EDM30
US DJ Top 30 · Techno

Techno rankings.

Provisional editorial placements. Read the artist’s profile for the music, career history and evidence behind the discussion.

  1. #1

    Anyma ↗

    Anyma is listed by Insomniac in Progressive House.

  2. #2

    Sara Landry ↗

    Sara Landry is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  3. #3

    Layton Giordani ↗

    Layton Giordani works in house and techno and runs the MADMINDS label.

  4. #4

    Maceo Plex ↗

    Maceo Plex is a project of Spain-based producer Eric Estornel.

  5. #5

    Marie Vaunt ↗

    Marie Vaunt is a Japanese-American techno producer and DJ based in Los Angeles.

  6. #6

    Jeff Mills ↗

    Jeff Mills is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  7. #7

    Robert Hood ↗

    Robert Hood’s documented association with minimal techno changes the questions a chart should ask.

  8. #8

    Carl Craig ↗

    Carl Craig is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  9. #9

    Truncate ↗

    Truncate is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  10. #10

    Drumcell ↗

    The artist’s public profile lists L.A, US as its location.

  11. #11

    Lindsey Herbert ↗

    Lindsey Herbert’s profile connects DJing, production and vocals with co-founding EvilGroove Records and holding scene residencies.

  12. #12

    Hiroko Yamamura ↗

    Hiroko Yamamura is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  13. #13

    Juana ↗

    Juana’s documented Washington, DC history connects performances at Flash and U Street Music Hall with involvement in the Sequence collective.

  14. #14

    Decoder ↗

    Decoder makes minimal and sci-fi techno and co-runs the Toca vinyl imprint, according to his promoter biography.

  15. #15

    Declan James ↗

    Declan James is a producer, DJ and founder of VOIDWARE.

  16. #16

    Shay De Castro ↗

    Shay De Castro is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  17. #17

    KYRUH ↗

    KYRUH is a native New Yorker and DJ.

  18. #18

    BAD BOOMBOX ↗

    Bad Boombox is a Bulgarian-American DJ associated with techno.

  19. #19

    Henry Brooks ↗

    Henry Brooks is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  20. #20

    DJ Hyperactive ↗

    The artist’s public profile lists Chicago, US as its location.

  21. #21

    DJ Rush ↗

    DJ Rush’s promoter biography connects his hard-techno career to Chicago and his later home in Berlin.

  22. #22

    Octave One ↗

    Octave One’s captured release history contains 31 dated entries, spanning January 1, 2000 to August 7, 2026.

  23. #23

    Stacey Pullen ↗

    Stacey Pullen belongs to the second wave of Detroit techno and is also associated with the Kosmik Messenger name.

  24. #24

    Kevin Saunderson ↗

    Kevin Saunderson is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  25. #25

    Eddie Fowlkes ↗

    The Detroit Historical Society documents Fowlkes’s work with Deep Space, his 1986 Metroplex release Goodbye Kiss, and the establishment of City Boy Records in 1993.

  26. #26

    Avision ↗

    Avision is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  27. #27

    Shmitty ↗

    Shmitty is listed by Insomniac in Techno.

  28. #28

    Josh Wink ↗

    Josh Wink’s captured release history contains 61 dated entries, spanning January 1, 1994 to July 17, 2026.

  29. #29

    Annika Wolfe ↗

    Annika Wolfe combines DJing and production with label and event organization.

  30. #30

    Michelle Sparks ↗

    Michelle Sparks’s captured release history contains 7 dated entries, spanning April 14, 2014 to October 10, 2025.