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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337

10,000 Maniacs

United States of America · 1981– · folk rock 0.817

338 Magdalena Bay

United States of America · 2016– · synth-pop 0.805

339

Eminem

United States of America · 1972– · hip hop 0.800

340 Death Cab for Cutie

United States of America · 1997– · indie rock 0.800

341 Christine and the Queens

France · 1988– · art pop 0.800

342 Simply Red

United Kingdom · 1985– · blue-eyed soul 0.790

343

Janet Jackson

United States of America · 1966– · pop 0.788

344

James Taylor

United States of America · 1948– · rock 0.780

345 Beach House

United States of America · 2004– · dream pop 0.777

346

Styx

United States of America · 1970– · rock 0.775

347 Fine Young Cannibals

United Kingdom · 1984–1996 · rock 0.774

348 James Blake

United Kingdom · 1988– · dubstep 0.767

349 Tove Lo

Sweden · 1987– · dance-pop 0.767

350

JAY‐Z

United States of America · 1969– · hip hop 0.756

351 George Ezra

United Kingdom · 1993– · pop 0.756

352

Brand New

United States of America · 2000– · emo 0.752

353

Santana

United States of America · 1966– · rock 0.751

354

Rage Against the Machine

United States of America · 1991–2024 · alternative metal 0.748

355 Bruce Hornsby & the Range

United States of America · 1984–1991 · rock 0.733

356 The Postal Service

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 0.732

357 David Donatien

France · 1970– · folk 0.730

358 Yael Naïm

France · 1978– · folk 0.730

359 Shania Twain

Canada · 1965– · country 0.728

360 Phoenix

France · 1999– · indie rock 0.722