The Groove

The greatest electropop artists of all time

89 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Lady Gaga

United States of America · 1986– · pop

9.697

Why this number?

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Justice

France · 2003– · electro house 0.278

Timbaland

United States of America · 1972– · pop rap 0.276

75 P!nk

United States of America · 1979– · pop 0.274

76 Bastille

United Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 0.273

77 Avicii

Sweden · 1989–2018 · house 0.264

Shakira

Colombia · 1977– · pop 0.258

79 Gary Numan

United Kingdom · 1958– · new wave 0.242

80 Lorde

New Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 0.235

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.215

82 MARINA

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.207

83 Empire of the Sun

Australia · 2006– · new wave 0.200

84 No Doubt

United States of America · 1986– · rock 0.185

85 Allie X

United States of America · 1985– · dance-pop 0.178

86 Gwen Stefani

United States of America · 1969– · pop 0.171

87 Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 0.170

88 Clean Bandit

United Kingdom · 2008– · pop 0.143

89 3OH!3

United States of America · 2004– · crunk 0.103