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The greatest sophisti-pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Sade

United Kingdom · 1982– · smooth soul

2.550

Why this number?

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2

Roxy Music

United Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 1.929

3 Donald Fagen

United States of America · 1948– · pop rock 1.897

4

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.513

5

The 1975

United Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 1.364

6 Mk.gee

United States of America · 1997– · alternative r&b 1.243

7

Tears for Fears

United Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 1.164

8 Bryan Ferry

United Kingdom · 1945– · pop rock 0.900

9

Carly Rae Jepsen

Canada · 1985– · pop 0.842

10

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.630

11

Duran Duran

United Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 0.590

12

Leonard Cohen

Canada · 1934–2016 · rock 0.532

13

Madonna

United States of America · 1958– · pop 0.526

14

Steely Dan

United States of America · 1972– · pop rock 0.480

15 Simply Red

United Kingdom · 1985– · blue-eyed soul 0.474

16

Phil Collins

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.467

17

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.378

18

Supertramp

United Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 0.269

19 Trevor Jones

South Africa · 1949– · pop rock 0.262

20

The Police

United Kingdom · 1977–2008 · rock 0.241

21 Annie Lennox

United Kingdom · 1954– · pop 0.215

22 Alphaville

Germany · 1983– · new wave 0.199

23

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America · 1949– · rock 0.193

24 ABC

United Kingdom · 1980– · pop 0.168