The Top 1000 Trance songs of all time*

*some trance, that is.

Earlier this spring, Armada Music and Dancefoundation (a dance music-focused multimedia company), launched a web poll asking voters to choose their top 10 favorite trance songs of all time. The results have now been compiled into a top 1000 list, but not all of it is trance music.

Some of the tracks on the list are house and progressive-house releases, including a slew of tracks from deadmau5 such as "Arguru", "Not Exactly", and "Faxing Berlin". There's also a ton of Armin Van Buuren's less-publicized recent work. A coincidence considering the type of modern trance fans who are voting on this poll? Or not?

The top 20 are as follows:

1. Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Tiësto's In Search Of Sunrise Remix)
2. Rank 1 - Airwave (Original Mix)
3. Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Sweeping Strings Remix)
4. Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun (DJ Tiësto Remix)
5. Armin Van Buuren & Jan Vayne - Serenity (Original Mix)
6. Oceanlab - Satellite (Original Above & Beyond Mix)
7. Gaia - Tuvan (Original Mix)
8. Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston - No One On Earth (Gabriel & Dresden Remix)
9. Gouryella - Gouryella (Original Mix)
10. Sasha - Xpander (Original Mix)
11. Paul van Dyk - For An Angel (Original Mix)
12. Armin van Buuren ft. Sharon Den Adel - In And Out Of Love (Original Mix)
13. System F - Out Of The Blue (Original Mix)
14. Yahel & Eyal Barkan - Voyage (Tiësto's Magikal Remake)
15. William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix)
16. Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt - Waiting (Original Mix)
17. Bedrock - Heaven Scent (Original Mix)
18. Chicane - Saltwater (Original Mix)
19. Above & Beyond feat. Andy Moor - Air for Life (Original Mix)
20. Cass & Slide - Perception (Original Mix

You can check the top 10 that I submitted here, but looking at that list now, I'd change it considering some of the songs I've heard this year.

DJ Mag Top 100 poll results leaked

This one's been going around the internet forums lately: if you go to DJ Mag's web site and search the names of DJ's, you'll find their position listed on 2010's Top 100 poll. The official results won't be announced until Wednesday the 27th, but it looks as if the magazine is doing some early preparation to prepare their site for the unveiling.

Here's a search I did for "David Guetta", and the following popped up (click to enlarge):

Although the DJ Mag Top 100 poll is essentially a popularity contest, it does have an impact on the bookings side of the dance music industry, as names on this list will be easier sells to promoters around the world.

Below are the unofficial results by EDM-News. I'll have some commentary on Wednesday when the official results come out.

1. Armin van Buuren (non-mover)
2. David Guetta (up 1)
3. Tiesto (down 1)
4. Deadmau5 (up 2)
5. Above & Beyond (down 1)
6. Paul van Dyk (down 1)
7. Gareth Emery (up 2)
8. Markus Schulz (non-mover)
9. Ferry Corsten (down 2)
10. Axwell (up 4)

11. ATB (non-mover)
12. Sander van Doorn (down 2)
13. Infected Mushroom (down 1)
14. Steve Angello (up 6)
15. Dash Berlin (new entry)
16. Sebastian Ingrosso (up 9)
17. Laidback Luke (up 10)
18. Judge Jules (up 26)
19. Afrojack (new entry)
20. Aly & Fila (up 2)

21. Fedde Le Grand (up 8)
22. Carl Cox (down 4)
23. Swedish House Mafia (new entry)
24. Cosmic Gate (down 5)
25. Bobina (down 10)
26. Benny Benassi (non-mover)
27. Sasha (down 14)
28. Simon Patterson (up 14)
29. John Digweed (down 12)
30. Eric Prydz (up 4)

31. Richie Hawtin (down 3)
32. Andy Moor (down 17)
33. John O'Callaghan (down 9)
34. Roger Shah (down 13)
35. Kaskade (up 16)
36. Headhunterz (new entry)
37. Chuckie (up 25)
38. Bob Sinclar (down 3)
39. Avicii (new entry)
40. Kyau & Albert (down 3)

41. Feel (down 11)
42. Moonbeam (up 34)
43. Joachim Garraud (down 7)
44. Daft Punk (down 11)
45. Lange (down 14)
46. Sean Tyas (down 1)
47. Eddie Halliwell (down 6)
48. Erick Morillo (up 5)
49. James Zabiela (down 11)
50. Umek (down 11)

51. Paul Oakenfold (down 28)
52. Matt Darey (up 2)
53. Mark Knight (up 8)
54. Richard Durand (down 5)
55. Martin Solveig (down 8)
56. tyDi (down 4)
57. Hernan Cattaneo (down 25)
58. Sven Väth (down 10)
59. Astrix (down 4)
60. Super8 & Tab (up 22)

