The Groove

The greatest ambient artists of all time

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

No. 1

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient

30.609

Why this number?

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49 Devin Townsend Project

Canada · 2008–2018 · rock 1.400

Burial

United Kingdom · 1979– · dubstep 1.362

51 The Avalanches

Australia · 1997– · plunderphonics 1.274

52 フィッシュマンズ

Japan · 1987– · neo-psychedelia 1.267

Linkin Park

United States of America · 1996– · nu metal 1.243

54 HOME

United States of America · 1996– · electronic 1.200

55 Derek Duke

United States of America · 1965– · rockabilly 1.191

56 Glenn Stafford

United States of America · rock 1.191

57 Jason Hayes electronic 1.191

Buckethead

United States of America · 1969– · rock 1.189

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 1.189

60 Deep Forest

France · 1992– · ambient 1.118

Imagine Dragons

United States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 1.089

62 Bonobo

United Kingdom · 1976– · electronic 1.015

Underworld

United Kingdom · 1979– · techno 1.011

64 Kronos Quartet

United States of America · 1973– · electronic 0.960

65 Shpongle

United Kingdom · 1998– · psybient 0.953

The Cure

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 0.943

Porcupine Tree

United Kingdom · 1987– · progressive rock 0.911

68 Angelo Badalamenti

United States of America · 1937–2022 · jazz 0.900

69 芸能山城組

Japan · 1974– · ambient 0.900

70 Slowdive

United Kingdom · 1989– · shoegaze 0.887

71 David Byrne

United States of America · 1952– · art rock 0.820

72 The Flashbulb

United States of America · electronic 0.794