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The greatest artists of the 1960s

76 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

The Beatles

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock
490.364
Why this number?
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2 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 121.770
3 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 101.370
4 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 77.870
5 The Doors United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 74.510
6 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 67.460
7 The Beach Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · pop 54.290
8 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 47.880
9 The Jimi Hendrix Experience United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1969 · blues rock 46.310
10 Miles Davis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 43.080
11 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 40.990
12 John Coltrane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1967 · jazz 38.385
13 King Crimson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 37.720
14 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 35.300
15 Cream United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 35.100
16 Nico Germany flagGermany · 1938–1988 · art rock 29.120
17 Jefferson Airplane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · psychedelic rock 26.290
18 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 21.280
19 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 21.210
20 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 20.180
21 The Kinks United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964–1996 · pop rock 19.970
22 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 19.690
23 The Byrds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 19.210
24 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1982 · experimental rock 18.320
25 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 18.200
26 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 16.800
27 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 15.640
28 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 15.420
29 The Moody Blues United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964–2018 · progressive rock 14.430
30 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 13.380
31 Love United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–2005 · psychedelic rock 11.760
32 Crazy Horse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 11.440
33 The Stooges United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · garage rock 8.800
34 Big Brother & the Holding Company United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · rock 8.600
35 Van Morrison United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 8.580
36 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 8.400
37 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 8.400
38 Scott Walker United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943–2019 · baroque pop 8.020
39 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 8.010
40 Nick Drake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948–1974 · folk 8.010
41 Elvis Presley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1935–1977 · pop 7.820
42 Steppenwolf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · hard rock 7.400
43 Johnny Cash United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932–2003 · country 7.200
44 Charles Mingus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1922–1979 · jazz 6.400
45 The Zombies United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1961– · rock 6.240
46 London Festival Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · progressive rock 6.230
47 Peter Knight United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1917–1985 · progressive rock 6.230
48 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 6.120