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The greatest americana artists of all time

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

No. 1

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock
3.546
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The full board
2 Bonnie “Prince” Billy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · americana 2.237
3 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 2.037
4 Johnny Cash United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932–2003 · country 1.956
5 Wilco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 1.778
6 Counting Crows United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 1.458
7 Over the Rhine United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · folk rock 1.433
8 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 1.176
9 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 1.162
10 Calexico United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · folk rock 0.964
11 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.822
12 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.805
13 Lucinda Williams United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1953– · country 0.733
14 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 0.703
15 Sheryl Crow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · rock 0.604
16 Billy Joel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop rock 0.587
17 Big Thief United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2015– · indie rock 0.567
18 Norah Jones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.550
19 Beyoncé United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop 0.499
20 Fleet Foxes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006– · folk rock 0.461
21 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 0.425
22 Mitski United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · indie rock 0.400
23 Ethel Cain United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · rock 0.400
24 The E Street Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · rock 0.339