Reddit’s EDM community /r/EDM is the latest to reveal their “Best Of 2017,” and it ambitiously covers nearly every genre thinkable in dance music. From bass/G house to trance to hardcore to dubstep, community members had the opportunity to vote on five categories: best artist, best original track, best remix, best album/EP, and best mix/set. For the most part, winners within genres presented a good amount of variety. However, within some genres, certain artists definitely came out on top.
In the bigroom genre, Hardwell and KSHMR dominated every category; Muzzy showed up strong in the drum & bass genre, clinching three categories to himself; Illenium grabbed four out of five categories in the future bass genre; but Don Diablo showed his true colors, utterly sweeping the future bass genre all to himself.
And for best label? None other than indie darling Monstercat.
You can check out the full results below!
Best Label: Monstercat (n=156)
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Bass/G House (n=179)
Best Artist: JOYRYDE
Best Original Track: Skrillex & Habstrakt – Chicken Soup
Best Remix: Alesso – Falling (BROHUG Remix)
Best Album/EP: Tchami – Revelations EP
Best Mix/Set: Tchami – Ultra 2017
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Bigroom (n=209)
Best Artist: Hardwell
Best Original Track: KSHMR & Maurice West – Festival of Lights
Best Remix: Tiesto & KSHMR ft. TalayRiley – Harder (Maurice West Remix)
Best Album/EP: KSHMR – Materia EP
Best Mix/Set: Hardwell – Ultra 2017
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Deep/Trop House (n=168)
Best Artist: Kygo
Best Original Track: Yellow Claw & Moksi – Open
Best Remix: Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still (ZHU Remix)
Best Album/EP: Kygo – Kids In Love
Best Mix/Set: Sam Feldt – Ultra 2017
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Drum n Bass (n=94)
Best Artist: Muzzy
Best Original Track: Muzzy – Spectrum
Best Remix: Don Diablo & Steve Aoki x Lush & Simon – What We Started feat. Bullysongs (Don Diablo’s VIP Mix)
Best Album/EP: Muzzy – Spectrum EP
Best Mix/Set: Noisia – Rampage 2017
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Dubstep (n=268)
Best Artist: Seven Lions
Best Original Track: Illenium & Zeds Dead – Where The Wild Things Are
Best Remix: Excision & Space Laces – Throwin’ Elbows (Getter & Virtual Riot Remix)
Best Album/EP: Excision – Virus: The Remixes
Best Mix/Set: Excision – Lost Lands 2017
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Electro House (n=120)
Best Artist: Florian Picasso
Best Original Track: KSHMR & Snails – The Serpent
Best Remix: Mercer – Encore (Afrojack & SAYMYNAME Remix)
Best Album/EP: Feed Me – Existential Crisis
Best Mix/Set: Zedd – Ultra 2017
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Future Bass (n=446)
Best Artist: Illenium
Best Original Track: Illenium & Gryffin – Feel Good ft. Daya
Best Remix: Illenium ft. Nevve – Fractures (Trivecta Remix)
Best Album/EP: Illenium – Awake
Best Mix/Set: Odesza – A Moment Apart Tour
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Future House (n=256)
Best Artist: Don Diablo
Best Original Track: Don Diablo – Momentum
Best Remix: The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This (Don Diablo Remix)
Best Album/EP: Don Diablo – Past.Present.Future
Best Mix/Set: Don Diablo – Untold Festival 2017
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Hardcore (n=78)
Best Artist: Stonebank
Best Original Track: Darren Styles – Us Against The World
Best Remix: Seven Lions ft. Echos – Cold Skin (Stonebank Remix)
Best Mix/Set: Noize Suppressor vs. Mad Dog – Thunderdome 25
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Hardstyle (n=116)
Best Artist: Headhunterz
Best Original Track: Headhunterz – Destiny
Best Remix: Armin Van Buuren & Vini Vici – Great Spirit (Wildstylez Remix)
Best Album/EP: Project One – EP I
Best Mix/Set: Noisecontrollers & Atmozfears – Qlimax 2017
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Mainstage/Festival Prog House (n=241)
Best Artist: Martin Garrix
Best Original Track: Martin Garrix – Pizza
Best Remix: The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This (Alesso Remix)
Best Album/EP: Third Party – HOPE
Best Mix/Set: Martin Garrix – Tomorrowland 2017
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Other EDM (n=214)
Best Artist: Rezz
Best Original Track: Flume – Hyperreal
Best Remix: J Balvin – Mi Gente (Dillon Francis Remix)
Best Album/EP: Rezz – Mass Manipulation
Best Mix/Set: Jamie Jones b2b Seth Troxler – Ultra 2017
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Pop/EDM Crossovers (n=327)
Best Artist: Martin Garrix
Best Original Track: Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa – Scared to be Lonely
Best Remix: Marshmello & Khalid – Silence (Illenium Remix)
Best Album/EP: Kygo – Kids In Love
Best Mix/Set: Axwell Λ Ingrosso Ultra 2017
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Progressive House (n=125)
Best Artist: Eric Prydz
Best Original Track: Deadmau5 – Polaris
Best Remix: Seven Lions & Jason Ross ft. Paul Meany – Higher Love (Grum Remix)
Best Album/EP: Spencer Brown – Embarcadero EP
Best Mix/Set: Carl Cox – Tomorrowland 2017
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Techno (n=38)
Best Artist: Zac Waters
Best Original Track: Zac Waters – Freak
Best Remix: Oxia – Domino (Rework Edit)
Best Album/EP: Bicep – Bicep
Best Mix/Set: Maya Jane Coles – Essential Mix 2017
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Trance (n=198)
Best Artist: Above & Beyond
Best Original Track: Gareth Emery & Standerwick ft. HALIENE – Saving Light
Best Remix: Dash Berlin ft. Roxanne Emery – Shelter (Yoel Lewis Remix)
Best Album/EP: Infected Mushroom – Return to the Sauce
Best Mix/Set: Above & Beyond – Group Therapy 250
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Trap (n=321)
Best Artist: RL Grime
Best Original Track: RL Grime – Era
Best Remix: Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Skrillex Remix)
Best Album/EP: Boombox Cartel – Cartel EP
Best Mix/Set: RL Grime – Halloween VI
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