Best ASOT ever?

So, which is the best A State of Trance Episode, after all? Frankly, I don't know either.

But to help you decide which is the best, I have compiled this list of ASOT episodes from recent years. The number of simply amazing! votes from the Digitally Imported forum posts is listed for each ASOT episode as a popularity indicator.

Update March 2010: You can now cast your vote right here. How is that?

Have fun!

Top 10
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
FAQ

Top 10 ASOTs off all time

ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
400	16-Apr-2009	299	Playlist
250	25-May-2006	299	Playlist	8 hour show. Live from Asta, The Hague, The Netherlands
500	17-Mar-2011	240	Playlist	Live Show
300	17-May-2007	189	Playlist	Part 2: 7 hour show. Live from Pettelaarse Schans in Den Bosch
350	01-May-2008	184	Playlist	Live anniversary edition from Noxx Club in Antwerp, Belgium
450	01-Apr-2010	128	Playlist	Live Show
281	28-Dec-2006	88	Playlist	Year Mix 2006
270	12-Oct-2006	87	Playlist
267	21-Sep-2006	79	Playlist
383	18-Dec-2008	78	Playlist	Top 20 of 2008

ASOT Episodes 2012

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes

ASOT Episodes 2011

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
Vote up!	507	05-May-2011	41 + 14	Playlist
Vote up!	506	28-Apr-2011	10 + 5	Playlist
Vote up!	505	21-Apr-2011	8 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	504	14-Apr-2011	25 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	503	07-Apr-2011	23 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	502	31-Mar-2011	17 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	501	24-Mar-2011	18 + 5	Playlist
Vote up!	500	17-Mar-2011	240 + 17	Playlist	Live Show
Vote up!	499	10-Mar-2011	39 + 6	Playlist
Vote up!	498	03-Mar-2011	25 + 6	Playlist
Vote up!	497	24-Feb-2011	24 + 5	Playlist
Vote up!	496	17-Feb-2011	47 + 6	Playlist
Vote up!	495	10-Feb-2011	28 + 6	Playlist
Vote up!	494	03-Feb-2011	26 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	493	27-Jan-2011	34 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	492	20-Jan-2011	18 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	491	13-Jan-2011	20 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	490	06-Jan-2011	11 + 2	Playlist

ASOT Episodes 2010

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
Vote up!	489	30-Dec-2010	37 + 7	Playlist	Yearmix 2010
Vote up!	488	23-Dec-2010	35 + 6	Playlist	Top 20 of 2010
Vote up!	487	16-Dec-2010	20 + 6	Playlist
Vote up!	486	09-Dec-2010	18 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	485	02-Dec-2010	18 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	484	25-Nov-2010	22 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	483	18-Nov-2010	34 + 5	Playlist
Vote up!	482	11-Nov-2010	32 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	481	04-Nov-2010	19 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	480	28-Oct-2010	31 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	479	21-Oct-2010	42 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	478	14-Oct-2010	20 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	477	07-Oct-2010	32 + 7	Playlist
Vote up!	476	30-Sep-2010	20 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	475	23-Sep-2010	16 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	474	16-Sep-2010	15 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	473	09-Sep-2010	27 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	472	02-Sep-2010	38 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	471	26-Aug-2010	26 + 5	Playlist
Vote up!	470	19-Aug-2010	28 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	469	12-Aug-2010	28 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	468	05-Aug-2010	15 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	467	29-Jul-2010	13 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	466	22-Jul-2010	26 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	465	15-Jul-2010	40 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	464	08-Jul-2010	13	Playlist
Vote up!	463	01-Jul-2010	24 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	462	24-Jun-2010	22 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	461	17-Jun-2010	17	Playlist
Vote up!	460	10-Jun-2010	23	Playlist
Vote up!	459	03-Jun-2010	34 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	458	27-May-2010	21 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	457	20-May-2010	26 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	456	13-May-2010	43 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	455	06-May-2010	33 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	454	29-Apr-2010	16 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	453	22-Apr-2010	37 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	452	15-Apr-2010	29 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	451	08-Apr-2010	28 + 1	Playlist	Recorded Live
Vote up!	450	01-Apr-2010	128 + 13	Playlist	Live Show
Vote up!	449	25-Mar-2010	49 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	448	18-Mar-2010	47 + 4	Playlist
Vote up!	447	11-Mar-2010	52 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	446	04-Mar-2010	38 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	445	25-Feb-2010	34 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	444	18-Feb-2010	25 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	443	11-Feb-2010	39 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	442	04-Feb-2010	41 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	441	28-Jan-2010	37 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	440	21-Jan-2010	42 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	439	14-Jan-2010	37 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	438	07-Jan-2010	30 + 4	Playlist

