Each year the influential folk over at DJ Mag invite EDM fans to vote on who they believe is “The Best DJ of the Year” and with voting closed, it’s time to announce the victor of 2014.
Believe it or not for the second year running, the Top 100 DJ of 2014 has been awarded to the Dutch artist Hardwell, as inthemix report.
It’s been an incredible 12-months for the electro-house DJ who has toured worldwide, headlining an endless list of premium dance festivals and selling-out arenas. The 26 year-old last year was the youngest ever winner of the coveted position and in 2014 was the only artist to remain in the exact same place.
In an interview with DJ Mag which you can watch below, Hardwell tells of his debut album that should be released some time in 2015.
In addition to Hardwell’s achievements, The Top 10 comprises of five more of the same characters as 2013’s list including Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Avicii, David Guetta and Nicky Romero while the best surprise packet of highest pollers sees Dutch 18-year old Martin Garrix jump up 34 places to #4, do we smell someone snapping at Hardwell’s record-breaking heels?
Proving yet again that EDM is one of the most fast-paced and ballooning factions of the music industry, there has been a staggering 17 new entrances into 2014’s Top 100 DJs of the Year, the highest debut poller Deorro who breezed into #19 position.
In a rather interesting turn of events, Boy George, you read correctly, Boy George, thanks to some apparently ripping DJ sets this year, has made his first foray into the world’s best DJ list, climbing to #89. Yeah, we’ve got our eyebrows raised too.
Sadly, despite the amount of female DJs absolutely smashing it within the scene, the final 100 only sees two lady entrances. The first of the female pollers are Australia’s very own double-trouble Nervo who sit comfortably at #21 whilst American trio-turned-duo Krewella have propelled to #33.
You can view the full-list below, are there any glaring omissions that didn’t make the final cut?
