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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625 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 12.180

626 ONE OK ROCK

Japan · 2005– · alternative rock 12.165

627 Sunn O)))

United States of America · 1998– · drone metal 12.070

628 The War on Drugs

United States of America · 2005– · indie rock 12.030

629 John McLaughlin

United States of America · 1942– · jazz 12.010

630 Herbie Hancock

United States of America · 1940– · jazz 12.000

631

Napalm Death

United Kingdom · 1982– · grindcore 11.980

632 Collective Soul

United States of America · 1992– · rock 11.800

633 Symphony X

United States of America · 1994– · progressive metal 11.770

634 Bad Omens

United States of America · 2015– · metalcore 11.760

635

Epica

The Netherlands · 2002– · symphonic metal 11.760

636 Love

United States of America · 1965–2005 · psychedelic rock 11.760

637 Super Furry Animals

United Kingdom · 1993– · rock 11.758

638 Thomas Dolby

United Kingdom · 1958– · new wave 11.690

639 Camera Obscura

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 11.680

640

The Fall

United Kingdom · 1976–2018 · post-punk 11.660

641 Squarepusher

United Kingdom · 1975– · idm 11.640

642 Scott Walker

United Kingdom · 1943–2019 · baroque pop 11.620

643 Filter

United States of America · 1993– · rock 11.620

644 Halestorm

United States of America · 1998– · hard rock 11.620

645 Band of Horses

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 11.600

646 M83

France · 2001– · electronic 11.600

647 “Weird Al” Yankovic

United States of America · 1959– · comedy 11.600

648 Phoenix

France · 1999– · indie rock 11.550