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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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193 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 13.780
194 Hezekiah Walker United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– 13.731
195 King Crimson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 13.650
196 Machine Head United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · thrash metal 13.520
197 Negură Bunget Romania flagRomania · 1995–2017 · black metal 13.489
198 The Roots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 13.480
199 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 13.400
200 MONO Japan flagJapan · 1999– · post-rock 13.380
201 DragonForce United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · power metal 13.360
202 Judas Priest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 13.220
203 Clint Mansell United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · electronic 12.936
204 OneRepublic United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · pop rock 12.860
205 Dave Matthews Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 12.790
206 Diablo Swing Orchestra Sweden flagSweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 12.770
207 Alter Bridge United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · rock 12.770
208 Joanna Newsom United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · folk 12.700
209 James Newton Howard United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1951– · modern classical 12.700
210 Alizée France flagFrance · 1984– · pop 12.560
211 Limp Bizkit United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · nu metal 12.530
212 The Postal Service United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · electronic 12.450
213 NOFX United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983–2024 · punk 12.400
214 Avantasia Germany flagGermany · 2000– · power metal 12.260
215 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 12.230
216 Fatboy Slim United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 12.210