The results from the DJ Mag Top 100 awards are finally in, and after being thrown from the top spot by David Guetta last year, Armin Van Buuren has once again reclaimed the title as the World’s #1 DJ, making it his fifth time winning the competition. Tiesto took the number two spot, followed by Avicii at number three, David Guetta at four, and Deadmau5 at five. Armin says “it was great that David got it last year, to show dance music is evolving and … still exciting,” but adds that “being number one again feels fantastic… I’m so thankful for it.” Hardwell, Dash Berlin, Above and Beyond, Afrojack, and Skrillex round out the top 10.
Nicky Romero is the highest new entrant on the chart this year, debuting at an impressive number 17 ahead of Sander Van Doorn at 18 and Alesso at 20. Porter Robinson had the highest climb, jumping to number 40, while Knife Party entered this year at 33. Netsky is the sole drum & bass DJ to make the chart at number 96, and longtime mainstays such as Sasha and Fatboy Slim did not even make the cut.
While the results of the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll are often debated, they do serve as a good indicator of trends in the scene. There is a lot of young new talent to make the list this year, and a lot of the past heavyweights continue to slip in the rankings. The full top 100 list can be found below.
- ARMIN VAN BUUREN
- TIESTO
- AVICII
- DAVID GUETTA
- DEADMAU5
- HARDWELL
- DASH BERLIN
- ABOVE & BEYOND
- AFROJACK
- SKRILLEX
- HEADHUNTERZ
- SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA
- MARKUS SCHULZ
- GARETH EMERY
- STEVE AOKI
- PAUL VAN DYK
- NICKY ROMERO
- SANDER VAN DOORN
- ALY & FILA
- ALESSO
- ATB
- FERRY CORSTEN
- AXWELL
- DADA LIFE
- W & W
- FEDDE LE GRAND
- NOISECONTROLLERS
- ARTY
- LAIDBACK LUKE
- KASKADE
- CALVIN HARRIS
- ORJAN NILSEN
- KNIFE PARTY
- SEBASTIAN INGROSSO
- CHUCKIE
- ZATOX
- COONE
- DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE
- COSMIC GATE
- PORTER ROBINSON
- WILDSTYLEZ
- ANGERFIST
- INFECTED MUSHROOM
- DAFT PUNK
- CARL COX
- NERVO
- PETE THA ZOUK
- MARTIN SOLVEIG
- BRENNAN HEART
- TENISHIA
- ZEDD
- ERIC PRYDZ
- BOBINA
- MADEON
- JOHN OCALLAGHAN
- DJ FEEL
- STEVE ANGELLO
- OMNIA
- UMEK
- WOLFGANG GARTNER
- AN21
- TOMMY TRASH
- FRANCIS DAVILA
- D BLOCK AND S TE FAN
- TRITONAL
- BINGO PLAYERS
- PSYKO PUNKZ
- SHOGUN
- PAUL OAKENFOLD
- BENNY BENASSI
- TYDI
- MAT ZO
- R3HAB
- QUENTIN MOSIMANN
- WASTED PENGUINZ
- DIRTY SOUTH
- ANDREW RAYEL
- RICHIE HAWTIN
- FRONTLINER
- MYON AND SHANE 54
- HEATBEAT
- THOMAS GOLD
- NERO
- ROGER SHAH
- FEED ME
- MIKE CANDYS
- ANDY MOOR
- RAN D
- RICHARD DURAND
- FELGUK
- PAUL KALKBRENNER
- MOONBEAM
- SEAN TYAS
- BOB SINCLAR
- NETSKY
- NEELIX
- MARK KNIGHT
- JOHN DIGWEED
- DA TWEEKAZ
- PROJECT 46