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The greatest singer-songwriter artists of all time

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

No. 1

Taylor Swift

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop
13.468
Why this number?
The full board
2 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 13.212
3 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 8.725
4 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 5.342
5 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 3.532
6 Elliott Smith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 3.231
7 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 3.013
8 Joni Mitchell Canada flagCanada · 1943– · folk 3.012
9 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 2.974
10 Nick Drake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948–1974 · folk 2.763
11 Agnes Obel Denmark flagDenmark · 1980– · singer-songwriter 2.237
12 Kenny Mehler United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · singer-songwriter 2.184
13 PJ Harvey United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 2.152
14 Van Morrison United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 2.056
15 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 2.044
16 John Lennon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1940–1980 · rock 1.966
17 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 1.854
18 Jeff Buckley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966–1997 · rock 1.799
19 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 1.776
20 Cameron Winter United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · contemporary folk 1.660
21 Paul Simon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · pop 1.648
22 Billy Joel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop rock 1.607
23 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 1.564
24 Plastic Ono Band United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–2015 · rock 1.544