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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721 Martina McBride

United States of America · 1966– · country 3.600

722 Milla Jovovich

United States of America · 1975– · rock 3.600

723 Ratt

United States of America · 1976– · heavy metal 3.600

724 Suicide

United States of America · 1975–2016 · no wave 3.600

725 Ted Nugent

United States of America · 1948– · hard rock 3.600

726 The Hold Steady

United States of America · 2003– · indie rock 3.600

727 The Polyphonic Spree

United States of America · 2000– · rock 3.600

728 Trivium

United States of America · 2000– · heavy metal 3.600

729 Warren G

United States of America · 1970– · g-funk 3.600

730 Anthony Brown & group therAPy

United States of America 3.573

731 Trouble

United States of America · 1979– · doom metal 3.500

732 Washed Out

United States of America · 1982– · chillwave 3.500

733 Big Star

United States of America · 1971–2010 · power pop 3.480

734 Descendents

United States of America · 1978– · punk rock 3.420

735 Angelo De Augustine

United States of America · indie folk 3.400

736 Car Bomb

United States of America · 2002– · mathcore 3.400

737 Coolio

United States of America · 1963–2022 · gangsta rap 3.400

738 David Crosby

United States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 3.400

739 Jazmine Sullivan

United States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 3.400

740 KIX

United States of America · 1978–2023 · hard rock 3.400

741 Lightning Bolt

United States of America · 1994– · noise rock 3.400

742 Naked City

United States of America · 1988–1993 · free jazz 3.400

743 Polyphia

United States of America · 2010– · progressive metal 3.400

744 Ray Charles

United States of America · 1930–2004 · soul 3.400