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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1465 The Polyphonic Spree

United States of America · 2000– · rock 3.600

1466 Thin Lizzy

Ireland · 1969– · hard rock 3.600

1467 Tim Hecker

Canada · 1974– · ambient 3.600

1468 Trivium

United States of America · 2000– · heavy metal 3.600

1469 Warren G

United States of America · 1970– · g-funk 3.600

1470 Anthony Brown & group therAPy

United States of America 3.573

1471 Blanck Mass

United Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 3.500

1472 Bubu

Argentina · 1973–1978 · avant-prog 3.500

1473 Death From Above 1979

Canada · 2001– · electronic 3.500

1474 Trouble

United States of America · 1979– · doom metal 3.500

1475 Washed Out

United States of America · 1982– · chillwave 3.500

1476 Richard Smallwood with Vision! 3.492

1477 Big Star

United States of America · 1971–2010 · power pop 3.480

1478 Culture Club

United Kingdom · 1981– · pop 3.480

1479 Happy Mondays

United Kingdom · 1985–1992 · indie rock 3.480

1480 Descendents

United States of America · 1978– · punk rock 3.420

1481 Angelo De Augustine

United States of America · indie folk 3.400

1482 Blues Pills

Sweden · 2011– · rock 3.400

1483 Car Bomb

United States of America · 2002– · mathcore 3.400

1484 Coolio

United States of America · 1963–2022 · gangsta rap 3.400

1485 David Crosby

United States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 3.400

1486 Enrique Iglesias

Spain · 1975– · pop 3.400

1487 George Ezra

United Kingdom · 1993– · pop 3.400

1488 Jazmine Sullivan

United States of America · 1987– · contemporary r&b 3.400