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The greatest electronic artists of all time

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

No. 1

Björk

Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic
72.029
Why this number?
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2 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 47.713
3 Daft Punk France flagFrance · 1993–2021 · electronic 41.387
4 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 37.669
5 Infected Mushroom Israel flagIsrael · 1996– · electronic 36.884
6 Jean‐Michel Jarre France flagFrance · 1948– · electronic 28.808
7 Autechre United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · idm 28.365
8 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 24.156
9 Boards of Canada United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1986– · electronic 21.965
10 Massive Attack United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 21.893
11 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 20.683
12 The Prodigy United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · big beat 19.338
13 Nine Inch Nails United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial 17.722
14 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 15.746
15 Dead Can Dance Australia flagAustralia · 1981– · electronic 15.231
16 Air France flagFrance · 1995– · downtempo 15.175
17 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 14.650
18 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 13.922
19 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 13.207
20 Yello Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1979– · electronic 12.058
21 Portishead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · trip hop 11.437
22 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 10.986
23 Bonobo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976– · electronic 10.821
24 Aphex Twin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · idm 10.694
25 New Order United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 10.431
26 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 9.751
27 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 9.681
28 UNKLE United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · electronic 9.120
29 Front 242 Belgium flagBelgium · 1981– · ebm 8.912
30 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 8.803
31 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 8.607
32 LCD Soundsystem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · dance-punk 8.285
33 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 8.273
34 Fatboy Slim United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · big beat 8.220
35 Vangelis Greece flagGreece · 1943–2022 · electronic 8.217
36 The Chemical Brothers United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 8.170
37 Tangerine Dream Germany flagGermany · 1967– · electronic 7.753
38 C418 Germany flagGermany · 1989– · ambient 7.706
39 Skinny Puppy Canada flagCanada · 1982–2023 · industrial 7.650
40 Burzum Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 7.436
41 Front Line Assembly Canada flagCanada · 1986– · electronic 7.022
42 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 6.855
43 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 6.841
44 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 6.516
45 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 6.499
46 Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 6.480
47 Morcheeba United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · trip hop 6.291
48 Flying Lotus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · electronic 5.918