The Groove

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 · 1965–2014 · progressive rock

651.560

Why this number?

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553 TV on the Radio

United States of America · 2001– · indie rock 14.800

554 Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories

United States of America · electronic 14.770

555 MF DOOM

United States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 14.580

556 Stereolab

United Kingdom · 1990– · electronic 14.460

557 The Moody Blues

United Kingdom · 1964–2018 · progressive rock 14.430

558 Glass Animals

United Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 14.420

559 America

United States of America · 1970– · rock 14.400

560 !!!

United States of America · 1996– · electronic 14.360

561 Throwing Muses

United States of America · 1981– · rock 14.360

562 Charles Mingus

United States of America · 1922–1979 · jazz 14.320

563 The Smile

United Kingdom · 2021– · rock 14.210

564

Aimer

Japan · j-pop 14.200

565 Tina Turner

Switzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 14.200

566 Have a Nice Life

United States of America · 2000– · shoegaze 14.190

567

Willie Nelson

United States of America · 1933– · country 14.180

568 Violent Femmes

United States of America · 1980– · rock 14.160

569 ROSALÍA

Spain · 1992– · art pop 14.140

570 椎名林檎

Japan · 1978– · j-pop 14.120

571 Dinosaur Jr.

United States of America · 1984– · alternative rock 14.070

572

Céline Dion

Canada · 1968– · pop 14.030

573 Lush

United Kingdom · 1987–2016 · rock 13.960

574 Anberlin

United States of America · 2002– · alternative rock 13.930

575 Madvillain

United States of America · 2002–2020 · hip hop 13.920

576

Bad Bunny

Puerto Rico · 1994– · reggaeton 13.900