Beatport Top 10 Revivial

Beatport's Top Ten chart used to be dance music's most important barometer - until homogenization and shifts in the industry led to a serious loss of credibility within the community. Dancing Astronaut describes the downfall of Beatport's Top 10 succinctly stating that: "Progressive House, or at least its bastardized mainstream offshoot, seemingly dominated the charts without end, with but a few other genre outliers cutting through the noise."But over the past few years, the Top 10 chart has shifted back into what made it so essential in the first place: great, trending music (without fillers), that accurately reflects the diverse scene it represents. And while this may not matter to anyone who isn't interested in dance-music culture, it's important to note that "All of this points to not just the legitimacy of a post-EDM era (yes, that's unfortunately a term), but a bonafide revitalization and reaffirmation of house and techno culture." Read more on the revival of Beatport's Top 10 chart here.