Der beste DJ aller Zeiten?!. Meta-Rankings auf Basis von Leser*innen-Umfragen ausgewählter Musikmagazine der elektronischen Tanzmusik von 1991-2017

Abstract

This paper describes a quantitative investigation of the annual reader polls by the
special interest magazines Fazemag (formerly Raveline), Groove, De:Bug, and Resident-Advisor between 1991 and 2017. The categories examined are »best DJ«, »best live act«, and »best producer«. In doing so, the paper provides a meta-ranking of electronic artists, which have been voted »the best« during the last twenty-six years. Furthermore, the findings reflect on what »the best« means, since these polls often cause significant controversy within electronic dance music culture.