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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337

Justin Timberlake

United States of America · 1981– · pop 0.333

338 Amy Macdonald

United Kingdom · 1987– · rock 0.333

339 Kerli

Estonia · 1987– · electronic 0.323

340 X Ambassadors

United States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 0.320

341 underscores

United States of America · 2000– · indietronica 0.307

342 Travis

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 0.304

343 XTC

United Kingdom · 1976–2006 · new wave 0.300

344 Birdy

United Kingdom · 1996– · pop 0.293

345

Billie Eilish

United States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 0.278

346 Cardiacs

United Kingdom · 1977–2020 · art rock 0.267

347 Oingo Boingo

United States of America · 1972–1995 · new wave 0.267

348 Morrissey

United Kingdom · 1959– · alternative rock 0.260

349 The New Power Generation

United States of America · 1990– · pop 0.258

350 The Fratellis

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie rock 0.253

351 Garth Brooks

United States of America · 1962– · country 0.229

352 Norah Jones

United States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.227

353 Twisted Sister

United States of America · 1972– · hard rock 0.226

354

Cher

United States of America · 1946– · pop 0.220

355 Jimmy Eat World

United States of America · 1993– · alternative rock 0.219

356 The Runaways

United States of America · 1975–1979 · hard rock 0.213

357 Cream

United Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 0.211

358 Mr. Bungle

United States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.210

359 Empire of the Sun

Australia · 2006– · new wave 0.200

360 Creed

United States of America · 1995– · alternative rock 0.184