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The greatest classical artists of all time

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

No. 1

John Williams

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932– · classical
11.767
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2 Gloomy Whispers Iran flagIran · 2018– · classical 9.600
3 Hans Zimmer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · modern classical 7.445
4 Basil Poledouris United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945–2006 · classical 6.370
5 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 4.525
6 Apocalyptica Finland flagFinland · 1993– · heavy metal 4.198
7 Philip Glass United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1937– · classical 3.857
8 James Newton Howard United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1951– · modern classical 3.454
9 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 3.011
10 Glenn Gould Canada flagCanada · 1932–1982 · classical 2.835
11 Johann Sebastian Bach Germany flagGermany · 1685–1750 · classical 2.835
12 岡部啓一 Japan flagJapan · 1969– · modern classical 2.300
13 大谷幸 Japan flagJapan · 1957– · classical 2.200
14 Clint Mansell United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1963– · electronic 2.119
15 岩田恭明 Japan flagJapan · 1989– · classical 1.968
16 片岡真央 classical 1.968
17 若井淑 Japan flagJapan · 1973– · classical 1.968
18 Howard Shore Canada flagCanada · 1946– · cinematic classical 1.760
19 Freddie Mercury United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1946–1991 · rock 1.482
20 Montserrat Caballé Spain flagSpain · 1933–2018 · classical 1.482
21 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 1.423
22 Therion Sweden flagSweden · 1988– · symphonic metal 1.400
23 Lindsey Stirling United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · electronic 1.275
24 2CELLOS Croatia flagCroatia · 2011– · classical 1.200