The Groove

The greatest psychedelic artists of all time

85 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

14.301

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Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 0.251

74 GZA/Genius

United States of America · 1966– · east coast hip hop 0.245

75 David Crosby

United States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 0.243

76 Deltron 3030

United States of America · 2000– · west coast hip hop 0.230

77 Leftfield

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 0.215

Jethro Tull

United Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 0.211

Roxy Music

United Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 0.200

80 The Future Sound of London

United Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 0.189

81 The Byrds

United States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 0.178

82 Sunn O)))

United States of America · 1998– · drone metal 0.177

Air

France · 1995– · downtempo 0.142

84 Goldfrapp

United Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 0.133

85 Kid Indigo

United States of America · 1991– · lo-fi 0.049