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The greatest pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

The Beatles

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock
83.022
Why this number?
The full board
2 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 57.305
3 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 47.487
4 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 45.349
5 BTS South Korea flagSouth Korea · 2013– · pop 36.585
6 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 34.127
7 Adele United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · pop 26.414
8 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 25.537
9 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 25.129
10 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 23.400
11 Rihanna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop 20.955
12 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 20.635
13 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 19.210
14 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 18.296
15 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 16.785
16 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 16.479
17 The Beach Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · pop 16.244
18 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 15.965
19 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 15.877
20 Avril Lavigne Canada flagCanada · 1984– · alternative rock 14.443
21 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 14.078
22 a‐ha Norway flagNorway · 1983– · pop 13.344
23 Phil Collins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 13.325
24 Maroon 5 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · pop 12.520