The Groove

The greatest artists of the 2000s

640 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

212.380

Why this number?

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241 Gnarls Barkley

United States of America · 2006– · hip hop 10.840

242 Panic! at the Disco

United States of America · 2004–2023 · pop rock 10.820

243

Garbage

United States of America · 1994– · rock 10.800

244 Mississippi Mass Choir

United States of America · 1988– · gospel 10.777

245 Röyksopp

Norway · 1998– · downtempo 10.740

246

Aphex Twin

United Kingdom · 1971– · idm 10.680

247 Alestorm

United Kingdom · 2007– · power metal 10.570

248 Chicago Mass Choir

United States of America · 1988– · gospel 10.560

249 Bat for Lashes

United Kingdom · 1979– · indie rock 10.440

250 Lily Allen

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 10.440

251

David Gilmour

United Kingdom · 1946– · rock 10.400

252

Converge

United States of America · 1990– · mathcore 10.400

253

Guns N’ Roses

United States of America · 1985– · hard rock 10.270

254 Jack Johnson

United States of America · 1975– · rock 10.240

255 DJ Shadow

United States of America · 1972– · trip hop 10.220

256 The Dillinger Escape Plan

United States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 10.200

257 Nevermore

United States of America · 1991– · progressive metal 10.190

258 The Raconteurs

United States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 10.100

259 Common

United States of America · 1972– · hip hop 10.020

260 Kelly Clarkson

United States of America · 1982– · pop 9.980

261 Zero 7

United Kingdom · 1997– · downtempo 9.880

262 The xx

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 9.840

263

Enter Shikari

United Kingdom · 1999– · rock 9.810

264

Michael Jackson

United States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 9.790