The Groove

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 · 1965–2014 · progressive rock

169.876

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49 London Festival Orchestra

United Kingdom · 1950– · progressive rock 2.077

50 Peter Knight

United Kingdom · 1917–1985 · progressive rock 2.077

Ghost

Sweden · 2008– · heavy metal 1.942

52 Pain of Salvation

Sweden · 1991– · progressive metal 1.916

53 Nektar

United Kingdom · 1969– · rock 1.900

54 Cardiacs

United Kingdom · 1977–2020 · art rock 1.716

Hawkwind

United Kingdom · 1969– · rock 1.706

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 1.662

57 Hatfield and the North

United Kingdom · 1972–1975 · progressive rock 1.600

58 Spock’s Beard

United States of America · 1992– · progressive rock 1.575

The Decemberists

United States of America · 2000– · indie rock 1.566

Ayreon

The Netherlands · 1995– · progressive metal 1.530

61 Peter Hammill

United Kingdom · 1948– · rock 1.467

62 Blackmore’s Night

United States of America · 1997– · folk rock 1.400

Todd Rundgren

United States of America · 1948– · experimental 1.266

64 Joe Satriani

United States of America · 1956– · instrumental rock 1.236

65 Asia

United Kingdom · 1981– · rock 1.231

66 Renaissance

United Kingdom · 1969–2002 · progressive rock 1.208

67 Bubu

Argentina · 1973–1978 · avant-prog 1.167

68 Jeff Wayne

United Kingdom · 1943– · rock opera 1.107

Amorphis

Finland · 1990– · progressive metal 1.040

The Who

United Kingdom · 1964– · rock 1.021

The Mothers of Invention

United States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 0.968

72 Richard Wright

United Kingdom · 1943–2008 · rock 0.960