61. Andy C (up 39)
62. Myon & Shane 54 (up 29)
63. Marcel Woods (up 11)
64. Roger Sanchez (down 4)
65. Wally Lopez (down 3)
66. Mat Zo (new entry)
67. Marco V (down 17)
68. Leon Boiler (down 5)
69. Ronski Speed (non-mover)
70. Wolfgang Gartner (new entry)

71. W&W (new entry)
72. Boys Noize (down 4)
73. D-Block & S-TE-FAN (new entry)
74. Dubfire (down 28)
75. Dirty South (down 16)
76. John B (up 16)
77. Daniel Kandi (up 10)
78. Arty (new entry)
79. BT (new entry)
80. Boy George (new entry)

81. Pete The Zouk (new entry)
82. Fatboy Slim (up 12)
83. Skazi (down 2)
84. Paul Kalkbrenner (new entry)
85. Pete Tong (down 2)
86. Bloody Beetroots (new entry)
87. Arnej (new entry)
88. Joris Voorn (new entry)
89. Dada Life (new entry)
90. Noisecontrollers (new entry)

91. Showtek (new entry)
92. Laurent Wolf (down 26)
93. Claudia Cazacu (new entry)
94. Calvin Harris (new entry)
95. Luciano (down 6)
96. Marcus Schossow (down 17)
97. Sied Van Riel (down 12)
98. The Thrillseekers (down 41)
99. Justice (down 34)
100. DJ Vibe (new entry)

Do any of these DJ's interest you?

Tiesto
Brad Miller
James Gill
Matty & Romi
Avicii
Mark Knight
Carl Cox
Boyz Noize
Rusko
CircoLoco
Paco Osuna
Crookers
Art Department
Wolf + Lamb
Lee Burridge
Danny Howells
Taimur + Fahad
Axwell
Sebastian Ingrosso
Nero
Timo Maas
Sean Tyas
M.I.K.E.

If so, check the events listing to the right [yeah, it's been a while since I updated this]. They all have shows in the NYC Metro area in the next few months.

1,000 albums for $5 each

Every month, Amazon.com sells 100 of their MP3 albums for a reduced price of $5 each. But for the month of August, they've listed 1,000 choices in this category, including some decent selections for those of us that like electronic dance music.

You can view a full list of the EDM albums on sale here. Among the trance deals:

Anjunabeats Vol. 7

Tiesto - In Search of Sunrise 2

Tiesto - In Search of Sunrise 5 - Los Angeles

Aly & Fila - Rising Sun

[Image credit: Amazon.com]

Weekly shows update

It's been kind of a slow week for NYC shows, since the WMC is this weekend. But anyway...

Upcoming:

- Paco Osuna will be playing Cielo on May 28, according to their web site.

- Pacha will be hosting Victor Calderone and Dennis Ferrer on April 17.
 
This weekend:

Thursday: Brad Miller w/Wobble @ Cielo.

Saturday: Tiesto @ the Borgata Events Center in Atlantic City, NJ.

And if you're at the WMC, check out Mike Saint-Jules' Myspace for a series of shows he's playing there. Ali Mahmud will also be playing Saturday at the Ultra Music Festival's radio stage.

Weekly shows update

Upcoming:

- If you missed Dubfire at Pacha last week, he'll be here again soon- this time on Long Island, on March 13 at Glo.

- Laidback Luke has been announced as the opener for Tiesto when he comes to Atlantic City on March 27. However, all tickets for the show have been sold out according to Tiesto's web site, so if you haven't bought yours yet- either look for them on eBay or wait until the day of the show to see if any more are released.

- Remember that post I made about an upcoming busy weekend in March? Here's another show (yet to be officially confirmed) to look out for- on Saturday, March 20, Loco Dice will be at Pacha.

- Lee Burridge will be back again at the Santos Party House on March 6. Sander Kleinenberg will be there a month later.

- Mark Knight, Pacha's resident DJ, is celebrating his one year anniversary with a five hour set on February 26.

This weekend:

Thursday: Brazilian Luciano Pardini is playing Cielo.

Friday: Local DJ Brad Miller is joining Sultan & Ned Shepard at Quo.

Saturday: Andy Moor will be playing with local DJ Zack Roth at the Santos Party House.

Poker Flat Recordings artists Mr. C, Adultnapper, Martin Landsky will be joined by Taimur + Fahad and Crazy Larry for a show at a secret location.  You can buy tickets for the show here. As for the secret location, RSVP info is on the flyer.

Check the sidebar to the right for ticket information on any of this weekend's shows mentioned above.

[Info/flyer credit: TranceAddict, PlexiPR, Bullitt Bookings]

Tiesto coming to Atlantic City 3/27

Tiesto's website has recently added a few events to this tour page with an Atlantic City show at The Borgata scheduled for March 27.