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The greatest post-punk artists of all time

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

No. 1

Joy Division

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–1980 · post-punk
26.535
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2 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 26.298
3 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 20.015
4 Talking Heads United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 14.918
5 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 12.941
6 The Chameleons United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981–2003 · post-punk 12.390
7 Siouxsie and the Banshees United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 8.037
8 Wire United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976– · post-punk 6.488
9 Swans United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 6.294
10 New Order United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 6.163
11 IDLES United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2009– · post-punk 5.603
12 The Fall United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–2018 · post-punk 4.675