If you produce to sell, the most useful question isn't "what do I like?" but "what are DJs playing right now?" People who buy exclusive tracks are mostly DJs and artists who need records that fit next to the ones already in their sets. So the charts those DJs shop from are a good map of what they'll pay for.

We looked at the full Beatport Top 100 in three of the busiest genres for ghost production: Afro House, Melodic House & Techno and Tech House. The numbers below come from the charts as they stood on October 12, 2026 (week 42), captured by our Chart Tracker, which records all eight of the genres it follows every Monday. Here is what the charting tracks have in common and what it means for the track you're finishing.

A quick note on reading this: a chart shows what is selling, not a rule. A great track a few BPM outside the window can still sell. But when you're deciding which project to finish first, it pays to know where the window is.

Afro House: a tight tempo and lots of collaborations

  • Tempo: median 122 BPM, and 90 of the 100 tracks sit between 120 and 125 BPM. Afro House has the tightest tempo window of the three.
  • Key: 59% are in a minor key. The most common keys were G minor, A minor and Db minor.
  • Collaborations: 71% of the tracks credit more than one artist, and about a third credit three or more. That's the highest share of the three genres. Vocalists and percussionists are part of the sound.
  • Freshness: 53% were released in the last 90 days, but 29% are more than a year old. Afro House records stay in DJ sets for a long time.
  • Labels: 62 different labels in the Top 100. Make The Girls Dance Records had the most entries (9), followed by AFRODISE (5).

What it means for your track

Stay between 120 and 125 BPM. Leave space in the arrangement for a vocal or a featured artist: with seven in ten charting records being collaborations, a buyer will often want to add their own topline or feature. Because older records keep charting, a well-made Afro House track doesn't go stale in a month. Browse the Afro House tracks on Ghost Producer World and the weekly Afro House chart.

Melodic House & Techno: major keys are back in the chart

  • Tempo: median 125 BPM, and 80% of the tracks sit between 122 and 128 BPM. It's the widest window of the three, covering both slower melodic house and faster melodic techno.
  • Key: only 52% are in a minor key, and Ab major was tied with C minor as the most common key. The dark, minor-only image of the genre doesn't match this chart.
  • Collaborations: 58% credit more than one artist.
  • Freshness: 65% were released in the last 90 days, and only 18% are more than a year old. This chart moves faster than Afro House.
  • Remixes: 13% are remixes, more than in the other two genres.
  • Labels: 66 labels. Keinemusik and Magnifik Music had 6 entries each, then X Recordings and Crosstown Rebels with 4.

What it means for your track

Don't avoid a major key because you think the genre demands minor. Uplifting, emotional records are charting. Because the chart turns over fast, a current-sounding track matters more here than in Afro House. Finish it while the sound is still fresh. See the Melodic Techno tracks for sale and the weekly Melodic House & Techno chart.

Tech House: faster, newer, almost no remixes

  • Tempo: median 129.5 BPM, and 89% of the tracks sit between 126 and 132 BPM. If your tech house project is at 124, it's slower than most of what's charting.
  • Key: 55% minor. C minor, Eb minor and D minor were the most common.
  • Collaborations: 56% credit more than one artist.
  • Freshness: 62% were released in the last 90 days, and only 15% are more than a year old.
  • Originals win: just 4% are remixes, and 73% are listed as Extended Mixes. Buyers want DJ-ready originals with a full intro and outro.
  • Labels: 69 labels, but one dominates: Hellbent Records had 16 entries. Diynamic followed with 5 and CircoLoco Records with 4.

What it means for your track

Aim for 126 to 132 BPM and deliver an extended mix with a clean, mixable intro and outro. Since nearly every charting track is an original, an original track with a strong groove and a hook is the product buyers are looking for. Browse the Tech House tracks for sale and the weekly Tech House chart.

Five patterns across all three genres

  1. Tempo windows are narrow. In every genre, eight or nine out of ten charting tracks sit inside a window of six or seven BPM. Check yours before you finish.
  2. Collaborations are the norm. More than half of the charting tracks in all three genres credit two or more artists. Arrangements that leave room for a vocal or a feature are easier to sell.
  3. The extended mix is the product. DJs buy tracks they can mix. Deliver the long version first.
  4. The label field is wide. Between 62 and 69 different labels made each Top 100. You don't need to sound like one label. You need to sound current.
  5. Key is less fixed than people think. Minor keys lead, but major-key records hold a big share in every genre, especially Melodic House & Techno.

From chart to sale

Use the charts to pick which project to finish next, not to copy anyone. A buyer wants a track that sits naturally in their set and still sounds like something new. If you have a project in one of these genres that's nearly done, our guide to making money from unfinished tracks walks through finishing it to release standard, and How to Sell Ghost Productions covers listing, review and payment.

The charts change every week. Follow them on the Chart Tracker, and when your track is ready, start selling on Ghost Producer World.

Data: Beatport Top 100 charts for Afro House, Melodic House & Techno and Tech House, captured October 12, 2026. "Collaboration" means more than one artist is credited. BPM and key are as listed by Beatport.