The Groove

The greatest artists of the 2010s

491 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

BTS

South Korea · 2013– · pop

104.690

Why this number?

The full board · page 10

217

Ulver

Norway · 1992– · black metal 7.500

218

Christina Aguilera

United States of America · 1980– · pop 7.450

219 Anita Wilson

United States of America · gospel 7.391

220 Fiona Apple

United States of America · 1977– · rock 7.380

221 Crystal Castles

Canada · 2006–2017 · electronic 7.290

222 James Blake

United Kingdom · 1988– · dubstep 7.290

223 目黒将司

Japan · 1971– · jazz 7.200

224 Greta Van Fleet

United States of America · 2012– · rock 7.110

225

Judas Priest

United Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 7.040

226 Flying Lotus

United States of America · 1983– · electronic 7.020

227

Asking Alexandria

United Kingdom · 2006– · metalcore 7.000

228

Disturbed

United States of America · 1996– · alternative metal 6.930

229 Mississippi Mass Choir

United States of America · 1988– · gospel 6.816

230

Aphex Twin

United Kingdom · 1971– · idm 6.720

231 Logic

United States of America · 1990– · hip hop 6.700

232 Zeal & Ardor

Switzerland · 2013– · avant-garde metal 6.680

233

Alanis Morissette

Canada · 1974– · rock 6.640

234 Two Door Cinema Club

United Kingdom · 2007– · post-punk revival 6.640

235 Joanna Newsom

United States of America · 1982– · folk 6.580

236 My Bloody Valentine

Ireland · 1983– · shoegaze 6.570

237 Teen Suicide

United States of America · 2009– · indie rock 6.510

238

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 6.460

239

My Chemical Romance

United States of America · 2001– · rock 6.400

240 Halestorm

United States of America · 1998– · hard rock 6.400