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The greatest arena rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

AC/DC

Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock
28.386
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2 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 11.605
3 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 10.469
4 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 8.264
5 Blue Öyster Cult United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · hard rock 7.965
6 Scorpions Germany flagGermany · 1965– · hard rock 5.881
7 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 5.366
8 Guns N’ Roses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hard rock 4.215
9 Whitesnake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2022 · hard rock 2.499
10 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 2.329
11 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 1.927
12 Journey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 1.876
13 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 1.866
14 Styx United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · rock 1.854
15 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 1.784
16 Bon Jovi United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hard rock 1.629
17 Foreigner United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · rock 1.588
18 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 1.587
19 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 1.568
20 Van Halen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 1.283
21 Heart United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 1.059
22 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 0.983
23 Boston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · rock 0.972
24 Bad Company United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1973–2023 · rock 0.864