The Groove

The greatest artists of the 1990s

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

No. 1

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock

168.610

Why this number?

The full board · page 10

217 Meat Loaf

United States of America · 1947–2022 · rock 11.900

218 Sheryl Crow

United States of America · 1962– · rock 11.820

219

JAY‐Z

United States of America · 1969– · hip hop 11.780

220

Fear Factory

United States of America · 1990– · industrial metal 11.700

221 Squarepusher

United Kingdom · 1975– · idm 11.640

222 Filter

United States of America · 1993– · rock 11.620

223 Borknagar

Norway · 1995– · black metal 11.521

224

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 11.450

225 Everclear

United States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 11.450

226

Tom Waits

United States of America · 1949– · rock 11.400

227

Machine Head

United States of America · 1991– · thrash metal 11.280

228

10,000 Maniacs

United States of America · 1981– · folk rock 11.200

229

Roxette

Sweden · 1986– · pop rock 11.180

230

Crazy Horse

United States of America · 1969– · rock 11.040

231

Limp Bizkit

United States of America · 1994– · nu metal 11.040

232 Liz Phair

United States of America · 1967– · indie rock 11.000

233 Leftfield

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 10.860

234 Ministry

United States of America · 1981– · industrial 10.840

235 American Football

United States of America · 1997– · emo 10.660

236

Coil

United Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 10.640

237 Buena Vista Social Club

Cuba · 1996–2015 · afro-cuban jazz 10.560

238 Michael Kamen

United States of America · 1948–2003 · heavy metal 10.440

239 San Francisco Symphony

United States of America · 1911– · heavy metal 10.440

240 Mercyful Fate

Denmark · 1981– · heavy metal 10.430