The Groove

The greatest dance 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?

No. 1

Britney Spears

United States of America · 1981– · pop

4.211

Why this number?

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25 Electric Callboy

Germany · 2010– · electronicore 0.443

26 Black Eyed Peas

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.439

27 Primal Scream

United Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.373

Maroon 5

United States of America · 2001– · pop 0.367

29 Jurassic 5

United States of America · 1993– · hip hop 0.367

30 The KLF

United Kingdom · 1988–1992 · acid house 0.364

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 0.361

The Weeknd

Canada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 0.350

33 The Avalanches

Australia · 1997– · plunderphonics 0.322

Prince

United States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 0.320

35 Laura Branigan

United States of America · 1952–2004 · pop 0.317

36 Fatboy Slim

United Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 0.305

The Prodigy

United Kingdom · 1990– · big beat 0.304

Massive Attack

United Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 0.289

39 Yazoo

United Kingdom · 1982–1983 · new wave 0.275

40 Public Image Ltd

United Kingdom · 1978– · post-punk 0.253

41 Aqua

Denmark · 1994–2026 · europop 0.247

Donna Summer

United States of America · 1948–2012 · disco 0.242

Kylie Minogue

Australia · 1968– · pop 0.232

44 Enigma

Germany · 1990– · new age 0.229

45 Tiffany

United States of America · 1971– · pop 0.219

Linkin Park

United States of America · 1996– · nu metal 0.204

Carly Rae Jepsen

Canada · 1985– · pop 0.196

48 Moloko

United Kingdom · 1993–2006 · trip hop 0.171