The Groove

The greatest pop rock artists of all time

370 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

89.174

Why this number?

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313 Silverchair

Australia · 1992–2011 · alternative rock 0.420

314 Angels & Airwaves

United States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 0.418

315

Moby

United States of America · 1965– · electronic 0.415

316 Ellie Goulding

United Kingdom · 1986– · electropop 0.412

317

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 0.411

318 Elvis Costello

United Kingdom · 1954– · rock 0.403

319 Magdalena Bay

United States of America · 2016– · synth-pop 0.402

320 Tracy Chapman

United States of America · 1964– · folk rock 0.400

321 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

United Kingdom · 2011– · rock 0.400

322 Alphaville

Germany · 1983– · new wave 0.399

323 Owl City

United States of America · 1986– · pop 0.398

324

Europe

Sweden · 1982– · hard rock 0.391

325

Marilyn Manson

United States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 0.389

326

Camila Cabello

United States of America · 1997– · pop 0.367

327 Boston

United States of America · 1975– · rock 0.366

328 Ace of Base

Sweden · 1990– · pop 0.356

329 Pretenders

United Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 0.356

330 Scissor Sisters

United States of America · 2001– · pop 0.355

331

Evanescence

United States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 0.355

332 Angel Olsen

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 0.350

333 of Montreal

United States of America · 1996– · indie rock 0.350

334 HIM

Finland · 1991–2017 · gothic rock 0.346

335 The E Street Band

United States of America · 1972– · rock 0.339

336 Ash

United Kingdom · 1989– · alternative rock 0.337