The results of the ever contentious DJ Mag Top 100 poll for 2012 have officially been announced during a special ceremony at the Amsterdam Dance Event! Taking the #1 spot is none other than trance god, Armin van Buuren. In 2011, the poll saw a shift in the rankings with Armin dropping to the #2 spot and David Guetta taking the #1 spot. Following a strong year with his A State of Trance tour, Armin has reclaimed his throne for the fifth time. In second place is Tiesto, and Hardwell, surprisingly scored the 6th spot. Many well known DJs who normally take top spots such as Benny Benassi and Richie Hawtin, have dropped down over 30 spots, while many new comers like Shogun, Madeon, and Andrew Rayel placed well. According to the poll, there was a large influx of hardstyle DJs who took a majority of the spots, including Headhunterz, Coone, and Wasted Penguinz, just to name a few. These results are definitely stirring up some controversy within the scene. Although many people believe the polls are inaccurate (and some irrelevant), including Kaskade, it’s interesting to see how this year played out. Did your DJs make the top 100? Do you believe these polls are accurate, or merely a popularity contest?
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
