Drumcode led October's Beatport charts with 81 chart entries from 28 distinct tracks, powered by a dominant run in Techno where it also held the #1 spot for all four weeks. This report covers the Top 100 of eight genres over the 4 weeks we tracked in October 2026, ranking labels and artists by chart entries and breaking down each genre.
Labels of the month
- Drumcode: 81 chart entries, 28 tracks (Bass House, Melodic Techno, Techno)
- LTF Records: 62 chart entries, 20 tracks (Deep House, House, Tech House)
- Defected: 53 chart entries, 20 tracks (Afro House, Deep House, House, Progressive House, Tech House)
- Hellbent Records: 50 chart entries, 20 tracks (House, Tech House)
- Make The Girls Dance Records: 44 chart entries, 17 tracks (Afro House, House, Melodic Techno)
- Cecille: 44 chart entries, 16 tracks (Deep House, House)
- Magnifik Music: 41 chart entries, 14 tracks (Afro House, Melodic Techno, Tech House)
- Diynamic: 40 chart entries, 14 tracks (Bass House, Melodic Techno, Tech House)
- Up The Stuss: 38 chart entries, 13 tracks (Deep House)
- tszr: 36 chart entries, 14 tracks (Bass House, Deep House, House, Melodic Techno, Tech House)
Artists of the month
- Cloonee: 50 chart entries, 18 tracks (House, Tech House)
- CHRIS STASSY: 36 chart entries, 11 tracks (Deep House)
- Victor Ruiz: 31 chart entries, 13 tracks (Techno)
- HUGEL: 31 chart entries, 10 tracks (Afro House, House, Tech House)
- Prospa: 28 chart entries, 8 tracks (House, Tech House)
Genre by genre
- Melodic Techno: Magnifik Music was the top label with 23 chart entries from 8 tracks. Average BPM: 125.4. "Stay (Original Mix)" by Bipolar Sunshine, Hardt Antoine, Nariman (VOD) held #1 for 4 weeks. 46 tracks stayed in every tracked week; the steadiest was that same #1.
- Tech House: Hellbent Records led with 46 chart entries from 19 tracks. Average BPM: 128.4. "DANGER DANGER (Extended)" by Solomun, Skepta, Dom Dolla (Three Six Zero Recordings) held #1 for 4 weeks. 64 tracks stayed in every tracked week, led by that same track.
- Afro House: Make The Girls Dance Records led with 39 chart entries from 14 tracks. Average BPM: 121.6. "Jamaican (Bam Bam) (Extended Mix)" by HUGEL, SOLTO (FR) (MoBlack Records) held #1 for 4 weeks. 44 tracks stayed in every tracked week, with that #1 the steadiest.
- Bass House: Catch & Release led with 27 chart entries from 9 tracks. Average BPM: 130. Three tracks shared #1: "Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (Extended Mix)" by Odd Mob, Goodboys, SCRIPT (Insomniac Records, 2 weeks), "Bassline (Extended Mix)" by Majestic, Layton Giordani, Jungle 70, HILLS (US) (MADMINDS, 1 week) and "Freak (Extended Mix)" by Ink, Mesto (Experts Only, 1 week). 48 tracks stayed in every tracked week; the steadiest was "Bassline (Extended Mix)".
- Deep House: Cecille led with 39 chart entries from 14 tracks. Average BPM: 126.6. "Marido Dansa (Extended Mix)" by Franky Rizardo (LTF Records) held #1 for 4 weeks. 49 tracks stayed in every tracked week, led by that same track.
- House: LTF Records led with 53 chart entries from 16 tracks. Average BPM: 129.3. "Fancy Footwork (Extended Mix)" by Chromeo, Chris Lorenzo (Turbo Blanco) and "Think of You (Extended)" by Prospa, Kettama, Rohan Pinnock-Hamilton (Steel City Dance Discs) each held #1 for 2 weeks. 66 tracks stayed in every tracked week; the steadiest was "Fancy Footwork (Extended Mix)".
- Techno: Drumcode led with 75 chart entries from 26 tracks. Average BPM: 133.4. "We Come 1 (Adam Beyer Remix)" by Faithless (Drumcode) held #1 for 4 weeks. 44 tracks stayed in every tracked week, led by that same track.
- Progressive House: Early Morning led with 26 chart entries from 12 tracks. Average BPM: 122.6. "Grey Area (Original Mix)" by Simon Vuarambon (Bedrock Records) held #1 for 3 weeks and "Only I Know What You Said (Emi Galvan Remix)" by Nick Warren (The Soundgarden) for 1 week. 38 tracks stayed in every tracked week; the steadiest was "Only I Know What You Said (Emi Galvan Remix)".
What it means
If you are an artist choosing which exclusive track to release, match the label to the genre. Peak-time techno is a Drumcode story: 75 chart entries in that genre alone, so a driving track around 133 BPM is the natural pitch there. For house and tech house, LTF Records, Hellbent Records and Defected keep showing up across several genres, and Cloonee and Prospa prove that groove-led records near 128 to 129 BPM travel between both charts. Deep house buyers should look at Cecille and Up The Stuss, with tracks around 126 to 127 BPM.
Afro House and Progressive House sit at the slow end, around 122 BPM, while Melodic Techno averages about 125 BPM, with Magnifik Music and Make The Girls Dance Records the labels to watch. Bass House is the fastest of the house styles at 130 BPM and the most open chart, with three different #1s in four weeks, which makes it a realistic target for a fresh name.
For producers deciding what to make, staying power matters as much as peaks. House kept 66 tracks and Tech House 64 tracks in every tracked week, so well-built, DJ-friendly records in those genres earn the longest runs. Melodic Techno, Bass House and Deep House also kept between 46 and 49 tracks in every tracked week, so a solid record there can hold its place long after release.
The #1 spots tell a second story. Five of the eight genres had a single track at #1 for all 4 weeks we tracked, from "We Come 1 (Adam Beyer Remix)" in Techno to "Marido Dansa (Extended Mix)" in Deep House. In those charts the top slot was locked, so a new release should aim for steady placement rather than an instant peak. House, Progressive House and Bass House rotated their leaders, which means a strong record released at the right moment has a real shot at the top there.
Finally, spread matters. Defected and tszr each charted in five genres, while Up The Stuss built 38 chart entries from Deep House alone. Producers can follow either route: specialise and own one sound, or write versatile records that fit several Top 100s. Either way, build to the BPM ranges above and aim at the labels that charted most.