The Top 100 DJ List Is Bullshit

By Muxx - January 18th, 2010 - General - View Comments

Every year DJ Mag puts on another contest to determine the top 100 DJs and every year it’s nothing but bullshit.

Don’t get me wrong, I do agree with some of the ranks of the DJs that made the cut but for year after year, but we see the same DJs that don’t really deserve to be up there.

Many of these DJs just rehash their sets over and over again, some of them put on some of the lamest shows you’ll ever see, at a certain point it became about the name and not the music.

It’s all a popularity contest. If you’ve got 1 million fans on Facebook, you can bet your ass you’re going to make it on the list.

What people should be doing, in my opinion, is using this list as a base. From there, people should be exploring deeper into the genres of the DJs that make the list. There are thousands of DJs and producers out there that will blow your mind.

Here is the list for the 2009 Top 100 DJ List:

Edit: I removed the comments because I’m tired of getting pissy comments – it’s just a list guys, chillllll.

1. Armin van Buuren
2. Tiesto
3. David Guetta
4. Above & Beyond
5. Paul van Dyk
6. Deadmau5
7. Ferry Corsten
8. Markus Schulz
9. Gareth Emery
10. Sander van Doorn
11. ATB
12. Infected Mushroom
13. Sasha
14. Axwell
15. Andy Moor
16. Bobina
17. John Digweed
18. Carl Cox
19. Cosmic Gate
20. Steve Angello
21. Roger Shah
22. Aly & Fila
23. Paul Oakenfold
24. John O’Callaghan
25. Sebastian Ingrosso
26. Benny Benassi
27. Laidback Luke
28. Richie Hawtin
29. Fedde Le Grand
30. DJ Feel
31. Lange
32. Hernan Cattaneo
33. Daft Punk
34. Eric Prydz
35. Bob Sinclar
36. Joachim Garraud
37. Kyau & Albert
38. James Zabiela
39. Umek
40. Christopher Lawrence
41. Eddie Halliwell
42. Simon Patterson
43. Offer Nissim
44. Judge Jules
45. Sean Tyas
46. Dubfire
47. Martin Solveig
48. Sven Vath
49. Richard Durand
50. Marco V
51. Kaskade
52. Tydi
53. Erick Morillo
54. Matt Darey
55. Astrix
56. Menno de Jong
57. The Thillseekers
58. Nick Warren
59. Dirty South
60. Roger Sanchez
61. Mark Knight
62. Wally Lopez
63. Leon Bolier
64. Blank & Jones
65. Justice – get out of here
66. Laurent Wolf
67. Astral Projection
68. Boys Noize
69. Ronski Speed
70. Sander Kleinenberg
71. Ricardo Villalobos
72. Chuckie
73. Sharam
74. Marcel Woods
75. Lisa Lashes
76. Moonbeam
77. Rank 1
78. Sebastien Leger
79. Marcus Schossow
80. Steve Lawler
81. Skazi – Skazi blows
82. Super8 & Tab
83. Pete Tong
84. Tocadisco
85. Sied van Riel
86. Tiga
87. Daniel Kandi
88. Mike Koglin
89. Luciano
90. Yahel – Yahel blows
91. Myon & Shane 54
92. John B
93. Simon Posford
94. Fatboy Slim
95. Robbie Rivera
96. Antoine Clamaran
97. Nic Fanciulli
98. Gui Boratto
99. Alex M.O.R.P.H.
100. Andy C

The real problem with this list is there is so much lack of genre.

It’s all the mainstream genres that always make the top 100 list over and over again.

As the list matures, I’m sure we’ll begin to see a wider range of genres and DJs that you’ve never seen on the list. Until then, it’s all one big wank.

Anyway, someone stop me from ranting. Just enjoy the music and don’t worry about the persona of the DJ. Put your back towards him as he plays and let the music take you, not the gimmicks the play on stage.

Out.

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  • john wall
    what about kilmore from incubus? hes pretty good
  • tryllebiver
    u don't know anything about the dj scene and the music. there are reasons why tiesto and AVB always is on the top. personally i think Tiesto is the no 1 dj of all time. he has created club musik as we see it today.
  • Muxxex
    :D
  • King Ding-A-Ling
    The fact that you said "Sasha owns", but didn't even bother to mention the travesty of Cattaneo being @ 32 proves that you don't have a clue. Oh, and I'm no huge Trance fan, but the guys at 7 to 10 are easily the best of the 'big' Trance DJs at the moment (Ferry Corsten could quite easily be the best Trance DJ/Producer on the list)

    Go back to learning. The list is bullshit, but for NONE of the reasons that you mentioned.
  • Muxxex
    Year after year the list skips out on artists that truly deserves to be on the list but they'll never reach it because they are in genres people generally don't bother with. This is why you're always going to see the Trance DJs always making the list.

    Maybe things are just changing but sometimes it just doesn't make any sense at all.

    I found a party flyer once that had Crystal Castles headlining while they put Jeff Mills in a side room. Really? In my mind there is something infinitely stupid about that.

    Plus, it's just a list. Every year it doesn't matter and every year it's total bullshit, it's a popularity contest that doesn't really reward besides stroking their egos.
  • Jack
    What a cock! 350,000 votes went to make up this list - but you know better!
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