The Groove

The greatest folk rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Bob Dylan

United States of America · 1941– · folk rock

115.508

Why this number?

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49 Pescado Rabioso

Argentina · 1971–1973 · folk rock 1.880

Animal Collective

United States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 1.840

51 Crosby, Stills & Nash

United States of America · 1968–2016 · folk rock 1.833

52 Milla Jovovich

United States of America · 1975– · rock 1.800

53 Jeff Buckley

United States of America · 1966–1997 · rock 1.799

George Harrison

United Kingdom · 1943–2001 · rock 1.780

55 Amy Macdonald

United Kingdom · 1987– · rock 1.667

56 Fairport Convention

United Kingdom · 1967– · folk rock 1.650

57 Counting Crows

United States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 1.647

58 Red House Painters

United States of America · 1989–2001 · folk rock 1.600

59 Kula Shaker

United Kingdom · 1995– · rock 1.527

60 Feist

Canada · 1976– · indie pop 1.449

61 Over the Rhine

United States of America · 1989– · folk rock 1.433

Heart

United States of America · 1973– · rock 1.422

Mark Knopfler

United Kingdom · 1949– · rock 1.415

Amorphis

Finland · 1990– · progressive metal 1.413

65 Don McLean

United States of America · 1945– · rock 1.400

Billy Joel

United States of America · 1949– · pop rock 1.387

Opeth

Sweden · 1990– · progressive metal 1.383

68 America

United States of America · 1970– · rock 1.378

69 Manchester Orchestra

United States of America · 2005– · folk rock 1.314

Fleetwood Mac

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 1.231

71 Kings of Convenience

Norway · 1999– · folk rock 1.228

Portishead

United Kingdom · 1991– · trip hop 1.212