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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289 ミラクルミュージカル

United States of America · experimental 0.953

290 world’s end girlfriend

Japan · 1975– · electronic 0.950

291

Roxette

Sweden · 1986– · pop rock 0.947

292

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.933

293 Би-2

Russia · 1989– · alternative rock 0.933

294 Speedranch speedcore 0.933

295 Scientist

Jamaica · 1960– · dub 0.930

296 Trentemøller

Denmark · 1972– · electronic 0.926

297 Tame Impala

Australia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 0.924

298 Tyler, The Creator

United States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.921

299 t.A.T.u.

Russia · 2000–2011 · pop 0.910

300 芸能山城組

Japan · 1974– · ambient 0.900

301

Maroon 5

United States of America · 2001– · pop 0.897

302 Lily Allen

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.892

303 The Birthday Massacre

Canada · 1999– · industrial 0.889

304 Washed Out

United States of America · 1982– · chillwave 0.875

305 Harold Budd

United States of America · 1936–2020 · ambient 0.870

306 Sewerslvt

Australia · 2000– · breakbeat 0.866

307 Manu Chao

France · 1961– · folk 0.866

308 La Roux

United Kingdom · 2006– · synth-pop 0.863

309 椎名林檎

Japan · 1978– · j-pop 0.860

310 Annie Lennox

United Kingdom · 1954– · pop 0.860

311

AFI

United States of America · 1991– · rock 0.844

312 Battles

United States of America · 2002– · math rock 0.840