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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193 San Francisco Symphony

United States of America · 1911– · heavy metal 0.597

194 A

United Kingdom · 1995– · alternative rock 0.579

195

Linkin Park

United States of America · 1996– · nu metal 0.578

196 Кукрыниксы

Russia · 1997–2018 · gothic rock 0.571

197 Blues Pills

Sweden · 2011– · rock 0.567

198 The Pretty Reckless

United States of America · 2008– · rock 0.567

199

Toto

United States of America · 1977– · rock 0.548

200 Everclear

United States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 0.539

201 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

United States of America · 1974– · rock 0.517

202

The Offspring

United States of America · 1984– · punk rock 0.511

203 Bauhaus

United Kingdom · 1978–2008 · rock 0.499

204 Royal Blood

United Kingdom · 2013– · rock 0.497

205 Papa Roach

United States of America · 1993– · nu metal 0.493

206

Rammstein

Germany · 1994– · industrial metal 0.492

207 Funkadelic

United States of America · 1968–1981 · funk 0.490

208 Flower Travellin’ Band

Japan · 1967–2011 · hard rock 0.480

209

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America · 1949– · rock 0.478

210

Nine Inch Nails

United States of America · 1988– · industrial 0.463

211

Pantera

United States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 0.462

212 In This Moment

United States of America · 2005– · alternative metal 0.450

213 Skunk Anansie

United Kingdom · 1994– · rock 0.429

214

Manowar

United States of America · 1980– · heavy metal 0.398

215 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

United States of America · 1976–2017 · rock 0.380

216 Jeff Beck Group

United Kingdom · 1967–1972 · rock 0.367