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The greatest garage rock artists of all time

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

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No. 1

The Stooges

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · garage rock
7.125
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2 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia flagAustralia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 6.595
3 The Black Keys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · blues rock 4.682
4 The White Stripes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2011 · rock 4.412
5 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 3.135
6 Nico Germany flagGermany · 1938–1988 · art rock 2.310
7 The Strokes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · indie rock 1.891
8 Weezer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 1.848
9 Iggy and The Stooges United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · garage rock 1.527
10 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 1.495
11 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 1.342
12 The Hives Sweden flagSweden · 1993– · garage rock 0.986