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The greatest alternative pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Taylor Swift

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop
12.363
Why this number?
The full board
2 Billie Eilish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 7.972
3 twenty one pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · pop rock 5.788
4 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 3.370
5 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 2.687
6 Sleep Token United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2016– · alternative metal 2.670
7 AJR United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · pop 2.265
8 Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 1.610
9 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 1.605
10 The Cranberries Ireland flagIreland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 1.495
11 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 1.420
12 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 1.391
13 Nine Inch Nails United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial 1.377
14 Halsey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · pop 1.272
15 Fiona Apple United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 1.195
16 Weezer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 1.120
17 Chappell Roan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · synth-pop 1.093
18 Tame Impala Australia flagAustralia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 0.924
19 Tove Lo Sweden flagSweden · 1987– · dance-pop 0.767
20 Bat for Lashes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · indie rock 0.740
21 Purity Ring Canada flagCanada · 2010– · electropop 0.686
22 Poppy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · nu metal 0.669
23 Lorde New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 0.667
24 Lily Allen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.663