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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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock
88.932
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97 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 0.600
98 Iggy Pop United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · rock 0.600
99 Captain Beefheart United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941–2010 · art rock 0.600
100 XTC United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–2006 · new wave 0.600
101 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 0.581
102 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 0.581
103 Cold War Kids United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.580
104 The Dresden Dolls United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · rock 0.571
105 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 0.554
106 Charly García Argentina flagArgentina · 1951– · rock 0.529
107 ANOHNI and the Johnsons United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1995– · art pop 0.525
108 Jack White United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · blues rock 0.483
109 Richard Wright United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943–2008 · rock 0.480
110 MUTEMATH United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2002– · rock 0.478
111 Alan Parsons United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · progressive rock 0.457
112 Wings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 0.433
113 Weezer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 0.431
114 Mr. Bungle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.420
115 Laurie Anderson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · experimental 0.415
116 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 0.402
117 Hatfield and the North United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1972–1975 · progressive rock 0.400
118 Bat for Lashes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · indie rock 0.390
119 blink‐182 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop punk 0.388
120 St. Vincent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 0.382