The Groove

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 · 1965– · electronic

30.951

Why this number?

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25 Japan

United Kingdom · 1974–1982 · new wave 1.670

26 David Byrne

United States of America · 1952– · art rock 1.644

27 Caroline Polachek

United States of America · 1985– · pop 1.600

28 Christine and the Queens

France · 1988– · art pop 1.600

Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 1.597

30 ANOHNI and the Johnsons

United Kingdom · 1995– · art pop 1.575

31 Frank Ocean

United States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 1.523

Siouxsie and the Banshees

United Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 1.482

33 Thomas Dolby

United Kingdom · 1958– · new wave 1.365

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 1.360

35 Fiona Apple

United States of America · 1977– · rock 1.304

36 Bon Iver

United States of America · 2006– · indie folk 1.177

Sia

Australia · 1975– · pop 1.164

38 Weyes Blood

United States of America · 1988– · art pop 1.100

39 Woodkid

France · 1983– · alternative rock 1.066

40 Lucio Battisti

Italy · 1943–1998 · psychedelic pop 1.000

41 The The

United Kingdom · 1979– · new wave 0.968

Ireland · 1976– · rock 0.955

43 Laurie Anderson

United States of America · 1947– · experimental 0.830

44 Fever Ray

Sweden · 1975– · synth-pop 0.815

Supertramp

United Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 0.806

The Velvet Underground

United States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.770

47 Nico

Germany · 1938–1988 · art rock 0.770

48 St. Vincent

United States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 0.764