The Groove

The greatest pop punk artists of all time

44 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Green Day

United States of America · 1989– · punk rock

27.331

Why this number?

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25 Relient K

United States of America · 1998– · pop punk 0.880

SCANDAL

Japan · 2006– · pop 0.800

27 5 Seconds of Summer

Australia · 2011– · pop punk 0.739

28 WILLOW

United States of America · 2000– · rock 0.730

The Cure

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 0.725

30 Die Ärzte

Germany · 1982– · punk 0.667

31 Rancid

United States of America · 1991– · punk rock 0.639

Taylor Swift

United States of America · 1989– · pop 0.613

33 Descendents

United States of America · 1978– · punk rock 0.489

34 Millencolin

Sweden · 1992– · punk 0.475

35 Electric Callboy

Germany · 2010– · electronicore 0.443

36 +44

United States of America · 2004–2009 · punk 0.435

37 The Presidents of the United States of America

United States of America · 1993–2015 · alternative rock 0.343

38 Ash

United Kingdom · 1989– · alternative rock 0.337

Placebo

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 0.324

40 Everclear

United States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 0.312

Rise Against

United States of America · 1999– · punk 0.293

42 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.292

43 The All‐American Rejects

United States of America · 2000– · rock 0.280

44 Billy Idol

United Kingdom · 1955– · rock 0.233