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The Techno 100

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Enter — Cybotron
No. 14
Enter
Cybotron
1983🇺🇸Detroit electro origin
90 — 808 State
No. 35
90
808 State
1989🇬🇧UK acid house
Paradise — Inner City
No. 36
Paradise
Inner City
1989🇺🇸Techno pop
Frequencies — LFO
No. 12
Frequencies
LFO
1991🇬🇧Bleep techno
Microgravity — Biosphere
No. 34
Microgravity
Biosphere
1991🇳🇴Arctic ambient
Waveform Transmission Vol. 1 — Jeff Mills
No. 2
Waveform Transmission Vol. 1
Jeff Mills
1992🇺🇸Hard techno
Selected Ambient Works 85–92 — Aphex Twin
No. 6
Selected Ambient Works 85–92
Aphex Twin
1992🇬🇧Ambient techno
X-102 Discovers the Rings of Saturn — X-102
No. 19
X-102 Discovers the Rings of Saturn
X-102
1992🇺🇸Concept techno
Accident in Paradise — Sven Väth
No. 26
Accident in Paradise
Sven Väth
1992🇩🇪Trance techno
The 4th Sign — CJ Bolland
No. 27
The 4th Sign
CJ Bolland
1992🇧🇪R&S techno
Sheet One — Plastikman
No. 1
Sheet One
Plastikman
1993🇨🇦Minimal acid
Dimension Intrusion — FUSE
No. 20
Dimension Intrusion
FUSE
1993🇨🇦Ambient acid
Surfing on Sine Waves — Polygon Window
No. 21
Surfing on Sine Waves
Polygon Window
1993🇬🇧Braindance techno
Ginger — Speedy J
No. 22
Ginger
Speedy J
1993🇳🇱Melodic techno
Electro-Soma — B12
No. 23
Electro-Soma
B12
1993🇬🇧Warp techno
Bytes — The Black Dog
No. 24
Bytes
The Black Dog
1993🇬🇧Warp techno
Orbital 2 — Orbital
No. 25
Orbital 2
Orbital
1993🇬🇧UK techno
Minimal Nation — Robert Hood
No. 3
Minimal Nation
Robert Hood
1994🇺🇸Minimal
dubnobasswithmyheadman — Underworld
No. 16
dubnobasswithmyheadman
Underworld
1994🇬🇧Progressive techno
Internal Empire — Robert Hood
No. 17
Internal Empire
Robert Hood
1994🇺🇸Minimal soul
Azimuth — Kenny Larkin
No. 28
Azimuth
Kenny Larkin
1994🇺🇸Detroit deep
Acid Mt. Fuji — Susumu Yokota
No. 31
Acid Mt. Fuji
Susumu Yokota
1994🇯🇵Acid ambient
Metri — Ø
No. 32
Metri
Ø
1994🇫🇮Sähkö minimal
Gymnastics — Regis
No. 40
Gymnastics
Regis
1994🇬🇧Birmingham techno
Waveform Transmission Vol. 3 — Jeff Mills
No. 52
Waveform Transmission Vol. 3
Jeff Mills
1994🇺🇸Axis blueprint
The Silicon Dawn — Dan Curtin
No. 93
The Silicon Dawn
Dan Curtin
1994🇺🇸Cosmic Detroit
Deep Space — Model 500
No. 4
Deep Space
Model 500
1995🇺🇸Detroit techno
BCD — Basic Channel
No. 11
BCD
Basic Channel
1995🇩🇪Dub techno source
Secret Life of Machines — Sterac
No. 29
Secret Life of Machines
Sterac
1995🇳🇱Deep minimal
Jelly Tones — Ken Ishii
No. 30
Jelly Tones
Ken Ishii
1995🇯🇵Japanese techno
Landcruising — Carl Craig
No. 78
Landcruising
Carl Craig
1995🇺🇸Detroit deep
Biokinetics — Porter Ricks
No. 5
Biokinetics
Porter Ricks
1996🇩🇪Dub techno
In Sides — Orbital
No. 13
In Sides
Orbital
1996🇬🇧Epic techno
Archive One — Dave Clarke
No. 37
Archive One
Dave Clarke
1996🇬🇧Hard UK techno
Ten Days of Blue — John Beltran
No. 43
Ten Days of Blue
John Beltran
1996🇺🇸Ambient Detroit
On a Journey — K-Hand
No. 44
On a Journey
K-Hand
1996🇺🇸Detroit deep
Second Toughest in the Infants — Underworld
No. 53
Second Toughest in the Infants
