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The greatest avant-garde artists of all time

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

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No. 1

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1982 · experimental rock
2.686
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2 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 2.672
3 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 2.377
4 Arcturus Norway flagNorway · 1990– · progressive metal 2.276
5 Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 1.928
6 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.745
7 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 1.591
8 Einstürzende Neubauten Germany flagGermany · 1980– · industrial 1.440
9 SOPHIE United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985–2021 · deconstructed club 1.367
10 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 1.366
11 Philip Glass United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1937– · classical 1.350
12 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 1.185