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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
Why this number?
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121 Oasis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 2.822
122 Cariño Spain flagSpain · 2017– · indie pop 2.790
123 Iron Maiden United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · heavy metal 2.678
124 Ye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · hip hop 2.661
125 Morcheeba United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · trip hop 2.610
126 HAIM United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie rock 2.593
127 The xx United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 2.573
128 Gorillaz United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 2.551
129 Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 2.538
130 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 2.522
131 INXS Australia flagAustralia · 1977–2012 · rock 2.509
132 Enya Ireland flagIreland · 1961– · new age 2.501
133 Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 2.474
134 Clean Bandit United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2008– · pop 2.469
135 Nelly Furtado Canada flagCanada · 1978– · pop 2.467
136 John Lennon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1940–1980 · rock 2.465
137 Regina Spektor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · anti-folk 2.455
138 John Mayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 2.452
139 Caroline Polachek United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 2.400
140 Wings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 2.384
141 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 2.367
142 Eurythmics United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980–2005 · new wave 2.323
143 Irshad Kamil India flagIndia · pop 2.300
144 Scott Walker United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943–2019 · baroque pop 2.291