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The greatest pop artists of all time

136 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
219.340
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2 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 160.410
3 BTS South Korea flagSouth Korea · 2013– · pop 131.430
4 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 125.390
5 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 90.660
6 Britney Spears United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 81.696
7 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 80.540
8 Mariah Carey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · pop 79.150
9 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 69.980
10 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 69.700
11 Rihanna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop 65.660
12 The Beach Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · pop 65.070