electronic dance music artists
136 published electronic dance music artists, led by Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Ariana Grande. The list below shows the 120 most famous.
At a glance
136 published electronic dance music artists; 664 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists40 tier 1 · 11 tier 2 · 85 tier 3
- 136
- Release groups
- 9,100
- Studio albums
- 729
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 664
- Timeline events
- 1,400
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 1.7B
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 990M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 18.7 years
- Full biographies
- 107
- Biography words
- 390,184
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (48 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 4 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 42 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s | 5 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most electronic dance music artists. United States leads with 38.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with electronic dance music. The most shared is pop music, with 55 artists in both.
Covers from electronic dance music
664 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Leaders
A. R. Rahman has the most release groups (399); Yma Sumac the longest career (72 years); A. R. Rahman the most awards (268).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| A. R. Rahman | 399 |
| David Guetta | 379 |
| Tiësto | 326 |
| New Order | 216 |
| Diplo | 212 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Yma Sumac | 72 |
| Gianni Morandi | 63 |
| Giorgio Moroder | 60 |
| Yuri | 46 |
| Céline Dion | 45 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| A. R. Rahman | 268 |
| Lady Gaga | 108 |
| Britney Spears | 84 |
| Céline Dion | 60 |
| DJ Snake | 34 |
Most famous electronic dance music artists

Lady Gaga
United States · Person · born 1986
pop music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, art pop, synth-pop, electropop
100.2M listeners · 197 wikis

Rihanna
Barbados · Person · born 1988
pop music, contemporary R&B, adult contemporary music, dancehall, electronic dance music
116.1M listeners · 156 wikis

Ariana Grande
United States · Person · born 1993
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music
93.3M listeners · 141 wikis

Céline Dion
Canada · Person · born 1968
rock music, pop music, pop rock, dance-pop, adult contemporary music, soft rock, electronic dance music, chanson
20.9M listeners · 161 wikis

Britney Spears
United States · Person · born 1981
pop music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, synth-pop, electropop, teen pop
51.2M listeners · 146 wikis

Jennifer Lopez
United States · Person · born 1969
pop music, rhythm and blues, electronic dance music, hip-hop, Latin music
42.8M listeners · 136 wikis

David Guetta
France · Person · born 1967
electronic dance music, house music, electro house, electroclash
82.9M listeners · 90 wikis

Flo Rida
United States · Person · born 1979
pop music, contemporary R&B, dance music, electronic music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, electro, pop rap, electropop, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, house music, electro hop, electro house, EDM trap music, bass music, crunk, hip house, Miami bass, techno, trance
44.5M listeners · 53 wikis

Blackpink
South Korea · Group · 2016–present
electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, J-pop, K-pop
19M listeners · 113 wikis

Avicii
Sweden · Person · born 1989
pop music, electronic dance music, house music
39M listeners · 89 wikis

Rosé
New Zealand · Person · born 1997
dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop
27.9M listeners · 87 wikis
Calvin Harris
United Kingdom · Person · born 1984
electronic dance music, electronic pop, acid house
75M listeners · 68 wikis
More electronic dance music artists
Showing 1–108 of 108 artists

A. R. Rahman
India · Person · born 1966
pop music, pop rock, dance music, electronic music, soft rock, electronic dance music, classical music, folk-pop, world music, Carnatic music, Indian classical music, experimental music
46.7M listeners · 66 wikis · Tier 1

Basshunter
Sweden · Person · born 1984
pop music, electronic dance music, electro, techno, trance, Eurodance
221 wikis · Tier 2

Marshmello
United States · Person · born 1992
electronic dance music
55.5M listeners · 52 wikis · Tier 1

Psy
South Korea · Person · born 1977
electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop
7.4M listeners · 97 wikis · Tier 2

Alan Walker
Person · born 1997
electronic dance music, electropop, progressive house
27.5M listeners · 67 wikis · Tier 1

The Chainsmokers
United States · Group · 2012–present
electronic dance music
51.6M listeners · 49 wikis · Tier 1

Tiësto
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1969
electronic dance music, electro house, trance, electronica, progressive house, hardcore, deep house, future house
33.5M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

Timbaland
United States · Person · born 1972
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, pop rap, experimental music
29.5M listeners · 58 wikis · Tier 1

Kelly Rowland
United States · Person · born 1981
pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop
18.3M listeners · 59 wikis · Tier 1

Martin Garrix
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1996
electronic dance music, electro house, progressive house, future bass, deep house, Dutch house, big room house
23.3M listeners · 62 wikis · Tier 1

