The Groove

The greatest glam rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock

31.275

Why this number?

The full board

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 28.610

Suede

United Kingdom · 1989– · britpop 12.422

Sparks

United States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 5.527

Roxy Music

United Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 5.138

Lou Reed

United States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 4.173

Alice Cooper

United States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 3.912

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 3.699

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 2.949

10 T. Rex

United Kingdom · 1967–1977 · glam rock 2.863

11 Pulp

United Kingdom · 1978– · britpop 2.630

12 Sweet

United Kingdom · 1968–1982 · hard rock 2.129

Alice Cooper

United States of America · 1948– · hard rock 1.634

KISS

United States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 1.556

15 New York Dolls

United States of America · 1971–2011 · glam rock 1.120

16 The Darkness

United Kingdom · 2000– · hard rock 1.095

17 Adam Ant

United Kingdom · 1954– · new wave 0.873

18 Slade

United Kingdom · 1966–1992 · glam 0.844

19 Richard O’Brien

United Kingdom · 1942– · rock and roll 0.624

20 Miley Cyrus

United States of America · 1992– · pop rock 0.504

Lady Gaga

United States of America · 1986– · pop 0.452

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.420

Arctic Monkeys

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 0.388

Queens of the Stone Age

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 0.382