Top 10 Most Popular Happy Hardcore Artists from the 90s

The Dutch duo has sold more than 3 million records worldwide. Their first hit was Wonderful Days (video) which would become a worldwide success. In the year of their breakthrough, 1995, they performed 320 (!) times. They released successful happy hardcore records until the late 1990s.

In the early 1990s, DJ Paul Elstak founded the first hardcore label: Rotterdam Records, their first big hit was “Poing” from the Rotterdam Termination Source. From 1995 onwards, DJ Paul has been releasing Happy Hardcore records under his own name with great success, first Luv U More followed by Rainbow in the Sky. In 1996 he released the most expensive Dutch video ever for the song The Promised Land (0.5 million guilders).

The Party Animals were first seen in the clip of the British Happy Hardcore group “Technohead”. After this success, producers Flamman & Abraxas decided to form the Party Animals

German band that has been scoring hits since 1994, they are actually a 'rave band' but have also released a large number of songs that deserve the Happy Hardcore label. The best songs are probably Nessaja and Friends. They still make music!

She hasn't had many hits, but Children of the Night remains one of the Happy Hardcore classics. “Sing a Song” was also a big hit.

German group with big hits such as “Can't stop Raving”, “Hand in Hand” and of course “Hardcore Vibes”.

Like almost all Happy Hardcore acts, Critical Mass was also Dutch. She scored hits between '94 and '99. Burnin' Love is their biggest hit.

The German Mark 'Oh was one of the first artists to score hits with happy hardcore. His single Tears Don't Lie was released back in 1994. He used the standard method to score a happy hardcore hit, speed up an old song with a high voice and throw a happy beat under it, success guaranteed!

Many hits did not make it to the Dutch 4 Tune Fairytales, but their big hit My Little Fantasy is one of the classics in the genre.

Important producers in the genre, first from the Party Animals and later under their own name, with which they make slightly harder songs. A few years ago they were also important men in the “Jumping” hype.