In previous years, the results of our top DJ poll have been decided by our contributors' selections, but this year for the first time we're opening up the voting to RA members.

EDIT:
The winners have been announced.
Click here for the RA Poll: Top 100 DJs of 2008

Good plan. Hopefully this will keep things representative of the community.

hell yeah. finally a dj poll where the top 5 dj's won't be trance-jocks.

Good call RA. One poll that will hopefully stay credible.

A smart idea. Glad to see ahead of the game again!

Great idea!

quality idea, will definately be voting in this. as said above - it'll be good to see a dj poll not decided on how many fans a dj has - or people that simply vote because they clicked an e-flyer telling them to do so!

Nice work

At least really talented djs and producers will get some recognition in the form of a poll.Though we know how good they are.

I read on a trance forum the other day and to quote them:

"Who the hell is Ricardo Villalobos,he sounds like a cartoon character"

They are missing so much from their musical lives,

Yeah I'll be voting, always interesting to see who's flavour of the year. Its a bit of fun but it no different from any other polls.

Bring back contributers one along with the users one for '09. Ooh Ooh Ooh or get the DJ's to vote amongst themselves!

yeah a djs best dj award would be good

when is the voting taking place btw?

already know to who my vote goes this year...__________________.)

.....dj to dj I'm voting for marcel dettmann to put the quality underground on the top.

how would we knoe or when is the poll going to open so we can vote? just can't wait... finallya truelly poll... not like some magazine based on only comercial scene....

I'll defenitely take part on it...

so will there be another poll for top producer
as the my top DJ'S & producers are quite different?

great news, my vote will be cast...

DJ's best DJ would be good in theory, but the reality is they will all vote for their mate or someone off their label. you only have to read the DJ Mag Top 100 issue and they are all at it

Hope it will be someone who spins vinyl instead of mp3vinyl with a beatcounter..

So how do we vote for a DJ not in the database?

Hope the djs will be on the toplists and not producers.

my bets on ricardo

adultnapper......

Matthew Dear (Audion)

Mest: You can suggest DJs for the database here: http://www.residentadvisor.net/contact.aspx?e=3

My top 5:

1. Ricardo (what did you expect then eh? )
2. Butane
3. Pierre (resident @ Fuse)
4. Onur Özer
5. Luciano

Loving your work

Craig Richards took the top spot for me.. no-one else has impressed me more on a consistant basis. Ricardo will probably (and also deservedly) win though.. thus taking my number 2 spot.

My votes were as follow:

1. Luciano
2. Hawtin
3. Burridge
4. Ricardo
5. Dixon

Just going on DJs I've seen this year...

Prosumer
Ricardo Villalobos
Marcel Dettmann
Cassy

1. move d.
2. lawrence
3. jackmate
4. jus ed
5. patrice scott

Will be amazed if Ricardo doesn't win

Not that it's a bad thing

seth troxler
laurent garnier
Umek
Marco carola
afrilounge

The ones who blew me away this year:
Jerome Sydenham, Margaret Dygas, Dinky, Jan Krüger, Steve Bug, Tama Sumo, Eddie Fowlkes and Ame (@ Panoramabar) - Ewan Pearson, Dixon, Andrew Weatherall, Ricardo Villalobos and Craig Richards (@ Fabric).

1.miss fitz
2.daniel bell
3.luciano
4.sascha dive
5.seth troxler

Voting Dj's is always difficult because there are so many things to evaluate. So I decided to vote people that since a long time make me jump...

Loco Dice
Villalobos
Radio Slave
Margaret Dygas
Cassy

1.HAWTIN
2.COROLA
3.LOCODICE
4.GAISER
5.LUCIANO

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Posted by rickyvincent
Will be amazed if Ricardo doesn't win

Not that it's a bad thing

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Posted by b-ran
my bets on ricardo

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Mine too... Overhyped IMO. Controversial, I know.

Would be good to see a lesser known DJ win it...

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Posted by Lote
Hope it will be someone who spins vinyl instead of mp3vinyl with a beatcounter..

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Does it make a difference? Is it not about the end-product, aural pleasure and smiling faces??!!

1. Villalobos
2. Burridge
3. Hawtin
4. Richards
5. Luciano

Hawtin
Beyer
Villalobos
Dubfire
Acid Circus

Based on this year:

1. Villalobos
2. Weatherall
3. Jan Kruger
4. Steve Bug
5. Me (as i like 100% of what i play...)

Havent heard him live yet but various Move D mixes have had me rocking.

Mr Richards & Francis, The Mountain People & Robert Hood & have all hit the spot too.

1. Hawtin (my idol...)
2. Luciano (loved his set with back2back with loco dice at amnesia...)
3. Riton (really got to give this guy credit...)
4. 2 Many DJs (best party djs for me...)
5. Layo & Bushwacka (saw them live for the 1st time and it was a blast)

1.kiki
2 cosmo vitelli
3 will saul
4 michael mayer
5 andrew weatherall

old but goodies

Great idea, finally a chance to make a good chart!

1) Alexi Delano
2) Dub Kult
3) Franco Bianco
4) Mike Wall
5) Bloody Mary

Luciano
Marcel Dettman
Hawtin
Villalobos
Sacha Funke

oh my gawd! it will turn out as boring and predictable as always! SCANDALOUS!
give those old men a fucking rest!

@ Bugante

That's your opinion, i respect that, but when i must choose between 2 DJ's that are producing the same result when they are DJing, but one of the 2 plays mp3, then i will choose heavily the one who playes the classic way..
You're right when you say it's about smiling faces.. but for me the technic also plays a part in my choise.. it stays more impressive and challenging DJing like that.
But that's my opinion..

1-Seth Troxler
2-Marcel Dettmann
3-Donato Dozzy
4-Deetron
5-Prins Thomas