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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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97 David Gilmour United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1946– · rock 2.549
98 Plastic Ono Band United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–2015 · rock 2.517
99 Katy Perry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · pop 2.435
100 Chris Rea United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951–2025 · rock 2.431
101 Poets of the Fall Finland flagFinland · 2002– · pop rock 2.383
102 Train United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 2.382
103 Yoko Ono United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1933– · rock 2.336
104 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976–2017 · rock 2.306
105 They Might Be Giants United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 2.252
106 Soda Stereo Argentina flagArgentina · 1982–2007 · rock 2.225
107 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 2.217
108 Florence + the Machine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 2.209
109 Savage Garden Australia flagAustralia · 1994–2001 · pop rock 2.185
110 Don Henley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947– · rock 2.182
111 My Chemical Romance United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 2.165
112 Jackson Browne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 2.147
113 Meat Loaf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947–2022 · rock 2.137
114 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 2.127
115 Fastball United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · pop rock 2.053
116 Collective Soul United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · rock 2.045
117 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 2.035
118 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 2.026
119 Hootie & the Blowfish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · rock 2.019
120 The Cure United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 2.016