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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121 The War on Drugs

United States of America · 2005– · indie rock 12.030

122 HAIM

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 11.810

123

Marvin Sapp

United States of America · 1967– · gospel 11.806

124 MARINA

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 11.689

125 The Dillinger Escape Plan

United States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 11.686

126 Alcest

France · 2000– · blackgaze 11.500

127 Anamanaguchi

United States of America · 2003– · chiptune 11.210

128 FKA twigs

United Kingdom · 1988– · art pop 11.160

129

Within Temptation

The Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 11.040

130 Blood Incantation

United States of America · 2011– · death metal 10.920

131 Diablo Swing Orchestra

Sweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 10.780

132 MGMT

United States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 10.730

133 alt‐J

United Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 10.640

134 Stone Sour

United States of America · 1992–2020 · alternative metal 10.620

135 A$AP Rocky

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 10.610

136

Weezer

United States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 10.600

137

Alice in Chains

United States of America · 1987– · grunge 10.580

138

Nas

United States of America · 1973– · hip hop 10.420

139 The xx

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 10.420

140 IDLES

United Kingdom · 2009– · post-punk 10.400

141

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 10.360

142

Justice

France · 2003– · electro house 10.220

143 Miley Cyrus

United States of America · 1992– · pop rock 10.220

144 OneRepublic

United States of America · 2004– · pop rock 10.190