這幾年由於EDM經濟崛起,專屬電音舞曲的獎項也多了許多。但目前為止,在聲勢上真正能與毀譽參半的DJ MAG Top 100 DJs相抗衡的,也只有電音舞曲網站Resident Advisor 的年度DJ排行。
與DJ MAG的網路海選投票機制不同,RA的年度DJ排行是由該網站的來自註冊會員針對DJ每一場註冊活動的評價;因此這個榜反映出的不是「人氣」,而是DJ花了多少時間在現場表演,以及每次現場表演在參與表演的註冊會員間獲得的肯定。這也就是說,DJ必須在現場演出花很大的功夫,才有機會擠進這個榜。以前十名為例,一年超越百場演出都是家常便飯,而第一名Dixon竟然在傳統演出旺季前,在該站的註冊活動就已經超過100場。對此RA也提到,雖然這個榜的名次不見得盡如人意,但他們很有把握能上榜的人都是真的赫赫有名。
由於RA的註冊會員多年來與網站共同成長,在音樂品味上有與網站走向有著深度關連,因此大家可以發現這個榜少了許多當前知名的DJ。事實上,這個榜單幾乎與DJ Mag Top 100的內容截然不同,只有很少數人能在兩個榜單中同時出現。從市場面來看,有些人也許會認為這是一個非常偏頗的榜,未能反應時下音樂流行。但換個角度來說,這也反映出電音文化本身的多樣性。
以下是RA 2014的年度百大DJ排行。
1. Dixon
Dixon – Live at Bar Americas (Guadalajara-Mexico) – 09-Jan-2014 by Freelivesets on Mixcloud
2. Tale Of Us
Tale Of Us – Live @ Time Warp 2014 (Mannheim, Germany) – 05.04.2014 by Livesets.At on Mixcloud
3. Âme
ÂME – Live At Cyclic 4 Years Anniversary, Casa Scanteii (Bucharest) – 14-03-2014 by Freelivesets on Mixcloud
4. Seth Troxler
Defected In The House Radio – 19.5.14 – Guest Mix Seth Troxler by Defected Records on Mixcloud
5. Maceo Plex
Maceo Plex – Live @ Movement Detroit – 25.05.2014 by Livesets.At on Mixcloud
6. Ben Klock
Techno Scene Best Mixes: Ben Klock – FACT mix 470 (November 2014) by Techno Scene on Mixcloud
7. Ben UFO
Ben UFO – Live @ fabric, London (18-10-2014) by Musicforyou on Mixcloud
8. Mano Le Tough
Mano Le Tough: ENTER.Week 6, Terrace (Space Ibiza, August 7th 2014) by Enter. on Mixcloud
9. Rødhåd
Rødhåd – Live @ Boiler Room (10-09-2014) by Musicforyou on Mixcloud
10. Ricardo Villalobos
RICARDO VILLALOBOS @ AMBASADA GAVIOLI 19/4/2014 by Alberto Codeluppi on Mixcloud
11. Jackmaster
12. Jamie Jones
13. Richie Hawtin
14. Marcel Dettmann
15. Sven Vath
16. Apollonia
17. Marco Carola
18. Adam Beyer
19. Motor City Drum Ensemble
20. John Talabot
21. Eats Everything
22. DJ Koze
23. Loco Dice
24. Gerd Janson
25. The Martinez Brothers
26. Solomun
27. Raresh
28. Adriatique
29. John Digweed
30. Joy Orbison
31. Move D
32. Daniel Avery
33. Mind Against
34. Laurent Garnier
35. tINI
36. ZipZip
37. Levon Vincent
38. Joseph Capriati
39. Nina Kraviz
40. DVS1
41. Chris Liebing
42. DJ Tennis
43. Joris Voorn
44. Robert Hood
45. Hot Since 82
46. Skream
47. Roman Flügel
48. Maya Jane
49. Carl Cox
50. Floating Points
51. Guy Gerber
52. Dubfire
53. Pan-Pot
54. Bicep
55. Butch
56. Steve Lawler
57. Rhadoo
58. Jeff Mills
59. Sasha
60. Kerri Chandler
61. Len Faki
62. Theo Parrish
63. Lee Burridge
64. Moodymann
65. Tama Sumo
66. Fur Coat
67. Dusky
68. Nicole Moudaber
69. Art Department
70. Luciano
71. Omar-S
72. Michael Mayer
73. Richy Ahmed
74. Scuba
75. Midland
76. Donato Dozzy
77. Surgeon
78. Fred P
79. DJ Harvey
80. Patrick Topping
81. Damian Lazarus
82. Blawan
83. Dyed Soundorom
84. James Zabiela
85. Alan Fitzpatrick
86. Hernan Cattaneo
87. Optimo
88. DJ Sprinkles
89. Objekt
90. Four Tet
91. George FitzGerald
92. Axel Boman
93. Steffi
94. Robag Wruhme
95. Joey Anderson
96. Erol Alkan
97. Job JobseJob
98. Ryan Elliott
99. Anja Schneider
100. Andrew Weather