The illustrious DJ Mag Top 100 is a fabled event on the dance music calendar, with DJs young and old jostling with each other for chart contention. Keeping with tradition, it would seem as though the results for the annual poll have once again been leaked on the of their scheduled release, sending forums and message boards into a veritable tizzy as trainspotters pour over the (supposedly legit) list of winners.
Comparing this and last year’s Top 10 reveals no massive change in dominance, with heavy-hitters like Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Above & Beyond and Ferry Corsten flexing their euphoric trance muscles in some of the top spots. Yet looking closely at the vanguard of the list reveals a few interesting bits, with club maestro Deadmau5 barging up the list to No.6 and David Guetta tracking higher than ever at No.3, clearly losing no sway with the DJ Mag voters despite crossing over into pop territory this year.
Beyond the top 10 we can see plenty of changes happening, with club mainstays Cosmic Gate and Steve Angello having bumper years, both moving up 43 spots on the list.
Check out the leaked results below – rounded out to a Top 150, no less.


1. Armin van Buuren (non-mover)
2. Tiesto (non-mover)
3. David Guetta (up 2)
4. Above & Beyond (non-mover)
5. Paul van Dyk (down 2)
6. Deadmau5 (up 5)
7. Ferry Corsten (down 1)
8. Markus Schulz (non-mover)
9. Gareth Emery (up 14)
10. Sander van Doorn (up 3)
11. ATB (up 14)
12. Infected Mushroom (down 2)
13. Sasha (down 6)
14. Axwell (up 6)
15. Andy Moor (up 3)
16. Bobina (up 12)
17. John Digweed (down 8)
18. Carl Cox (down 6)
19. Cosmic Gate (up 43)
20. Steve Angello (up 43)
21. Roger Shah (up 37)
22. Aly & Fila (up 9)
23. Paul Oakenfold (down 9)
24. John O’Callaghan (up 36)
25. Sebastian Ingrosso (new entry)
26. Benny Benassi (up 13)
27. Laidback Luke (up 19)
28. Richie Hawtin (down 13)
29. Fedde Le Grand (non-mover)
30. DJ Feel (up 25)
31. Lange (up 6)
32. Hernan Cattaneo (down 16)
33. Daft Punk (up 5)
34. Eric Prydz (down 13)
35. Bob Sinclar (up 5)
36. Joachim Garraud (down 9)
37. Kyau & Albert (down 15)
38. James Zabiela (down 21)
39. Umek (down 6)
40. Christopher Lawrence (re-entry)
41. Eddie Halliwell (down 22)
42. Simon Patterson (up 22)
43. Offer Nissim (up 8)
44. Judge Jules (down 12)
45. Sean Tyas (up 9)
46. Dubfire (down 16)
47. Martin Solveig (up 5)
48. Sven Vath (down 24)
49. Richard Durand (up 17)
50. Marco V (down 6)
51. Kaskade (new entry)
52. Tydi (new entry)
53. Erick Morillo (up 17)
54. Matt Darey (down 20)
55. Astrix (down 12)
56. Menno de Jong (down 8)
57. The Thillseekers (down 12)
58. Nick Warren (up 26)
59. Dirty South (up 15)
60. Roger Sanchez (down 3)
61. Mark Knight (down 19)
62. Wally Lopez (up 13)
63. Leon Bolier (down 32)
64. Blank & Jones (down 3)
65. Justice (up 8)
66. Laurent Wolf (up 1)
67. Astral Projection (up 27)
68. Boys Noize (new entry)
69. Ronski Speed (up 28)
70. Sander Kleinenberg (down 11)
71. Ricardo Villalobos (down 35)
72. Chuckie (new entry)
73. Sharam (new entry)
74. Marcel Woods (up 9)
75. Lisa Lashes (up 2)
76. Moonbeam (new entry)
77. Rank 1 (re-entry)
78. Sebastien Leger (up 11)
79. Marcus Schossow (new entry)
80. Steve Lawler (up 11)
81. Skazi (re-entry)
82. Super8 & Tab (new entry)
83. Pete Tong (down 5)
84. Tocadisco (up 14)
85. Sied van Riel (new entry)
86. Tiga (re-entry)
87. Daniel Kandi (new entry)
88. Mike Koglin (down 1)
89. Luciano (re-entry)
90. Yahel (down 34)
91. Myon & Shane 54 (new entry)
92. John B (new entry)
93. Simon Posford (new entry)
94. Fatboy Slim (down 2)
95. Robbie Rivera (re-entry)
96. Antoine Clamaran (new entry)
97. Nic Fanciulli (down 1)
98. Gui Boratto (new entry)
99. Alex M.O.R.P.H. (new entry)
100. Andy C (down 50)
101. Greg Downey
102. Talla 2XLC
103. Armand Van Helden
104. Deep Dish
105. Dash Berlin
106. The Chemical Brothers
107. Danny Tenaglia
108. Sesto Sento
109. Peter Rauhofer
110. Dj Vibe
111. Danny Howells
112. John Dahlbäck
113. Showtek
114. David Vendetta
115. Dj Dan
116. Laurent Garnier
117. Magda
118. Crookers
119. Loco Dice
120. BT
121. Chris Lake
122. Anderson Noise
123. Pendulum
124. Chris Liebing
125. Gabriel & Dresden
126. Nitrous Oxide
127. Yoji
128. Marco Carola
129. Chicane
130. Adam Beyer
131. Mauro Picotto
132. Mstrkrft
133. Joris Voorn
134. Jody Wisternoff
135. Bad Boy Bill
136. Stoneface & Terminal
137. Don Diablo
138. Valentino Kanzyani
139. Darude
140. James Holden
141. Tritonal
142. Spartaque
143. Heatbeat
144. Victor Calderone
145. The Bloody Beetroots
146. 2Manydjs
147. Manuel Le Saux
148. Hybrid
149. Lisa Pin-Up
150. Mat Zo

