The Groove

The greatest art rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock

88.932

Why this number?

The full board

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 56.890

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 51.461

King Crimson

United Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 31.073

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 28.744

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 21.072

Kate Bush

United Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 19.602

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 19.401

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 19.366

Supertramp

United Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 13.180

Roxy Music

United Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 12.267

Brian Eno

United Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 12.118