The Groove

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 · 1965– · electronic

72.029

Why this number?

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265 Lacrimosa

Switzerland · 1990– · dark wave 1.100

266 Dirty Projectors

United States of America · 2002– · pop 1.078

267 Black Eyed Peas

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 1.069

268 MGMT

United States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 1.064

269

Whitney Houston

United States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 1.064

270 MUNA

United States of America · 2013– · indie pop 1.050

271

David Gilmour

United Kingdom · 1946– · rock 1.044

272 目黒将司

Japan · 1971– · jazz 1.029

273 Gwen Stefani

United States of America · 1969– · pop 1.027

274 Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 1.022

275 Ellie Goulding

United Kingdom · 1986– · electropop 1.018

276 Soul Coughing

United States of America · 1992–2000 · alternative rock 1.014

277 Public Service Broadcasting

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 1.013

278

Devin Townsend

Canada · 1972– · progressive metal 1.003

279 The Dream Academy

United Kingdom · 1983–1991 · classic rock 1.000

280

Kate Bush

United Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 0.999

281 Spice Girls

United Kingdom · 1994–2008 · pop 0.996

282 Tortoise

United States of America · 1990– · post-rock 0.980

283 Nujabes

Japan · 1974–2010 · hip hop 0.979

284

Ween

United States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 0.978

285 The Beta Band

United Kingdom · 1996– · electronic 0.975

286 alt‐J

United Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 0.973

287 Kerli

Estonia · 1987– · electronic 0.969

288 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.955