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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
25 Katy Perry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · pop 12.337
26 Christina Aguilera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · pop 11.978
27 Spice Girls United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994–2008 · pop 11.302
28 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 10.901
29 Alanis Morissette Canada flagCanada · 1974– · rock 10.801
30 Björk Iceland flagIceland · 1965– · electronic 10.554
31 Prince United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 10.160
32 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 10.061
33 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 9.978
34 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 9.721
35 New Order United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 9.220
36 Coma Cinema United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · pop 9.067
37 MARINA United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985– · pop 8.866
38 Ace of Base Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · pop 8.824
39 Sting United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 8.748
40 Alizée France flagFrance · 1984– · pop 8.659
41 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 8.422
42 Harry Styles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · pop 8.003
43 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 7.854
44 AJR United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · pop 7.793
45 P!nk United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · pop 7.471
46 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 7.318
47 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 7.304
48 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 7.188