The Groove

The greatest electronic artists of all time

95 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Nine Inch Nails

United States of America · 1988– · industrial

246.440

Why this number?

The full board · page 3

49 Danny Elfman

United States of America · 1953– · electronic 9.470

50 Neneh Cherry

Sweden · 1964– · electronic 9.300

51 Mindless Self Indulgence

United States of America · 1997– · electronic 8.980

52 Stabbing Westward

United States of America · 1985– · industrial 8.980

53 Panda Bear

United States of America · 1978– · electronic 8.790

54 TR/ST

Canada · 2010– · electronic 8.600

55 かめりあ

Japan · 1992– · electronic 8.600

56 Ratatat

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 8.600

57 Cabaret Voltaire

United Kingdom · 1973– · electro 8.550

58 Akira Yamaoka

Japan · 1968– · electronic 8.010

59 Four Tet

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 7.400

60 Kronos Quartet

United States of America · 1973– · electronic 7.200

61 川井憲次

Japan · 1957– · electronic 7.200

62 2manydjs

Belgium · 1998– · electronic 5.736

63 Lindsey Stirling

United States of America · 1986– · electronic 5.736

64 HOME

United States of America · 1996– · electronic 5.600

65 Gustavo Cerati

Argentina · 1959–2014 · downtempo 5.580

66 Sweet Trip

United States of America · 1993–2022 · idm 5.220

67 Kero Kero Bonito

United Kingdom · 2011– · electronic 5.040

68 Die Antwoord

South Africa · 2008– · electronic 4.800

69 Jason Hayes electronic 4.765

70 The Flashbulb

United States of America · electronic 4.765

71 Imogen Heap

United Kingdom · 1977– · electronic 4.600

72 she

Sweden · 1983– · synthwave 4.600