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The greatest blues rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock
37.315
Why this number?
The full board
2 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 33.242
3 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 28.720
4 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 27.827
5 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 21.431
6 Black Sabbath United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 20.801
7 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 18.023
8 The Doors United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 17.648
9 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 14.451
10 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 13.422
11 The Black Keys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · blues rock 12.687
12 Cream United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 12.288
13 The Jimi Hendrix Experience United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1969 · blues rock 11.971
14 The Black Crowes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · southern rock 11.356
15 The Allman Brothers Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 10.548
16 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 9.316
17 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 8.970
18 The White Stripes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2011 · rock 8.269
19 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 7.522
20 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978–1990 · blues rock 7.468
21 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1982 · experimental rock 6.653
22 Janis Joplin United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1943–1970 · blues rock 5.766
23 Van Morrison United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 5.730
24 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 5.469
25 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 4.924
26 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 4.908
27 Clutch United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · hard rock 4.877
28 Jack White United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · blues rock 4.523
29 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 4.165
30 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 3.529
31 Bad Company United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1973–2023 · rock 3.519
32 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 3.133
33 Derek and the Dominos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970–1971 · rock 3.049
34 Whitesnake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2022 · hard rock 2.697
35 B.B. King United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1925–2015 · blues 2.674
36 Gary Moore United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1952–2011 · blues rock 2.660
37 J.J. Cale United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1938–2013 · blues rock 2.488
38 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 2.430
39 Greta Van Fleet United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2012– · rock 2.370
40 Blind Faith United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1969 · blues rock 2.123
41 John Mayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 1.915
42 Black Country Communion United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · hard rock 1.680
43 Bonnie Raitt United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · blues rock 1.500
44 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 1.397
45 4 Non Blondes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 1.365
46 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 1.341
47 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963–2008 · blues 1.333
48 The Raconteurs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 1.313