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The greatest alternative rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Radiohead

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock
126.081
Why this number?
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2 R.E.M. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 78.495
3 Muse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 67.042
4 Red Hot Chili Peppers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 54.345
5 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 54.100
6 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 54.041
7 The Smashing Pumpkins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 42.036
8 Pearl Jam United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · grunge 35.697
9 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 32.288
10 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 30.347
11 Foo Fighters United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 29.000
12 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 28.908
13 The Cranberries Ireland flagIreland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 27.805
14 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 27.321
15 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 27.212
16 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 26.851
17 Weezer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 26.214
18 Pixies United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · alternative rock 25.423
19 Queens of the Stone Age United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 24.632
20 Green Day United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · punk rock 24.551
21 Placebo United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 22.015
22 PJ Harvey United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 21.800
23 Oasis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 19.822
24 Anathema United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990–2020 · alternative rock 19.367