[159]
The Daft Punk collaboratorPharrell Williams said they were responsible for the rise of contemporaryEDM, though Bangalter said only that other acts were using "gimmicks that at the time [Daft Punk used them] were not really gimmicks".[158] TheNew York Times credited Daft Punk with helping make dance music mainstream.[100] In 2008, Daft Punk were voted the 38th-greatest DJs in a worldwide poll byDJ Mag.[160] In 2015,Rolling Stone ranked Daft Punk the 12th-greatest musical duo.[161]
Daft Punk tracks have been sampled or covered by other artists. "Technologic" was sampled bySwizz Beatz for theBusta Rhymes song "Touch It". In a later remix of "Touch It", the line "touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it, turn it, leave it, start, format it" from "Technologic" was sung by the rapperMissy Elliott.Kanye West's 2007 track "Stronger"interpolates the melody and features a vocal sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", and Daft Punk's robotic costumes appeared in the music video.[38] "Daftendirekt" was sampled in theJanet Jackson song "So Much Betta" from her 2008 albumDiscipline.[169]
In October 2011, Daft Punk placed 28th in a "top-100 DJs of 2011" list byDJ Magazine after placing in the 44th position the year before.[179][180] On 19 January 2012, Daft Punk ranked No. 2 on Mixmag's Greatest Dance Acts of All Time, withThe Prodigy at No. 1 by just a few points.[181]
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