The Groove

The greatest jazz pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Steely Dan

United States of America · 1972– · pop rock

3.918

Why this number?

The full board

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 2.129

3 Donald Fagen

United States of America · 1948– · pop rock 1.897

Amy Winehouse

United Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 1.206

Joni Mitchell

Canada · 1943– · folk 0.762

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 0.616

Van Morrison

United Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 0.552

8 Weather Report

United States of America · 1971–1986 · jazz fusion 0.500

Sade

United Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 0.496

10 Nick Drake

United Kingdom · 1948–1974 · folk 0.486

11 Katie Melua

United Kingdom · 1984– · jazz 0.370

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Australia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 0.295

13 Mild High Club

United States of America · 2013– · jazz rock 0.295

14 Norah Jones

United States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.275

15 Eurythmics

United Kingdom · 1980–2005 · new wave 0.188

16 Lily Allen

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.103