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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433 Gotan Project

France · 1999– · tango 0.457

434 Mr. Mister

United States of America · 1982–1989 · pop 0.457

435 Rick Astley

United Kingdom · 1966– · pop 0.454

436 Big Black

United States of America · 1982–1987 · post-hardcore 0.453

437 Angelo Badalamenti

United States of America · 1937–2022 · jazz 0.450

438 Carbon Based Lifeforms

Sweden · 1996– · ambient 0.450

439 Yeah Yeah Yeahs

United States of America · 2000– · indie rock 0.445

440 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.444

441 Electric Callboy

Germany · 2010– · electronicore 0.443

442 Shania Twain

Canada · 1965– · country 0.437

443 Neurosis

United States of America · 1985– · post-metal 0.433

444

Van Halen

United States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 0.432

445 Dizzee Rascal

United Kingdom · 1984– · grime 0.427

446 Enrique Iglesias

Spain · 1975– · pop 0.425

447 Jazmine Sullivan

United States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 0.425

448 This Heat

United Kingdom · 1975–1982 · experimental rock 0.424

449

Siouxsie and the Banshees

United Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 0.420

450 Suzanne Vega

United States of America · 1959– · rock 0.420

451 STARSET

United States of America · 2013– · rock 0.420

452 Lyle Mays

United States of America · 1953–2020 · contemporary jazz 0.420

453 Pat Metheny

United States of America · 1954– · contemporary jazz 0.420

454

Mark Knopfler

United Kingdom · 1949– · rock 0.400

455 Cutting Crew

United Kingdom · 1985– · rock 0.400

456 Empire of the Sun

Australia · 2006– · new wave 0.400