Wahahahaha

Thanks for the votes everyone, those backhanders worked a treat :D


Could this be DSI's own John B

He's not a dj

New name for Oxide and Neutrino?

Well he seems to be dj'n in many of the pics on dsi these days, including the fp shot.

6. Deadmau5 (up 5)

I guess calling all dj's cunts worked then lol

He's not DJ'ing. He's doing live sets

andy c number 100? fuck off.

Innit he should be way up the list lol

The MOS party tomorrow night.....

Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, David Guetta, Sander van Doorn, Sebastian Ingrosso, Sebastien Leger, Gareth Emery, Tocadisco, Jon Dasilva, Greg Wilson, Graeme Park, HOST: Peter Hook

What an awful line up

Graeme Park's alright, used to love his oldskool sets back in the day.

Andy c at 100 is just embarrassing really! That man is something else on the decks!!

It's nothing to do with DJing, this is a PR competition.

It's all about who can inspire their fans to actually vote. Everyone that's up there are big commercial names. The better underground djs aren't going to be up there because they don't bother wasting their time trying to encourage their fans to vote for them. And the fans of underground music know what a waste of time this poll is, so they don't bother voting.

It's surprises me that people are still surprised by the results

i realise all that, but number 100? for the worlds biggest dnb dj, a scene which is still pretty massive generally, a dj who has been voted no1 dnb dj last 8 years in a row or something... and john b gets above him?

XI - i never expect him to be number 1, but 100 takes the piss.

The thing is though XI is right, alot of people dont bother voting coz it really is a waste of time! a lot of people know how talented andy c is and i am sure he deserves to be a lot higher than where he is! but I reckon most dnb ravers dont even get involved with this vote and stick to the dnb awards instead.

The only people that seem to take this pole seriously are the Trance crowds. Which is why the trance djs are always at the top.

My number 1 pick, Ricardo Villalobos is at number 71. Poles like this that encompass every area of dance music are never any real statement of who's the best because there's some many differing opinions.

Genre specific awards are much more accurate

What makes me laugh is that the people that moan that the poll 'is a waste of time' are normally the same people that don't bother voting and then they're surprised when they see their DJ so far down. If everyone voted it would like quite different. Don't think you'd see much change in the top 5 but there's certainly a few DJs that are higher than you'd expect but as XI pointed out this is because their fans hae voted for them whereas others haven't.

Put into context the DnB scene really isn't that big (globally) compared to other genres. If you look from a basic view of releases per week DnB couldn't hold a torch to House, Techno or Trance. Also again if you look at weekly events which occur in London alone. There would probably be 1 to 3 (DnB events) compared to 10+ for the other genres mentioned above.

Andy C only represents one style of DnB, of which there are many who would question whether he's the best DnB DJ. Whilst I wouldn't question his skill, he hasn't exactly pushed the boundaries much in recent years?

Chris Liebing is lower down the list, and having heard both extensively I'd rate him higher than Andy C