The Groove

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?

No. 1

The Stooges

United States of America · 1967– · garage rock

7.125

Why this number?

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25 Steppenwolf

United States of America · 1961– · hard rock 0.520

26 The Byrds

United States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 0.499

27 Yeah Yeah Yeahs

United States of America · 2000– · indie rock 0.463

Nine Inch Nails

United States of America · 1988– · industrial 0.444

29 Jack White

United States of America · 1975– · blues rock 0.415

30 The Replacements

United States of America · 1979–1991 · alternative rock 0.385

31 Alabama Shakes

United States of America · 2009– · rock 0.313

32 The Fratellis

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie rock 0.253