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The greatest artists of the 1980s

333 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
251.080
Why this number?
The full board
2 Iron Maiden United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · heavy metal 204.050
3 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 133.550
4 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 120.200
5 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 105.670
6 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 94.100
7 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 93.130
8 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 84.800
9 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 69.370
10 The Smiths United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 64.320
11 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 64.150
12 R.E.M. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 63.920