The Groove

The greatest hard rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

AC/DC

Australia · 1973– · hard rock

159.050

Why this number?

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217 Counting Crows

United States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 0.338

218 Testament

United States of America · 1983– · metal 0.333

219

Weezer

United States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 0.316

220 “Weird Al” Yankovic

United States of America · 1959– · comedy 0.300

221 T. Rex

United Kingdom · 1967–1977 · glam rock 0.286

222 Peter Frampton

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 0.277

223 Steve Winwood

United Kingdom · 1948– · blues 0.275

224 Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

United States of America · 1997– · blues 0.275

225 Bill Wyman 1936– · blues 0.275

226 Charlie Watts

United Kingdom · 1941–2021 · blues 0.275

227 Howlin’ Wolf

United States of America · 1910–1976 · blues 0.275

228

Jimi Hendrix

United States of America · 1942–1970 · rock 0.263

229 Manic Street Preachers

United Kingdom · 1986– · alternative rock 0.257

230 Live

United States of America · 1990– · alternative rock 0.246

231

Buckethead

United States of America · 1969– · rock 0.220

232 Silverchair

Australia · 1992–2011 · alternative rock 0.211

233 Iron Butterfly

United States of America · 1966–2012 · rock 0.207

234 Mindless Self Indulgence

United States of America · 1997– · electronic 0.182

235

Billy Joel

United States of America · 1949– · pop rock 0.146

236

The Allman Brothers Band

United States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 0.122