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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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock
83.022
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73 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 4.808
74 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 4.763
75 MIKA United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983– · pop 4.742
76 Paul Simon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · pop 4.705
77 Gracie Abrams United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · pop 4.620
78 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 4.516
79 Tears for Fears United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 4.495
80 Blondie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · new wave 4.477
81 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 4.456
82 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 4.412
83 Robbie Williams United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974– · pop rock 4.358
84 Billy Joel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop rock 4.287
85 Natalie Imbruglia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 4.235
86 Paramore United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 4.219
87 Fabrizio De André Italy flagItaly · 1940–1999 · pop 4.000
88 Goldfrapp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 3.959
89 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 3.876
90 Justin Timberlake United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 3.679
91 Aaliyah United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 3.679
92 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 3.615
93 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 3.605
94 Angèle Belgium flagBelgium · 1995– · pop 3.600
95 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 3.566
96 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 3.524