The Prodigy Named 'Greatest Dance Act Of All Time'

The Prodigy have been voted the 'Greatest Dance Act Of All Time' in a recent poll by Mixmag.

The band; Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim Reality beat off competition from French duo Daft Punk.

Speaking of the win, Flint said:"Mixmag is the magazine. It's what everyone looks to. It's been around ever since we've been around, too, so it must be doing something right."

Reality said: "People like to see a performance that ignites the crowd. We stay true to that and I think they respect it."

While, Mixmag editor Nick DeCosemo added: "The response to the poll exceeded our wildest expectations and The Prodigy's victory is a wonderful tribute to the passion that they generate in dance music fans everywhere… and the amazing way they have managed to stay just as exciting as ever, over two decades since their first gig.

"The Prodigy have been around almost as long as Mixmag and hopefully we are both still at the top of our respective game."

Meanwhile, The Prodigy are set to debut new tracks from their as-yet-untitled sixth album when they headline Download Festival later this year.

The band will headline the event along with Metallica and Black Sabbath  at Donington Park from June 8-10 2012.

The full Top 20 was as follows:

1. The Prodigy
2. Daft Punk
3. The Chemical Brothers
4. Faithless
5. Deadmau5
6. Plastikman
7. Underworld
8. Fatboy Slim
9. Orbital
10. Moby
11. Leftfield
12. Kraftwerk
13. Pendulum
14. Depeche Mode
15. Justice
16. Basement Jaxx
17. Groove Armada
18. The Shamen
19. Above & Beyond
20. The KLF