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?

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433

ZZ Top

United States of America · 1969– · rock 3.600

434

Blur

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 3.600

435

Therion

Sweden · 1988– · symphonic metal 3.600

436 Black Eyed Peas

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 3.600

437

At the Gates

Sweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 3.600

438 TV on the Radio

United States of America · 2001– · indie rock 3.600

439 Mogwai

United Kingdom · 1995– · post-rock 3.600

440 Lenka

Australia · 1978– · pop 3.600

441 Machine Girl

United States of America · 2012– · breakcore 3.600

442 Alabama Shakes

United States of America · 2009– · rock 3.600

443 Angèle

Belgium · 1995– · pop 3.600

444 FFS

United States of America · 2014–2015 · indie rock 3.600

445 LiSA

Japan · 1987– · j-pop 3.600

446 Anthony Brown & group therAPy

United States of America 3.573

447 Blanck Mass

United Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 3.500

448 Washed Out

United States of America · 1982– · chillwave 3.500

449 Papa Roach

United States of America · 1993– · nu metal 3.450

450

Santana

United States of America · 1966– · rock 3.420

451

Anthrax

United States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 3.400

452 Nickelback

Canada · 1995– · rock 3.400

453 Three Days Grace

Canada · 1997– · rock 3.400

454 Four Tet

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 3.400

455 Blues Pills

Sweden · 2011– · rock 3.400

456 Car Bomb

United States of America · 2002– · mathcore 3.400