The Groove

The greatest acid house artists of all time

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

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

The KLF

United Kingdom · 1988–1992 · acid house

1.273

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2 The Future Sound of London

United Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 0.956

Daft Punk

France · 1993–2021 · electronic 0.904

4 Primal Scream

United Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.747

Moby

United States of America · 1965– · electronic 0.703

Underworld

United Kingdom · 1979– · techno 0.372

The Chemical Brothers

United Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 0.267

8 808 State

United Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 0.257