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The greatest industrial artists of all time

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

No. 1

Nine Inch Nails

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · industrial
50.169
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2 Rammstein Germany flagGermany · 1994– · industrial metal 12.575
3 Skinny Puppy Canada flagCanada · 1982–2023 · industrial 12.348
4 Swans United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 7.981
5 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 7.484
6 KMFDM Germany flagGermany · 1984– · industrial 7.137
7 Einstürzende Neubauten Germany flagGermany · 1980– · industrial 7.049
8 Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 6.762
9 Marilyn Manson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 5.331
10 Front 242 Belgium flagBelgium · 1981– · ebm 5.329
11 Laibach Slovenia flagSlovenia · 1980– · industrial 5.270
12 Front Line Assembly Canada flagCanada · 1986– · electronic 5.036
13 Ministry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · industrial 4.826
14 Trent Reznor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · dark ambient 2.493
15 Puscifer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · rock 2.040
16 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 1.998
17 Death Grips United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · experimental hip hop 1.980
18 Stabbing Westward United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · industrial 1.919
19 Filter United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · rock 1.752
20 Rob Zombie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · heavy metal 1.629
21 Killing Joke United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · rock 1.548
22 Cabaret Voltaire United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1973– · electro 1.527
23 Fear Factory United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · industrial metal 1.510
24 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.385