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The greatest artists of the 1950s

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

No. 1

Miles Davis

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz
72.030
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2 The Dave Brubeck Quartet United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1951–1967 · jazz 8.800
3 Elvis Presley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1935–1977 · pop 8.250
4 Charles Mingus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1922–1979 · jazz 7.920
5 John Coltrane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1967 · jazz 7.440
6 Glenn Gould Canada flagCanada · 1932–1982 · classical 5.670
7 Johann Sebastian Bach Germany flagGermany · 1685–1750 · classical 5.670
8 Ornette Coleman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1930–2015 · jazz 5.600
9 Little Richard United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932–2020 · rock and roll 5.390
10 The Crickets United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957–2016 · pop rock 5.390
11 Thelonious Monk United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1917–1982 · jazz 4.980
12 Frank Sinatra United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1915–1998 · vocal jazz 4.620
13 Cannonball Adderley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1928–1975 · jazz 4.600
14 Nina Simone United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1933–2003 · jazz 4.200
15 Ella Fitzgerald United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1917–1996 · jazz 3.600
16 Louis Armstrong United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1901–1971 · jazz 3.600