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The 11 best David Guetta tracks
Ranking the top tracks of the French DJ and super-producer ahead of his Creamfields set
Responsible for making dance music pop (quite literally), David Guetta’s three-decade-plus discography is ridiculously star-studded. Having worked with all the biggest names in music – Rihanna, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Sia – there are countless reasons why the French DJ and producer has long been hailed as a king of the EDM scene.
The 57-year-old – who started his career playing at nightclubs in Paris – has had his fingerprints on the majority of the UK top 40 throughout the past 20 years. From festival anthems to club bangers, think of any huge 90s hit and Guetta is likely to have remoulded it into a smash of his own. Alongside seven UK No.1 singles, he’s won two Grammy awards, notched up 11 Grammy nominations and scored over 40 billion global streams. Oh, and he’s the 13th biggest artist in the world on Spotify.
Guetta shows no signs of slowing down either. He was crowned ‘Producer of the Year’ at the 2024 BRIT Awards, remains a go-to remixer in the industry and, earlier this month, released a pumping take on Bonnie Tyler’s 80s power ballad ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’. Like his entire back catalogue, it’s the type of Ibiza-primed tune that’s guaranteed to go off when he drops it during his Ushuaïa residency and makes his unmissable return to UK dance festival Creamfields in August. After much deliberation and reordering, here are the 11 best David Guetta hits…
11. ‘Beautiful People‘ (with Sia)
(Beautiful People – Single, 2025)
Initially leaked online over a decade ago, the ninth of Guetta’s collaborations with Australia’s biggest voice, Sia, dropped at the start of 2025. Arriving 14 years on from their first smash ‘Titanium’ – which rightfully features very high up this list – ‘Beautiful People’ carries a message about not stressing and “living like we’re gonna die”. It might have been made in a different decade but the unifying sentiment feels all the more important now considering the bin-fire state of the world. What’s even more exciting is that, in a 2020 interview with Rayo, Guetta didn’t dismiss the idea of an album of collabs with Sia, saying: “That is a really good idea, because we’ve made so many records together”; the huge ‘Bang My Head’ and ‘Flames’ could easily have made this rundown too. “It would make a lot of sense,” he added – “she makes it really easy.” Yes please!
10. ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me‘ (with Anne-Marie and Coi Leray)
(Super Unhealthy, 2023)
In an era where sample culture continues to dominate, there’s no question that Guetta is the champion. With decades of experience, he knows exactly how to turn generationally-recognised hooks and choruses from past eras into solid gold (or, more often, platinum-certified hits) far better than most. ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’ is one of countless examples: taking the chorus of Haddaway’s 90s dance classic ‘What Is Love’ – this time sung by British popstar Anne-Marie – and adding big-room-ready beats into the mix was always going to be a winning formula. The cherry on the top, though, comes courtesy of US rapper Coi Leray’s fired-up bars; after she joined Guetta on stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami, the track’s live premier propelled it to number four on the UK Dance Chart.
9. ‘I Don’t Wanna Wait‘ (with OneRepublic)
(Artificial Paradise, 2024)
If nostalgia was a currency, its stock market value would be through the roof – largely driven by Guetta. This deliciously cheesy and ridiculously catchy earworm – on which he teams up with one of the world’s most prolific songwriters, One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder – is undeniable proof. Based on the unforgettable melody of ‘Dragostea Din Tei’ by Moldovan Eurodance trio O-Zone, the pair bring the 2003 summer holiday anthem bang up to date with party-starting lyrics and speaker-blasting beats.
8. ‘2U‘ feat. Justin Bieber
(7, 2017)
Teaming up with Justin Bieber in 2017 was both perfect timing for Guetta and a great move by the Canadian popstar. Fresh from his success with ‘Despacito’ and ‘I’m The One’, Bieber once again pivoted towards the dance charts with the dubstep-lite ‘2U’, which recalled ‘Where Are Ü Now’ (his JackU collaboration with Diplo and Skrillex from two years prior). Released as the lead single from Guetta’s seventh album, the subwoofer-primed drops and vocoder refrain are just as satisfying as Bieber’s infatuated lyrics and acrobatic crooning.
7. ‘Sexy Bitch‘ feat. Akon
(One Love, 2009)
This one was all down to fate. Written in just one night after a chance meeting at a festival, Guetta and American rapper Akon penned the ultimate party hit. Inescapable for that summer, ‘Sexy Bitch’s flirtatious lyrics and punchy beats pumped out of cars, soundtracked nights out at clubs around the world and led to the Frenchman scoring his second chart-topper in the UK. A pop banger reflective of a past era, it has – like much of his catalogue – withstood the test of time.
