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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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock
89.174
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217 Morphine United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990–1999 · alternative rock 0.880
218 Sixpence None the Richer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · contemporary christian 0.880
219 Siouxsie and the Banshees United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 0.879
220 Porter Robinson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · synth-pop 0.878
221 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 0.873
222 Ben Folds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 0.870
223 Tom Petty United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950–2017 · rock 0.868
224 Emerson, Lake & Palmer United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 0.867
225 Stone Temple Pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · alternative rock 0.860
226 Elvis Costello & The Attractions United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1996 · rock 0.847
227 M2M Norway flagNorway · 1998–2002 · pop rock 0.840
228 Peter Frampton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 0.831
229 The Smashing Pumpkins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 0.800
230 Randy Newman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1943– · rock 0.800
231 SCANDAL Japan flagJapan · 2006– · pop 0.800
232 Kenny Mehler United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · singer-songwriter 0.790
233 Trevor Jones South Africa flagSouth Africa · 1949– · pop rock 0.785
234 Stevie Nicks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 0.764
235 Dusty Springfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1939–1999 · blue-eyed soul 0.762
236 The Corrs Ireland flagIreland · 1990– · pop 0.762
237 Bad Religion United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · punk 0.760
238 Caroline Rose United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.760
239 The Tubes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · rock 0.760
240 Brian Wilson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2025 · pop 0.750