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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769 Isis

United States of America · 1997–2010 · post-metal 8.700

770 Earth

United States of America · 1990– · drone 8.650

771 Derek and the Dominos

United States of America · 1970–1971 · rock 8.640

772 Suzanne Vega

United States of America · 1959– · rock 8.600

773 TR/ST

Canada · 2010– · electronic 8.600

774 かめりあ

Japan · 1992– · electronic 8.600

775

A. R. Rahman

India · 1967– · pop 8.600

776 Big Brother & the Holding Company

United States of America · 1965– · rock 8.600

777 Poe

United States of America · 1968– · alternative rock 8.600

778 Ratatat

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 8.600

779 STARSET

United States of America · 2013– · rock 8.600

780 Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

Iceland · jazz 8.600

781 Adam and the Ants

United Kingdom · 1977–1982 · new wave 8.580

782 Carole King

United States of America · 1942– · folk rock 8.580

783 Lenka

Australia · 1978– · pop 8.580

784 Voivod

Canada · 1982– · heavy metal 8.580

785 Cabaret Voltaire

United Kingdom · 1973– · electro 8.550

786 Nina Simone

United States of America · 1933–2003 · jazz 8.550

787 Zedd

Germany · 1989– · electro house 8.500

788 Bohren & der Club of Gore

Germany · 1992– · dark jazz 8.500

789 Gaerea

Portugal · 2016– · black metal 8.460

790 Steve Winwood

United Kingdom · 1948– · blues 8.420

791 Montserrat Caballé

Spain · 1933–2018 · classical 8.400

792 Perturbator

France · 1993– · darksynth 8.400