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The greatest artists of all time from United Kingdom

355 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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2

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 610.092

3

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 443.210

4

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 360.990

5

Iron Maiden

United Kingdom · 1975– · heavy metal 322.920

6

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 287.570

7

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 274.670

8

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 247.810

9

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 235.982

10

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 193.400

11

The Cure

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 173.200

12

Depeche Mode

United Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 172.270

13

King Crimson

United Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 172.040

14

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom · 1962– · rock 162.390

15

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 160.250

16

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 151.880

17

Judas Priest

United Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 151.300

18

Motörhead

United Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 131.450

19

Deep Purple

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 129.960

20

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 106.795

21

Mike Oldfield

United Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 105.980

22

Dire Straits

United Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 105.070

23

Autechre

United Kingdom · 1991– · idm 97.820

24

Eric Clapton

United Kingdom · 1945– · rock 97.000

25

Camel

United Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 96.691

26

Porcupine Tree

United Kingdom · 1987– · progressive rock 93.480

27

Gorillaz

United Kingdom · 1999– · electronic 91.210

28

The Alan Parsons Project

United Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 89.340

29

The Prodigy

United Kingdom · 1990– · big beat 89.100

30

Jethro Tull

United Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 87.310

31

Oasis

United Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 86.620

32

Massive Attack

United Kingdom · 1987– · trip hop 86.597

33

The Who

United Kingdom · 1964– · rock 86.190

34

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 85.140

35

Arctic Monkeys

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 81.640

36

PJ Harvey

United Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 79.760

37

Kate Bush

United Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 76.850

38

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 73.190

39

Aphex Twin

United Kingdom · 1971– · idm 72.420

40

Fleetwood Mac

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 71.780

41

Ozzy Osbourne

United Kingdom · 1948–2025 · heavy metal 70.740

42

Boards of Canada

United Kingdom · 1986– · electronic 69.046

43

Marillion

United Kingdom · 1979– · rock 68.060

44

Blur

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 66.780

45

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 65.890

46

The Clash

United Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock 65.880

47

The Smiths

United Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 64.320

48

Portishead

United Kingdom · 1991– · trip hop 63.980