Top 10 Best DJs in the World Right Now

We have seen different trends and movements throughout music that changed the world forever.
Disk Jockeying was a subtype in which a Jockey would introduce an old song with a new twist.
Jimmy Savile was the first DJ in the world, and since then, we have had many international artists till now.
Today, we will list down famous DJs who are ruling the genre for a decade.
We won’t be including music artists like Kygo and DJ Khaled because they fall into a diversified genre.
Here are the top best 10 DJs in the world in 2021:

10. Hardwell

Hardwell is a Dutch electro house DJ originally from the Netherlands and works as a record producer and remixer. 
In 2013 and again in 2014, DJ Mag voted him as the no 1 DJ in the world.
DJ Mag again listed him on the third position in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs.
Unlike other DJs on our list, we know Hardwell performing at best music festivals more than production.
He loves to play both his songs & remixes from other artists in festivals.
Considered inactive for over a year. Even after a return will be performing in the Ultra Music Festival, Sunburn, and Tomorrowland. 
This Dutch DJ won first recognition for “Show Me Love vs B” bootleg in 2009.
He founded the Revealed Recordings record label in 2010 and a Hardwell On Air radio show and podcast in 2011. 
Under his label, he has released eleven compilation albums and a documentary film. 
Hardwell’s popularity skyrocketed after he released his debut studio album, United We Are, in 2015.
Songs like “Spaceman,” “Imaginary,” “Live The Night,” “Bigroom Never Dies,” and recent “Summer Air” in 2019 are some hits recognized for him.

9. Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki brings out everyone’s youthful essence of life not just in music but overall.
He takes a birthday cake from childhood literally and throws it in the face of his fans, probably the best thing we used to do in childhood.
Now, he really doesn’t do that anymore, but he’ll always be identified with that tradition, and it makes sense.
His music is admired as electrifying, rough, and with all the fun.
It is not supposed to be really mature or dark underground stuff, but sometimes he finds a lot of strength in subtle notes.
People mainly crowd to Aoki events because it represents over-the-top, unbridled, and unemotional, over-the-top enjoyment.
The electro-house DJ has now become one of the most popular and top EDM artists.
Aoki sees the spiritual dimension of his music and remains truthful to the underpinning spirit.

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8. Marshmello

DJ Chris Comstock (Marshmello) is an EDM producer and DJ.
Also known as Dotcom, Marshmello is one of your DJs making new hit songs by passing years.
He has a signature “feel-good” production style, which makes him & his music completely unique.
He first gained international attention for releasing remixed songs by DJ duos Jack Ü & DJ Zedd, which eventually became a successful hit.
Marshmello is known for collaborations for a remix or composing with other musical artists.
Almost all have been multi-platinum listed in several countries and have ranked in the Top 30s on Billboard Hot 100’s.
Some superhits include “Silence,” “Summer,” “Wolves,” “Friends,” “Happier,” and recent “One Thing Right” in 2019.
Many of his tracks are remixes, while others are original or collaborative productions.
This is part of what gave Marshmello amazing success.
He can take a track that was otherwise not friendly to the dance floor and transform it into a main stage anthem.

7. Skrillex

Sonny Moore, also known by his name Skrillex, is an American DJ who specializes more in Dubstep, EDM, electro house, and Moombahton.
He started his career in music around 2004 from a local band where he was the lead vocalist.
Around 2008, he started mixing & composing his own songs in which the first hit was “Hate.”
This proved like a launchpad, which was later followed by super-hits like Bangarang, First of the year (Equinox), Scary Monsters, and Nice Sprites.
Skrillex is also a Grammy awards winner eight times, one time Annie award & two times MTV Video Music Awards.

6. Alan Walker

Alan Olav Walker (DJ Walkzz) is a record-breaking British Norwegian music producer.
After releasing the single “Faded,” which received platinum certifications in 14 nations, Walker earned international acclaim in 2015.
Some of the genres like EDM, electro house, progressive house, big house, and the deep house could be classified for Alan Walker’s music.
As a child, Walker had become fascinated by computers and was surrounded by technology.
Walker began creating music on his laptop in 2012, inspired by EDM producers K-391, Ahrix, whom he discovered on YouTube and movie composers like Steve Jablonsky and Hans Zimmer.
Some of his popular tracks include Faded, Spectre, Sing Me to Sleep, Darkside, Lost Control, Lily, On My Way, Ignite, and Diamond Heart.
Walker is considered the best DJ in recent times, with 39 million subscribers on his official Youtube channel.

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5. Tiësto

Tiësto is a Dutch DJ and a record producer.
He was named “All Time’s Greatest DJ” by Mix magazine by-poll from Fans. In 2013, DJ Mag readers voted him “the best DJ of the last twenty years.”
He is also considered by many sources to be the “Godfather of EDM.”
His first solo album, “In My Memory,” was released in 2001, which gave him several major hits that started his career.
DJ Magazine elected him World No. 1 DJ consecutively for three years from 2002 to 2004 in his annual Top 100 DJs.
Tiësto launched his radio show Tiësto’s Club Life on Radio 538 in the Netherlands in April 2007.
He has released his third ‘Elements of Life’ studio album, which was nominated for Grammy in the coming years.

