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38 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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock
6.350
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2 Air France flagFrance · 1995– · downtempo 4.586
3 Billie Eilish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 2.562
4 Enigma Germany flagGermany · 1990– · new age 2.341
5 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 1.700
6 Sigur Rós Iceland flagIceland · 1994– · post-rock 1.638
7 Enya Ireland flagIreland · 1961– · new age 1.534
8 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 1.498
9 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 1.481
10 Animal Collective United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 1.384
11 M83 France flagFrance · 2001– · electronic 1.356
12 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 1.248
13 Thom Yorke United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · electronic 1.248
14 Zero 7 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1997– · downtempo 1.146
15 Slowdive United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · shoegaze 1.091
16 Cocteau Twins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979–1997 · dream pop 0.932
17 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 0.843
18 The xx United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 0.830
19 FKA twigs United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · art pop 0.757
20 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 0.673
21 Cigarettes After Sex United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2008– · dream pop 0.667
22 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.638
23 Passengers United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995–1995 · electronic 0.633
24 The Smile United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2021– · rock 0.600
25 Low United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993–2023 · indie rock 0.571
26 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 0.429
27 Ulver Norway flagNorway · 1992– · black metal 0.422
28 Panda Bear United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978– · electronic 0.410
29 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 0.391
30 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 0.391
31 James Blake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · dubstep 0.384
32 Kate Bush United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 0.378
33 Mitski United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie rock 0.302
34 Talk Talk United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981–1991 · post-rock 0.299
35 Goldfrapp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.274
36 Fever Ray Sweden flagSweden · 1975– · synth-pop 0.272
37 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 0.271
38 Kid Indigo United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · lo-fi 0.049