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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169 Lorde

New Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 1.915

170

Bring Me the Horizon

United Kingdom · 2004– · metalcore 1.912

171 Kid Cudi

United States of America · 1984– · hip hop 1.907

172 Passengers

United Kingdom · 1995–1995 · electronic 1.900

173

Tears for Fears

United Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 1.898

174 Moloko

United Kingdom · 1993–2006 · trip hop 1.888

175 Everything but the Girl

United Kingdom · 1981– · pop 1.867

176 Metric

Canada · 1998– · indie rock 1.859

177

Imagine Dragons

United States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 1.855

178

Sufjan Stevens

United States of America · 1975– · indie folk 1.836

179

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 1.836

180 808 State

United Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 1.800

181 Filter

United States of America · 1993– · rock 1.752

182

The Killers

United States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 1.728

183 Avicii

Sweden · 1989–2018 · house 1.728

184 Lush

United Kingdom · 1987–2016 · rock 1.727

185 Ace of Base

Sweden · 1990– · pop 1.726

186 TR/ST

Canada · 2010– · electronic 1.720

187 Akira Yamaoka

Japan · 1968– · electronic 1.716

188

Poppy

United States of America · 1995– · nu metal 1.706

189 N*E*R*D

United States of America · 2001– · rock 1.688

190 Gustavo Cerati

Argentina · 1959–2014 · downtempo 1.674

191 MONO

Japan · 1999– · post-rock 1.661

192 Tristania

Norway · 1996–2022 · gothic metal 1.640