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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145 Neneh Cherry

Sweden · 1964– · electronic 2.200

146 VNV Nation

Germany · 1990– · electronic 2.200

147 大谷幸

Japan · 1957– · classical 2.200

148 Disasterpeace

United States of America · 1986– · chiptune 2.190

149 Leftfield

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 2.189

150 Ratatat

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 2.155

151 Ministry

United States of America · 1981– · industrial 2.154

152 Thomas Dolby

United Kingdom · 1958– · new wave 2.144

153

twenty one pilots

United States of America · 2009– · pop rock 2.103

154 Halsey

United States of America · 1994– · pop 2.098

155

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Australia · 1983– · alternative rock 2.095

156

Fall Out Boy

United States of America · 2001– · rock 2.079

157 Laurie Anderson

United States of America · 1947– · experimental 2.075

158 Puscifer

United States of America · 1995– · rock 2.040

159 AJR

United States of America · 2006– · pop 2.017

160 ILLENIUM

United States of America · 1990– · melodic dubstep 2.010

161

R.E.M.

United States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 2.000

162

Sinéad O’Connor

Ireland · 1966–2023 · rock 1.984

163 Yellow Magic Orchestra

Japan · 1978– · synth-pop 1.943

164 Tricky

United Kingdom · 1968– · trip hop 1.942

165 Eurythmics

United Kingdom · 1980–2005 · new wave 1.933

166 Kronos Quartet

United States of America · 1973– · electronic 1.920

167 Die Antwoord

South Africa · 2008– · electronic 1.920

168 Don Davis

United States of America · 1957– · electronic 1.920