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The greatest progressive pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Kate Bush

United Kingdom · 1958– · art rock

5.883

Why this number?

The full board

2

Electric Light Orchestra

United Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 4.568

3

Supertramp

United Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 3.764

4

The Alan Parsons Project

United Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 2.793

5

Mike Oldfield

United Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 1.710

6

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 1.498

7

Tears for Fears

United Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 1.398

8

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 1.373

9

The Flaming Lips

United States of America · 1983– · neo-psychedelia 1.307

10

Sparks

United States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 1.108

11

The Beach Boys

United States of America · 1961– · pop 1.105

12 Jon and Vangelis 1979– · electronic 1.100

13

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 1.099

14 MGMT

United States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 1.072

15

Marillion

United Kingdom · 1979– · rock 1.015

16 Lucio Battisti

Italy · 1943–1998 · psychedelic pop 1.000

17 Cardiacs

United Kingdom · 1977–2020 · art rock 0.909

18

Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 0.883

19

Phil Collins

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.743

20

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 0.733

21 Yellow Magic Orchestra

Japan · 1978– · synth-pop 0.655

22 Panda Bear

United States of America · 1978– · electronic 0.623

23

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 0.607

24

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 0.554