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 18

409

AFI

United States of America · 1991– · rock 3.800

410

Sinéad O’Connor

Ireland · 1966–2023 · rock 3.800

411

Bad Religion

United States of America · 1980– · punk 3.800

412 Roger Waters

United Kingdom · 1943– · rock 3.800

413 Elbow

United Kingdom · 1990– · indie rock 3.800

414 HammerFall

Sweden · 1993– · power metal 3.800

415 JPEGMAFIA

United States of America · 1989– · hip hop 3.800

416 Battles

United States of America · 2002– · math rock 3.800

417 Myrkur

Denmark · 1985– · folk 3.800

418 坂本龍一

Japan · 1952–2023 · ambient 3.800

419 Animals as Leaders

United States of America · 2007– · progressive metal 3.800

420 Caroline Rose

United States of America · 1989– · pop 3.800

421 Gary Clark Jr.

United States of America · 1984– · blues rock 3.800

422 Gotye

Australia · 1980– · indie rock 3.780

423 Kacey Musgraves

United States of America · 1988– · country pop 3.780

424 Lin‐Manuel Miranda

United States of America · 1980– · musical 3.780

425 Mark Mancina

United States of America · 1957– · musical 3.780

426 Opetaia Foa’i

New Zealand · 1956– · musical 3.780

427 Noisia

The Netherlands · 2000–2022 · drum and bass 3.750

428 XXXTENTACION

United States of America · 1998–2018 · contemporary folk 3.720

429 Bladee

Sweden · 1994– · hip hop 3.700

430 Tomb Mold

Canada · 2015– · death metal 3.700

431 Shaggy

Jamaica · 1968– · reggae 3.660

432

Deep Purple

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 3.600