The DJ Mag Top 100 DJ list is out and despite a handful of positive responses, it appears that the general consensus is that… Nobody cares. Year after year, DJ Mag attempts to rank artists by polling dedicated music fans for their favorites but in the end an accurate depiction of talent is nearly impossible.
From the artists who spend months campaigning for votes to the voters who may not even know the difference between a DJ and a producer, it is all too easy to skew the results of a list such as this one.
Overall, there may be some truth to the results when you consider that you can’t get to the top of any industry without some amount of genuine talent. That being said, if you are looking for a true reflection of talent in the electronic music industry – don’t make this list your only reference.
Here are a few of the artists who have weighed in on the rankings, both good and bad. Are their opinions valid or do you think they’re just hating?
Diplo – Ranked #32
Knife Party – Ranked #53 and Dillon Francis – Ranked #54
Oh no, number 53. Surely the next step for us is sucking dick for crack money, and then…a slow fade into irrelevancy. @DJmag — Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) October 19, 2014
@knifepartyinc @DJmag I’m one spot above you……I’ll suck your dick for your spot….and some crack?
— DILLON FRANCIS (@DILLONFRANCIS) October 19, 2014
@DILLONFRANCIS @DJmag let’s do a 53rd & 54th tour. we’ll call it “at least we don’t have Ebola” — Knife Party (@knifepartyinc) October 19, 2014
@knifepartyinc @DJmag this sounds like the best tour ever hahahahahahahahahah I’m in!
— DILLON FRANCIS (@DILLONFRANCIS) October 19, 2014
Deadmau5 – Ranked #16
nobody gives a fuck. really. not one. RT @clintixe: @deadmau5 @DJmag #Top100DJs results getting displayed in the reverse order..
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) October 18, 2014
.@jordansituation congrats. You might actually be the last person on earth to find out that I’m not a DJ. — deadmau5 (@deadmau5) October 19, 2014
Dirty South – Not Ranked
I got 99 problems but Dj Mag Top 100 ain’t one…HIT ME ???? — Dirty South (@dirtysouth) October 18, 2014
Cash Cash – Not Ranked
Today is the final day to vote for us to make the DJ Mag Top 100. Really you should go rescue a puppy instead http://t.co/zwdFXbj5Xt
— Cash Cash (@cashcash) September 15, 2014
Atrak – Not Ranked
@diplo the way to make it into the dj100 list (aside from writing “DJ Mag top 100” on a girl’s arm) is to get spiky hair.
— Flan Solo (@atrak) August 24, 2011
Delta Heavy – Not Ranked
@UKF no one fucking cares — Delta Heavy (@DeltaHeavyUK) October 20, 2014
Must Die – Not Ranked
@DeltaHeavyUK @UKF here’s my opinion. pic.twitter.com/269OTd8EjS — MUST DIE! (@MUSTDIEmusic) October 20, 2014
Cedric Gervais – Not Ranked
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Today is a very sad day for me since i didn’t make the dj mag top 100 list I’m going to drink 1942 till i die!
Alvaro – Not Ranked
The dj mag gets more and more unbelieveable every year… — ALVARO (@djalvaro) October 19, 2014
3lau – Ranked #81
There’s DJ Mag, DJ Fees, Lineup Billing, Fbook Likes, Twitter Followers And then there’s music & how it makes you feel. Judge as you will — Justin (@3LAU) October 18, 2014
DJ Snake – Ranked #65
I still got Michelle Obama to go full ratchet at the White House. @DJmag — DJ SNAKE (@djsnake) October 18, 2014
DJ Chuckie – Not Ranked
Sorry guys, I didn’t make the cut! — CHUCKIE | DIRTYDUTCH (@djchuckie) October 19, 2014
Laidback Luke – Ranked #50
So, hold up where’s @djchuckie @SunneryJames @RyanMarciano and @atrak in the list? That’s some serious talent that’s missing! — Laidback Luke (@LaidbackLuke) October 19, 2014
Funtcase – Not Ranked
I don’t know why everyone is surprised at the DJ Mag Top 100…it’s literally the list of the most famous rather than best DJ’s
— FuntCase #DPMO (@FuntCaseUK) October 18, 2014
Gabriel & Dresden – Not Ranked
The only folks who really care about the DJ Mag top 100 are those who are on it. — Gabriel & Dresden (@GabrielNDresden) October 19, 2014
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