Top 100 History
The first Top 100 DJs Poll open to public voting was held in 1997.
Before this, DJmag's poll was intermittent, and only people in the dance music industry contributed towards a candidate shortlist.
1997
DJmag.com didn't exist, so all votes were sent in the post.
Altogether, about 700 people voted in Top 100 DJs poll in 1997.
1998
We started accepting votes by email, opening up the poll to many more international voters.
The amount of votes received more than trebbled, and Paul Oakenfold was crowned people's champion for the first time.
1999
There were 31 new entries. Only four women made it into the whole poll.
2000
The poll was the first time that Dutch superstar DJ Tiësto featured (at number 24).
2001
Votes came in from 50 countries.
Over 500 DJs were nominated, and the top 25 garnered almost 60% of the vote.
2002
The vote was up by 20% on 2001, with 38,481 dance music fans taking part around the world.
Votes came in from 65 countries.
2003
There were 61,529 votes, up 50% on 2002's total.
Votes were received from 120 countries around the world.
There really was no disputing Tiësto's position in the
2004 poll.
Previously, Paul Oakenfold and Carl Cox had both won the award twice, but last year Tiësto took things to a whole new level.
His 25,000 capacity stadium gigs, and his DJ set at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games to a TV audience in excess of 4.5 billion, meant no other DJ could compete.
2004
Tiësto was crowned No.1 for the third year in a row.
2005
After years of being in the top 10, Paul van Dyk finally reached the top spot, and claimed the crown as the No.1 DJ in the world.
2006PvD was crowned No.1 DJ in the world for the second year running.
A staggering 217,102 dance music fans voted in DJmag's 2006 Top 100 DJs poll.
That's 90,000 more than last year and a true indication that dance music is still a massive global phenomenon.
The truly global reach of DJ culture was once again highlighted with votes coming in from 229 different countries (there are only 243 recognised countries in the world).
The USA provided the most votes in 2006, closely followed by the UK, and then Germany.
