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 · 1981– · heavy metal

507.000

Why this number?

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625 Hollywood Undead

United States of America · 2005– · heavy metal 4.200

626

Janet Jackson

United States of America · 1966– · pop 4.200

627

Jimi Hendrix

United States of America · 1942–1970 · rock 4.200

628 Lyle Mays

United States of America · 1953–2020 · contemporary jazz 4.200

629

Merle Haggard

United States of America · 1937–2016 · country 4.200

630 MUNA

United States of America · 2013– · indie pop 4.200

631 New Radicals

United States of America · 1997–1999 · alternative rock 4.200

632 of Montreal

United States of America · 1996– · indie rock 4.200

633 Onyx

United States of America · 1989– · hip hop 4.200

634 Pat Metheny

United States of America · 1954– · contemporary jazz 4.200

635 Spock’s Beard

United States of America · 1992– · progressive rock 4.200

636 Stevie Nicks

United States of America · 1948– · rock 4.200

637 St. Vincent

United States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 4.200

638 Terence Trent D’Arby

United States of America · 1962– · funk 4.200

639 The All‐American Rejects

United States of America · 2000– · rock 4.200

640 The Lemonheads

United States of America · 1984– · rock 4.200

641 Wilson Phillips

United States of America · 1989– · pop 4.200

642 Fred Hammond

United States of America · 1960– · gospel 4.123

643 Chuck Person

United States of America · 1982– · vaporwave 4.100

644 Russian Circles

United States of America · 2004– · post-rock 4.100

645 Viktor Vaughn

United States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 4.100

646 ILLENIUM

United States of America · 1990– · melodic dubstep 4.020

647 Matchbox Twenty

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 4.020

648

Nicki Minaj

United States of America · 1982– · pop 4.020