Fred again.. House Surge Meets BENNETT Techno
By SoundStash · 2026-09-14 · 7 min read

For the week of 14 September 2026, the electronic charts are less about quiet rotation and more about scene-level resets. House has effectively rebuilt its top ten around crossover festival power, techno has opened the door to new names at high velocity, and phonk is showing a rare case of one artist controlling the entire track conversation.
The biggest movers are the new-entry heavy charts: Fred again.. lands straight at No. 1 in house, while BENNETT climbs to the top of techno and Soave, EVAOS, Mark Michael, Julian Jeweil, Reinier Zonneveld, Amotik and Charlotte de Witte all enter behind him. In drum & bass, Hybrid Minds arriving at No. 5 and Fred V at No. 8 signal a melodic counterweight to the Chase & Status-led peak-time grip.
For DJs, this is a week to think in arcs rather than isolated drops. The data points toward harder, more direct energy in techno and dubstep, emotionally readable vocals in house and drum & bass, and long-blend tension from progressive and melodic techno.
Drum & Bass: Hybrid Minds Soften the Peak-Time Bloc
Chase & Status, Sub Focus and Wilkinson hold the top three, which confirms that drum & bass is still being steered by big-room vocal hooks and MC-led pressure. “Baddadan” remains the obvious riot starter, and “Disconnect” continues to be the crossover weapon for DJs who need impact without abandoning melody.
The movement comes just beneath the podium. Dimension is up to No. 4, while Hybrid Minds enter at No. 5 and Fred V arrives at No. 8. That tells us the scene is not only rewarding jump-up aggression or stadium D&B; it is making room for liquid-adjacent, emotional records that can sit between harder sections. Hybrid Minds and Venbee’s “Lost” is the clearest add for DJs playing later warm-up or post-peak reset moments.
In a set, use “Follow The Light” by Dimension as a bright lift after a darker roller, then move into “All For You” by Camo & Krooked and Mefjus if the room can handle technical pressure. “Problematic” by Hedex and Eksman belongs closer to peak time, especially if you are building toward a reload moment. “Selecta” by S.P.Y. is the utility record here: tight enough for a transition, recognizable enough to steady the floor.
House: Fred again.. Turns the Top Ten Into a Vocal Field
House has the week’s most dramatic reset. Fred again.. enters at No. 1, while Calvin Harris, MK, Gorgon City, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta and Disclosure all appear as new entries. John Summit, Dom Dolla and Fisher moving up behind Fred again.. shows a chart swinging toward festival house with direct vocals, clean drops and immediate recognition.
The track list backs that up. “Rhyme Dust” by MK and Dom Dolla is the most flexible club tool: chunky enough for tech-house rooms, but hooky enough for a main-stage crowd. “Where You Are” by John Summit and Hayla is the emotional peak record, better placed when the room is already warm rather than used too early.
DJs should treat “My Life” and “Turn On The Lights Again..” from Fred again.. and Swedish House Mafia as hands-in-the-air transition records, not anonymous mix tools. “Satisfaction (Extended Mix)” by Benny Benassi and David Guetta is a nostalgia bomb, so use it deliberately: late peak, short tease, or a high-impact festival edit slot. “Afraid To Feel” by LF System and “Do It To It” by ACRAZE featuring Cherish remain reliable early peak bridges for open-format house sets.
Techno: BENNETT Leads a New-Entry Shockwave
BENNETT moving up to No. 1 with “Vois sur ton chemin - Techno Mix” captures the current appetite for melodic familiarity wrapped in hard, functional techno drive. ILYAA slips to No. 2, while Creeds rises to No. 3, keeping “Bla Bla Bla” and “Push Up - Main Edit” in the high-impact lane.
The bigger story is the flood of new names: Soave, EVAOS, Mark Michael, Julian Jeweil, Reinier Zonneveld, Amotik and Charlotte de Witte all enter the DJ chart. That volume of new entries suggests techno DJs are rotating fast toward fresh weapons rather than simply leaning on established peak-time staples.