4. Armin van Buuren

Armin van Buuren is a top DJ in the world, record maker, and remixer known for his progressive house singles.
His six songs have become global successes for a popular radio series called ‘A State of Trance.’
The music impressed Armin, who was born in Leiden, South Holland.
When he was 14 years old, he began to create music and performed as a DJ in many local bars and pubs.
He started to gain larger prospects of music over a period. In the early 2000s, he gradually moved his attention from law to music.
To date, Armin has published six studio albums and is now one of the most famous Dutch DJs.
In the US, he is a record holder for the highest amount of appearances on the Billboard Dance/Electronics list.
In the USA, he has also received a nomination for his song ‘This is Whatever It Feels Like.’

3. Calvin Harris

With his first album, “I Created Disco,” in 2007, Calvin’s career in the EDM world started.
The album’s tracks entered the top spot on the UK singles chart and sold 223,845 copies just in the UK.
This British DJ then published his second album Ready for the Weekend in 2009 after his excellent beginning.
After its release, this album again came directly to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and sold 274,786 copies.
With many famous artists such as Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Example, Florence Welch, he released many more collaborated tracks.
Now that’s what we talked about by working with the popular artist, he received a lot of fame.
In 2012, he released his latest album, 18 Months, which just an instant hit in the EDM scene for this album sold over 923,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
This album gave him the biggest achievement in his life, making him internationally famous, ranking consistently in the top 10 DJ in the world.
And now Calvin Harris is the richest DJ in the world!!!

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2. Martin Garrix

Martin Garrix is a DJ and record producer from the Netherlands. 
Martin Garrix is said to be the best DJ in the world in 2021, and he picked up music at the very tender edge to learn guitar and fed his passion.
Garrix has a degree in production in Utrecht from Herman Brood Academy. 
Tiesto influenced Garrix’s performance in Athens’s Olympic Games in 2004 and expressed a desire to become a DJ. 
Martin Garrix began experimenting with progressive house music, tried to make this style, and distracted him from his patent large-room sound style. 
He had worked early 2015 on his track, ‘Forbidden Voices,’ which was a blessing to his official Facebook page for 10 million Facebook likes.
Garrix is currently the best EDM DJ with the highest followers on Instagram in 2021.

1. David Guetta

Pierre David Guetta is a French DJ, music programmer, record producer, and sonic writer considered by many as the best DJ of all time.
Over 9 million albums and 30 million solo studios have been sold around the world.
In the 2011 poll of the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs, Guetta was voted number one. With his album, One Love from 2009, Guetta was a major success.
These included the hit singles “When Love Takes Over,” “Gettin Over You,” “Sexy Bitch,” and “Memories.”
Personally, he is my favorite DJ.

Honorable mentions,

If this list wasn’t about the top 10 DJs, I would have included late Avicii, deadmau5, Afrojack, Zedd, Diplo, R3HAB, Alison Wonderland, etc.
I hope you enjoyed this list; comment down below your favorite DJ, and please share this post on social media with your friends.

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107 thoughts on “Top 10 Best DJs in the World Right Now”

          2. PickyTop

            Yeah!! I’ve seen his performance video of Tomorrowland Belgium 2019, he is a good DJ, will try to include him in top 20.

          2. Rayaan

            Yo bro, he is the highest-paid DJ and a very good music producer. But, he’s not in the first place because of some reasons we might not know.
            So please, don’t go by earnings and go by sheer talent 🙂

  9. DJ Alexander Jokinsky

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    Alex can spin whatever the room calls for. Alexander Jokinsky- Top DJ in Las Vegas always working on incredible 21st century tech advances and modern music culture. For Alexander Jokinsky, the passion for music began at a young age and never left.

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  16. SteffieF

    As a enthusiast in genre and sub genres there are favorites impossible to choose “the top”.
    These are my catagories;
    genius, brilliant and very good.
    I reserve spot for 1 bad. Ranked by we feel marketing rather than content. Rated and supported consensus by international djs I interviewed. First name D. hint hint.

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  36. Joseph E. Foster

    What about DJ Jazzy Jeff, D. Nyce, DJ Jelly, or DJ Joe Smooth.
    These guys are wizards on the turntables and can rock any crowd! The list you made is for EDM and club DJ’s! They mix songs with the same tempo!

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    1. PickyTop

      True, but most of all the currently reigning top DJs mostly produce EDMs.
      Mixing songs with the same tempo, isn’t that DJs originally supposed to do?
      Speaking about music production, almost all of the listed above, gained popularity due to their original tracks. Period!

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    2. Adelynn

      Wow, my sister was a Dj for Halloween, she wants to be just like you guys and I would take that as a compliment if I were you.😁

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  50. Chris

    All White Men????
    Please do better, on your next Top list. Tons of women and people of color are way more interesting than these guys. Thanks!

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