Classics

House music classics: the stories behind the records

Every month our chart follows the new records DJs play. But some older records never leave the bag. This is where we tell their stories: who made them, how they were made, how they charted and why they still fill dancefloors today.

Black-and-white comic-style illustration of Steve "Silk" Hurley in a studio chair surrounded by keyboards and studio gear

Steve "Silk" Hurley · 1986

Jack Your Body

A joke for friends, made on a four-track in Chicago, became the first house No. 1 in the UK in January 1987.

 Black-and-white comic-style illustration of Darryl Pandy and Farley "Jackmaster" Funk in front of a stone building

Farley "Jackmaster" Funk · 1986

Love Can't Turn Around

Isaac Hayes, a roommate's demo and Darryl Pandy's voice: the first house hit in the UK top 10.

 Black-and-white comic-style illustration of Marshall Jefferson at a mixing desk in a recording studio

Marshall Jefferson · 1986

Move Your Body

A postal worker, a piano riff and a cassette Ron Hardy played six times in a row: the house music anthem.

Illustrations: Nano Banana/Gemini.

New stories follow regularly. The classics DJs are playing right now show up every month in the "Still in the bag" corner of our chart.