The Prodigy are 'most influential dance act'

New poll sees them trump Daft Punk

Ben Rogerson, Tue 13 Jul 2010, 12:41 pm BST

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The Prodigy have been voted the most influential dance act of all time in a new poll conducted by festival types GlobalGathering.

The Liam Howlett helmed troupe saw off competition from Daft Punk, Faithless and New Order to take the title, racking up an impressive 29% of the 2000+ votes cast.

The lasting influence of electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk is also confirmed by the survey: they placed sixth.

The full top 10 is as follows:

1. The Prodigy (29%)
2. Daft Punk (13%)
3. Faithless (11%)
4. New Order (9%)
5. Orbital (7%)
6. Kraftwerk (5%)
7. Paul Oakenfold (4%)
8. Carl Cox (4%)
9. Fatboy Slim (3%)
10. Chemical Brothers (2%)

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