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The greatest blues artists of all time

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

No. 1

Eric Clapton

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock
15.855
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2 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 10.123
3 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 8.217
4 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 7.510
5 B.B. King United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1925–2015 · blues 7.100
6 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 5.860
7 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 5.224
8 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 5.116
9 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978–1990 · blues rock 4.434
10 Amy Winehouse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983–2011 · soul 3.297
11 2Pac United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1996 · hip hop 3.036
12 Zaz France flagFrance · 1980– · blues 2.670
13 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 2.610
14 Tracy Chapman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · folk rock 2.460
15 Blues Brothers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976– · soul 2.224
16 Norah Jones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · jazz 2.186
17 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 2.177
18 シートベルツ Japan flagJapan · 1998– · jazz 2.113
19 菅野よう子 Japan flagJapan · 1964– · jazz 2.113
20 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 1.825
21 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 1.794
22 Adele United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · pop 1.671
23 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 1.594
24 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 1.468