The year in review
- The Year in Review is a series of reflections on 12 months of electronic music from across the globe.
2023
- Dec 28, 2023Images from some of last year's most striking parties and festivals, as documented by photographer Frankie Casillo.
- Dec 21, 2023A mix of RA staff and contributors—including Elijah, Joe Delon and journalist Delilah Friedler—unpack some of the year's key trends and themes.Resident Advisor
- Dec 19, 20232023 was another year of huge hooks, festival favourites and crossover hits. But which records made the cut?Resident Advisor
- Dec 14, 2023Our selections include big crossover pop and R&B moments, heady Krautrock explorations and techno guided meditations.Resident Advisor
- Dec 12, 2023From Kia's spiralling techno to Lakuti's journey through queer history, here are the mixes that made our year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 7, 2023Love them or hate them, pop edits were present on the dance floor (and the timeline) this year. We round up some of the best.Resident Advisor
- Nov 30, 2023Dr Banana sunglasses, "DJ Tears" natural wine and quality tech recommendations aplenty—for giving or receiving this holiday season.Resident Advisor
2022
- Dec 31, 2022A year-end collection of images from some of 2022's memorable parties and festivals, as documented by photographer Frankie Casillo.
- Dec 27, 2022The world reopened and touring recommenced—but with a suite of new demands.
- Dec 27, 2022As more and more DJs and producers gravitate towards the food business, we reflect on the ways these two disciplines have increasingly overlapped.
- Dec 21, 2022From Leon Vynehall's dynamic instalment for fabric presents to Juba's remarkable connect-the-dots of Afro-diasporic dance music, these are the mixes we had on repeat this year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 20, 2022Thundering showstoppers all the way to shier, suppler electronics. It's all here.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2022A selection of must-have holiday items for every avid listener.Resident Advisor
- Dec 15, 2022From New York to Berlin to Iceland, these are the RA staff's top LPs of 2022.Resident Advisor
2021
- Dec 28, 2021This year heralded a long-awaited return to partying—but not without acute anxieties and urgent conversations around mental health.Whitney Wei
- Dec 23, 2021We reflect on highlights we'd be remiss not to include in our year-end review, from claire rousay's zeitgeist-defining ambient collage to Gaspard Augé's cinematic prog.Resident Advisor
- Dec 22, 2021Six hours of funk, an emotional farewell and an hour of rousing edits made our list of the must-listen mixes of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 21, 2021The tracks we ranked highest this year included Maara's trance-inflected techno and UNIIQU3's hip-swinging Jersey Club.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2021Scandals, legal battles and the return of nightlife—RA's news editor reflects on the defining moments in another tumultuous year for electronic music.
- Dec 15, 2021Leftfield R&B, rave euphoria, ambient jazz—the RA staff and contributors pick their favorite albums of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 13, 2021Ilian Tape rolling papers, a pocket drum machine, 做 NYC overalls and more—for giving or receiving this holiday season.
- Dec 9, 2021We look back on the highlight reel of memorable parties and festivals in the past year, as documented by photographer Frankie Casillo.
- Dec 2, 2021How the return of clubbing helped writer Katie Thomas process the loss of her mother—and honour her on the dance floor.
2020
- Dec 23, 2020RA staff and contributors pick their favourite albums of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 21, 2020Selected by our writers, editors and staff, here are the mixes we enjoyed most this year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 21, 2020We run through 20 of the tracks that got us through 2020.Resident Advisor
- Dec 21, 2020We reflect on the changing landscape of events with a timeline of our key stories from this year.Resident Advisor
- Jan 28, 2020Demand for old music boomed in the 2010s. Here we list our top 20 reissues of the past ten years.Resident Advisor
- Jan 23, 2020Ash Lauryn on women in dance music, then and now.
- Jan 22, 2020RA staff look back on the definitive albums of the 2010s.Resident Advisor
- Jan 22, 2020Western Europe and North America have long dominated dance music's cultural narrative, but is this being challenged? Steph Lee reflects on how the past decade owes its newest sounds to other parts of the globe.
- Jan 22, 2020Today we launch our look back on electronic music in the 2010s. Here's how we did it.
