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The greatest classic rock artists of all time

127 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
22.532
Why this number?
The full board
2 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 22.191
3 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 19.694
4 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 13.689
5 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 11.286
6 Eagles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · rock 10.042
7 The Doors United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 9.735
8 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 9.053
9 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 8.964
10 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 8.670
11 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 8.522
12 Blue Öyster Cult United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · hard rock 7.722
13 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 7.050
14 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 6.457
15 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 6.315
16 Black Sabbath United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 5.534
17 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 5.425
18 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 5.189
19 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 5.122
20 Uriah Heep United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 4.760
21 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 4.418
22 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 4.201
23 Emerson, Lake & Palmer United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 3.793
24 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 3.646
25 Camel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 2.890
26 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 2.863
27 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 2.758
28 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 2.737
29 Wings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 2.735
30 Boston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · rock 2.732
31 Grateful Dead United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1995 · rock 2.658
32 Scorpions Germany flagGermany · 1965– · hard rock 2.618
33 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 2.617
34 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 2.475
35 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 2.394
36 Tom Petty United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950–2017 · rock 2.359
37 The Alan Parsons Project United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 2.272
38 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 2.201
39 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 2.146
40 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 1.982
41 Cream United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 1.981
42 Kansas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · progressive rock 1.953
43 Bad Company United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1973–2023 · rock 1.938
44 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 1.874
45 The Kinks United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964–1996 · pop rock 1.852
46 Crazy Horse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 1.752
47 Journey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 1.697
48 Marillion United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · rock 1.636