ASOT Episodes 2009

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
Vote up!	437	31-Dec-2009	31 + 5	Playlist	Year Mix 2009
Vote up!	436	24-Dec-2009	47 + 6	Playlist	Top 20 of 2009
Vote up!	435	17-Dec-2009	34 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	434	10-Dec-2009	15 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	433	03-Dec-2009	19 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	432	26-Nov-2009	46 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	431	19-Nov-2009	38 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	430	12-Nov-2009	27 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	429	05-Nov-2009	40 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	428	29-Oct-2009	43 + 4	Playlist	Hour 2: Live from Godskitchen’s Boombox, Ljubljana
Vote up!	427	22-Oct-2009	26 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	426	15-Oct-2009	40 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	425	08-Oct-2009	40 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	424	01-Oct-2009	34 + 1	Playlist	The Takeover: Andy Moor and John O’Callaghan
Vote up!	423	24-Sep-2009	75 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	422	17-Sep-2009	27 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	421	10-Sep-2009	38 + 1	Playlist	Hour 2: Live from Armada at Amnesia, Ibiza
Vote up!	420	03-Sep-2009	27 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	419	27-Aug-2009	31 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	418	20-Aug-2009	32 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	417	13-Aug-2009	24 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	416	06-Aug-2009	32 + 1	Playlist	Hour 2: Live from Armada at Amnesia, Ibiza
Vote up!	415	30-Jul-2009	42 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	414	23-Jul-2009	33 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	413	16-Jul-2009	33 + 1	Playlist	Live from Armada at Amnesia, Ibiza
Vote up!	412	09-Jul-2009	47 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	411	02-Jul-2009	30 + 1	Playlist	Live at the Winter Sound System, Melbourne, Australia
Vote up!	410	25-Jun-2009	14 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	409	18-Jun-2009	10 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	408	11-Jun-2009	33 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	407	04-Jun-2009	25	Playlist
Vote up!	406	28-May-2009	34	Playlist
Vote up!	405	21-May-2009	25	Playlist
Vote up!	404	14-May-2009	23	Playlist
Vote up!	403	07-May-2009	31	Playlist
Vote up!	401	23-Apr-2009	56 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	400	16-Apr-2009	299 + 5	Playlist
Vote up!	399	09-Apr-2009	27	Playlist
Vote up!	398	02-Apr-2009	64	Playlist
Vote up!	397	26-Mar-2009	46	Playlist
Vote up!	396	19-Mar-2009	28	Playlist
Vote up!	395	12-Mar-2009	49 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	394	05-Mar-2009	67 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	393	26-Feb-2009	40	Playlist
Vote up!	392	19-Feb-2009	36	Playlist
Vote up!	391	12-Feb-2009	17	Playlist
Vote up!	390	05-Feb-2009	54 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	389	29-Jan-2009	34 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	388	22-Jan-2009	34	Playlist
Vote up!	387	15-Jan-2009	31	Playlist
Vote up!	386	08-Jan-2009	38 + 2	Playlist	Live recording Armin Only on New Years Eve at Together As One 2008/2009, Los Angeles, California
Vote up!	385	01-Jan-2009	11	Playlist

