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The greatest heartland rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock
14.491
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2 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 3.513
3 The War on Drugs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · indie rock 3.000
4 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976–2017 · rock 2.955
5 Tom Petty United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950–2017 · rock 2.294
6 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · rock 2.046
7 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 1.130
8 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 0.894
9 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.822
10 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 0.797
11 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 0.686
12 Kid Rock United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · country rock 0.640
13 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 0.547
14 The E Street Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · rock 0.339