Charlotte de Witte was crowned #1 Alternative Top 100 DJs 2020 by DJ Mag and Beatport.  Rising from last year’s #7 position, the techno artist has dethroned the title from Carl Cox who has reigned at the #1 position since the list launched in 2018.

2020 has become a monumental year for de Witte who also climbed a defining 42 spots to land the #34 position on this year’s Top 100 DJs poll.  Having debuted at the #76 position in 2019, her rise has granted her this year’s title of “Highest Climber” and “Highest Techno DJ” in the 2020 poll.

“It’s probably the strangest year to become No.1 DJ since no one has really been DJing…but yeah, it does mean a lot. It’s a big, big, big milestone.”

Charlotte de Witte

The Alternative Top 100 DJs list is curated by DJ Mag in collaboration with Beatport by combining votes in the Top 100 DJs poll with house and techno sales data from Beatport to determine the top house/techno DJs in the world.  This provides an  “alternative” to the Top 100 DJs poll, which tends to be dominated by EDM and Trance DJs.  For additional information on this year’s list and artists, please visit DJ Mag’s official website.

Please see below for the complete list of techno/house artists who landed on the Alternative Top 100 DJs list.

2020 Alternative Top 100 DJs

  1. Charlotte de Witte
  2. Carl Cox
  3. Claptone
  4. Adam Beyer
  5. Amelie Lens
  6. Boris Brejcha
  7. Nina Kraviz
  8. Jamie Jones
  9. Peggy Gou
  10. Nora En Pure
  11. Fisher
  12. Green Velvet
  13. Black Coffee
  14. Deborah De Luca
  15. Anna
  16. Marco Carola
  17. Paul Kalkbrenner
  18. The Martinez Brothers
  19. Solardo
  20. Solomun
  21. Tale of Us
  22. Meduza
  23. Honey Dijon
  24. Richie Hawtin
  25. Maya Jane Coles
  26. Nicole Moudaber
  27. Camelphat
  28. Kölsch
  29. Seth Troxler
  30. Maceo Plex
  31. Hot Since 82
  32. Purple Disco Machine
  33. Pan Pot
  34. Ellen Allien
  35. Kerri Chandler
  36. Patrick Topping
  37. Sasha
  38. John Digweed
  39. Guy Gerber
  40. Artbat
  41. Joris Voorn
  42. Micheal Bibi
  43. Disclosure
  44. Fatboy Slim 
  45. Sven Väth
  46. Jeff Mills
  47. Dubfire
  48. Dennis Ferrer
  49. Eats Everything
  50. Nastia
  51. Rebekah
  52. Len Faki
  53. Chris Liebing
  54. Enrico Sanguiliano
  55. Stephan Bodzin
  56. Gorgon City
  57. Jay Lumen
  58. Hernan Cattaneo
  59. Loco Dice
  60. Skream
  61. MK
  62. Ricardo Villalobos
  63. Sonny Fodera
  64. Dax J
  65. Claude VonStroke
  66. Adriatique 
  67. Gui Borato
  68. TBD
  69. The Blessed Madonna
  70. Fjaak
  71. Mark Knight
  72. Monika Kruse
  73. Joseph Capriati
  74. Roger Sanchez
  75. Guy J
  76. Radio Slave
  77. David Penn
  78. Laurent Garnier
  79. Bicep
  80. Andrea Oliva
  81. Dave Clarke
  82. Sam Divine
  83. James Zabiela
  84. Sam Paganini
  85. Andres Campo
  86. Yotto
  87. Paco Osuna
  88. Denis Sulta
  89. Dixon
  90. La Fleur
  91. Fatima Hajji
  92. Jan Blomqvist
  93. Nic Fancuilli
  94. Ben Klock
  95. Steffi
  96. Mall Grab
  97. Paula Temple
  98. Cristoph
  99. Helena Hauff
  100. Armand Van Helden