On October 27th, DJ MAG released its annual TOP 100 DJ’s list. The rankings, which are determined by an open online poll, heavily skewed towards big name DJ’s , regardless of what they did this past year. As is always the risk in a fan poll, reputation took precedence over actual accomplishment.
Don’t get me wrong, I love guys like Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, and Paul Oakenfold, but I don’t think anyone can actually justify the argument that any of them have had a better YEAR than Swedish House Mafia, Laidback Luke, or Avicii. Armin continued to spin pure fire on A State of Trance and got headlining gigs for some huge festivals, including Ultra Music Festival in Miami and Electric Zoo in New York, but how can the #1 spot go out to a DJ who literally took the first half of the year off to complete an artist album that certainly lacked the hit power of his other productions. “Mirage”, Armin’s fourth studio album, is by no means a poor effort, but it left something to be desired in a year when SO many other DJ’s had superior albums and tracks. PVD and Oakie’s inclusion in the Top 10 (and Top 25 for that matter) is even less defensible. This year the public straight up got it WRONG.
Above: Armin Contemplating, "Why in God's name am I #1?"Unfortunately, the DJ Mag TOP 100 is the most notable DJ ranking in the world, and we are stuck with the fan voting. I only wish there was a separate list composed by industry insiders, with input from the DJ’s themselves. Until then, we’ll continue to see a flawed and unjustifiable DJ Mag TOP 100.
For my part, I will be releasing my TOP 10 DJ’s and TOP 10 Tracks of the year lists, along with some miscellaneous awards, during the week leading up to New Years, so keep an eye out for that.
Thanks for reading and check back over the weekend for Volume 7 of Iggy N Scratchy Presents: From Russia with Club.
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