The Groove

The greatest synth-pop artists of all time

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

No. 1

Depeche Mode

United Kingdom · 1980– · electronic

40.494

Why this number?

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169 Steve Winwood

United Kingdom · 1948– · blues 0.212

170 Tina Turner

Switzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 0.211

171 3OH!3

United States of America · 2004– · crunk 0.207

172 Empire of the Sun

Australia · 2006– · new wave 0.200

173

Justice

France · 2003– · electro house 0.191

174 No Doubt

United States of America · 1986– · rock 0.185

175

Evanescence

United States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 0.177

176

Heart

United States of America · 1973– · rock 0.086

177 Kid Indigo

United States of America · 1991– · lo-fi 0.026