ASOT Episodes 2008

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
Vote up!	384	25-Dec-2008	38 + 2	Playlist	Year Mix 2008
Vote up!	383	18-Dec-2008	78 + 1	Playlist	Top 20 of 2008
Vote up!	382	11-Dec-2008	39	Playlist
Vote up!	381	04-Dec-2008	35	Playlist
Vote up!	380	27-Nov-2008	48 + 1	Playlist	Recorded live at Club Volume in Seoul, South Korea
Vote up!	379	20-Nov-2008	24	Playlist
Vote up!	378	13-Nov-2008	39	Playlist
Vote up!	377	06-Nov-2008	31 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	376	30-Oct-2008	38	Playlist
Vote up!	375	23-Oct-2008	23	Playlist
Vote up!	374	16-Oct-2008	35	Playlist
Vote up!	373	09-Oct-2008	25 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	372	02-Oct-2008	42 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	371	25-Sep-2008	52 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	370	18-Sep-2008	31 + 1	Playlist	Hour 1 - Newest Tunes Selected, Hour 2 - Live from Ibiza - Summer Closing Set
Vote up!	369	11-Sep-2008	25 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	368	04-Sep-2008	36 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	367	28-Aug-2008	36 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	366	21-Aug-2008	43 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	365	14-Aug-2008	41 + 2	Playlist	Live from Amnesia, Ibiza
Vote up!	364	07-Aug-2008	39 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	363	31-Jul-2008	33 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	362	24-Jul-2008	44 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	361	17-Jul-2008	63 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	360	10-Jul-2008	40 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	359	03-Jul-2008	34	Playlist	5 hour show. Live from Amnesia, Ibiza
Vote up!	358	26-Jun-2008	58 + 1	Playlist	Start of Summer Special
Vote up!	357	19-Jun-2008	28	Playlist
Vote up!	356	12-Jun-2008	34	Playlist
Vote up!	355	05-Jun-2008	35	Playlist
Vote up!	353	22-May-2008	41	Playlist	Live from Godskitchen, Air Birmingham
Vote up!	352	15-May-2008	37	Playlist
Vote up!	351	08-May-2008	31 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	350	01-May-2008	184 + 5	Playlist	Live anniversary edition from Noxx Club in Antwerp, Belgium
Vote up!	349	24-Apr-2008	24	Playlist
Vote up!	348	17-Apr-2008	40 + 1	Playlist	Armin van Buuren's Imagine Album Release Special
Vote up!	347	10-Apr-2008	31	Playlist
Vote up!	346	03-Apr-2008	45	Playlist
Vote up!	345	27-Mar-2008	42	Playlist
Vote up!	344	20-Mar-2008	27	Playlist
Vote up!	343	13-Mar-2008	21	Playlist
Vote up!	342	06-Mar-2008	28	Playlist
Vote up!	341	28-Feb-2008	45	Playlist
Vote up!	340	21-Feb-2008	65	Playlist	Live from Club Colors, Studio 51, Helsinki, Finland
Vote up!	339	14-Feb-2008	50	Playlist
Vote up!	338	07-Feb-2008	34	Playlist
Vote up!	337	31-Jan-2008	33 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	336	24-Jan-2008	44	Playlist
Vote up!	335	17-Jan-2008	64 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	334	10-Jan-2008	26 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	333	03-Jan-2008	14 + 1	Playlist	Live at the Sand Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ASOT Episodes 2007

