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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409 Fun Lovin’ Criminals

United States of America · 1993– · rock 0.558

410

Alice Cooper

United States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 0.554

411 Peter Frampton

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 0.554

412 Jane Remover

United States of America · 2003– · hyperpop 0.553

413 Camille

France · 1978– · chanson française 0.553

414

The Mothers of Invention

United States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 0.553

415 Cardi B

United States of America · 1992– · hip hop 0.553

416

Steven Wilson

United Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 0.552

417

Alice Cooper

United States of America · 1948– · hard rock 0.550

418 Fairport Convention

United Kingdom · 1967– · folk rock 0.550

419 will.i.am

United States of America · 1975– · house 0.550

420 Yazoo

United Kingdom · 1982–1983 · new wave 0.550

421 Mumford & Sons

United Kingdom · 2007– · folk rock 0.548

422 The B‐52s

United States of America · 1976– · pop rock 0.544

423

Jean‐Michel Jarre

France · 1948– · electronic 0.543

424 Vampire Weekend

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 0.543

425 Childish Gambino

United States of America · 1983– · hip hop 0.543

426 Mylène Farmer

France · 1961– · electronic 0.543

427 James Blunt

United Kingdom · 1974– · alternative rock 0.542

428

Steely Dan

United States of America · 1972– · pop rock 0.541

429

Yolanda Adams

United States of America · 1961– · gospel 0.539

430

Sabaton

Sweden · 1999– · power metal 0.534

431 Charly García

Argentina · 1951– · rock 0.529

432

Devin Townsend

Canada · 1972– · progressive metal 0.525