For programming, “Mirage” by Mark Michael is a good pressure-builder before the hardest section of the night. “Eating Concrete - Julian Jeweil Remix” by Reinier Zonneveld and Julian Jeweil should be treated as a peak weapon, especially in warehouse-leaning sets. Amotik’s “Aage” offers a tougher, more hypnotic route, while Charlotte de Witte’s “Milky Way” can sit near the end of a set when you want scale without losing momentum.
Melodic Techno and Progressive: Tension Beats Flash
Melodic techno remains anchored by Anyma at No. 1, with “Abyss” and “Neo-Consciousness” keeping the sound cinematic and cleanly engineered. CamelPhat and Miss Monique both move up, while Cassian, Kevin de Vries, Colyn and Argy arrive as new entries, showing that the scene is rewarding producers who can balance emotional lift with club-weight low end.
The practical DJ takeaway is to build slowly. “Slow Down” by Rafael Cerato and MORGANJ and “All I See Is Us” by KASIA, Eli & Dani are strong mid-set tension records; they will do more damage if you let them breathe rather than rushing to the drop. “I Keep Going (Extended Version)” by Helsloot and Chris Howard works well as a late warm-up closer or a first-hour handoff into tougher material.
Progressive is more stable at the top, with Durante and Emi Galvan holding No. 1 and No. 2, but ALLKNIGHT and Mayro entering at No. 3 and No. 4 matters. “Lunar Circuit” by Durante and Emi Galvan, “How Does It Feel” by Durante and ALLKNIGHT, and “Mantra (ABGT685) - Mixed” by Durante and Mayro suggest a focused, melodic-progressive lane built for long blends. Use these in the first third of a set, or as a reset after a heavy techno passage.
Dubstep and Phonk: Two Different Kinds of Dominance
Dubstep’s top end is steady but sharpening. MUST DIE! stays at No. 1, Zomboy moves up to No. 2, and DUX (NL) rises to No. 4. The new entries from Omar+, Casey Club, On Deck and Louis (PL) show a chart hungry for fresh identities, but the headline remains high-definition aggression from names with strong sound-design fingerprints.
For DJs, MUST DIE!’s “BLOODBATH AND BEYOND CHART” and Zomboy’s “Emulator CHART” are peak-time selections rather than warm-up material. Axel Boy’s “Proximity EP Chart” and DUX (NL)’s “NOISE CHART” can bridge from groove-based bass music into heavier drops, while Omar+’s “Can’t Slow Down Chart” is a useful momentum record when you need to raise intensity without detonating too soon.
Phonk is more extreme: PHONKMAN holds No. 1 on the DJ chart and owns every trending track from “Montagem Inferno” through “Shxck.” Kordhell, DVRST and Hensonn all move up, but the track chart says the audience is locked into PHONKMAN’s montage-driven sound. In DJ terms, use “Montagem Inferno” or “MONTAGEM FAVELA” as short, viral-energy injections in bass, trap or hard dance sets; avoid overloading a full section unless the room is already phonk-literate.
Trance: Stability at the Top, Pressure From Frank Dueffel
Trance is the week’s most orderly chart. Gareth Emery, Allen Watts, Ferry Corsten, Evgeny Lebedev and Factor B all hold the top five, which points to a loyal audience still valuing classic structure, extended builds and clear melodic payoffs. The biggest visible move is Frank Dueffel entering at No. 6 with “Flamingo.”
That Frank Dueffel entry matters because Ciaran McAuley, Cosmic Gate, Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk all move down. It does not mean the legends are fading out of sets; it means newer or less overexposed records are getting space in DJ charts that can otherwise be slow to turn over.
Set-wise, “I Saw Your Face - Fatum Remix” by Gareth Emery is a polished early peak selection, while Allen Watts’ “Another You” and Factor B’s “Revelations” should sit deeper into the emotional lift. “On The Run - Ferry Corsten Remix” by We Are Loud can bridge classic and modern trance crowds, and Cosmic Gate’s “The Launch - Extended Mix” is best saved for a familiar-room payoff.
Keep going: Drum & Bass DJ chart: /charts/drum-and-bass · Dubstep DJ chart: /charts/dubstep · House DJ chart: /charts/house · Drum & Bass trending tracks: /trending/drum-and-bass · Dubstep trending tracks: /trending/dubstep · the DJ set planner: /planner · how to plan a DJ set: /guides/how-to-plan-a-dj-set.
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