# DJ Shadow — Every Record We Rank

DJ Shadow appears 2 times in our Trip-Hop and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Trip-Hop and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1996
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Trip-Hop
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/dj-shadow/

## Appears on

### [Midnight in a Perfect World](https://waxonia.com/track/dj-shadow--midnight-in-a-perfect-world/)

*1996 · Mo' Wax · No. 4 in [Trip-Hop](https://waxonia.com/genre/trip-hop/)*

Assembled entirely from other people's records and somehow completely personal. Shadow proved sampling could be authorship rather than borrowing.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/DJ%20Shadow%20Midnight%20in%20a%20Perfect%20World) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=InFbBlpDTfQ)

### [Midnight in a Perfect World](https://waxonia.com/track/dj-shadow--midnight-in-a-perfect-world/)

*1996 · Mo' Wax · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

Built entirely from other people's records and yet unmistakably one person's. The high point of sampling as a compositional discipline rather than a shortcut.

Also on: [Trip-Hop](https://waxonia.com/genre/trip-hop/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/DJ%20Shadow%20Midnight%20in%20a%20Perfect%20World) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=InFbBlpDTfQ)

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