DJ Mag finally released their Top 100 DJs list (Powered by 7UP) at the Amsterdam Music Festival this past week, and it’s causing quite the stir in the EDM community.
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike surpassed Hardwell for the No. 1 slot this year, and they couldn’t be more excited. It’s the first time a duo has won the annual poll, and the Belgian brothers are sharing their absolute gratitude to their fans. Commenting on the award, the two said, “Thank you so much! Since day one we’ve put every bit of energy and time we can into our music and our shows in order to give the fans the greatest experience any DJ could offer. So it’s such an incredible honor to recieve this award knowing it’s from the guys that matter most to us.”
They were succeeded in the top 10 by Hardwell (2), Martin Garrix (3), Armin van Buuren (4), Tiesto (5), David Guetta (6), Avicii (7), Afrojack (8), Skrillex (9), and Steve Aoki (10). Calvin Harris, the world’s highest-paid DJ according to Forbes, fell just outside of the 10 at No. 11.
Many artists have shown their disdain for DJ Mag’s undoubtedly flawed system however, including Axwell’s speech at AMF before their set.
Kaskade decided to broadcast his anger through Twitter, having an all-out back and forth battle with DJ Mag.
Check out the DJ Top 100 list below to see if you think the system is flawed:
- DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE – NO.1 + HIGHEST DUO – UP 1
- HARDWELL – DOWN 1
- MARTIN GARRIX – UP 1
- ARMIN VAN BUUREN – HIGHEST TRANCE – DOWN 1
- TIESTO – NON- MOVER
- DAVID GUETTA – UP 1
- AVICII – DOWN 1
- AFROJACK – UP 4
- SKRILLEX – HIGHEST DUBSTEP – NON-MOVER
- STEVE AOKI – NON-MOVER
- CALVIN HARRIS – NON-MOVER
- OLIVER HELDENS – HIGHEST HOUSE – UP 22
- ALESSO – UP 2
- W&W – UP 4
- DASH BERLIN – DOWN 1
- DVBBS – UP 4
- AXWELL /\ INGROSSO – HIGHEST COLLABORATION – N/A
- NICKY ROMERO – DOWN 10
- BLASTERJAZZ – DOWN 6
- DIPLO – UP 12
- R3HAB – UP 2
- ZEDD – NON-MOVER
- KSHMR – HIGHEST NEW ENTRY – NEW ENTRY
- NERVO – DOWN 3
- DEADMAU5 – DOWN 9
- DANNIC – UP 4
- DYRO – NON MOVER
- DEORRO – DOWN 9
- ABOVE & BEYOND – DOWN 4
- DON DIABLO – HIGHEST CLIMBER – UP 52
- STEVE ANGELLO – DOWN 5
- DJ SNAKE – HIGHEST TRAP – UP 33
- KYGO – NEW ENTRY
- YVES V –UP 21
- FEDDE LE GRAND – NON MOVER
- UMMET OZCAN – DOWN 5
- SHOWTEK – DOWN 20
- ANGERFIST – HIGHEST HARD – DOWN 1
- BASSJACKERS – NEW ENTRY
- ANDREW RAYEL – DOWN 16
- PAUL VAN DYK – DOWN 3
- ALY & FILA – DOWN 14
- VINAI – UP 19
- ALOK – NEW ENTRY
- JACK U – NEW ENTRY
- TOM SWOON – NEW ENTRY
- SHOGUN – NEW ENTRY
- HEADHUNTERZ – DOWN 8
- COONE – DOWN 1
- VICETONE – DOWN 14
- RICHIE HAWTIN – HIGHEST TECHNO – UP 39
- WOLFPACK – UP 32
- BRENNAN HEART – DOWN 6
- MAJOR LAZER – NEW ENTRY
- PORTER ROBINSON – UP 2
- MARKUS SCHULZ – DOWN 12
- ERIC PRYDZ – UP 3
- DIEGO MIRANDA – UP 12
- DJ CHETAS – NEW ENTRY
- DANNY AVILA – NEW ENTRY
- KURA – DOWN 19
- TCHAMI – NEW ENTRY
- CARL COX – DOWN 4
- LAIDBACK LUKE – DOWN 14
- DISCLOSURE – NEW ENTRY
- FIREBEATZ – DOWN 10
- DILLON FRANCIS – DOWN 13
- BORGORE – DOWN 27
- DAFT PUNK – DOWN 26
- UMEK – UP 5
- TENISHIA – UP 2
- RADICAL REDEMPTION – DOWN 8
- FRONTLINER – DOWN 28
- BORGEOUS – UP 13
- NETSKY – HIGHEST DRUM & BASS – RE-ENTRY
- YELLOW CLAW – NEW ENTRY
- CHUCKIE – RE-ENTRY
- WILL SPARKS – NEW ENTRY
- DA TWEEKAZ – DOWN 13
- QUINTINO – UP 6
- KREWELLA – DOWN 48
- ATB – DOWN 24
- MAKJ – DOWN 20
- KASKADE – DOWN 38
- FERRY CORSTEN – UP 6
- FLUX PAVILION – NEW ENTRY
- ZATOX – DOWN 16
- CARNAGE – DOWN 20
- ROBIN SCHULZ – NEW ENTRY
- SANDER VAN DOORN – DOWN 39
- MARLO – NEW ENTRY
- ANDY C – RE-ENTRY
- QUENTIN MOSIMANN – DOWN 21
- MISS K8 – NEW ENTRY
- TUJAMO – NEW ENTRY
- MIKE CANDYS – DOWN 11
- SWANKY TUNES – NEW ENTRY
- GALANTIS – NEW ENTRY
- COSMIC GATE – DOWN 30
- KNIFE PARTY – DOWN 4
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