The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has confirmed that dance music is moving up the popularity ranks and has now overtaken R&B as the third favourite genre in the UK. 

Pop and rock hold the first and second places, but dance has climbed to No.3 in the first half of this year thanks to tracks such as Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky' and 'Feel The Love' by Rudimental (pictured left). Surprisingly, the genre also accounts for one in ten albums purchased in the UK.

Chief Executive of the BPI, Geoff Taylor, explained the genre's growing appeal: "Dance music is well on its way to becoming one of the defining sounds of 2013."

"It's drawing in artists normally associated with other genres, such as hip-hop and dubstep. These fresh influences are giving 2013's dance music an edge which is really cutting through to fans."

The Top 10 dance singles of 2013 according to the BPI so far are as follows:

1 'Get Lucky' - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
2 'Waiting All Night' - Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre
3 'I Could Be The One' - Avicii vs Nicky Romero
4 'White Noise' - Disclosure ft. AlunaGeorge
5 'Need U (100 Percent)' - Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E
6 'Drinking From The Bottle' - Calvin Harris ft. Tinie Tempah
7 'I Need Your Love' - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding
8 'Get Up (Rattle)' - Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement
9 'Feel This Moment' - Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera
10 'Harlem Shake' - Baauer