The Groove

The greatest britpop 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

Oasis

United Kingdom · 1991– · britpop

27.126

Why this number?

The full board

Suede

United Kingdom · 1989– · britpop 16.335

Blur

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 13.541

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 12.508

5 Pulp

United Kingdom · 1978– · britpop 10.891

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 5.432

7 Supergrass

United Kingdom · 1993–2010 · britpop 4.840

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 2.694

9 Lush

United Kingdom · 1987–2016 · rock 1.727

10 The Verve

United Kingdom · 1989–2009 · britpop 1.644

11 Kula Shaker

United Kingdom · 1995– · rock 1.524

Robbie Williams

United Kingdom · 1974– · pop rock 1.277

13 Liam Gallagher

United Kingdom · 1972– · alternative rock 1.150

The Smiths

United Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 0.987

15 Travis

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 0.913

16 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

United Kingdom · 2011– · rock 0.800

17 Ash

United Kingdom · 1989– · alternative rock 0.674

18 Doves

United Kingdom · 1998– · indie rock 0.626

19 Super Furry Animals

United Kingdom · 1993– · rock 0.490

20 The Stone Roses

United Kingdom · 1984–2017 · indie rock 0.473

Placebo

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.324