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The greatest breakbeat artists of all time

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

No. 1

The Prodigy

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · big beat
20.734
Why this number?
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2 The Chemical Brothers United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 6.216
3 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 5.884
4 Fatboy Slim United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 2.640
5 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 2.135
6 Orbital United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · techno 1.696
7 Amon Tobin Brazil flagBrazil · 1972– · electronic 1.623
8 The Crystal Method United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · breakbeat 1.584
9 DJ Shadow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · trip hop 1.368
10 Pendulum Australia flagAustralia · 2002– · drum and bass 0.955
11 M.I.A. United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · hip hop 0.871
12 Sewerslvt Australia flagAustralia · 2000– · breakbeat 0.866
13 Propellerheads United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995–2003 · big beat 0.771
14 2manydjs Belgium flagBelgium · 1998– · electronic 0.717
15 Noisia The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 2000–2022 · drum and bass 0.536
16 Front 242 Belgium flagBelgium · 1981– · ebm 0.420
17 The KLF United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988–1992 · acid house 0.364
18 Leftfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 0.300
19 Skinny Puppy Canada flagCanada · 1982–2023 · industrial 0.293
20 Gotan Project France flagFrance · 1999– · tango 0.229
21 Pitchshifter United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 0.189