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The greatest trance artists of all time

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

No. 1

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock
3.864
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2 Hans Zimmer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · modern classical 2.343
3 Lisa Gerrard Australia flagAustralia · 1961– · trance 2.343
4 Depeche Mode United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 1.539
5 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 1.402
6 Enigma Germany flagGermany · 1990– · new age 1.298
7 Infected Mushroom Israel flagIsrael · 1996– · electronic 1.283
8 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 1.128
9 Imagine Dragons United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 1.089
10 Robert Miles Italy flagItaly · 1969–2017 · trance 0.973
11 Pet Shop Boys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.933
12 Duran Duran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 0.788
13 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 0.749
14 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 0.722
15 Slipknot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 0.629
16 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 0.590
17 かめりあ Japan flagJapan · 1992– · electronic 0.550
18 Enter Shikari United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · rock 0.537
19 Dido United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · pop 0.520
20 Simple Minds United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 0.520
21 twenty one pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · pop rock 0.519
22 Talking Heads United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 0.518
23 Röyksopp Norway flagNorway · 1998– · downtempo 0.511
24 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 0.495
25 Adele United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · pop 0.469
26 Judas Priest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 0.446
27 Orbital United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1989– · techno 0.435
28 Sewerslvt Australia flagAustralia · 2000– · breakbeat 0.433
29 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.370
30 Maroon 5 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · pop 0.367
31 The Weeknd Canada flagCanada · 1990– · contemporary r&b 0.350
32 Cocteau Twins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979–1997 · dream pop 0.328
33 Suicidal Tendencies United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · crossover thrash 0.307
34 Die Ärzte Germany flagGermany · 1982– · punk 0.251
35 Kylie Minogue Australia flagAustralia · 1968– · pop 0.250
36 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 0.234
37 Deep Forest France flagFrance · 1992– · ambient 0.224
38 Jimmy Eat World United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · alternative rock 0.219
39 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 0.204
40 Alphaville Germany flagGermany · 1983– · new wave 0.199
41 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 0.196
42 Crystal Castles Canada flagCanada · 2006–2017 · electronic 0.191
43 The Presidents of the United States of America United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993–2015 · alternative rock 0.172
44 The B‐52s United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · pop rock 0.136
45 Aqua Denmark flagDenmark · 1994–2026 · europop 0.124