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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289

Dwight Yoakam

United States of America · 1956– · country 8.000

290 Kula Shaker

United Kingdom · 1995– · rock 8.000

291 Ms. Lauryn Hill

United States of America · 1975– · r&b 8.000

292 Gary Moore

United Kingdom · 1952–2011 · blues rock 7.980

293

Within Temptation

The Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 7.810

294 Ride

United Kingdom · 1988– · shoegaze 7.740

295

Snoop Dogg

United States of America · 1971– · hip hop 7.700

296 Gorgoroth

Norway · 1992– · black metal 7.568

297 Trent Reznor

United States of America · 1965– · dark ambient 7.480

298 “Weird Al” Yankovic

United States of America · 1959– · comedy 7.400

299 Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti

Italy · 1992–2000 · rock 7.400

300 The Cardigans

Sweden · 1992– · pop rock 7.400

301

Shakira

Colombia · 1977– · pop 7.380

302

Robbie Williams

United Kingdom · 1974– · pop rock 7.380

303 Tricky

United Kingdom · 1968– · trip hop 7.380

304 Super Furry Animals

United Kingdom · 1993– · rock 7.358

305

Sparks

United States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 7.200

306 Basement Jaxx

United Kingdom · 1994– · house 7.200

307 Extreme

United States of America · 1985– · rock 7.200

308 川井憲次

Japan · 1957– · electronic 7.200

309 Yasiin Bey

United States of America · 1973– · hip hop 7.120

310

Buckethead

United States of America · 1969– · rock 7.100

311 UNKLE

United Kingdom · 1994– · electronic 7.040

312

Van Halen

United States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 7.000