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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193 The Wallflowers

United States of America · 1989– · rock 1.660

194 The Wedding Present

United Kingdom · 1985– · indie rock 1.660

195

Ani DiFranco

United States of America · 1970– · folk rock 1.650

196 EDEN

Ireland · 1995– · alternative rock 1.639

197

The Sisters of Mercy

United Kingdom · 1980– · gothic rock 1.639

198

Rise Against

United States of America · 1999– · punk 1.638

199 The Lemonheads

United States of America · 1984– · rock 1.615

200

10,000 Maniacs

United States of America · 1981– · folk rock 1.602

201

Lou Reed

United States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 1.600

202 Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti

Italy · 1992–2000 · rock 1.600

203 Poets of the Fall

Finland · 2002– · pop rock 1.588

204 Belly

United States of America · 1991–1996 · dream pop 1.585

205

Pendulum

Australia · 2002– · drum and bass 1.577

206 New Radicals

United States of America · 1997–1999 · alternative rock 1.575

207 The Presidents of the United States of America

United States of America · 1993–2015 · alternative rock 1.546

208 John Parish

United Kingdom · 1959– · indie rock 1.520

209 Guano Apes

Germany · 1994– · alternative rock 1.500

210

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 1.466

211

The 1975

United Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 1.459

212

Taylor Swift

United States of America · 1989– · pop 1.455

213 Tenacious D

United States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 1.452

214

Massive Attack

United Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 1.435

215 Eve 6

United States of America · 1995– · rock 1.400

216 Midnight Oil

Australia · 1976– · rock 1.386