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The greatest art pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Björk

Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic
30.951
Why this number?
The full board
2 Kate Bush United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 11.686
3 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 9.298
4 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 9.088
5 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 8.673
6 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 7.273
7 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 6.871
8 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 5.040
9 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 4.573
10 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 4.118
11 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 4.017
12 ROSALÍA Spain flagSpain · 1992– · art pop 3.473
13 FKA twigs United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · art pop 3.096
14 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 3.027
15 Vampire Weekend United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie rock 2.950
16 Arcade Fire Canada flagCanada · 2001– · indie rock 2.545
17 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 2.519
18 Billie Eilish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 2.420
19 Tears for Fears United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 2.362
20 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 2.182
21 twenty one pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · pop rock 2.019
22 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 1.972
23 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 1.940
24 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 1.783
25 Japan United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974–1982 · new wave 1.670
26 David Byrne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1952– · art rock 1.644
27 Caroline Polachek United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 1.600
28 Christine and the Queens France flagFrance · 1988– · art pop 1.600
29 Animal Collective United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 1.597
30 ANOHNI and the Johnsons United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · art pop 1.575
31 Frank Ocean United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 1.523
32 Siouxsie and the Banshees United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 1.482
33 Thomas Dolby United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1958– · new wave 1.365
34 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 1.360
35 Fiona Apple United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 1.304
36 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 1.177
37 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 1.164
38 Weyes Blood United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · art pop 1.100
39 Woodkid France flagFrance · 1983– · alternative rock 1.066
40 Lucio Battisti Italy flagItaly · 1943–1998 · psychedelic pop 1.000
41 The The United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · new wave 0.968
42 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 0.955
43 Laurie Anderson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · experimental 0.830
44 Fever Ray Sweden flagSweden · 1975– · synth-pop 0.815
45 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 0.806
46 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.770
47 Nico Germany flagGermany · 1938–1988 · art rock 0.770
48 St. Vincent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 0.764