The Groove

The greatest electro artists of all time

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

No. 1

Kraftwerk

Germany · 1970– · electronic

12.764

Why this number?

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25 Skinny Puppy

Canada · 1982–2023 · industrial 0.880

Front Line Assembly

Canada · 1986– · electronic 0.868

Rihanna

United States of America · 1988– · pop 0.859

28 Kesha

United States of America · 1987– · dance-pop 0.800

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.788

30 Stromae

Belgium · 1985– · electro house 0.780

31 Tubeway Army

United Kingdom · 1977–1979 · new wave 0.764

New Order

United Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 0.760

33 TR/ST

Canada · 2010– · electronic 0.760

34 2manydjs

Belgium · 1998– · electronic 0.717

35 Mortiis

Norway · 1993– · electro 0.655

36 N*E*R*D

United States of America · 2001– · rock 0.621

37 Moloko

United Kingdom · 1993–2006 · trip hop 0.601

38 Leftfield

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 0.600

39 CHVRCHES

United Kingdom · 2011– · synth-pop 0.589

40 The Glitch Mob

United States of America · 2006– · glitch 0.571

The Prodigy

United Kingdom · 1990– · big beat 0.568

42 Fever Ray

Sweden · 1975– · synth-pop 0.544

43 MARINA

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.533

44 Zedd

Germany · 1989– · electro house 0.500

Skrillex

United States of America · 1988– · dubstep 0.485

46 Porter Robinson

United States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 0.477

47 Madeon

France · 1994– · synth-pop 0.477

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 0.457