The Results!!
Well here it is folks as promised. The new top 10 DJ's as voted upon in the DJ Mag poll.01. PAUL VAN DYK – Non-Mover – Highest Trance DJ
02. ARMIN VAN BUUREN – Up 1
03. TIESTO – Down 1
04. CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE – Up 10
05. DJ DAN – UP 19 – Highest House DJ
06. FERRY CORSTEN – Down 1
07. SASHA – Down 3 – Highest Progressive DJ
08. JOHN DIGWEED – Down 2
09. ABOVE & BEYOND – Up 10
10. DEEP DISH – Down 2
What does this mean? Well as we had predicted, PVD took the top spot again this year. But, there were a lot of surprises in this year’s poll. Christopher Lawrence at the #4 spot!! That is a huge jump from the previous year's poll in which he took the #14 spot. Also house hero DJ Dan up to the #5 spot is an astounding 19 place jump for him. Many people are going to questions these numbers, but really they all are pretty accurate when you take everything into consideration.
Christopher Lawrence may not be huge globally, but in the US, he is the number one booked trance DJ. He had a huge year in 2006 and his 10 spot ascent is a reflection of that. Also, Above & Beyond have been no doubt enjoying much success this year with a plethora of hot tracks pouring out of their studio and their Anjunabeats label churning out hit after hit. Their 10 spot jump into the top 10 is not only expected but also well deserved. Armin Van Buuren moves up 1 more spot to grab hold of the runner-up title. As mentioned before in our previous blog post, this is a well justified spot for him, and we are very pleased to see him move into the #2 seat. The real surprise though is DJ Dan. Dan has been a respected house DJ for years but has never been a global superstar. His 19 spot jump into the top 5 is due mostly to the massive year in the US he has been having. Both house and trance are finally moving out of the rave scene and more into the club arena in the United States. This migration from the underground into the semi-mainstream is a likely explanation as to why the two most popular DJ's in the US are now in the top 5 in the world. Is this the end of European DJ supremacy? Highly unlikely, but it is nice to see the States finally getting some recognition for some of their top artists.
If you are interested in the full 100 DJ's list you can find it in our forum under General Discussion. Congratulations to all of the DJ's in the poll, and thanks to all who voted this year!
Cheers,
Elucidate
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