DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs Reveals “New” #1!

If you were one of the voters for the highly competitive DJ Mag Top 100 DJ poll 2012, you’d be pleased to know that the results were just revealed hours ago at a special ceremony during the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). And who better to claim the #1 spot but the genius who helms A State of Trance (ASOT) shows and the man behind the juggernaut that is Armada, Armin van Buuren.

Yes! For the fifth time (which is a massive achievement for any DJ/producer in the world), Armin is #1 again after David Guetta knocked him off the top spot last year.

Armin van Buuren

“I thought that was it, and house music was taking over. I’ve been really impressed by a lot of the new house guys, and I’ve been to a lot of house gigs over the summer. All that new energy that they’re bringing, I thought ‘OK, this is the future’. 2012 has been one of the best years ever for trance music. Maybe that’s because the focus has been on house music. It feels that trance is somehow more free”, Armin said of David Guetta’s win last year. (Source)

And how does he feel about claiming back his throne this year?

This feels surreal.

Joining him at the top ranks are none other than Tiësto at #2 and Avicii and #3. David Guetta is now at the #4 spot and deadmau5 is sitting comfortably at #5. Without further ado, here are the new heroes for DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2012:

1. Armin van Buuren
2. Tiesto
3. Avicii
4. David Guetta
5. Deadmau5
6. Hardwell
7. Above & Beyond
8. Dash Berlin
9. Afrojack
10. Skrillex
11. Headhunterz
12. Swedish House Mafia
13. Markus Schulz
14. Gareth Emery
15. Steve Aoki
16. Paul van Dyk
17. Nicky Romero
18. Sander Van Doorn
19. Aly & Fila
20. Alesso
21. ATB
22. Ferry Corsten
23. Axwell
24. Dada Life
25. W&W
26. Fedde Le Grand
27. Noisecontrollers
28. Arty
29. Laidback Luke
30. Kaskade
31. Calvin Harris
32. Orjan Nilsen
33. Knife Party
34. Sebastian Ingrosso
35. Chuckie
36. Zatox
37. Coone
38. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
39. Cosmic Gate
40. Porter Robinson
41. Wildstylez
42. Angerfist
43. Infected Mushroom
44. Daft Punk
45. Carl Cox
46. Nervo
47. Pete Tha Zouk
48. Martin Solveig
49. Brennan Heart
50. Tenishia
51. Zedd
52. Eric Prydz
53. Bobina
54. Madeon
55. John O’ Callaghan
56. DJ Feel
57. Steve Angello
58. Omina
59. Umek
60. Wolfgang Gartner
61. Antoine
62. Tommy Trash
63. Francis Davila
64. D-Block and S-TE-FAN
65. Tritonal
66. Bingo Players
67. Psyko Punkz
68. Shogun
69. Paul Oakenfold
70. Benny Benassi
71. Tydi
72. Mat Zo
73. R3Hab
74. Quentin Mosimann
75. Wasted Penguinz
76. Dirty South
77. Andrew Rayel
78. Richie Hawtin
79. Frontliner
80. Myon & Shane54
81. Heatbeat
82. Thomas Gold
83. Nero
84. Roger Shah
85. Feed Me
86. Mike Candys
87. Andy Moor
88. Ran D
89. Richard Durand
90. Felguk
91. Paul Kalkbrenner
92. Moonbeam
93. Sean Tyas
94. Bob Sinclar
95. Netsky
96. Neelix
97. Mark Knight
98. John Digweed
99. Da Tweekaz
100. Project 46

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