House is not a popularity contest. It’s not about your social media follower count. It’s about the music you play, what you do and say, and what you give back. Here, in no particular order, are FAITH’s favourite DJs of 2020: https://defected.com/news/post/faiths-top-50-djs

Same as Frankie, there’s no ‘New Wevvers’
No one remotely comes close to his magical influence. Fail We May, Sail We Must.

Black Magic Girl. Queen of the House. @HONEYDIJON

Forever the DJs fave DJ. @blucu

Resident at The Haçienda, Heaven, Ministry of Sound and Ibiza Rocks amongst countless others & too many radio shows to mention. @DJPAULETTE

Detroit born, Atlanta based. Founder of Underground And Black, resident on NTS Radio, always bringing the very, very best in house music. @AshLauryn313

London Queer club promoters & DJ crew, consisting of James Hillard, Jim Stanton, Severino, and Luke Howard. @horsemeatdisco @LukeHoward1969 @SeverinoDj

aka The Baron. Outspoken on the commercialisation of techno. His long-running White Noise Radio show pushes new & unsigned music. @DJDaveClarke

New York City’s queen of vinyl. Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip-Hop and H.O.U.S.E. @natashadiggs

Her “United Identites HQ” series this year has been outstanding, a true place of musical refuge. @iamcarista

As always, the don for the heads. @djayharvey

Churning out anthem after anthem while looking cute doing it. @LSDXOXO_

His shows during lockdowns have been keeping the heads from going hungry, and the Elton John interview was pure magic. @gillespeterson

Funny f*cker from Sheffield who insta alone brightens up the days but his support of the culture in various ways is invaluable. @lukeunabomber

A young man with a old musical head and great musical pedigree. @MelvoBaptiste

Heroine of São Paulo, offering arguably one of the best underground parties in the world with Mamba Negra

Long time in the Deep House trench but as innovative as ever. Man at the top of his game. @TheAshleyBeedle

Chicago’s Eris Drew, resident at Smart Bar and NYC club The Bunker. Runs the T4T LUV NRG label alongside regular collaborator & partner Octo Octa. @ErisDrew

Balamii Radio & BBC Asian Network resident, DJ sets regularly fusing UK Funky, house, afrobeat & GQOM. @ahadadream

The man behind the scenes of so much that made 2020 musically so good. @lukesolomon

Their marathon sets have carried us through dark times this year & their productions share in that light. @TheCarryNation

Vinyl 45 specialist from Japan

From holding parties in Johhanesburg in the 90’s to running Uzuri Records in Berlin, the sounds of Chicago House via Soweto.

Chicago based DJ, resident at Artful Dodger & Smartbar. @djheather

Acid house originator who has been a permanent presence on the underground scene for four decades. @tharealmikedunn

His online shows have educated & inspired. @LouieVeganyc

Brought gospel techno to a wider audience.

The fiercest thing out of Paris since Chanel No. 5 @Kiddysmile

Co-founder of and resident DJ at Fabric’s queer night Love Child, vocalist for Paranoid London. Fond of the Lady Petrol. @JoshCaffe

NY New School with a lot to say as well as serving up the music. @deeediggity

Joginda Macnack and Mike Richardsutch aka Black Cadmium, production & DJ duo who specialise in the acid sound of London & Detroit. @black_cadmium

Pure unapologetic underground techno from New York City. @JasmineInfiniti

Karin and Ty, Israeli/Curacaoan duo now based in Amsterdam. Proper jacking energy, not afraid to go hard & fast. @officialbgwg

From spiritual jazz to proto grime to Mary J Blige, there’s nothing that doesn’t make sense in the mix when Errol & Alex get going. @touching_bass

If only for his upcoming Fire Islands “shout” but he’s been so much more. @HifiSean

Unsung hero of house and techno living in Queens NYC. Not to be slept on.

Slovenia born, Glasgow based DJ. Resident at Night Rave, owner of Heka Trax, & longtime Amazon Rainforest activist. @iamnightwave

Me Me Me. Techno but without the ******** dullness @Man_Power_Music

A Love From Outer Space. Taking the reins with great humanity. Amazing DJ. @HardwayBros

Co-founder of Dig Deeper & Dusk Camp, Serbian Born / LA Based Masha’s influence on LA’s underground dance music scene is second to none.

Our girl in Cali - doing the UK proud. @DJHeidiLawden

Karen “KG” Nyame’s waves of UK Funky percussion and unorthodox structures are super modernist but capital-H HOUSE @KarenNyameKG

Unashamedly political music - something very worth celebrating.

Londoner Dabbs now operates out of Berlin. House music with a hefty dash of Northern Soul. @amyldabbs

Manchester DJ & NTS resident Anz’s annual genre-defying own production dubs mixes are notorious. @yunganz_

Resident DJ at Bassiani club, in his hometown of Tblisi, Georgia, where he also runs a DJ school & artist community called 11th.

Bake’s sets give you space to get into the zone rather than slamming you with hit after hit, sewing together Dub, Jazz, spectral Detroit cuts, Torsten Profock, Villalobos, and Gemini. @BAKEGLA

Batu aka Omar McCutcheon, runs the Timedance imprint and is resident at Sheffield’s award-winning No Bounds Festival @batu_uk

A Sound Factory disciple who’s back in the game big time. @teddpatterson

Long-running NTS Radio resident DJ in London, deep digger and respected multi-genre head from house and techno to jazz, funk, soul and beyond. @LDLDN

Rinse FM resident, Birmingham’s Jossy Mitsu connects the dots from oldskool rave, UK garage, house & techno. @jossymitsu

Shout out @posthuman @terrystuckshop and all who contributed! Full list : https://defected.com/news/post/faiths-top-50-djs