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The greatest progressive artists of all time

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

No. 1

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock
14.992
Why this number?
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25 Steven Wilson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 0.709
26 Eric Dolphy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1928–1964 · avant-garde jazz 0.703
27 Tears for Fears United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 0.699
28 Jean‐Michel Jarre France flagFrance · 1948– · electronic 0.692
29 Yasiin Bey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 0.647
30 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 0.646
31 Black Sabbath United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 0.630
32 Pere Ubu United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · post-punk 0.621
33 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 0.620
34 Marvin Gaye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939–1984 · soul 0.569
35 Beastie Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979–2014 · hip hop 0.563
36 Miles Davis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 0.525
37 Jefferson Airplane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · psychedelic rock 0.522
38 Tiamat Sweden flagSweden · 1987– · gothic metal 0.515
39 Kendrick Lamar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 0.502
40 DJ Shadow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · trip hop 0.485
41 Richard Wright United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943–2008 · rock 0.480
42 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 0.479
43 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 0.467
44 Minutemen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–1985 · post-punk 0.460
45 Amon Düül II Germany flagGermany · 1969– · krautrock 0.431
46 Amon Tobin Brazil flagBrazil · 1972– · electronic 0.430
47 Coroner Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1983– · technical thrash metal 0.422
48 Buckethead United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 0.418