The Groove

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 · 1980– · electronic

14.902

Why this number?

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25 Alphaville

Germany · 1983– · new wave 0.598

26 Gustavo Cerati

Argentina · 1959–2014 · downtempo 0.558

The Chemical Brothers

United Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 0.533

28 Ratatat

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 0.528

The 1975

United Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 0.513

30 Everything Everything

United Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 0.473

31 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.456

32 Metric

Canada · 1998– · indie rock 0.431

33 Агата Кристи

Russia · 1985–2010 · gothic rock 0.429

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.420

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.409

36 Empire of the Sun

Australia · 2006– · new wave 0.400

37 !!!

United States of America · 1996– · electronic 0.383

38 Fatboy Slim

United Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 0.313

39 Doves

United Kingdom · 1998– · indie rock 0.313

40 Yazoo

United Kingdom · 1982–1983 · new wave 0.275

41 Primal Scream

United Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.187

42 The KLF

United Kingdom · 1988–1992 · acid house 0.182

43 Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 0.170