Skip to content

Best techno artists of the 2000s

The industry lost control of distribution and the music got stranger for it. Blogs did the job radio used to do. The South took the charts outright, and Kanye West began a run of reinventions that outlasted the decade he started it in.

Everyone who released a techno album in the 2000s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Fennesz№ 1Fennesz1 album here4.1Weighted score4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  1. 2The ProdigyThe Prodigy6 albums here4.14.1 avg · 25 ratings
  2. 3SparksSparks1 album here4.04.0 avg · 21 ratings
  3. 4Fatboy SlimFatboy Slim19 albums here3.83.8 avg · 18 ratings
  4. 5Boris BrejchaBoris Brejcha7 albums here3.83.7 avg · 8 ratings
  5. 6UnderworldUnderworld12 albums here3.83.7 avg · 26 ratings
  6. 7CybotronCybotron3 albums here3.63.0 avg · 3 ratings
  7. 8Matthew DearMatthew Dear6 albums here3.42.6 avg · 4 ratings
  8. 9Carl CraigCarl Craig3 albums here2 ratings
  9. 10AxwellAxwell2 albums here1 rating
  10. 11WaterflameWaterflame1 album here1 rating
  11. 12Andy StottAndy Stott2 albums here1 rating
  12. 13Susumu YokotaSusumu Yokota1 album here1 rating
  13. 14Vladislav DelayVladislav Delay2 albums here1 rating
  14. 15Terrence DixonTerrence Dixon1 album here1 rating
  15. 16Jeff MillsJeff Mills5 albums here1 rating
  16. 17DJ AntoineDJ Antoine1 album here
  17. 18Paul KalkbrennerPaul Kalkbrenner6 albums here
  18. 19BasshunterBasshunter7 albums here
  19. 20ScooterScooter13 albums here
  20. 21Laidback LukeLaidback Luke1 album here
  21. 22Ben KlockBen Klock2 albums here
  22. 23LeftfieldLeftfield2 albums here
  23. 24OrbitalOrbital6 albums here
  24. 25DJ Paul ElstakDJ Paul Elstak5 albums here
  25. 26Underground ResistanceUnderground Resistance3 albums here
  26. 27PlastikmanPlastikman1 album here
  27. 28Nathan FakeNathan Fake2 albums here
  28. 29CollegeCollege2 albums here
  29. 30Christian SmithChristian Smith1 album here
  30. 31Joey NegroJoey Negro2 albums here
  31. 32808 State808 State1 album here
  32. 33Octave OneOctave One5 albums here
  33. 34Juan AtkinsJuan Atkins3 albums here
  34. 35FunkermanFunkerman2 albums here
  35. 36Ida CorrIda Corr1 album here
  36. 37Kenny LarkinKenny Larkin2 albums here
  37. 38Kenny “Dope” GonzalezKenny “Dope” Gonzalez3 albums here
  38. 39Phunk InvestigationPhunk Investigation1 album here
  39. 40LFOLFO1 album here
  40. 41Mouse on MarsMouse on Mars1 album here
  41. 42LucyLucy2 albums here
  42. 43DrexciyaDrexciya2 albums here
  43. 44The Black DogThe Black Dog6 albums here
  44. 45The ShamenThe Shamen2 albums here
  45. 46Basic ChannelBasic Channel3 albums here
  46. 47Adam KasperAdam Kasper1 album here
  47. 48Utah SaintsUtah Saints2 albums here
  48. 49OGUZOGUZ1 album here
  49. 50PearlPearl1 album here

Rate the artists, not just the records

An artist's score here is every rating their catalog has collected. Add yours and the order moves.

Build a list or tier of your own

All genres, the 2000s →