DJ Snake
France · Person · born 1986
electronic dance music, EDM trap music
47.1M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 1

Skrillex
United States · Person · born 1988
pop music, electronic dance music, electro house, EDM trap music, post-hardcore, moombahton, brostep, dubstep
20.8M listeners · 58 wikis · Tier 1

Diplo
United States · Person · born 1978
pop music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, electropop, house music, EDM trap music, moombahton
45.8M listeners · 38 wikis · Tier 1

will.i.am
United States · Person · born 1975
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop
17.6M listeners · 57 wikis · Tier 1

WILLOW
United States · Person · born 2000
rock music, pop music, contemporary R&B, jazz, progressive rock, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, alternative R&B, indie rock, indie pop, pop-punk, alternative pop, dream pop, neo soul, experimental pop
15.6M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

Madison Beer
United States · Person · born 1999
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop
15.4M listeners · 56 wikis · Tier 1

Swedish House Mafia
Sweden · Group · 2007–present
electronic dance music, electro, house music, electro house, progressive house
26.8M listeners · 43 wikis · Tier 1

Kygo
Norway · Person · born 1991
electronic dance music, tropical house, house music, progressive house, downtempo, deep house
26.8M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

Zedd
Russia · Person · born 1989
electronic dance music, house music, electro house
21.1M listeners · 47 wikis · Tier 1

Major Lazer
United States · Group · 2009–present
dancehall, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, electro house, rocksteady, reggae fusion, moombahton
31.5M listeners · 36 wikis · Tier 1
Pet Shop Boys
United Kingdom · Group · 1981–present
electronic dance music, art pop, synth-pop, new wave, house music, alternative dance, sophisti-pop
11.4M listeners · 59 wikis · Tier 3

Afrojack
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1987
electronic dance music, electro house, moombahton
26.7M listeners · 39 wikis · Tier 1

Iggy Azalea
Australia · Person · born 1990
pop music, electronic music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, pop rap, electropop
8.3M listeners · 65 wikis · Tier 2

Empire of the Sun
Australia · Group · 2007–present
electronic music, glam rock, electronic dance music, alternative rock, synth-pop, new wave, electronic rock
38.3M listeners · 29 wikis · Tier 1

Bob Sinclar
France · Person · born 1969
electronic music, electronic dance music, French house
18.4M listeners · 42 wikis · Tier 1

New Order
United Kingdom · Group · 1980–present
electronic dance music, post-punk, synth-pop, new wave, alternative dance
8.6M listeners · 50 wikis · Tier 2

Stray Kids
South Korea · Group · 2017–present
rock music, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, electropop, ballad, J-pop, K-pop, noise music
10.1M listeners · 55 wikis · Tier 3

Tones and I
Australia · Person · born 1993
pop music, electronic dance music, indie pop
18.1M listeners · 40 wikis · Tier 1

LMFAO
United States · Group · 2006–2012
pop music, dance music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, electro, synth-pop, electropop, house music, electro hop, electro house, hip house, hardcore
13.8M listeners · 45 wikis · Tier 2

Julia Michaels
United States · Person · born 1993
pop music, electronic dance music
15.4M listeners · 41 wikis · Tier 1

J-hope
South Korea · Person · born 1994
electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop
9.1M listeners · 51 wikis · Tier 3

Yo Yo Honey Singh
India · Person · born 1983
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, pop rap, folk-pop, Indian film music, Indian pop, bhangra
20M listeners · 23 wikis · Tier 1

Lil Jon
United States · Person · born 1972
electronic dance music, hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, crunk, Atlanta hip-hop, dirty rap
7.8M listeners · 44 wikis · Tier 3
Hugel
France · Person · born 1987
electronic dance music
39.2M listeners · 7 wikis · Tier 1

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Belgium · Group · 2007–present
electronic dance music, electro house, Dutch house
14M listeners · 30 wikis · Tier 1

Felix Jaehn
Germany · Person · born 1994
electronic dance music, tropical house, deep house
17.1M listeners · 22 wikis · Tier 1

R3hab
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1986
electronic dance music, house music, electro house, big room house, hardstyle
10.8M listeners · 28 wikis · Tier 3

James Blake
United Kingdom · Person · born 1988
pop music, electronic dance music, electronica, post-dubstep
7.5M listeners · 33 wikis · Tier 3

Becky Hill
United Kingdom · Person · born 1994
pop music, contemporary R&B, dance-pop, electronic dance music, electro, house music, UK funky, drum and bass, deep house, club/dance music, bassline
10.7M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3

