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The greatest instrumental artists of all time

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

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No. 1

DJ Shadow

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · trip hop
5.113
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2 Explosions in the Sky United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · post-rock 4.277
3 Godspeed You! Black Emperor Canada flagCanada · 1994– · post-rock 3.977
4 MONO Japan flagJapan · 1999– · post-rock 2.573
5 J Dilla United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–2006 · instrumental hip hop 2.509
6 Hans Zimmer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · modern classical 2.343
7 Lisa Gerrard Australia flagAustralia · 1961– · trance 2.343
8 Common United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hip hop 2.007
9 C418 Germany flagGermany · 1989– · ambient 1.837
10 Mogwai United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · post-rock 1.720
11 Apocalyptica Finland flagFinland · 1993– · heavy metal 1.373
12 Miles Davis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 1.298