The Groove

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 · 1989– · pop

219.340

Why this number?

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49 Feist

Canada · 1976– · indie pop 13.840

50 Halsey

United States of America · 1994– · pop 13.670

51 George Michael

United Kingdom · 1963–2016 · pop 13.440

52 Olivia Rodrigo

United States of America · 2003– · pop 13.370

Bruno Mars

United States of America · 1985– · pop 13.150

Justin Timberlake

United States of America · 1981– · pop 12.460

55 Natalie Imbruglia

Australia · 1975– · pop 12.400

56 Camera Obscura

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 11.680

57 Scott Walker

United Kingdom · 1943–2019 · baroque pop 11.620

58 Harry Styles

United Kingdom · 1994– · pop 11.500

59 MIKA

United Kingdom · 1983– · pop 11.370

60 Owl City

United States of America · 1986– · pop 10.570

61 Lily Allen

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 10.440

62 Tally Hall

United States of America · 2002–2011 · pop 10.400

63 Kelly Clarkson

United States of America · 1982– · pop 9.980

64 Fabrizio De André

Italy · 1940–1999 · pop 9.800

65 Toni Braxton

United States of America · 1967– · pop 9.190

66 Ava Max

United States of America · 1994– · pop 9.180

A. R. Rahman

India · 1967– · pop 8.600

68 Lenka

Australia · 1978– · pop 8.580

Janelle Monáe

United States of America · 1985– · pop 8.200

70 t.A.T.u.

Russia · 2000–2011 · pop 8.200

浜崎あゆみ

Japan · 1978– · pop 8.000

72 Sabrina Carpenter

United States of America · 1999– · pop 7.800