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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
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25 MARINA United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.662
26 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 0.662
27 Goldfrapp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.661
28 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 0.624
29 The xx United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 0.579
30 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 0.560
31 Miley Cyrus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop rock 0.543
32 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 0.540
33 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 0.450
34 Muse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.402
35 James Blake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · dubstep 0.384
36 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 0.381
37 Kate Bush United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 0.378
38 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 0.356
39 The White Stripes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2011 · rock 0.349
40 Placebo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.324
41 Ween United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 0.314
42 Alanis Morissette Canada flagCanada · 1974– · rock 0.288
43 Bring Me the Horizon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2004– · metalcore 0.277
44 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.273
45 Bastille United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 0.273
46 Dua Lipa United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · dance-pop 0.273
47 MGMT United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 0.264
48 Glass Animals United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 0.259