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The greatest techno artists of all time

39 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 Prodigy

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · big beat
7.401
Why this number?
The full board
2 Underworld United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · techno 6.202
3 Orbital United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · techno 4.574
4 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 2.366
5 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 1.728
6 Gas Germany flagGermany · 1961– · ambient 1.533
7 The Chemical Brothers United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · big beat 1.496
8 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.443
9 Autechre United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · idm 1.351
10 808 State United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 1.286
11 The Future Sound of London United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 1.275
12 Aphex Twin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · idm 1.250
13 deadmau5 Canada flagCanada · 1981– · progressive house 1.052
14 Leftfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 1.030
15 OutKast United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hip hop 0.941
16 Daft Punk France flagFrance · 1993–2021 · electronic 0.772
17 Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 0.720
18 Enigma Germany flagGermany · 1990– · new age 0.640
19 Laibach Slovenia flagSlovenia · 1980– · industrial 0.633
20 The Shamen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1986–1999 · electronic 0.571
21 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 0.518
22 Trentemøller Denmark flagDenmark · 1972– · electronic 0.463
23 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 0.457
24 Front Line Assembly Canada flagCanada · 1986– · electronic 0.422
25 Blanck Mass United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 0.389
26 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.388
27 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 0.363
28 Ace of Base Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · pop 0.356
29 The Crystal Method United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · breakbeat 0.352
30 Tame Impala Australia flagAustralia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 0.330
31 Jon Hopkins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · idm 0.293
32 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 0.291
33 Vanessa‐Mae United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · classical 0.280
34 KMFDM Germany flagGermany · 1984– · industrial 0.273
35 LCD Soundsystem United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · dance-punk 0.236
36 Gotan Project France flagFrance · 1999– · tango 0.229
37 Megadeth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · heavy metal 0.186
38 Skrillex United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · dubstep 0.130
39 Robert Miles Italy flagItaly · 1969–2017 · trance 0.108