Underworld
1996🇬🇧Progressive techno
More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art — Carl Craig
No. 7
More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art
Carl Craig
1997🇺🇸Detroit techno
Kulma — Pan Sonic
No. 33
Kulma
Pan Sonic
1997🇫🇮Minimal noise
Freek Funk — Luke Slater
No. 38
Freek Funk
Luke Slater
1997🇬🇧UK funk techno
Basictonalvocabulary — Surgeon
No. 39
Basictonalvocabulary
Surgeon
1997🇬🇧Birmingham techno
30 — Laurent Garnier
No. 42
30
Laurent Garnier
1997🇫🇷French techno
Elevations — Vainqueur
No. 47
Elevations
Vainqueur
1997🇩🇪Chain Reaction
Hongkong — Monolake
No. 49
Hongkong
Monolake
1997🇩🇪Digital dub
Studio 1 — Studio 1
No. 91
Studio 1
Studio 1
1997🇩🇪Colored minimal
Consumed — Plastikman
No. 8
Consumed
Plastikman
1998🇨🇦Minimal void
Interstellar Fugitives — Underground Resistance
No. 18
Interstellar Fugitives
Underground Resistance
1998🇺🇸Militant techno
1 — Pole
No. 89
1
Pole
1998🇩🇪Glitch dub
Neptune's Lair — Drexciya
No. 9
Neptune's Lair
Drexciya
1999🇺🇸Detroit electro
Deeparture in Time — Aril Brikha
No. 45
Deeparture in Time
Aril Brikha
1999🇸🇪Detroit-school
Vibrant Forms — Fluxion
No. 48
Vibrant Forms
Fluxion
1999🇬🇷Chain Reaction
Königsforst — Gas
No. 50
Königsforst
Gas
1999🇩🇪Forest techno
Unreasonable Behaviour — Laurent Garnier
No. 15
Unreasonable Behaviour
Laurent Garnier
2000🇫🇷French techno
Point 2 — James Ruskin
No. 41
Point 2
James Ruskin
2000🇬🇧Blueprint techno
From the Far Future — Terrence Dixon
No. 46
From the Far Future
Terrence Dixon
2000🇺🇸Minimal Detroit
Pop — GAS
No. 51
Pop
GAS
2000🇩🇪Ambient techno
Multila — Vladislav Delay
No. 90
Multila
Vladislav Delay
2000🇫🇮Abstract dub
Lifestyles of the Laptop Café — The Other People Place
No. 79
Lifestyles of the Laptop Café
The Other People Place
2001🇺🇸Bedroom electro
Harnessed the Storm — Drexciya
No. 80
Harnessed the Storm
Drexciya
2002🇺🇸Aquatic electro
Alcachofa — Ricardo Villalobos
No. 10
Alcachofa
Ricardo Villalobos
2003🇨🇱Microhouse
Berlinette — Ellen Allien
No. 54
Berlinette
Ellen Allien
2003🇩🇪BPitch electronica
The Last Resort — Trentemøller
No. 55
The Last Resort
Trentemøller
2006🇩🇰Melancholic techno
From Here We Go Sublime — The Field
No. 56
From Here We Go Sublime
The Field
2007🇸🇪Loop techno
The Coldest Season — Deepchord presents Echospace
No. 57
The Coldest Season
Deepchord presents Echospace
2007🇺🇸Dub techno revival
Shedding the Past — Shed
No. 58
Shedding the Past
Shed
2008🇩🇪Berghain era
Rigning — Yagya
No. 81
Rigning
Yagya
2009🇮🇸Rain techno
One — Ben Klock
No. 83
One
Ben Klock
2009🇩🇪Berghain era
Feed-Forward — Sandwell District
No. 59
Feed-Forward
Sandwell District
2010🇬🇧Post-industrial
K — Donato Dozzy
No. 82
K
Donato Dozzy
2010🇮🇹Hypnotic techno
Dettmann — Marcel Dettmann
No. 84
Dettmann
Marcel Dettmann
2010🇩🇪Berghain era
Entropic City — Peter Van Hoesen
No. 97
Entropic City
Peter Van Hoesen
2010🇧🇪Belgian techno
The Messenger — Planetary Assault Systems
No. 86
The Messenger
Planetary Assault Systems
2011🇬🇧Hypnotic loop techno
