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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
25 Survivor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977–2020 · rock 0.690
26 Def Leppard United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · hard rock 0.626
27 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 0.540
28 Kansas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · progressive rock 0.533
29 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 0.513
30 Golden Earring The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1961–2021 · hard rock 0.492
31 Wendy Carlos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939– · experimental 0.462
32 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 0.450
33 Meat Loaf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947–2022 · rock 0.428
34 Europe Sweden flagSweden · 1982– · hard rock 0.391
35 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 0.325
36 Ghost Sweden flagSweden · 2008– · heavy metal 0.310
37 Asia United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1981– · rock 0.308
38 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 0.300
39 Battle Beast Finland flagFinland · 2008– · heavy metal 0.280
40 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 0.277
41 Weezer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 0.238
42 Queensrÿche United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · progressive metal 0.238
43 KISS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 0.207
44 Miley Cyrus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop rock 0.126