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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
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73 The Allman Brothers Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 0.886
74 Meat Loaf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947–2022 · rock 0.856
75 Slade United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1992 · glam 0.844
76 J.J. Cale United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1938–2013 · blues rock 0.829
77 Hawkwind United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · rock 0.828
78 King Crimson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 0.825
79 Trevor Jones South Africa flagSouth Africa · 1949– · pop rock 0.785
80 Roger Waters United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943– · rock 0.780
81 Brian Wilson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2025 · pop 0.750
82 Billy Joel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop rock 0.733
83 10cc United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1972– · rock 0.730
84 Steppenwolf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · hard rock 0.720
85 Nazareth United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 0.711
86 Wishbone Ash United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · hard rock 0.680
87 Wolfmother Australia flagAustralia · 2003– · rock 0.660
88 Thin Lizzy Ireland flagIreland · 1969– · hard rock 0.655
89 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 0.624
90 Jeff Buckley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966–1997 · rock 0.606
91 Sweet United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1982 · hard rock 0.596
92 Janis Joplin United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1943–1970 · blues rock 0.588
93 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.586
94 Ghost Sweden flagSweden · 2008– · heavy metal 0.584
95 Big Brother & the Holding Company United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · rock 0.521
96 Robert Plant United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · hard rock 0.484