 NASHVILLE, TN. (Club Connection PR) - This year, Marco Music Group's Club Connection surveyed over 170 clubs and prominent dance instructors nationwide to determine the most played and most requested country dance songs of 2004. Big and Rich were the big winners, capturing the first and third spots with their breakout hit "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" and its accompanying dance mix. Fellow Music Mafia member Gretchen Wilson captured second place with her smash debut single, "Redneck Woman" and rounded out the top 10 with her follow-up "Here For The Party." Bar themed music closed out the top five with Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar" at number four and Mark Chesnutt's "Lord Loves A Drinkin? Man" from his first Vivaton Records release Savin? The Honky Tonk at number five. B-Venturous Recording artist Wayne Warner took the number six spot with his dance hit "Turbo Twang" while Blake Shelton?s latest release "Some Beach" charted at number seven. CMA's 2004 Male Vocalist Of The Year Keith Urban hit number eight with "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me." Tim McGraw's CMA 2004 Song Of The Year "Live Like You Were Dying" came in at number nine. Ninety-eight songs from sixty-five artists received votes. Toby Keith was the most represented artist posting six titles while Keith Urban and Big & Rich closely followed with five.  The Top 10 Dance Tracks Of 2004 per the Club Connection Survey were:
1. Big & Rich "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" Album Cut
2. Gretchen Wilson "Redneck Woman"
3. Big & Rich "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" Dance Re-mix
4. Toby Keith "I Love This Bar"
5. Mark Chesnutt "Lord Loves A Drinkin? Man"
6. Wayne Warner "Turbo Twang"
7. Blake Shelton "Some Beach"
8. Keith Urban "Who Wouldn?t Wanna Be Me"
9. Tim McGraw "Live Like You Were Dying"
10. Gretchen Wilson "Here For The Party"
According to Jon Gunter, Coordinator of Venue Marketing of Club Connection, "Dance clubs have certainly been a part of Country music's resurgence over the last twelve months and many of the songs that became big radio records translated into hits at the dance club level as well. We are excited that so many clubs chose to participate in this year end "Best OfS" survey."
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