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The greatest pop rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock

89.174

Why this number?

The full board

2

U2

Ireland · 1976– · rock 49.516

3

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 38.871

4

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 36.742

5

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 31.719

6

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 31.364

7

Steely Dan

United States of America · 1972– · pop rock 29.880

8

Sting

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 19.540

9

Phil Collins

United Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 17.221

10

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 15.214

11

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 14.553

12

Dire Straits

United Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 14.410

13

Fleetwood Mac

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 14.002

14

The Alan Parsons Project

United Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 13.492

15

Kate Bush

United Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 12.754

16

Avril Lavigne

Canada · 1984– · alternative rock 12.687

17

Rush

Canada · 1968– · progressive rock 12.528

18

Billy Joel

United States of America · 1949– · pop rock 12.386

19

Maroon 5

United States of America · 2001– · pop 12.107

20

Taylor Swift

United States of America · 1989– · pop 11.890

21

Paramore

United States of America · 2004– · alternative rock 11.505

22

Linkin Park

United States of America · 1996– · nu metal 11.298

23

twenty one pilots

United States of America · 2009– · pop rock 11.080

24

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America · 1949– · rock 10.351

25

Fall Out Boy

United States of America · 2001– · rock 9.748

26

Alanis Morissette

Canada · 1974– · rock 9.131

27 Crowded House

Australia · 1985– · pop rock 9.072

28

Prince

United States of America · 1958–2016 · funk 8.446

29

Bryan Adams

Canada · 1959– · rock 8.441

30 OneRepublic

United States of America · 2004– · pop rock 8.147

31

Electric Light Orchestra

United Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 8.131

32

Sparks

United States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 8.119

33

The Police

United Kingdom · 1977–2008 · rock 8.095

34

Blondie

United States of America · 1974– · new wave 7.962

35

The Beach Boys

United States of America · 1961– · pop 7.778

36 The Kinks

United Kingdom · 1964–1996 · pop rock 7.751

37

Roxette

Sweden · 1986– · pop rock 7.700

38

John Lennon

United Kingdom · 1940–1980 · rock 7.586

39

Red Hot Chili Peppers

United States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 7.328

40

ABBA

Sweden · 1972–2022 · pop 7.197

41

The Killers

United States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 7.107

42

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 7.020

43 Fiona Apple

United States of America · 1977– · rock 6.998

44 P!nk

United States of America · 1979– · pop 6.817

45

The Cranberries

Ireland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 6.763

46

Wings

United Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 6.667

47

Robbie Williams

United Kingdom · 1974– · pop rock 6.438

48

Tears for Fears

United Kingdom · 1981– · new wave 6.358