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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1297 Fred Hammond

United States of America · 1960– · gospel 4.123

1298 Chuck Person

United States of America · 1982– · vaporwave 4.100

1299 Everything Everything

United Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 4.100

1300

J Balvin

Colombia · 1985– · reggaeton 4.100

1301

Kreator

Germany · 1982– · thrash metal 4.100

1302 Russian Circles

United States of America · 2004– · post-rock 4.100

1303 Viktor Vaughn

United States of America · 1971–2020 · hip hop 4.100

1304 Soft Machine

United Kingdom · 1966– · progressive rock 4.080

1305 Public Service Broadcasting

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 4.050

1306 ILLENIUM

United States of America · 1990– · melodic dubstep 4.020

1307 Matchbox Twenty

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 4.020

1308

Nicki Minaj

United States of America · 1982– · pop 4.020

1309 8stops7

United States of America · 1996– · hard rock 4.000

1310 Airbourne

Australia · 2004– · rock 4.000

1311 Anouk

The Netherlands · 1975– · pop rock 4.000

1312 Baroness

United States of America · 2003– · sludge metal 4.000

1313 Biosphere

Norway · 1962– · ambient 4.000

1314 Blank Banshee

Canada · 1986– · vaporwave 4.000

1315 Body Count

United States of America · 1989– · metal 4.000

1316 boygenius

United States of America · 2018– · indie rock 4.000

1317 Camarón de la Isla

Spain · 1950–1992 · rock 4.000

1318 Cigarettes After Sex

United States of America · 2008– · dream pop 4.000

1319 Cindy Lee

Canada · 2012– · hypnagogic pop 4.000

1320 Crosby, Stills & Nash

United States of America · 1968–2016 · folk rock 4.000