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

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337

KMFDM

Germany · 1984– · industrial 0.545

338

Slipknot

United States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 0.544

339 Babylon Zoo

United Kingdom · 1992–2000 · rock 0.542

340 LCD Soundsystem

United States of America · 2001– · dance-punk 0.532

341

Billie Eilish

United States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 0.524

342 Spiritualized

United Kingdom · 1990– · space rock 0.518

343 Moloko

United Kingdom · 1993–2006 · trip hop 0.515

344 Happy Mondays

United Kingdom · 1985–1992 · indie rock 0.497

345 Gotye

Australia · 1980– · indie rock 0.488

346 The Beta Band

United Kingdom · 1996– · electronic 0.488

347

Alicia Keys

United States of America · 1981– · contemporary r&b 0.486

348

BABYMETAL

Japan · 2010– · kawaii metal 0.484

349 Millencolin

Sweden · 1992– · punk 0.475

350 Patti Smith

United States of America · 1946– · art rock 0.447

351 Vampire Weekend

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 0.443

352 The Beths

New Zealand · 2015– · indie rock 0.440

353

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom · 1991– · pop 0.430

354 Kasabian

United Kingdom · 1997– · indie rock 0.421

355 Mr. Bungle

United States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.420

356 Isis

United States of America · 1997–2010 · post-metal 0.409

357 Goldfrapp

United Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.400

358 Ethel Cain

United States of America · 1998– · rock 0.400

359 Lil Nas X

United States of America · 1999– · pop 0.398

360 Calexico

United States of America · 1996– · folk rock 0.382