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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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock
212.380
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73 Within Temptation The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 28.760
74 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 28.720
75 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 28.560
76 Oasis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 28.120
77 Air France flagFrance · 1995– · downtempo 27.830
78 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 27.720
79 Audioslave United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001–2007 · hard rock 27.600
80 Dimmu Borgir Norway flagNorway · 1993– · black metal 27.020
81 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 26.970
82 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 26.600
83 AFI United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 26.550
84 Placebo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 26.240
85 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 26.200
86 R.E.M. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 25.739
87 Alanis Morissette Canada flagCanada · 1974– · rock 25.360
88 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 25.200
89 Slipknot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 24.590
90 Hans Zimmer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · modern classical 24.500
91 Enya Ireland flagIreland · 1961– · new age 24.405
92 Incubus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 24.200
93 Sonata Arctica Finland flagFinland · 1999– · rock 24.120
94 Disturbed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative metal 24.030
95 Motörhead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 23.760
96 Thirty Seconds to Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · alternative rock 23.670