2019
- Dec 27, 2019Enjoy some of our best in-depth journalism from the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 26, 2019We round up some of our favourite films of the past year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 11, 2019RA staff pick their favourite tracks of the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 10, 2019RA staff pick their favourite full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 9, 2019Our writers highlight the sounds, artists, parties and movements that defined the year.Resident Advisor
2018
- Dec 28, 2018We round up some of our favourite films of the past year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 27, 2018Enjoy some of our best in-depth journalism from the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 17, 2018Artists, promoters, bookers and label heads talk about their year in electronic music.Resident Advisor
- Dec 12, 2018RA staff pick their favourite tracks from the last 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 11, 2018RA staff pick their favourite electronic albums from the last 12 months.Resident Advisor
2017
- Dec 18, 2017We highlight the artists and musical movements that defined the year.Resident Advisor
2016
- Dec 21, 2016The 2016 polls come to a close with the RA staff's tracks of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 19, 2016The RA staff pick their favourite mixes, compilations and reissues from this year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2016The RA staff vote for their favourite labels of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 12, 2016The RA staff pick the best full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 8, 2016The RA readers pick their favourite live acts of 2016.Resident Advisor
- Dec 6, 2016The 2016 polls begin with the RA readers' top DJs of the year.Resident Advisor
2015
- Dec 22, 2015We wrap up the 2015 polls season with the RA staff's tracks of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 18, 2015The best mixes and compilations of the year, as selected by the RA staff.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2015The RA staff continue the polls season with our top labels of 2015.Resident Advisor
- Dec 14, 2015The RA staff pick the best full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 10, 2015RA's readers pick the top live acts of the year.Resident Advisor
2014
- Dec 19, 2014This year's polls season comes to a close with the RA staff's 50 favourite tracks of 2014.Resident Advisor
- Dec 17, 2014The RA staff pick the best full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2014The RA staff select their favourite compilations, online mixes and official mixes of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 12, 2014The RA staff choose their favourite record labels of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 10, 2014The polls roll on with your favourite live acts of 2014.Resident Advisor
- Dec 8, 2014Our polls kick off with your favourite DJs of 2014.Resident Advisor
2013
- Dec 20, 2013The RA staff finishes the polls season with the tracks of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 18, 2013The RA staff select the best full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2013The RA staff choose the compilations, online mixes and official mixes of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 13, 2013Our polls season continues with the RA staff's favourite labels of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 11, 2013The RA readers choose their favourite live acts of the year.Resident Advisor
2012
- Dec 18, 2012The RA staff count down their favourite tracks of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 14, 2012The RA staff highlight our favourite full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 12, 2012The RA staff votes on their favourite compilations, online mixes and official mixes of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 11, 2012The RA staff pick their favourite imprints of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 6, 2012The RA readers select their favourite performers of the past year.Resident Advisor
2011
- Dec 16, 2011The polls are closed and the votes are in: It's RA's top tracks of the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 14, 2011RA goes long, highlighting our favourite full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 13, 2011The staff at RA flag up the mixes and compilations that did the business in the past 365 days.Resident Advisor
- Dec 9, 2011The RA staff takes up the polling duties, counting down the best imprints of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 7, 2011RA's readers weigh in with their picks for the finest performers of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 6, 2011RA begins two weeks of polls with the readers' choice of the finest DJs of the year.Resident Advisor
2010
- Dec 17, 2010RA winds up its year-end polls with the staff's take on the top tunes of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 15, 2010The RA staff reveals their favourite long players of the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 13, 2010RA plays selector, dialing up the top mixes and compilations of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 10, 2010RA's staff takes over polling duties, as we run down the top imprints of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 8, 2010The RA readership pinpoints their favourite performers of the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 6, 2010RA's readers start the poll season off by picking out their favourite DJs of the year.Resident Advisor
- Jan 29, 2010RA concludes its week-long look back with our round-up of the best tracks of the past decade.Resident Advisor
- Jan 27, 2010RA celebrates the art of the mix with our list of the best compilations of the past ten years.Resident Advisor
- Jan 25, 2010RA begins its week-long look back at the past decade with our list of the finest long players.Resident Advisor
2009
- Dec 18, 2009RA concludes its year-end coverage with the top tracks of the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 16, 2009The votes are in: RA reveals the best long-players of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 14, 2009The RA staff highlights the finest mixes and compilations of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 11, 2009RA's staff chooses their favourite imprints of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 9, 2009Laptops, hardware, saxophones, oh my! The RA readers choose their top live acts of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 7, 2009RA's readers start the poll season off by picking out their favourite DJs of the year.Resident Advisor
2008
- Dec 22, 2008RA concludes its year-end coverage with the top tracks of the past 12 months.Resident Advisor
- Dec 19, 2008RA turns to its readers to see who they decided were the best DJs in the world in 2008.Resident Advisor
- Dec 17, 2008RA celebrates the best artist full-lengths of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 15, 2008RA tallies the best mixes, compilations and reissues of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 10, 2008RA's year-end poll extravaganza begins with the top imprints of 2008.Resident Advisor
- Dec 10, 2008RA's year-end countdown continues with the Top 10 live acts of 2008.Resident Advisor
- Dec 8, 2008RA's contributors honour the best remix work of the year.Resident Advisor
2007
- Dec 26, 2007RA contributors select the top 30 tracks of the year.Resident Advisor
- Dec 24, 2007You’ve judged them in the threads, now it’s our turn. RA podcast selector Richard Chinn tallies the votes for best RA podcast of the year.Richard Chinn
- Dec 21, 2007Steve Mizek hands out the statues for live acts in 2007.
- Dec 19, 2007Announcing the winners of the RA Album Poll. But first Lee Smith looks back at a great year for longplaying records.
- Dec 18, 2007Todd L. Burns tallies the votes for top record labels of the year.
- Dec 18, 2007RA contributors vote for their favourite remixes of the year. Ronan Fitzgerald opens the envelope.
- Dec 14, 2007Peter Chambers hands out the bouquets for production genius in 2007.
- Dec 13, 2007The votes are in! RA's annual poll kicks off today with our top ten compilations of the year, as voted by RA contributors. But first our resident mix freak Stéphane Girard defends the honour of his beloved format.
2006
- Dec 31, 2006Dance music is a singles genre, and so here it is - the best thirty tracks that have landed on our turntables this year.Resident Advisor
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- Dec 22, 2006Live acts. When the computers perform the music, what exactly is an artist supposed to do?Resident Advisor
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