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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97 Kevin Rowland

United Kingdom · 1953– · new wave 0.730

98 Neutral Milk Hotel

United States of America · 1989–1998 · indie rock 0.697

99 Hozier

Ireland · 1990– · rock 0.680

100 Billy Bragg

United Kingdom · 1957– · folk 0.646

101 Alestorm

United Kingdom · 2007– · power metal 0.637

102 The Kinks

United Kingdom · 1964–1996 · pop rock 0.633

103 Beth Orton

United Kingdom · 1970– · folk 0.623

104

The Cranberries

Ireland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 0.607

105 Renaissance

United Kingdom · 1969–2002 · progressive rock 0.604

106 Portugal. The Man

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.585

107 Nico

Germany · 1938–1988 · art rock 0.560

108 Daughter

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 0.550

109 Stars

Canada · 2000– · indie rock 0.514

110

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 0.496

111 alt‐J

United Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 0.487

112 The Mountain Goats

United States of America · 1991– · rock 0.475

113 Band of Horses

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.457

114 4 Non Blondes

United States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 0.455

115 Patti Smith

United States of America · 1946– · art rock 0.447

116 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.444

117 Suzanne Vega

United States of America · 1959– · rock 0.440

118 Frightened Rabbit

United Kingdom · 2003– · indie rock 0.439

119 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

United States of America · 1974– · rock 0.422

120

Belle and Sebastian

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie pop 0.382