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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385

The Chemical Brothers

United Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 5.600

386 Emperor

Norway · 1991– · black metal 5.600

387 Celtic Frost

Switzerland · 1984–2008 · heavy metal 5.600

388 Editors

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 5.600

389 Tenacious D

United States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 5.600

390 Би-2

Russia · 1989– · alternative rock 5.600

391 Cypress Hill

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 5.580

392 Emilie Autumn

United States of America · 1979– · classical 5.580

393 Orchid

United States of America · 1997– · emoviolence 5.520

394

Sade

United Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 5.400

395 Counting Crows

United States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 5.400

396 Emancipator

United States of America · 1987– · downtempo 5.400

397 In This Moment

United States of America · 2005– · alternative metal 5.400

398 D’Angelo

United States of America · 1974–2025 · neo soul 5.400

399 Electric Wizard

United Kingdom · 1993– · doom metal 5.400

400 Sigh

Japan · 1990– · black metal 5.400

401

Fear Factory

United States of America · 1990– · industrial metal 5.390

402 Dirty Projectors

United States of America · 2002– · pop 5.390

403 J.J. Cale

United States of America · 1938–2013 · blues rock 5.390

404

Magma

France · 1969– · zeuhl 5.280

405 Halestorm

United States of America · 1998– · hard rock 5.220

406 Cold War Kids

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 5.220

407 Damien Rice

Ireland · 1973– · folk 5.220

408 Fun

United States of America · 2008– · indie rock 5.220