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
Vote up!	332	27-Dec-2007	62 + 1	Playlist	Year Mix 2007
Vote up!	331	20-Dec-2007	57 + 3	Playlist	Top 20 of 2007
Vote up!	330	13-Dec-2007	32	Playlist
Vote up!	329	06-Dec-2007	21	Playlist
Vote up!	328	29-Nov-2007	45	Playlist
Vote up!	327	22-Nov-2007	42	Playlist
Vote up!	326	15-Nov-2007	26	Playlist
Vote up!	325	08-Nov-2007	55	Playlist
Vote up!	324	01-Nov-2007	44 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	323	25-Oct-2007	47	Playlist	Hour 1 - Newest Tunes Selected, Hour 2 - Live from Amsterdam Dance Event
Vote up!	322	18-Oct-2007	37 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	321	11-Oct-2007	20	Playlist
Vote up!	320	04-Oct-2007	41	Playlist
Vote up!	319	27-Sep-2007	28	Playlist
Vote up!	318	20-Sep-2007	32 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	317	13-Sep-2007	19	Playlist	Live, featuring guest mix by Nick Warren & ATB
Vote up!	316	06-Sep-2007	41 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	315	30-Aug-2007	42	Playlist	Hour 1 - Newest Tunes Selected, Hour 2 - Live at Amnesia in Ibiza
Vote up!	314	23-Aug-2007	36	Playlist
Vote up!	313	16-Aug-2007	28	Playlist	Hour 1 - Newest Tunes Selected, Hour 2 - Live at Amnesia in Ibiza
Vote up!	312	09-Aug-2007	44	Playlist
Vote up!	311	02-Aug-2007	56	Playlist	Hour 1 - Newest Tunes Selected, Hour 2 - Live at Amnesia in Ibiza
Vote up!	310	26-Jul-2007	18	Playlist
Vote up!	309	19-Jul-2007	23	Playlist
Vote up!	308	12-Jul-2007	41	Playlist	Live from Armada at Amnesia, Ibiza
Vote up!	307	05-Jul-2007	25	Playlist
Vote up!	306	28-Jun-2007	22	Playlist
Vote up!	305	21-Jun-2007	40 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	304	14-Jun-2007	32	Playlist
Vote up!	303	07-Jun-2007	28	Playlist
Vote up!	302	31-May-2007	65	Playlist
Vote up!	301	24-May-2007	31	Playlist
Vote up!	300	17-May-2007	189	Playlist	Part 2: 7 hour show. Live from Pettelaarse Schans in Den Bosch
Vote up!	299	03-May-2007	38	Playlist
Vote up!	298	26-Apr-2007	32	Playlist
Vote up!	297	19-Apr-2007	30	Playlist
Vote up!	296	12-Apr-2007	44 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	295	05-Apr-2007	18	Playlist
Vote up!	294	29-Mar-2007	29	Playlist
Vote up!	293	22-Mar-2007	36	Playlist
Vote up!	292	15-Mar-2007	20	Playlist
Vote up!	291	08-Mar-2007	36	Playlist
Vote up!	290	01-Mar-2007	42	Playlist
Vote up!	289	22-Feb-2007	43	Playlist
Vote up!	288	15-Feb-2007	55	Playlist
Vote up!	287	08-Feb-2007	41	Playlist
Vote up!	286	01-Feb-2007	27	Playlist
Vote up!	285	25-Jan-2007	39 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	284	18-Jan-2007	58	Playlist
Vote up!	283	11-Jan-2007	52	Playlist
Vote up!	282	04-Jan-2007	28	Playlist	Rebroadcast of Episode 274

