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The greatest alternative dance artists of all time

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

No. 1

Depeche Mode

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic
14.902
Why this number?
The full board
2 Garbage United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 3.725
3 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 3.601
4 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 3.578
5 New Order United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 3.521
6 LCD Soundsystem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · dance-punk 2.733
7 Franz Ferdinand United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2001– · indie rock 2.621
8 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 2.362
9 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 2.346
10 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 2.111
11 The Avalanches Australia flagAustralia · 1997– · plunderphonics 2.016
12 M.I.A. United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · hip hop 1.551
13 twenty one pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · pop rock 1.433
14 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 1.105
15 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 1.000
16 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 0.964
17 Frankie Goes to Hollywood United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2023 · alternative dance 0.900
18 Yeah Yeah Yeahs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · indie rock 0.891
19 Arcade Fire Canada flagCanada · 2001– · indie rock 0.826
20 Warpaint United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · alternative dance 0.800
21 Happy Mondays United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985–1992 · indie rock 0.746
22 Paramore United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 0.720
23 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 0.685
24 Kasabian United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1997– · indie rock 0.632
25 Alphaville Germany flagGermany · 1983– · new wave 0.598
26 Gustavo Cerati Argentina flagArgentina · 1959–2014 · downtempo 0.558
27 The Chemical Brothers United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 0.533
28 Ratatat United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · electronic 0.528
29 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 0.513
30 Everything Everything United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 0.473
31 Chumbawamba United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.456
32 Metric Canada flagCanada · 1998– · indie rock 0.431
33 Агата Кристи Russia flagRussia · 1985–2010 · gothic rock 0.429
34 Muse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.420
35 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.409
36 Empire of the Sun Australia flagAustralia · 2006– · new wave 0.400
37 !!! United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · electronic 0.383
38 Fatboy Slim United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 0.313
39 Doves United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1998– · indie rock 0.313
40 Yazoo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–1983 · new wave 0.275
41 Primal Scream United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.187
42 The KLF United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988–1992 · acid house 0.182
43 Imogen Heap United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 0.170