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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337 Pitchshifter

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 0.756

338 SOPHIE

United Kingdom · 1985–2021 · deconstructed club 0.750

339

Eagles

United States of America · 1971– · rock 0.750

340

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 0.749

341 Primal Scream

United Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.747

342 Phoenix

France · 1999– · indie rock 0.722

343 A Flock of Seagulls

United Kingdom · 1980– · new wave 0.720

344 Frankie Goes to Hollywood

United Kingdom · 1982–2023 · alternative dance 0.720

345

Duran Duran

United Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 0.715

346 Sweet Trip

United States of America · 1993–2022 · idm 0.712

347

Suede

United Kingdom · 1989– · britpop 0.711

348

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.709

349

The Mars Volta

United States of America · 2001– · rock 0.705

350 Агата Кристи

Russia · 1985–2010 · gothic rock 0.702

351 DEVO

United States of America · 1972– · new wave 0.700

352

Avril Lavigne

Canada · 1984– · alternative rock 0.690

353 Purity Ring

Canada · 2010– · electropop 0.686

354

Janelle Monáe

United States of America · 1985– · pop 0.683

355

Ado

Japan · 2002– · j-pop 0.681

356 Mr. Bungle

United States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.679

357 Machine Girl

United States of America · 2012– · breakcore 0.675

358 Bon Iver

United States of America · 2006– · indie folk 0.673

359 Deep Forest

France · 1992– · ambient 0.671

360 Yann Tiersen

France · 1970– · modern classical 0.669