The Groove

The greatest pop soul artists of all time

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

No. 1

Adele

United Kingdom · 1988– · pop

12.233

Why this number?

The full board

Mariah Carey

United States of America · 1969– · pop 5.482

Florence + the Machine

United Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 4.573

Ariana Grande

United States of America · 1993– · pop 4.383

Michael Jackson

United States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 4.289

6 Aaliyah

United States of America · 1979–2001 · contemporary r&b 2.609

Stevie Wonder

United States of America · 1950– · soul 2.237

United States of America · 1977– · hip hop 1.700

Amy Winehouse

United Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 1.659

Sade

United Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul 1.553

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.547

Phil Collins

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 1.221