Illuzion, Savaya and Zouk Singapore Rewrote DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs for 2026

Savaya became only the fourth Asian club in history to crack the top five of DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs. Down the coast in Phuket, Illuzion is one of eight Thai venues on the same 2026 list, more than any other country in Asia.

DJ Mag revealed the full ranking in April, and Southeast Asia came away with its strongest showing yet: a record Thai contingent, a first top-five finish for the region, and new entries from Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. It also came away with some obvious gaps, which we'll get to.

What DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs Actually Measures

No critics' panel decides this list. Anyone can vote on DJ Mag's global site, or a satellite .cn site for voters in China, ranking up to five clubs in order of preference. First choice gets five points, second gets four, and so on down to one, with each voter's email checked by anti-bot software before the vote counts. Voting opened in January and closed ahead of the April reveal.

That structure rewards the clubs with the loudest, most organized fanbases as much as it rewards the best sound system or booking policy, worth knowing before treating the list as gospel. It's still the closest thing dance music has to a global popularity census, and this year it put more Southeast Asian names on the board than ever.

Savaya Breaks Into the Top Five

Savaya, the clifftop club above Uluwatu's surf break, landed at No. 5, with DJ Mag's own framing calling it only the fourth Asian club ever to reach the top five. The venue has spent the past year building out a nine-day New Year's Eve run with Carl Cox and Nic Fanciulli headlining December 31, and the Top 100 result lands right in the middle of that push. For a room that only opened in 2023, a global top five is a fast climb.

Thailand Puts a Record Eight Clubs on the List

Thailand is the biggest Asian presence on the 2026 list by count, with eight clubs total, more than any other Asian country. Illuzion Phuket leads them at No. 9, the same spot it held last year and still the country's highest-ranked room. Café Del Mar Phuket sits at No. 37, and Bangkok's Atlas Superclub debuts at No. 50.

Further down, Bangkok's VOID makes its first appearance at No. 67, with The Club Khaosan at No. 71 and Pattaya's Republic Club at No. 82 rounding out the list. Koh Samui's Club Seen, fresh off a major relaunch, and Pattaya's World House both made the cut too, though DJ Mag's own reporting and the outlets covering it don't agree closely enough on their exact positions to print one here with confidence.

Singapore and Indonesia Add New Names

Indonesia picked up two new entries in 2026; Singapore's pair both climbed instead. Zouk Singapore jumps 13 spots to No. 17, and Marquee Singapore rises five spots to No. 34. On the Indonesian side, Atlas Superclub's new Bali outpost debuts alongside Jakarta's The H Club, though that one comes with an asterisk: its own booking policy leans on pop and hip hop names like NOAH and Agnez Mo rather than house or techno.

Bali's ShiShi, meanwhile, held on despite dropping 22 spots from last year's ranking, proof a seat on this list is never permanent.

Vietnam Gets Its First Clubs on the List

Two Saigon venues make their debut this year: CINÉ, the 60-year-old cinema turned nightclub, and APLUS Saigon, which lands at No. 59. Both are new to the 2026 list, and both are in Ho Chi Minh City, a city whose own scene has otherwise spent 2026 watching its longest-running techno room close down.

What's Missing: Malaysia, the Philippines and Cambodia

No Malaysian club made the 2026 list at all, not even Zouk Kuala Lumpur, despite running the same brand as the No. 17 club in Singapore. The Philippines and Cambodia are absent too, even though Manila alone has a deep enough scene that Boiler Room has filmed there twice. Mobilizing voters is a different skill from running a good club night, and it shows in who's missing as much as who made it.

FAQ

What is DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs?

It's an annual ranking published by DJ Mag, decided entirely by public vote rather than a critics' panel, where fans rank up to five clubs in order of preference through the magazine's website.

Which Southeast Asian club ranked highest in 2026?

Savaya in Bali, at No. 5, the first Southeast Asian club to reach the global top five and only the fourth Asian club ever to do so.

How many Thai clubs made the 2026 list?

Eight, led by Illuzion Phuket at No. 9, more than any other country in Asia.

Did any Malaysian or Philippine club make the list?

No. Malaysia, the Philippines and Cambodia all have zero clubs on the 2026 ranking, despite each having an active house and techno scene.

Is DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs based on quality, not just votes?

No. It's a public vote with no critics' panel, so it measures which clubs can mobilize the biggest voting fanbase as much as it measures the quality of the room itself.

Cover photo: Illuzion Phuket's own press photography.