1 SPACE IBIZA

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After just 12 months away from the top spot, the clubbing world has spoken and has decided to right their collective wrong by voting the now 27 year old Space back into the number one position in...

2 GREEN VALLEY

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Green Valley is the Brazilian clubbing Mecca that needs no introduction.

3 AMNESIA

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There's few clubbing experiences more fabled than watching the sunrise over the Amnesia terrace.

4 PACHA IBIZA

No change

As one of the White Isle’s longest-standing nightlife institutions, you’d be hard pressed to find an Ibiza clubber who wouldn’t recognise Pacha’s famous cherry logo.

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7 HAKKASAN

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9 SIRENA

Up 1

South America might still be a what some DJs insist on calling an ‘emerging territory’, but the fact that Sirenna has been serving up electronic music for 23 years shows that Brazil has deeper...

10 BCM PLANET DANCE

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Magaluf may have a certain rep amongst some clubbers, but its biggest nightclub by far — BCM Mallorca, aka BCM Planet Dance — has still managed to persuade the world’s biggest DJs to spin in its...

11 PAPAYA

Up 9

There’s no shortage of beachside clubs in Croatia, though few have notched up as many big-name bookings as Papaya.

12 DC10

Up 2

It may not be the longest running or the biggest of Ibiza’s famed club empires, but for many DC-10 is the pinnacle of the island’s dance thrills.

13 ECHOSTAGE

Up 5

The team behind GLOW, D.C.’s longest-running EDM promotions company, opened Echostage in September of 2012 to accommodate both their growing crowds and the increasing tech requirements of the acts...

14 PARADISE CLUB

Up 3

Suspended on a rocky outcrop on the Greek island of Mykonos, Paradise Beach Club sports on hell of a view.

15 FABRIC

No change

When it first opened in 1999, Fabric was a top class addition to London’s underground nightlife.

16 BERGHAIN / PANORAMA BAR

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The simple but effective two pronged attack of this underground dance music mecca continues to be like catnip to cool club kids all over the world.

17 BOOTSHAUS

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18 ANZU

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19 MOTION

Up 5

20 NOA BEACH CLUB CROATIA

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21 WARUNG

Up 5

22 CAVO PARADISO

Up 1

23 MINISTRY OF SOUND

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Ministry is a global clubbing institution, pivoted around its celebrated premises in Elephant & Castle in south-east London — an inner city area that it’s been instrumental in regenerating...

24 GUABA BEACH CLUB

Up 5

Originally just a small seaside beach hut, Guaba has long since outgrown its humble origins, now accommodating some 2500 clubbers.

25 COCORICO

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Before you have even heard a beat, Rimini club Cocorico...

26 ZOUK KL

Up 12

27 SANKEYS IBIZA

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28 THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT

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29 BAUM

Up 14

Situated in the heart of Bogota, Baum has established itself as one of biggest and most popular nightclubs in the Colombian capital.

30 AIR AMSTERDAM

Up 3

Albeit a cliched phrase, AIR is the phoenix that rose from the ashes of Amsterdam’s legendary club iT, which ran from 1989 to 2002.

31 DIGITAL NEWCASTLE

Up 4

Digital Newcastle has set the bar for clubbing in the North East of England since day one.

32 OMNIA

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33 EXCHANGE LA

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34 ARMA 17

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35 MARQUEE

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36 ELROW

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37 MATAHARI

Up 6

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40 EL FORTIN

Up 7

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42 AVALON HOLLYWOOD

Up 3

This club lives up to its name in plenty of ways, not the least of which is the historic structure it inhabits — The Hollywood Playhouse, built in 1927, has been home to countless prolific acts...

43 ICON

New Entry

Meet Icon, the Miami nightclub that moved into Mansion’s landmark mansion in 2015.

44 GUENDALINA

Up 5

Because of its location on the very heel of the boot of Italy, ...

45 AQUARIUS

Up 8

Aquarius is one of the many Croatian hotspots that have become well known to clubbers all over Europe in recent years.

46 NEW CITY GAS

Up 6

New City Gas is Montreal’s sprawling, 40,000 square foot power plant-turned-dance-haven.

47 FABRIK

Up 4

Fabrik with a K is about one of the largest European clubs outside of Ibiza.

48 OUTPUT

Up 11

The Resident Advisor profile for Output only says, “Output is open to anyone, but is not for everyone”. That very succinctly sums up this haven for people who want the unexpected.

49 WHITE CLUB

New Entry

Three years ago White Club was an empty hotel rooftop, and now it is one of the finest spaces to party in all the world according...

50 SURRENDER/ENCORE BEACH CLUB

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51 VERSUZ

Up 13

52 PRIVILEGE IBIZA

Up 8

53 CACAO BEACH

Up 3

54 EGG LDN

Up 16

55 WOMB TOKYO

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56 D-EDGE

Up 1

In a party scene still dominated by samba, Brazilian country and pop music, the emergence of mainstream EDM, while insurgent, still only makes up a relatively small proportion of the largest South...

57 LOST BEACH CLUB

Up 17

The story behind Lost Beach Club in Ecuador is nearly as convoluted as the tale of the cult TV series Lost, after which it is named.

58 LUX

Up 35

In every sense of the word, Lux is a big club — it’s big with the locals, big with international celebrities from music and film and big in that it holds 3000 ravers at any one time.

59 SUB CLUB

Up 8

60 MYST SHANGHAI

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61 THE PALACE

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64 COLOSSEUM CLUB

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66 DUEL:BEAT

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It is not news to anyone that Italians love their techno.

67 REX CLUB

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Nothing has changed at the most legendary club in France during the last 12 months. And why should it? Let’s start with the basics.

68 WATERGATE

No change

Berlin has plenty of competition when it comes to venues, but Watergate consistently proves itself to be one of the city’s finest.

69 MINT CLUB

Up 4

If walls could talk, those in ‘The Mint’ would have more than a few yarns to spin.

70 DRAI'S

Down 45

Countless star-studded nights, 60,000 square feet, two pools, 15 luxury mezzanine level cabanas, 7,000 square feet of high definition LED video screens, an 80-sided LED disco ball, four full...

71 LA HUAKA

Up 6

La Huaka continues its run in our Top 100 poll after making a grand return last year.

72 CIELO

Down 6

In the ‘90s, every breakdancing menace, raver kid in glow paint and it-gal/possible-transvestite craved and hustled for entrance into this Meat Packing District club mainstay.

73 E11EVEN

Up 15

Winning Best New Concept of 2015 for its diversity in entertainment as the only ultra-club in Florida open 24/7, there’s always...

74 CONCRETE

Up 7

75 REVELIN

Up 11

76 XOYO

Up 6

77 TRESOR

Up 10

78 DRAGONFLY

New Entry

79 LIGHT NIGHTCLUB

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80 CHINESE LAUNDRY

Re-entry

Sydney institution Chinese Laundry is one of the city’s largest and longest running clubs.

81 CLUB CUBIC

New Entry

Macau has always been renowned for the country's giant casinos and extravagant malls which has earned it the nickname, the 'Las Vegas of Asia', and much like sin city, Club Cubic has looked...

82 FOUNDATION SEATTLE

Up 4

Foundation has found its way onto the Top 100 list several times with good reason.

83 VELVET

Up 13

84 MODO ULTRA CLUB

New Entry

85 LOFT METROPOLIS

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86 M2

New Entry

A regular in our Top 100 for a few years now, M2 kept up the pressure in 2015 with plenty of massive trance...

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