Pnau
Australia · Group · 1996–present
electronic music, electronic dance music
14.2M listeners · 14 wikis · Tier 1

Illenium
United States · Person · born 1990
electronic dance music, future bass
10M listeners · 21 wikis · Tier 3

Duke Dumont
United Kingdom · Person · born 1982
electronic dance music, house music, deep house, tech house
9.3M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 3
SeeB
Norway · Group · 2015–present
electronic dance music, tropical house
13M listeners · 10 wikis · Tier 1

Sherine
Egypt · Person · born 1980
electronic dance music, Arabic music, music of Egypt, Khaliji, Arabic pop
6.2M listeners · 25 wikis · Tier 3

Harrdy Sandhu
India · Person · born 1986
jazz, electronic dance music, Indian film music, Hindustani classical music, film score
8.9M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 3

Elderbrook
United Kingdom · Person · born 1992
electronic dance music
9.9M listeners · 5 wikis · Tier 3

The Living Tombstone
United States · Group · 2011–present
pop rock, electronic dance music, alternative rock, electronic rock
7.8M listeners · 10 wikis · Tier 3
Odetari
United States · Person · born 2000
electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, hyperpop, sigilkore
7.2M listeners · 4 wikis · Tier 3

Jolin Tsai
Taiwan · Person · born 1980
pop music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, C-pop, mandopop
90 wikis · Tier 2

Tom Morello
United States · Person · born 1964
hard rock, folk music, traditional heavy metal, electronic dance music, funk metal, alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal, hardcore punk, crossover
44 wikis · Tier 3

Giorgio Moroder
Italy · Person · born 1940
disco, dance music, electronic music, electronic dance music, Eurodisco
50 wikis · Tier 3

Redfoo
United States · Person · born 1975
pop music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, comedy hip-hop, pop rap, electropop, hip house
49 wikis · Tier 3

Die Antwoord
South Africa · Group · 2008–present
electronic dance music, alternative hip-hop
48 wikis · Tier 3

Yma Sumac
Peru · Person · born 1922
rock music, pop music, jazz, folk music, electronic dance music, big band music, opera, lounge music, Latin jazz, ballade, exotica, music of Peru, mambo
46 wikis · Tier 2

Deadmau5
Canada · Person · born 1981
electronic dance music, progressive house
45 wikis · Tier 3

O-Zone
Moldova · Group · 1999–2005
pop music, electronic dance music, Eurodance
45 wikis · Tier 2

Gianni Morandi
Italy · Person · born 1944
pop music, electronic dance music, easy listening
44 wikis · Tier 3
Namie Amuro
Japan · Person · born 1977
pop music, rhythm and blues, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, J-pop
42 wikis · Tier 2

FKA twigs
United Kingdom · Person · born 1988
pop music, electronic music, electronic dance music, alternative rock, trip hop, alternative music, popular music
39 wikis · Tier 3
Kumi Koda
Japan · Person · born 1982
contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, J-pop, Hi-NRG
37 wikis · Tier 3

Nicky Romero
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1989
electronic dance music, house music, electro house, progressive house, deep house, big room house
35 wikis · Tier 3

Seungri
South Korea · Person · born 1990
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, ballade
33 wikis · Tier 3

Petra Marklund
Sweden · Person · born 1984
pop music, disco, electronic dance music, Eurodance
30 wikis · Tier 3

Tix
Norway · Person · born 1993
pop music, electronic dance music, novelty music, Russ music
30 wikis · Tier 3

Huang Zitao
People's Republic of China · Person · born 1993
contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop, C-pop
29 wikis · Tier 3

Akcent
Romania · Group · 1999–present
dance-pop, electronic dance music, house music
27 wikis · Tier 3

Bang Chan
Australia · Person · born 1997
electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, electronica, K-pop
26 wikis · Tier 3

Amber Liu
United States · Person · born 1992
contemporary R&B, dance-pop, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop
25 wikis · Tier 3

M. Pokora
France · Person · born 1985
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, middle of the road
25 wikis · Tier 3

AleXa
United States · Person · born 1996
electronic dance music, K-pop
24 wikis · Tier 3

Shy'm
France · Person · born 1985
pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, electronic dance music
24 wikis · Tier 3

Fabio Rovazzi
Italy · Person · born 1994
electronic dance music
23 wikis · Tier 3

Nichkhun
United States · Person · born 1988
contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, pop rap, J-pop, K-pop
23 wikis · Tier 3

