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The greatest artists of all time

1,572 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
651.560
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241 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 37.560
242 Ladytron United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 37.540
243 The Sisters of Mercy United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · gothic rock 37.520
244 Fiona Apple United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 37.510
245 Cocteau Twins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979–1997 · dream pop 37.380
246 Anthrax United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 37.170
247 Drake Canada flagCanada · 1986– · hip hop 37.140
248 Wilco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 37.080
249 Carly Rae Jepsen Canada flagCanada · 1985– · pop 37.030
250 Bauhaus United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2008 · rock 36.990
251 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 36.820
252 AURORA Norway flagNorway · 1996– · art pop 36.590
253 Hezekiah Walker United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– 36.453
254 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 36.350
255 The National United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · indie rock 35.990
256 Ramones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1996 · punk rock 35.470
257 Behemoth Poland flagPoland · 1991– · death metal 35.260
258 Blondie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · new wave 35.240
259 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 35.180
260 Cream United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 35.100
261 Nas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · hip hop 34.920
262 Coil United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–2004 · experimental 34.840
263 Siouxsie and the Banshees United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 34.350
264 The Roots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hip hop 34.230