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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
25 Lisa Gerrard Australia flagAustralia · 1961– · trance 1.171
26 Emilie Autumn United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · classical 1.116
27 Ennio Morricone Italy flagItaly · 1928–2020 · cinematic classical 0.984
28 川井憲次 Japan flagJapan · 1957– · electronic 0.900
29 Jeremy Soule United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · orchestral 0.900
30 Metallica United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · heavy metal 0.895
31 Michael Kamen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948–2003 · heavy metal 0.895
32 San Francisco Symphony United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1911– · heavy metal 0.895
33 A. R. Rahman India flagIndia · 1967– · pop 0.800
34 The Flashbulb United States of America flagUnited States of America · electronic 0.794
35 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 0.749
36 Emerson, Lake & Palmer United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 0.657
37 Igorrr France flagFrance · 1984– · breakcore 0.650
38 Vanessa‐Mae United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · classical 0.560
39 Evanescence United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 0.529
40 Kronos Quartet United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · electronic 0.480
41 Scorpions Germany flagGermany · 1965– · hard rock 0.462
42 Berliner Philharmoniker Germany flagGermany · 1882– · hard rock 0.462
43 Wendy Carlos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939– · experimental 0.462
44 芸能山城組 Japan flagJapan · 1974– · ambient 0.450
45 Enigma Germany flagGermany · 1990– · new age 0.442
46 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 0.386
47 Joanna Newsom United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · folk 0.370
48 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 0.173