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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
Why this number?
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121 Ed Sheeran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · pop 2.009
122 Counting Crows United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 1.965
123 ONE OK ROCK Japan flagJapan · 2005– · alternative rock 1.956
124 The Bangles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · pop rock 1.923
125 Sheryl Crow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · rock 1.904
126 Saga Canada flagCanada · 1977– · pop rock 1.900
127 Donald Fagen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · pop rock 1.897
128 Lenka Australia flagAustralia · 1978– · pop 1.896
129 The Byrds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 1.887
130 Heart United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 1.884
131 Legião Urbana Brazil flagBrazil · 1982–1996 · rock 1.860
132 Fountains of Wayne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996–2013 · rock 1.840
133 Nickelback Canada flagCanada · 1995– · rock 1.834
134 Fabrizio De André Italy flagItaly · 1940–1999 · pop 1.800
135 Lady Gaga United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · pop 1.797
136 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 1.782
137 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 1.759
138 Suzanne Vega United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959– · rock 1.740
139 Cyndi Lauper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1953– · new wave 1.719
140 Anouk The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1975– · pop rock 1.714
141 Linda McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1941–1998 · rock 1.702
142 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 1.692
143 Duran Duran United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 1.684
144 The Cardigans Sweden flagSweden · 1992– · pop rock 1.662