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The greatest progressive rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock
169.876
Why this number?
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2 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 84.910
3 King Crimson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 78.573
4 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 73.393
5 Camel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 68.921
6 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 63.621
7 Porcupine Tree United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · progressive rock 43.110
8 Van der Graaf Generator United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–1978 · progressive rock 40.769
9 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 30.104
10 Riverside Poland flagPoland · 2001– · progressive rock 26.756
11 The Alan Parsons Project United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 24.411
12 Opeth Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · progressive metal 21.658
13 Emerson, Lake & Palmer United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 20.179
14 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 18.576
15 Tool United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · alternative metal 17.062
16 Dream Theater United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · progressive metal 15.622
17 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 14.774
18 Marillion United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · rock 14.389
19 Steven Wilson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 12.816
20 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 11.128
21 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 9.943
22 Uriah Heep United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 7.403
23 Anathema United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990–2020 · alternative rock 6.426
24 Roger Waters United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943– · rock 5.941
25 Kansas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · progressive rock 5.818
26 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 5.800
27 Gentle Giant United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–1980 · progressive rock 5.571
28 Muse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 5.540
29 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 5.455
30 Styx United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · rock 5.145
31 The Mars Volta United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 4.907
32 The Moody Blues United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964–2018 · progressive rock 3.507
33 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia flagAustralia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 3.283
34 Black Sabbath United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 3.218
35 Haken United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · progressive metal 3.188
36 A Perfect Circle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · alternative rock 3.148
37 Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 2.942
38 Harmonium Canada flagCanada · 1972–1979 · progressive folk 2.490
39 David Gilmour United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1946– · rock 2.442
40 Kamelot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · power metal 2.439
41 Caravan United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 2.421
42 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 2.386
43 Gong France flagFrance · 1966– · space rock 2.301
44 Premiata Forneria Marconi Italy flagItaly · 1970– · progressive rock 2.300
45 The Gathering The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1989– · rock 2.293
46 Alan Parsons United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · progressive rock 2.286
47 Katatonia Sweden flagSweden · 1991– · alternative metal 2.240
48 Leprous Norway flagNorway · 2001– · progressive metal 2.103