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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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97 Richard Wright United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943–2008 · rock 0.480
98 Guns N’ Roses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hard rock 0.468
99 UFO United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · hard rock 0.452
100 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 0.450
101 Emmylou Harris United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · country rock 0.450
102 Traveling Wilburys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988–1990 · rock 0.433
103 David Gilmour United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1946– · rock 0.424
104 Van der Graaf Generator United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–1978 · progressive rock 0.415
105 KISS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 0.415
106 The Stooges United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · garage rock 0.402
107 Cheap Trick United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 0.400
108 Ted Nugent United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 0.360
109 Linda McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1941–1998 · rock 0.340
110 Elvis Presley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1935–1977 · pop 0.340
111 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 0.336
112 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 0.334
113 Apocalyptica Finland flagFinland · 1993– · heavy metal 0.329
114 Blind Faith United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1969 · blues rock 0.303
115 Tony Iommi United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · heavy metal 0.302
116 REO Speedwagon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967–2025 · rock 0.293
117 George Harrison United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943–2001 · rock 0.283
118 Lenny Kravitz United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · rock 0.271
119 Jeff Beck United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1944–2023 · rock 0.266
120 Jimi Hendrix United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–1970 · rock 0.263