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

Why this number?

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313

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Australia · 1983– · alternative rock 0.882

314 Birdy

United Kingdom · 1996– · pop 0.880

315 Jake Bugg

United Kingdom · 1994– · indie rock 0.880

316 Sixpence None the Richer

United States of America · 1993– · contemporary christian 0.880

317 The Human League

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 0.879

318

Chris Rea

United Kingdom · 1951–2025 · rock 0.877

319 +44

United States of America · 2004–2009 · punk 0.871

320 Nina Simone

United States of America · 1933–2003 · jazz 0.870

321 Manu Chao

France · 1961– · folk 0.866

322 椎名林檎

Japan · 1978– · j-pop 0.860

323 Lionel Richie

United States of America · 1949– · pop 0.857

324 Train

United States of America · 1994– · rock 0.846

325 Porter Robinson

United States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 0.845

326

The Velvet Underground

United States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.842

327

The Decemberists

United States of America · 2000– · indie rock 0.840

328 Silverchair

Australia · 1992–2011 · alternative rock 0.840

329 Poe

United States of America · 1968– · alternative rock 0.840

330 Kero Kero Bonito

United Kingdom · 2011– · electronic 0.840

331 Cage the Elephant

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 0.840

332 M2M

Norway · 1998–2002 · pop rock 0.840

333 Carole King

United States of America · 1942– · folk rock 0.830

334

Blue Öyster Cult

United States of America · 1967– · hard rock 0.830

335 EDEN

Ireland · 1995– · alternative rock 0.819

336

Eagles

United States of America · 1971– · rock 0.819