The Groove

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 · 1965– · electronic

14.582

Why this number?

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121 Sewerslvt

Australia · 2000– · breakbeat 0.433

122

Ulver

Norway · 1992– · black metal 0.422

123

Front 242

Belgium · 1981– · ebm 0.420

124 Silverchair

Australia · 1992–2011 · alternative rock 0.420

125 Lyle Mays

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

126 Pat Metheny

United States of America · 1954– · contemporary jazz 0.420

127 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.401

128 Yellow Magic Orchestra

Japan · 1978– · synth-pop 0.400

129 Atheist

United States of America · 1984– · death metal 0.400

130 envy

Japan · 1992– · rock 0.400

131

Depeche Mode

United Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 0.391

132 Tricky

United Kingdom · 1968– · trip hop 0.388

133 Madvillain

United States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 0.387

134

The Velvet Underground

United States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.385

135 Nico

Germany · 1938–1988 · art rock 0.385

136 Cabaret Voltaire

United Kingdom · 1973– · electro 0.382

137 Primal Scream

United Kingdom · 1982– · rock 0.373

138 Joanna Newsom

United States of America · 1982– · folk 0.370

139 Crystal Castles

Canada · 2006–2017 · electronic 0.365

140 The Avalanches

Australia · 1997– · plunderphonics 0.364

141 C418

Germany · 1989– · ambient 0.346

142

The Weeknd

Canada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 0.333

143

Hawkwind

United Kingdom · 1969– · rock 0.330

144 Tim Hecker

Canada · 1974– · ambient 0.327