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DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE WIN DJ MAG TOP 100 DJS 2019

9/11/2019

 
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Photo credit: Gemma Parker Photography
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have won this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. The duo return to the top spot after winning in 2015, toppling three-time winner Martin Garrix.
“I was caught off guard with the news that we’re No.1 again,” an excitable Dimitri Vegas tells DJ Mag from Ibiza, having just finished 14 weeks of a residency at Ushuaia with his brother Mike. “For us it was unreal, it was a big surprise, to be honest. We’re super-happy.”

The brothers had another banner year in 2019, with an exceptionally busy gig diary. Taking their distinctive blend of EDM, trap and other genres to huge venues across the world, they mention South America as being a particular highlight, with festival appearances in Chile and Argentina standing out. 
“We did the Lollapalooza tour there,” Dimitri says. “We used to play South America so much, so that was like coming home. Next year we’re going to play there way more. We really miss the people, and the shows were so crazy.”
While the tag team also enjoyed shows in Asia and around much of Europe, their DJ residency in Ibiza was special for another reason. With Ushuaia occupying nearly the same spot in Playa d’en Bossa as a hotel Dimitri Vegas played at 16 years ago when he was just starting out as a DJ, the duo’s appearances over the summer at the world-famous club illustrate just how far they’ve come from humble beginnings.
The DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll is back and bigger than ever. In yet another record-breaking year, a whopping 1.3 million people cast their vote for their favourite DJs, that’s up 100,000 on last our 2018 poll. Once again Top 100 DJs partnered with UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisation. Thanks to the kind donations of voters and DJs over the past three years, we have now raised over €112,000 for UNICEF. With this money UNICEF has been able to provide 150,000 life saving vaccinations to children in danger.

David Guetta jumps up two places to claim the bronze medal, and Armin van Buuren holds steady in fourth place, making this his 18th consecutive year inside the top five and claiming the Highest Trance award again in the process. Right behind him comes masked DJ Marshmello, climbing all the way from No.10 to make his first appearance in the top five, and Don Diablo — once again the Highest Future House DJ — is up one more spot into sixth. Dutchmen Tiësto and Afrojack both drop places but remain in the top 10, and Steve Aoki rounds off the list by climbing back up one place. The biggest change is Hardwell, who drops nine places down to No.12; however, given he’s currently on sabbatical, taking some time for himself this isn’t so surprising, and given all the talk of around mental health and the pressures of stardom this year we wish him all the best.
Moving down the poll and Brazilian favourite Alok is up two to No.11 — will he finally break the top 10 next year? R3HAB, W&W and Lost Frequencies each drop places, while KSHMR and Eric Prydz both climb three spots. The rest of the teenies is formed of three new additions in the form of Timmy Trumpet (up a whopping 20 spots to No.13, his highest placement yet), DJ Snake (up eight to 16) and Scotsman Calvin Harris (up 21 to 19th place). 

Skrillex is unmoving at No.21, scooping the Highest Bass award once again in a year that’s seen him open his already teeming net of collaborators even further. Brit trance trio Above & Beyond are right behind him, hauling themselves up a huge 29 places, while NERVO remain the highest placing women in the chart at No.24. At the tail-end of the twenties, Headhunterz holds on to his Highest Hard trophy despite dropping one spot — his nearest competitor, Angerfist, this year down to 34th place. 
In 35th comes the mighty Carl Cox, taking the Highest Techno gong again. Coxy is up 18 places, leading the charge for a new influx of house and techno artists. In fact, 2019 sees more house and techno artists in the Top 100 than there has been in almost a decade. Elsewhere, Drumcode boss Adam Beyer is up 31 places, just pushing into the top 50, while Claptone is up four and takes Highest House for the third year in a row. Nina Kraviz climbs a massive 37 places into 60th, while Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Paul Kalkbrenner, Solomun remain in the poll too. South Africa’s Black Coffee makes a welcome return after yet another successful season at Hï Ibiza, and there’s a host of new additions: rowdy tech-house lads FISHER — this year’s Highest New Entry — and Solardo join the poll, as do Belgian techno spinner Charlotte de Witte, South Korea’s Peggy Gou, and masked German Boris Brejcha.

