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?

The full board · page 20

457 Fever Ray

Sweden · 1975– · synth-pop 4.620

458 Wolfmother

Australia · 2003– · rock 4.620

459 Killing Joke

United Kingdom · 1979– · rock 4.600

460 Tiamat

Sweden · 1987– · gothic metal 4.600

461 Exodus

United States of America · 1979– · thrash metal 4.600

462 Angels & Airwaves

United States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 4.600

463 Birdman

United States of America · 1969– · hip hop 4.600

464 Cursive

United States of America · 1995– · indie rock 4.600

465 Deltron 3030

United States of America · 2000– · west coast hip hop 4.600

466 Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 4.600

467 she

Sweden · 1983– · synthwave 4.600

468 The Hives

Sweden · 1993– · garage rock 4.600

469 The Notwist

Germany · 1989– · indie rock 4.600

470 Tomáš Dvořák

Czechia · 1978– · ambient 4.600

471 Vladimír Hirsch

Czechia · 1954– · dark ambient 4.600

472 大塚愛

Japan · 1982– · rock 4.600

473 5’nizza

Ukraine · 1998–2008 · hip hop 4.550

474 Bohren & der Club of Gore

Germany · 1992– · dark jazz 4.500

475 Carbon Based Lifeforms

Sweden · 1996– · ambient 4.500

476 Tamela Mann

United States of America · 1966– · gospel 4.484

477

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 4.440

478 Jason Mraz

United States of America · 1977– · pop rock 4.410

479

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 4.400

480

Heart

United States of America · 1973– · rock 4.400