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The greatest dance-pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Madonna

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop
21.365
Why this number?
The full board
2 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 17.893
3 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 10.603
4 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 9.796
5 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 7.961
6 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 7.453
7 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 6.895
8 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 6.857
9 Dua Lipa United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · dance-pop 6.652
10 Kylie Minogue Australia flagAustralia · 1968– · pop 6.362
11 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 5.425
12 Rihanna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop 5.280
13 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 4.902
14 Ace of Base Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · pop 4.236
15 Neil Cicierega United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · plunderphonics 3.984
16 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 3.950
17 BTS South Korea flagSouth Korea · 2013– · pop 3.872
18 Stromae Belgium flagBelgium · 1985– · electro house 3.753
19 Katy Perry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · pop 3.227
20 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 3.032
21 P!nk United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · pop 2.712
22 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 2.666
23 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 2.426
24 Black Eyed Peas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · hip hop 2.307
25 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 2.279
26 Charli xcx United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1992– · electropop 2.203
27 Poppy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · nu metal 2.124
28 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.949
29 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 1.926
30 Porter Robinson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 1.844
31 Shakira Colombia flagColombia · 1977– · pop 1.702
32 Kesha United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · dance-pop 1.600
33 Justin Timberlake United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 1.592
34 Zedd Germany flagGermany · 1989– · electro house 1.583
35 MIKA United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983– · pop 1.493
36 Spice Girls United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994–2008 · pop 1.328
37 Maroon 5 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · pop 1.290
38 Jamiroquai United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1992– · acid jazz 1.236
39 Tove Lo Sweden flagSweden · 1987– · dance-pop 1.150
40 Chappell Roan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · synth-pop 1.093
41 George Michael United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963–2016 · pop 1.025
42 Tame Impala Australia flagAustralia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 0.990
43 Daft Punk France flagFrance · 1993–2021 · electronic 0.986
44 100 gecs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2015– · hyperpop 0.971
45 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 0.964
46 Ellie Goulding United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1986– · electropop 0.945
47 Avicii Sweden flagSweden · 1989–2018 · house 0.934
48 Samantha Fox United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966– · pop 0.933