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The greatest new wave artists of all time

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

No. 1

Talking Heads

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave
35.132
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73 Cocteau Twins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979–1997 · dream pop 0.850
74 Magazine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · post-punk 0.844
75 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 0.838
76 Arcade Fire Canada flagCanada · 2001– · indie rock 0.826
77 ABC United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · pop 0.672
78 Yellow Magic Orchestra Japan flagJapan · 1978– · synth-pop 0.655
79 Lin‐Manuel Miranda United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · musical 0.630
80 Mark Mancina United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · musical 0.630
81 Opetaia Foa’i New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 1956– · musical 0.630
82 Iggy Pop United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · rock 0.600
83 Patti Smith Group United States of America flagUnited States of America · rock 0.600
84 Агата Кристи Russia flagRussia · 1985–2010 · gothic rock 0.581
85 Culture Club United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · pop 0.580
86 The Fall United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–2018 · post-punk 0.578
87 Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 0.568
88 The B‐52s United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · pop rock 0.544
89 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 0.529
90 Charly García Argentina flagArgentina · 1951– · rock 0.529
91 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.503
92 The Strokes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · indie rock 0.498
93 Ministry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · industrial 0.486
94 Everything Everything United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 0.473
95 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 0.468
96 Lemon Demon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2003– · comedy 0.464