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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913 Turnstile

United States of America · 2010– · rock 6.240

914 Candlemass

Sweden · 1984– · doom metal 6.230

915 Cyndi Lauper

United States of America · 1953– · new wave 6.230

916 Duffy

United Kingdom · 1984– · pop 6.230

917 London Festival Orchestra

United Kingdom · 1950– · progressive rock 6.230

918 Peter Knight

United Kingdom · 1917–1985 · progressive rock 6.230

919 Zaz

France · 1980– · blues 6.230

920 Wormrot

Singapore · 2007– · grindcore 6.200

921 Shining

Sweden · 1996– · rock 6.090

922 Anna von Hausswolff

Sweden · 1986– · neoclassical dark wave 6.080

923 De La Soul

United States of America · 1987– · hip hop 6.080

924

Tony Iommi

United Kingdom · 1948– · heavy metal 6.030

925 Annie Lennox

United Kingdom · 1954– · pop 6.020

926 Benny Andersson

Sweden · 1946– · disco 6.020

927 Björn Ulvaeus

Sweden · 1945– · disco 6.020

928 David Coverdale

United Kingdom · 1951– · hard rock 6.020

929 IAM

France · 1989– · hip hop 6.020

930

Jimmy Page

United Kingdom · 1944– · pop 6.020

931 Yann Tiersen

France · 1970– · modern classical 6.020

932 Yo La Tengo

United States of America · 1984– · rock 6.020

933 Bastille

United Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 6.000

934 Brian Wilson

United States of America · 1942–2025 · pop 6.000

935

SB19

Philippines · 2018– · pop 6.000

936 Fugees

United States of America · 1992– · hip hop 5.940