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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 flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock
159.050
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25 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 12.292
26 Queens of the Stone Age United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 10.979
27 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 10.358
28 Audioslave United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001–2007 · hard rock 10.171
29 Whitesnake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2022 · hard rock 9.109
30 Boston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · rock 8.400
31 KISS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 8.391
32 BAND‐MAID Japan flagJapan · 2013– · hard rock 8.095
33 Alice in Chains United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · grunge 7.901
34 Clutch United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · hard rock 7.726
35 Meat Loaf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947–2022 · rock 7.567
36 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 7.563
37 Europe Sweden flagSweden · 1982– · hard rock 7.520
38 Judas Priest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 7.488
39 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 7.047
40 Foo Fighters United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 6.914
41 Crazy Horse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 6.867
42 Dio United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982–2010 · heavy metal 6.823
43 Heart United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 6.800
44 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 6.723
45 Rainbow United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974– · hard rock 6.514
46 The Black Crowes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · southern rock 6.493
47 Stone Temple Pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · alternative rock 6.481
48 The Cult United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1983– · hard rock 6.208