Rossa
Indonesia · Person · born 1978
rock music, pop music, soul, rhythm and blues, electronic dance music
23 wikis · Tier 3

B.I
South Korea · Person · born 1996
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop, Korean hip-hop
21 wikis · Tier 3

Matoma
Norway · Person · born 1991
electronic dance music
21 wikis · Tier 3
Desi Slava
Bulgaria · Person · born 1979
pop music, electronic dance music, blue-eyed soul, chalga, Bulgarian folk music
21 wikis · Tier 3

Xu Minghao
People's Republic of China · Person · born 1997
electronic dance music, K-pop
20 wikis · Tier 3

Sơn Tùng M-TP
Vietnam · Person · born 1994
pop music, rhythm and blues, electronic dance music
20 wikis · Tier 3

Baauer
United States · Person · born 1989
electronic dance music, hip-hop, EDM trap music, grime, UK bass
19 wikis · Tier 3

Miri Ben-Ari
United States · Person · born 1978
pop music, dance music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, art music, Afrobeats
18 wikis · Tier 3

Haiducii
Romania · Person · born 1971
pop music, electronic dance music, future rave
18 wikis · Tier 3

Tablo
Canada · Person · born 1980
electronic music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop
17 wikis · Tier 3

Yuri
Mexico · Person · born 1964
electronic dance music, Latin pop, ballade
16 wikis · Tier 3
K-391
Norway · Person · born 1994
electronic dance music, electro house, progressive house
16 wikis · Tier 3

DVBBS
Canada · Group · 2012–present
electronic dance music, electro house, big room house
15 wikis · Tier 3

Dan Snaith
Canada · Person · born 1978
psychedelic rock, electronic music, electronic dance music, psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia, electronica, dream pop, folktronica, intelligent dance music, deep house, shoegaze, noise pop
15 wikis · Tier 3
GoonRock
United States · Person · born 1975
pop music, dance music, electronic dance music, hip-hop
14 wikis · Tier 3

Beomgyu
South Korea · Person · born 2001
rhythm and blues, electronic dance music, K-pop, hip hop culture
14 wikis · Tier 3

Andrew Woolfolk
United States · Person · born 1950
pop music, soul, disco, gospel music, rhythm and blues, electronic dance music
5 wikis · Tier 2

Sky Blu
United States · Person · born 1986
pop music, electronic dance music, hip-hop, pop rap, EDM trap music
13 wikis · Tier 3
Reol
Japan · Person · born 1993
electronic dance music, hip-hop, electropop, J-pop
13 wikis · Tier 3
TRAX
South Korea · Group · 2004–present
electronic dance music, Korean rock
13 wikis · Tier 3

Vassy
Australia · Person · born 1983
pop music, dance music, electronic dance music, indie pop
13 wikis · Tier 3

Martin Tungevaag
Norway · Person · born 1993
electronic dance music
13 wikis · Tier 3

Antiloop
Sweden · Group · 1994–present
electronic dance music
12 wikis · Tier 3

Mike Williams
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1996
electronic dance music, future house, future bounce
12 wikis · Tier 3

Sarah Dash
United States · Person · born 1945
rock music, pop music, soul, disco, funk, rhythm and blues, blues, jazz, electronic dance music, hip-hop, funk rock
11 wikis · Tier 3

DJ Project
Romania · Group · 2000–present
pop music, dance music, dance-pop, electronic dance music, house music, trance, deep house
11 wikis · Tier 3

Getter
United States · Person · born 1993
electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music, electro house, EDM trap music, dubstep
10 wikis · Tier 3

Grandson
United States · Person · born 1993
electronic dance music, rap rock, trap music, alternative rock, alternative hip-hop, political hip-hop
10 wikis · Tier 3

Anda
South Korea · Person · born 1991
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, K-pop
10 wikis · Tier 3
Daisuke Asakura
Japan · Person · born 1967
pop music, electronic music, electronic dance music
10 wikis · Tier 3

Wurld
Nigeria · Person · born 1987
electronic dance music
10 wikis · Tier 3

2hollis
United States · Person · born 2004
electronic dance music, cloud rap, electroclash, experimental hip-hop, techno-pop
9 wikis · Tier 3

Gordo
Guatemala · Person · born 1991
electronic dance music, trap music, electro house, hip hop culture, dubstep
9 wikis · Tier 3

Riff Raff
United States · Person · born 1982
electronic dance music, hip-hop, trap music
9 wikis · Tier 3

Kim Jung-mo
South Korea · Person · born 1985
electronic dance music, synth-pop, Korean rock
9 wikis · Tier 3