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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457 Big L

United States of America · 1974–1999 · hip hop 4.200

458 Bruce Dickinson

United Kingdom · 1958– · rock 4.200

459 Nagelfar

Germany · 1993–2002 · black metal 4.200

460 New Radicals

United States of America · 1997–1999 · alternative rock 4.200

461 Onyx

United States of America · 1989– · hip hop 4.200

462 Spock’s Beard

United States of America · 1992– · progressive rock 4.200

463 The Lemonheads

United States of America · 1984– · rock 4.200

464 Wilson Phillips

United States of America · 1989– · pop 4.200

465 Obituary

United States of America · 1988– · death metal 4.100

466

Kreator

Germany · 1982– · thrash metal 4.100

467

W.A.S.P.

United States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 4.080

468

DIR EN GREY

Japan · 1997– · rock 4.020

469

Manowar

United States of America · 1980– · heavy metal 4.020

470 Matchbox Twenty

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 4.020

471 Nickelback

Canada · 1995– · rock 4.000

472 Sonata Arctica

Finland · 1999– · rock 4.000

473

Europe

Sweden · 1982– · hard rock 4.000

474 Die Ärzte

Germany · 1982– · punk 4.000

475 Adam Ant

United Kingdom · 1954– · new wave 4.000

476 Mindless Self Indulgence

United States of America · 1997– · electronic 4.000

477 Testament

United States of America · 1983– · metal 4.000

478 8stops7

United States of America · 1996– · hard rock 4.000

479 Anouk

The Netherlands · 1975– · pop rock 4.000

480 Biosphere

Norway · 1962– · ambient 4.000