6. ‘I’m Good (Blue)‘ (with Bebe Rexha)
![David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) [Official Music Video]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/90RLzVUuXe4/0.jpg)
(single, 2022)
For a demo that had been gathering dust on a hard drive for half a decade, Guetta must be extremely glad he didn’t wipe the file. Now standing as his most played song on Spotify, it’s crazy to think that ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ may never have seen the light of day. He and American popstar Bebe Rexha started working on it in 2017, but they never intended to release it. However, after a snippet went viral on social media, they listened to the public’s pleas and worked to complete it. Within just 13 seconds, he’s elicited a dopamine rush as the iconic piano keys of Eiffel 65’s 1998 smash ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ kick in. This is followed by the arrival of Rexha who, over stadium-sized beats, adds further feel-good vibes with lyrics about having “the best f*cking night of my life”. Very quickly, the club-dominating track took over TikTok, and hit the number one spots on both the UK singles and dance charts.
5. ‘Who’s That Chick?‘ feat. Rihanna
(One More Love, 2010)
Having been called on to produce tracks for Rihanna’s fifth album ‘Loud’, Guetta at first came to a rare standstill. He didn’t feel as though he had any tracks that would be a good fit for her record. That all changed, however, when he had the idea for ‘Who’s That Chick?’. After playing a demo of it to the Bajan star backstage at one of her concerts, she was hesitant at first but eventually agreed to record it. Released with two contrasting music videos – one for day and one for night, to showcase different aspects of Rihanna’s persona – the final version was, and still is, dancefloor dynamite. Fun fact: Madonna is credited as a co-writer as elements of her 1987 song ‘Who’s That Girl’ are used in the song.
4. ‘Without You‘ feat. Usher
(Nothing But The Beat, 2011)
Easily Guetta’s most emotional offering to date, the release of ‘Without You’ came after a lot of bargaining. With a goal of bridging the gap between ballads and dance music, he had just one artist in mind: R&B icon Usher, who later told Billboard magazine that the project was “maybe the biggest song I’ve made in my life”. It’s understandable, then, why the Texan artist pushed (to no avail) to keep the record for his own album. While the personally resonant lyrics focus on success meaning little without a loved one to share it with, the pulsing production adds a sense of hope. Moving up and down the octaves of his incredible vocal range, the chorus then reaches stratospheric levels as Usher effortlessly turns pain into catharsis. “Not many people can sing like him,” Guetta told Billboard ahead of the song’s release; “What he brings to a song… it’s incredible”.
3. ‘When Love Takes Over‘ feat. Kelly Rowland
(One Love, 2009)
Born from a chance encounter, Guetta was playing an early instrumental version of ‘When Love Takes Over’ during his DJ set at a club in Cannes when Kelly Rowland, who was in the audience, approached him. A fan of his music, the Destiny’s Child star asked if she could write lyrics and vocals for the track. The piano-led club anthem – which channels the euphoria of falling in love via infatuated lyrics and synth bursts – helped Guetta to land his first No.1 in the UK.
2. ‘Where Them Girls At‘ feat. Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj
(Nothing But The Beat, 2011)
While the previous two entries soar with emotion and longing, this one’s foot-on-the-gas fun with a capital F. At first, rapper Flo Rida was the only collaborator on this high-energy hit, but after Nicki Minaj was approached, the rapper had a listen and she decided to record some vocals for the song. Showcasing her million miles per hour flow, this last-minute addition added extra spice to the throw-your-hands-in-the-air rush. The line “Hey-hey, what can I say? Day, day, day, da-day, day” is nothing short of iconic.
1. ‘Titanium‘ feat. Sia
(Nothing But The Beat, 2011)
Topping our chart is the ultimate EDM belter, ‘Titanium’, Guetta’s first collaboration with the aforementioned Sia. Primed for singing at the top of your lungs while in the shower, the Aussie powerhouse sends things stratospheric with a chorus that can be heard from outer space. “I’m bulletproof, nothing to lose, fire awayyyyyy” she makes clear, gradually getting louder and more defiant as Guetta’s production intensifies and explodes near the end. The song – which became yet another No.1 smash for Guetta – also serves an empowering message of strength and resilience: two themes that feel more prevalent now than ever before.
David Guetta plays Creamfields 2025 this August bank holiday. Find tickets here