Negative Fascination — Silent Servant
No. 60
Negative Fascination
Silent Servant
2012🇺🇸Industrial techno
Voices from the Lake — Voices from the Lake
No. 61
Voices from the Lake
Voices from the Lake
2012🇮🇹Hypnotic techno
Luxury Problems — Andy Stott
No. 92
Luxury Problems
Andy Stott
2012🇬🇧Slowed techno
Immunity — Jon Hopkins
No. 62
Immunity
Jon Hopkins
2013🇬🇧Melodic techno
Drone Logic — Daniel Avery
No. 63
Drone Logic
Daniel Avery
2013🇬🇧Psychedelic techno
Aleph — Gesaffelstein
No. 64
Aleph
Gesaffelstein
2013🇫🇷Dark techno
Borderland — Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald
No. 65
Borderland
Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald
2013🇩🇪Detroit-Berlin axis
Incubation — Function
No. 85
Incubation
Function
2013🇺🇸Berghain era
Dispatches — Mike Parker
No. 99
Dispatches
Mike Parker
2013🇺🇸Hypnotic minimal
Torus — Vril
No. 66
Torus
Vril
2014🇩🇪Deep hypnotic
Flatland — Objekt
No. 67
Flatland
Objekt
2014🇬🇧Techno bass
The Power and the Glory — Perc
No. 68
The Power and the Glory
Perc
2014🇬🇧Industrial techno
Solens Arc — Kangding Ray
No. 87
Solens Arc
Kangding Ray
2014🇫🇷Raster techno
Phobos — Neel
No. 98
Phobos
Neel
2014🇮🇹Martian ambient
2845 — Convextion
No. 69
2845
Convextion
2016🇺🇸Deep space techno
Compro — Skee Mask
No. 70
Compro
Skee Mask
2018🇩🇪Breakbeat techno
Wet Will Always Dry — Blawan
No. 71
Wet Will Always Dry
Blawan
2018🇬🇧Modular techno
Working Class Woman — Marie Davidson
No. 72
Working Class Woman
Marie Davidson
2018🇨🇦Spoken techno
The Jericho Records — Ancient Methods
No. 88
The Jericho Records
Ancient Methods
2018🇩🇪War techno
Utility — Barker
No. 73
Utility
Barker
2019🇬🇧Kickless techno
Edge of Everything — Paula Temple
No. 74
Edge of Everything
Paula Temple
2019🇬🇧Noise techno
Hymn to Moisture — Rrose
No. 75
Hymn to Moisture
Rrose
2019🇺🇸Body techno
Workaround — Beatrice Dillon
No. 94
Workaround
Beatrice Dillon
2020🇬🇧Precision techno
Pool — Skee Mask
No. 76
Pool
Skee Mask
2021🇩🇪Breakbeat techno
Verve — JakoJako
No. 95
Verve
JakoJako
2022🇩🇪Modular techno
Crash Recoil — Surgeon
No. 77
Crash Recoil
Surgeon
2023🇬🇧Live techno
Agartha — Wata Igarashi
No. 96
Agartha
Wata Igarashi
2023🇯🇵Psychedelic techno
Mothearth — Anetha
No. 100
Mothearth
Anetha
2023🇫🇷Trance techno revival

Curation notes

  • Crossed from the RateYourMusic techno charts, Resident Advisor and FACT canons per scene (Detroit, minimal, dub, UK, Berlin, industrial), 1983–2023.
  • Techno is a 12-inch and DJ-mix culture: studio albums only, no mixes (DE9, fabric…) — one assumed exception, BCD, Basic Channel collecting their own maxis.
  • Per-crew caps: Richie Hawtin ×3 across aliases (Plastikman, FUSE), Wolfgang Voigt ×3 (Gas, Studio 1), the Drexciya family ×3.
  • Kraftwerk stays on the Electronic shelf (roots); house, pure electro, IDM and ambient will get their own sub-genre tops.
  • Narrowly missed: Musik, 69's The Sound of Music, Force + Form, We Are Monster and Floorplan (future house top), Qualm and Aux 88 (future electro top), Good Lies…