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The greatest experimental artists of all time

172 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 flagIceland · 1965– · electronic
14.582
Why this number?
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2 Death Grips United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · experimental hip hop 14.004
3 Autechre United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · idm 10.514
4 Animal Collective United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 7.667
5 Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 7.626
6 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 6.158
7 Godspeed You! Black Emperor Canada flagCanada · 1994– · post-rock 5.718
8 Swans United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 5.322
9 Infected Mushroom Israel flagIsrael · 1996– · electronic 5.049
10 Aphex Twin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · idm 4.664
11 Einstürzende Neubauten Germany flagGermany · 1980– · industrial 4.524
12 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 4.201
13 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 3.949
14 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 3.873
15 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 3.666
16 Skinny Puppy Canada flagCanada · 1982–2023 · industrial 3.393
17 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 3.304
18 Van der Graaf Generator United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–1978 · progressive rock 3.144
19 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 3.132
20 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 3.008
21 Sigur Rós Iceland flagIceland · 1994– · post-rock 2.776
22 The Residents United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · experimental 2.709
23 Laurie Anderson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · experimental 2.490
24 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 2.438