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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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145 Brian Wilson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2025 · pop 2.250
146 Fiona Apple United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 2.250
147 Glass Animals United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 2.221
148 Sigur Rós Iceland flagIceland · 1994– · post-rock 2.218
149 Aimer Japan flagJapan · j-pop 2.200
150 Camila Cabello United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · pop 2.200
151 Jewel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · rock 2.189
152 They Might Be Giants United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 2.188
153 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 2.178
154 Neneh Cherry Sweden flagSweden · 1964– · electronic 2.173
155 Van Halen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 2.158
156 浜崎あゆみ Japan flagJapan · 1978– · pop 2.127
157 Enrique Iglesias Spain flagSpain · 1975– · pop 2.125
158 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 2.117
159 Duffy United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1984– · pop 2.077
160 Foreigner United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · rock 2.074
161 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 2.066
162 Wham! United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981–1986 · pop 2.053
163 Janelle Monáe United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 2.050
164 David Coverdale United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · hard rock 2.007
165 Jimmy Page United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1944– · pop 2.007
166 Yann Tiersen France flagFrance · 1970– · modern classical 2.007
167 Randy Newman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1943– · rock 2.000
168 The Cranberries Ireland flagIreland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 1.972