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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
Why this number?
The full board
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
13 The Smiths United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 64.320
14 Adele United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · pop 61.950
15 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 52.810
16 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 52.460
17 Belle and Sebastian United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 47.080
18 a‐ha Norway flagNorway · 1983– · pop 43.090
19 Sia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 42.770
20 Maroon 5 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · pop 42.520
21 Cocteau Twins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979–1997 · dream pop 37.380
22 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 37.030
23 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 36.590
24 Katy Perry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · pop 34.190
25 The Magnetic Fields United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie pop 31.180
26 Billie Eilish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative pop 29.190
27 Shakira Colombia flagColombia · 1977– · pop 27.920
28 Kylie Minogue Australia flagAustralia · 1968– · pop 27.640
29 Elvis Presley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1935–1977 · pop 24.235
30 Coma Cinema United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · pop 23.690
31 P!nk United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · pop 23.430
32 Christina Aguilera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · pop 23.330
33 Paul Simon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · pop 22.460
34 Sarah McLachlan Canada flagCanada · 1968– · pop 22.386
35 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 21.750
36 Lorde New Zealand flagNew Zealand · 1996– · indie pop 21.550
37 Ace of Base Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · pop 21.410
38 The xx United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2005– · indie pop 20.260
39 Beach House United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · dream pop 20.160
40 Spice Girls United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994–2008 · pop 18.940
41 Dido United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · pop 18.430
42 MARINA United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1985– · pop 18.059
43 AJR United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · pop 17.998
44 Alizée France flagFrance · 1984– · pop 16.560
45 Whitney Houston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–2012 · pop 15.400
46 FKA twigs United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · art pop 15.160
47 ROSALÍA Spain flagSpain · 1992– · art pop 14.140
48 Céline Dion Canada flagCanada · 1968– · pop 14.030