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The greatest country rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Eagles

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · rock
23.876
Why this number?
The full board
2 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 19.231
3 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 10.947
4 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 8.522
5 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 5.670
6 Crazy Horse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 5.127
7 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 4.153
8 Sheryl Crow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · rock 3.390
9 Johnny Cash United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932–2003 · country 3.241
10 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 2.611
11 The Byrds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 2.190
12 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 1.954
13 Wilco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 1.852
14 Grateful Dead United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1995 · rock 1.718
15 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 1.688
16 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 1.632
17 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 1.549
18 k.d. lang Canada flagCanada · 1961– · country rock 1.460
19 Emmylou Harris United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · country rock 1.125
20 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 1.009
21 Kenny Mehler United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · singer-songwriter 0.836
22 Jack White United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · blues rock 0.831
23 The Raconteurs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 0.820
24 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2015 · folk rock 0.810
25 America United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · rock 0.800
26 Dwight Yoakam United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1956– · country 0.760
27 Shania Twain Canada flagCanada · 1965– · country 0.728
28 Kid Rock United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · country rock 0.640
29 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 0.633
30 Bright Eyes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative punk 0.572
31 Sting United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 0.568
32 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.561
33 Ween United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 0.554
34 James Taylor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 0.528
35 The Allman Brothers Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 0.505
36 David Crosby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 0.486
37 Garth Brooks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · country 0.457
38 Alan Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · country 0.444
39 Traveling Wilburys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988–1990 · rock 0.433
40 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 0.402
41 Nickelback Canada flagCanada · 1995– · rock 0.385
42 Cracker United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 0.360
43 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 0.334
44 The Wallflowers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · rock 0.332
45 Billy Bragg United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1957– · folk 0.323
46 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss country 0.311
47 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · rock 0.295
48 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 0.293