ASOT Episodes 2006

Episodes by Airdate
	ASOT	Airdate	Votes		Notes
Vote up!	281	28-Dec-2006	88 + 1	Playlist	Year Mix 2006
Vote up!	280	21-Dec-2006	57 + 1	Playlist	Top 20 of 2006
Vote up!	279	14-Dec-2006	59	Playlist	Live from Mexico
Vote up!	278	07-Dec-2006	52	Playlist
Vote up!	277	30-Nov-2006	72	Playlist
Vote up!	276	23-Nov-2006	49	Playlist
Vote up!	275	16-Nov-2006	29	Playlist
Vote up!	274	09-Nov-2006	69 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	273	02-Nov-2006	42	Playlist
Vote up!	272	26-Oct-2006	51	Playlist
Vote up!	271	19-Oct-2006	37	Playlist
Vote up!	270	12-Oct-2006	87	Playlist
Vote up!	269	05-Oct-2006	31	Playlist
Vote up!	268	28-Sep-2006	62	Playlist
Vote up!	267	21-Sep-2006	79	Playlist
Vote up!	266	14-Sep-2006	56	Playlist
Vote up!	265	07-Sep-2006	48	Playlist
Vote up!	264	31-Aug-2006	35	Playlist
Vote up!	263	24-Aug-2006	51	Playlist
Vote up!	262	17-Aug-2006	40	Playlist
Vote up!	261	10-Aug-2006	50	Playlist
Vote up!	260	03-Aug-2006	52	Playlist
Vote up!	259	27-Jul-2006	41	Playlist	Live from Armada Night at Amnesia
Vote up!	258	20-Jul-2006	27	Playlist
Vote up!	257	13-Jul-2006	45	Playlist
Vote up!	256	06-Jul-2006	45	Playlist
Vote up!	255	29-Jun-2006	39	Playlist
Vote up!	254	22-Jun-2006	30 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	253	15-Jun-2006	53	Playlist
Vote up!	252	08-Jun-2006	32 + 2	Playlist
Vote up!	251	01-Jun-2006	34	Playlist
Vote up!	250	25-May-2006	299 + 2	Playlist	8 hour show. Live from Asta, The Hague, The Netherlands
Vote up!	249	18-May-2006	62	Playlist
Vote up!	248	11-May-2006	46	Playlist
Vote up!	247	04-May-2006	40	Playlist
Vote up!	246	27-Apr-2006	45	Playlist
Vote up!	245	20-Apr-2006	51	Playlist
Vote up!	244	13-Apr-2006	41	Playlist
Vote up!	243	06-Apr-2006	38 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	242	30-Mar-2006	44	Playlist
Vote up!	241	23-Mar-2006	72 + 3	Playlist
Vote up!	240	16-Mar-2006	38	Playlist
Vote up!	239	09-Mar-2006	44	Playlist
Vote up!	238	02-Mar-2006	51	Playlist
Vote up!	237	23-Feb-2006	39	Playlist
Vote up!	236	16-Feb-2006	38	Playlist
Vote up!	235	09-Feb-2006	39 + 1	Playlist
Vote up!	234	02-Feb-2006	23	Playlist
Vote up!	233	26-Jan-2006	55	Playlist
Vote up!	232	19-Jan-2006	16	Playlist
Vote up!	231	12-Jan-2006	33	Playlist
Vote up!	230	05-Jan-2006	29 + 1	Playlist

FAQ

Just the simply amazing votes should decide which one is the best ASOT?

Is this accurate? I think it's good enough. Each week many, many people from all around the world listen to ASOT via di.fm. Many of them then cast their vote on the di.fm forum. I have a feeling that this database should at least give a hint at which might be the Best ASOT ever. But in the end, you decide for yourself which one you like best.
Where are all the episodes from 2005, 2004 and the years before that?

Unfortunately, only episodes since January 2006 (i.e. starting with #230) are considered here because I could not find the forum post (with its votes) for many of the older episodes. Therefore I made a cut at 2006 and decided to start from that.
Are there any other excellent episodes not listed here?
Yes, for sure, some of the older ones before 2006, including:
- Episode 229, Year Mix 2005
- Episode 228, Top 20 of 2005
- Episode 200 XXL, 4 hour show
- Episode 182, Year Mix 2004
- Episode 181, Top 20 of 2004
Is there any episode missing for the listed years?

Yes, unfortunately. Episodes 354 and 402 are missing because the corresponding di.fm forum posts are nonexistent or broken.
Have animals or software tools been hurt during the creation of Best ASOT ever?

Best ASOT ever is written in Ruby and uses Rails Sinatra. Behind the scenes, SQLite MongoDB SQLite and Hpricot get heavily abused, but certainly not hurt. No animals have been hurt.