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The Groove

The greatest artists of all time from United States of America

790 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Metallica

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · heavy metal
507.000
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The full board
2 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 302.250
3 Nine Inch Nails United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial 246.440
4 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 219.340
5 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 211.450
6 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 203.930
7 Eminem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 196.010
8 Dream Theater United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · progressive metal 172.300
9 Miles Davis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 172.160
10 R.E.M. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 160.669
11 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 160.410
12 Tool United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · alternative metal 151.920
13 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 150.280
14 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 149.440
15 Red Hot Chili Peppers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 147.650
16 Megadeth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · heavy metal 137.360
17 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 125.390
18 Pearl Jam United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · grunge 124.760
19 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 123.000
20 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 121.360
21 The Smashing Pumpkins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 118.820
22 Green Day United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · punk rock 116.380
23 Kendrick Lamar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 115.470
24 System of a Down United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 114.710