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 16

361 The Shins

United States of America · 1997– · indie rock 4.200

362 Owl City

United States of America · 1986– · pop 4.200

363 Phoebe Bridgers

United States of America · 1994– · indie rock 4.200

364 Fleshgod Apocalypse

Italy · 2007– · symphonic metal 4.200

365 Angel Olsen

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 4.200

366 Beyond Creation

Canada · 2005– · technical death metal 4.200

367 Black Country Communion

United States of America · 2009– · hard rock 4.200

368 Cage the Elephant

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 4.200

369 Damso

Belgium · 1992– · hip hop 4.200

370 Darren Korb

United States of America · 1983– · downtempo 4.200

371 Giles Corey

United States of America · 1980– · singer-songwriter 4.200

372 Low Roar

Iceland · indietronica 4.200

373 St. Vincent

United States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 4.200

374 Watain

Sweden · 1998– · black metal 4.200

375 Chuck Person

United States of America · 1982– · vaporwave 4.100

376 Everything Everything

United Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 4.100

377

J Balvin

Colombia · 1985– · reggaeton 4.100

378 Public Service Broadcasting

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 4.050

379 ILLENIUM

United States of America · 1990– · melodic dubstep 4.020

380

Nicki Minaj

United States of America · 1982– · pop 4.020

381

Dead Can Dance

Australia · 1981– · electronic 4.000

382

Placebo

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 4.000

383

Slipknot

United States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 4.000

384 CAKE

United States of America · 1992– · rock 4.000