The RA readers pick the top DJs of the year.

When you went to vote in the DJ poll this year, what was going through your mind? Did you already know who you were voting for? What criteria helped you choose? Your #1 could have consistently rocked your world in 2015. Or they might have floored you with one incredible set. Maybe you selected five new DJs. Or maybe you stuck with old favourites. Then, of course, there's the vital context—the venues you went to, the people you were with, the moods you were in. Point being, there are countless ways to do this thing, which is why since 2008, we've asked you, our readers, to help us choose the top DJs of the year.



And overall, we like what we see. It feels like the list becomes a little more diverse each year, and in 2015 we have a healthy number of new entries to celebrate. They join DJs who make the list year-on-year, and those who have recently broken the top 20 and stayed there. This list may only be the tip of our culture's iceberg, but together these DJs represent where dance music is at in 2015.











Answer Code Request's monthly slot at Berghain has long been a favourite for clued-in Berlin clubbers. This year he took his style of slanting, groovy techno to the world, touring places like Australia, Singapore and Canada for the first time.

Packing a bag full of ultra-trippy bangers, Barnt played it weird and wonderfully direct this year, whether walloping Nachtdigital with Joy Orbison or smashing the terrace at Amnesia.

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Phonox , the most significant new club to open in London this year, gave Jasper James a weekly Saturday night residency—not bad for an up-and-comer in his mid-20s.

When it comes to lean, punchy, percussive house music, few do it better than Sonja Moonear. Chalk it up to her phenomenal sets at Amnesia in Ibiza, but in 2015, more people finally noticed.

Whether it's festivals in South America or free beach parties in Ibiza, tINI plays with an honesty and sense of groove that makes her hard not to love.

From Freerotation to The Garden Festival to his All Night Long parties, Midland proved something to us this year: there's a perfect record for every moment, and he usually has it.

Enzo Siragusa's Fuse party went from strength to strength in 2015, but it's the Brit's burgeoning solo career that has earned him a first-time entry on our poll.

Jamie xx's sets are great because he gives fans what they want: his own unmistakable tunes. Pair that with vintage soul and tracks from friends like Four Tet, and it's easy to see why he's cracked the top 100.

It's about time Helena Hauff made this list. Whether she's dusting off darkwave gems or unleashing apocalyptic techno, the Golden Pudel resident never dishes out anything other than absolute heat.

Patrick Topping stepped out from Hot Creations in 2015 to become a star in his own right. Globetrotting from South America to Australia to an array of Ibiza superclubs, he earned it.

Jeremy Underground almost certainly has a better collection of house records than you. That applies to funk, too. And soul. The good news is he's devoted to sharing them with the world.

It took The Black Madonna 15 years to become an overnight success. But as anyone who saw her in 2015 will tell you, her steep trajectory couldn't have been more richly deserved.

There are few purer examples of dance music culture than watching Zip at his monthly Get Perlonized party in Panorama Bar, mixing and grinning as his disciples crane their necks to see which rare 12-inch he's cueing up next.

Hunee is 2015's highest new entry—just rewards for a year in which he released his first album , oversaw the Soichi Terada compilation and brought joy to countless dance floors.

Armed with ultra-exclusive tracks and a unique sense of adventure, Raresh does it in a way literally no one else could. It's no surprise his loyal following continues to swell.