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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