Enter Your Top 10 Here

Hello r/trance!

You may remember that previously we held voting for the Best of the 2000s and the Best of 2010s. As we've wrapped up our Best of 2022 end of year festivities, let's dive back down the rabbit hole and see what has stood the test of time.

So, an extra special voting period.

The Best of Trance 1990s

So how does this work?

• This works just like the Annual Best-of Voting that we do every December, but slightly tweaked to capture the best of the 1990s.

• You are still welcome (and encouraged!) to post your favorite songs from this decade in this thread, but only songs entered into the “Enter Your Top 10 Here” Google Doc will count.

What limits are there in voting?

• The only thing that is required is your Top 10 tracks of the 1990s.

• For consistency when counting votes, please format as "Artist - Track (Remix)." For example, in the entry space for Top Tune of the 1990s, I would write: Paul van Dyk - For An Angel (Way Out West Mix).

What constitutes the 1990s?

• The track must have been officially released somehow between January 1st, 1990 and December 31st, 1999. Earlier or later tracks will be invalid. Check Beatport or Discogs if you need to.

• "Official release" means a track was released via Record Label or Individual as stand-alone Track (via Beatport, iTunes, Juno, Physical Media, etc.), as part of an Artist CD or Mix Compilation, or release on Artist/Producer Website or Media Site, offered as Paid or Free Download.

• "Non-Official" would be things such as "heard it on the radio show," previews, or tracks unavailable to legally acquire.

• This rule means that Bootlegs that don’t have an official release are not eligible.

• In case of multiple official releases, either date will work. So if a song was released on a compilation in October of 1999 and as a full, extended mix in January of 2000, it will be allowed in this competition.

How are you counting the tracks?

• For points, consider that higher rated tracks (e.g., #1,#2, #3) would be given more points than lower tracks (e.g., #8). I will detail the point system with the final results.

• Different versions of the same track will be counted for that track (so two top choices of For An Angel (Way Out West Remix) and For An Angel (PvD E-Werk Club Mix) will give top points to For An Angel). When I post the results, I will highlight the most popular remix based on frequency occurrence.

• There are also optional entries for Best Albums, Radio Show, etc. of the 1990s.

Summary / TL;DR

• Submit your responses by March 10th by 11:59:59 PM PST.

• Go vote for your Top Tracks by taking this Google Docs survey here.

Sorry for the long post.

Ask if you have any questions. Comment your thoughts or songs if you'd like.

Cheers,

soccernamlak