The Groove

The greatest alternative rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock

126.081

Why this number?

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289

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.883

290 Low

United States of America · 1993–2023 · indie rock 0.879

291 Kyuss

United States of America · 1987–1996 · stoner rock 0.869

292 Norah Jones

United States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.864

293 P!nk

United States of America · 1979– · pop 0.863

294

Portishead

United Kingdom · 1991– · trip hop 0.861

295 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.860

296

Britney Spears

United States of America · 1981– · pop 0.850

297 Cage the Elephant

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 0.840

298 Jewel

United States of America · 1974– · rock 0.835

299 The Polyphonic Spree

United States of America · 2000– · rock 0.831

300 The Shins

United States of America · 1997– · indie rock 0.830

301 Sublime

United States of America · 1986– · ska 0.825

302

SCANDAL

Japan · 2006– · pop 0.800

303

Velvet Revolver

United States of America · 2002–2008 · rock 0.800

304 Super Furry Animals

United Kingdom · 1993– · rock 0.799

305 Slowdive

United Kingdom · 1989– · shoegaze 0.799

306 St. Vincent

United States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 0.764

307

DIR EN GREY

Japan · 1997– · rock 0.761

308

The Prodigy

United Kingdom · 1990– · big beat 0.746

309 Crowded House

Australia · 1985– · pop rock 0.743

310 16 Horsepower

United States of America · 1992–2005 · gothic country 0.733

311 The Magnetic Fields

United States of America · 1990– · indie pop 0.730

312 Diablo Swing Orchestra

Sweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 0.708