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The greatest drone artists of all time

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

No. 1

Boris

Japan flagJapan · 1992– · drone
6.620
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2 Godspeed You! Black Emperor Canada flagCanada · 1994– · post-rock 3.487
3 Earth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · drone 3.103
4 Nine Inch Nails United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial 2.212
5 Swans United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 2.121
6 Sunn O))) United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · drone metal 1.854
7 Have a Nice Life United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · shoegaze 1.495
8 Fripp & Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1972– · ambient 1.335
9 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 1.050
10 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 1.040
11 Aphex Twin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · idm 1.005
12 Trent Reznor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · dark ambient 0.831
13 Blanck Mass United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 0.389
14 Tim Hecker Canada flagCanada · 1974– · ambient 0.327
15 Anna von Hausswolff Sweden flagSweden · 1986– · neoclassical dark wave 0.290
16 Sonic Youth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981–2011 · alternative rock 0.254
17 This Heat United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1982 · experimental rock 0.212
18 Animal Collective United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 0.180