The addition of de Witte and Gou show another step in the right direction when it comes to gender diversity in the Top 100. Mariana BO and MATTN have both gained ground rapidly this year — climbing 19 and 21 places, respectively — and Aussie-born bass DJ, Alison Wonderland, claims this year’s Highest Climber award after scooting up a colossal 52 places.
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Other artists making double-figure leaps up the poll include ATB, Mike Williams, Ferry Corsten, Breathe Carolina, Deorro, Carl Nunes, Cedric Gervais, Lucas & Steve, and Andy C, who takes home Highest Drum & Bass once again. Swedish House Mafia are up 21 places too, though Steve Angello has taken a hit and Axwell Λ Ingrosso have dropped out altogether. Overall, there are 11 new entries (one more than in 2018), six re-entries — the highest being Belgium’s Yves V, at No.56 — and five non-movers.
Votes came in from 179 different countries, with the most votes recorded from the USA once again, followed by mainland Europe — the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany leading the charge. Latin America is close behind, where fans from Mexico and Brazil, in particular, have been voting in droves. In addition to Facebook and Google, the SMS voting mechanism continued to open up voting to anyone with a mobile phone, with around 15% of all votes coming from this login in 2019. This is perhaps best reflected in the increase of voters from China, which is now second behind India in terms of Asian voting regions. Elsewhere votes came in from countries such as Monaco, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, and Iraq.


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  1. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
  2. Martin Garrix
  3. David Guetta
  4. Armin Van Buuren     highest trance
  5. Marshmello
  6. Don Diablo     highest future house
  7. Oliver Heldens
  8. Tiësto
  9. Afrojack
  10. Steve Aoki
  11. Alok
  12. Hardwell
  13. Timy Trumpet
  14. R3HAB
  15. KSHMR
  16. DJ Snake
  17. Eric Prydz
  18. W&W
  19. Calvin Harris
  20. Lost Frequencies
  21. Skrillex     highest bass
  22. Above & Beyond
  23. DVBBS
  24. Nervo
  25. Quintino
  26. The Chainsmokers
  27. Alan Walker
  28. Vinai
  29. Headhunterz     highest hard
  30. Fedde Le Grand
  31. Vini Vici
  32. Ummet Ozcan
  33. Angerfist
  34. Bassjackers
  35. Carl Cox     highest techno
  36. Blasterjaxx
  37. Nicky Romero
  38. Wolfpack
  39. ATB
  40. KURA
  41. Danny Avila
  42. Swedish House Mafia
  43. Tujamo
  44. Alison Wonderland     highest climber
  45. Martin Jensen
  46. Cat Dealers
  47. Vintage Culture
  48. Adam Beyer
  49. Mariana Bo
  50. Zedd​
  51. MATTN
  52. Kygo
  53. Claptone     highest house
  54. Mike Williams
  55. Diego Miranda
  56. Yves V
  57. Will Sparks
  58. Steve Angello
  59. Ferry Corsten
  60. Nina Kraviz
  61. Alesso
  62. Breathe Carolina
  63. FISHER     highest new entry
  64. Illenium
  65. Deorro
  66. Richie Hawtin
  67. Diplo
  68. Da Tweekaz
  69. Miss K8
  70. 3 Are Legend
  71. deadmau5
  72. Carta
  73. Carl Nunes
  74. Charlotte de Witte
  75. Warface
  76. Cedric Gervais
  77. Yellow Claw
  78. Lucas & Steve
  79. Andy C     highest drum ‘n’ bass
  80. Peggy Gou
  81. Deniz Koyu
  82. Robin Schulz
  83. Vicetone
  84. Tom & Collins
  85. Boris Brejcha
  86. Marco Carola
  87. Paul van Dyk
  88. Solardo
  89. Thomas Gold
  90. Black Coffee
  91. Paul Kalkbrenner
  92. Daddy’s Groove
  93. Julian Jordan
  94. Rave Republic
  95. Sub Zero Project
  96. D. O. D
  97. Henri PFR
  98. Florian Picasso
  99. Swanky Tunes
  100. Solomun
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