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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
25 Giles Corey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · singer-songwriter 1.400
26 Alanis Morissette Canada flagCanada · 1974– · rock 1.362
27 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 1.354
28 Bon Iver United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · indie folk 1.342
29 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 1.283
30 Phoebe Bridgers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · indie rock 1.236
31 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 1.235
32 John Cale United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942– · art rock 1.232
33 EELS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative rock 1.218
34 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.198
35 SpenDoe United States of America flagUnited States of America · west coast hip hop 1.150
36 twenty one pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · pop rock 1.139
37 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 1.138
38 Chappell Roan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · synth-pop 1.093
39 Cat Stevens United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · folk rock 1.065
40 Norah Jones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.967
41 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 0.953
42 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 0.900
43 The Magnetic Fields United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie pop 0.840
44 Billie Eilish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 0.803
45 Aimer Japan flagJapan · j-pop 0.800
46 Bonnie “Prince” Billy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · americana 0.746
47 Regina Spektor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · anti-folk 0.733
48 Lucinda Williams United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1953– · country 0.733