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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481 Body Count

United States of America · 1989– · metal 4.000

482 L7

United States of America · 1985– · grunge 4.000

483 Monster Magnet

United States of America · 1989– · space rock 4.000

484 Powerman 5000

United States of America · 1991– · alternative metal 4.000

485 Red House Painters

United States of America · 1989–2001 · folk rock 4.000

486 Robert Miles

Italy · 1969–2017 · trance 4.000

487 Selena

United States of America · 1971–1995 · latin 4.000

488 The KLF

United Kingdom · 1988–1992 · acid house 4.000

489 The Shamen

United Kingdom · 1986–1999 · electronic 4.000

490 The Dismemberment Plan

United States of America · 1993–2015 · indie rock 3.900

491 Don Davis

United States of America · 1957– · electronic 3.840

492

ZZ Top

United States of America · 1969– · rock 3.800

493

Behemoth

Poland · 1991– · death metal 3.800

494

Whitney Houston

United States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 3.800

495 Cardiacs

United Kingdom · 1977–2020 · art rock 3.800

496 Tina Turner

Switzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 3.800

497

Laibach

Slovenia · 1980– · industrial 3.800

498 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 3.800

499

Alan Menken

United States of America · 1949– · pop 3.800

500 Control Denied

United States of America · 1996– · rock 3.800

501 Deep Forest

France · 1992– · ambient 3.800

502 Drive Like Jehu

United States of America · 1990–1995 · post-hardcore 3.800

503 Lamb

United Kingdom · 1996– · electronic 3.800

504 Mylène Farmer

France · 1961– · electronic 3.800