The Groove

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 · 1960–1970 · rock

83.022

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289

Cheap Trick

United States of America · 1973– · rock 1.029

290

Sade

United Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 1.010

291 ABC

United Kingdom · 1980– · pop 1.008

292

Franco Battiato

Italy · 1945–2021 · pop 1.000

293 Lucio Battisti

Italy · 1943–1998 · psychedelic pop 1.000

294 TV on the Radio

United States of America · 2001– · indie rock 0.982

295 The Sugarcubes

Iceland · 1986–1992 · alternative rock 0.975

296

Grimes

Canada · 1988– · synth-pop 0.964

297

The Doors

United States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 0.961

298 Mazzy Star

United States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 0.960

299 TR/ST

Canada · 2010– · electronic 0.960

300 Laura Branigan

United States of America · 1952–2004 · pop 0.950

301 Ellie Goulding

United Kingdom · 1986– · electropop 0.945

302

Ween

United States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 0.926

303

Bring Me the Horizon

United Kingdom · 2004– · metalcore 0.922

304 FKA twigs

United Kingdom · 1988– · art pop 0.916

305 Mr. Mister

United States of America · 1982–1989 · pop 0.914

306 Rick Astley

United Kingdom · 1966– · pop 0.909

307 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

United States of America · 1976–2017 · rock 0.905

308 川井憲次

Japan · 1957– · electronic 0.900

309 Frankie Goes to Hollywood

United Kingdom · 1982–2023 · alternative dance 0.900

310 Zaz

France · 1980– · blues 0.890

311 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.889

312

Heart

United States of America · 1973– · rock 0.882