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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361 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 0.720

362 2manydjs

Belgium · 1998– · electronic 0.717

363

Slash

United States of America · 1965– · heavy metal 0.700

364

Timbaland

United States of America · 1972– · pop rap 0.690

365

Marillion

United Kingdom · 1979– · rock 0.677

366 Michael Bublé

Canada · 1975– · jazz 0.677

367 David Gray

United Kingdom · 1968– · rock 0.674

368 HUNTR/X

United States of America · 2025– · k-pop 0.674

369 KPop Demon Hunters Cast 2025– · k-pop 0.674

370 Saja Boys k-pop 0.674

371 Bon Iver

United States of America · 2006– · indie folk 0.673

372

Sufjan Stevens

United States of America · 1975– · indie folk 0.668

373 The Moody Blues

United Kingdom · 1964–2018 · progressive rock 0.667

374 Cigarettes After Sex

United States of America · 2008– · dream pop 0.667

375 Pulp

United Kingdom · 1978– · britpop 0.665

376

Foo Fighters

United States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 0.660

377 The Cars

United States of America · 1976–1988 · rock 0.657

378

Kirk Franklin

United States of America · 1970– · gospel 0.656

379

blink‐182

United States of America · 1992– · pop punk 0.653

380 10cc

United Kingdom · 1972– · rock 0.649

381

The Who

United Kingdom · 1964– · rock 0.647

382

ZZ Top

United States of America · 1969– · rock 0.638

383 Bad Company

United Kingdom · 1973–2023 · rock 0.637

384

Yello

Switzerland · 1979– · electronic 0.633