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?

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241 Dido

United Kingdom · 1971– · pop 10.400

242 HIM

Finland · 1991–2017 · gothic rock 10.380

243

Santana

United States of America · 1966– · rock 10.220

244 Ben Folds Five

United States of America · 1993–2023 · rock 10.200

245 Morcheeba

United Kingdom · 1995– · trip hop 10.160

246 4 Non Blondes

United States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 10.010

247 Throwing Muses

United States of America · 1981– · rock 9.960

248 Aaliyah

United States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 9.800

249 シートベルツ

Japan · 1998– · jazz 9.790

250 菅野よう子

Japan · 1964– · jazz 9.790

251

Cocteau Twins

United Kingdom · 1979–1997 · dream pop 9.520

252 Silverchair

Australia · 1992–2011 · alternative rock 9.390

253

Queens of the Stone Age

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 9.360

254 Roger Waters

United Kingdom · 1943– · rock 9.350

255

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 9.210

256

Blue Öyster Cult

United States of America · 1967– · hard rock 9.200

257 Toni Braxton

United States of America · 1967– · pop 9.190

258

a‐ha

Norway · 1983– · pop 9.010

259 Lenny Kravitz

United States of America · 1964– · rock 9.000

260 Supergrass

United Kingdom · 1993–2010 · britpop 9.000

261 Jewel

United States of America · 1974– · rock 9.000

262 Refused

Sweden · 1992–2025 · hardcore punk 9.000

263 Nevermore

United States of America · 1991– · progressive metal 8.980

264 Stabbing Westward

United States of America · 1985– · industrial 8.980