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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
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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