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If there's one genre built to open a night, it's deep house. Its warm groove, deep bass and that relaxed, soulful air make it the perfect warm-up ally: it heats the floor without burning energy and sets the stage for everything that follows. In 2026 it's still very much alive, now crossing with afrobeats, techno and lo-fi shades, according to the trade press. In this guide we explain what it actually is, why it works so well at the start of the night and how to program it, with real releases from our catalog so you can build a warm-up with intent.

A DJ chart isn't just any hit list: it's a short, curated selection where a DJ lays out, in order, the tracks that are actually working for them on the floor. For a DJ building house sets, they're gold: they save hours of digging and show you what's landing right now, filtered by someone who knows how to read a room. In this guide we explain what a chart actually is, how to pick the right one for your night and how to squeeze it for the warm-up, prime time and the close, with real house charts from our catalog.

Melodic house & techno stopped being a festival color and became the core language of prime time. The Afterlife aesthetic —deep, hypnotic, emotional— and the push from labels like Anjunadeep took this sound from the side stage to the headline, and names like Miss Monique keep it at the top of the charts. In this guide we explain what defines the genre, why it works so well at the night's most committed moment and, above all, which real releases you can download right now from our catalog to work it into your set.

Numbers don't have opinions: they tell you what people downloaded. We go through the Top 10 most viewed and downloaded releases on OnlyBeats so far in 2026, ranked by real views. There are surprises —a psytrance pack at the summit, a pop tribute slipped in among Beatport charts— and also the obvious: when a pack solves a concrete DJ problem, it hits. In this piece we tell you what took each spot, how many views it racked up and, above all, why it connected with so many people. All downloadable right now from the catalog.

The darkest, most repetitive techno stopped being a basement niche and became one of the underground's core languages. The Raw / Deep / Hypnotic label Beatport created to organize this sound now covers thousands of tracks, and in 2026 DJs use it as the backbone of long late-night sets. In this guide we explain what defines this hypnotic techno, how it differs from peak time, what tempo range it lives in and how you build a floor journey with it. And, above all, which real releases you can download right now from our catalog to work it into your set.

The oldest trick in the booth still works: take a track people recognize and drop it in a version they didn't see coming. The In The Remix 2026 series is built on exactly that idea, split genre by genre: reworks and remixes conceived as DJ tools, not radio singles. In this guide we explain what a remix is versus an edit, why familiarity with a fresh twist is one of the most reliable weapons a selector has, and which editions you can download right now from our catalog in 320 kbps to drop into your set without wasting hours digging.

Drum & bass is back, and not timidly. In 2026 the scene is at a level unseen since the mid-nineties: jump-up posted triple-digit growth, jungle artists are returning to major award nominations, and the historic labels are moving more budget than in twenty years. For the DJ who plays high intensity, that means one thing: there's plenty of fresh ammo. In this guide we go through why it came back, how that 170 to 175 BPM tempo works, and which real releases you can download right now from our catalog in 320 kbps.

Tech house won't budge from the top. In 2026 it's still Beatport's best-selling genre, just as it closed out 2025, and it remains the workhorse for any DJ building sets for clubs and festivals. The formula is simple and that's exactly why it works: the rolling groove of house plus the rawness of techno, at a tempo that's comfortable to mix all night. In this guide we explain what it actually is, why it has ruled sales for years, and how to program it well from the warm-up to prime time, with real releases from our catalog so you can build a solid base without wasting hours digging.

In DJ slang, a secret weapon is the track you save for the exact moment the floor is locked in and needs a jolt. Beatport built a whole series around that idea, and the 2026 edition arrives split genre by genre: dozens of tracks conceived as DJ tools, not radio singles. In this guide we explain what they are, why they save hours of digging, and how to drop them into your set without burning the card too early — plus where to download each edition in 320 kbps.

Afro house stopped being a filler color and became the backbone of entire nights. In 2026 it was named the sound of the year by Splice and MIDiA Research, with 778% download growth, and Beatport now treats it as one of its hottest genres. In this guide we explain what it actually is, how it differs from amapiano, why it blew up worldwide and, above all, which real releases you can download right now from our catalog to work it into your set without wasting hours searching.