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 4

73 Jon and Vangelis 1979– · electronic 4.400

74 Jon Hopkins

United Kingdom · 1979– · idm 4.400

75 Macintosh Plus

United States of America · vaporwave 4.400

76 Trentemøller

Denmark · 1972– · electronic 4.400

77 VNV Nation

Germany · 1990– · electronic 4.400

78 Darren Korb

United States of America · 1983– · downtempo 4.200

79 Kerli

Estonia · 1987– · electronic 4.200

80 Chuck Person

United States of America · 1982– · vaporwave 4.100

81 Blank Banshee

Canada · 1986– · vaporwave 4.000

82 The Birthday Massacre

Canada · 1999– · industrial 4.000

83 The Shamen

United Kingdom · 1986–1999 · electronic 4.000

84 The Beta Band

United Kingdom · 1996– · electronic 3.900

85 Don Davis

United States of America · 1957– · electronic 3.840

86 Lamb

United Kingdom · 1996– · electronic 3.800

87 Mylène Farmer

France · 1961– · electronic 3.800

88 Passengers

United Kingdom · 1995–1995 · electronic 3.800

89 world’s end girlfriend

Japan · 1975– · electronic 3.800

90 808 State

United Kingdom · 1988– · electronic 3.600

91 Mortiis

Norway · 1993– · electro 3.600

92 Blanck Mass

United Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 3.500

93 Death From Above 1979

Canada · 2001– · electronic 3.500

94 Pitchshifter

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 3.400

95 Lustmord

United Kingdom · 1964– · electronic 3.100