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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
Why this number?
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121 Twisted Sister United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · hard rock 1.585
122 Danzig United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · heavy metal 1.500
123 Winger United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · hard rock 1.500
124 Iggy Pop United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · rock 1.460
125 Candlebox United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · hard rock 1.440
126 Nightwish Finland flagFinland · 1996– · symphonic metal 1.434
127 Gary Moore United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1952–2011 · blues rock 1.330
128 Saxon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976– · heavy metal 1.298
129 Skillet United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · rock 1.288
130 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 1.280
131 The Runaways United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975–1979 · hard rock 1.280
132 Poison United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hard rock 1.267
133 Joe Satriani United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1956– · instrumental rock 1.236
134 Boris Japan flagJapan · 1992– · drone 1.189
135 Living Colour United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · funk metal 1.169
136 Noir Désir France flagFrance · 1980–2010 · rock 1.160
137 8stops7 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · hard rock 1.143
138 Helloween Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal 1.133
139 Polyphia United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2010– · progressive metal 1.133
140 The Sisters of Mercy United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1980– · gothic rock 1.128
141 New York Dolls United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–2011 · glam rock 1.120
142 Edguy Germany flagGermany · 1992– · heavy metal 1.106
143 Dokken United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · rock 1.050
144 Big Brother & the Holding Company United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · rock 1.042