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The greatest rock artists of all time

1,086 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
228.817
Why this number?
The full board
2 Pink Floyd United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 130.726
3 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 99.350
4 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 92.952
5 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 77.617
6 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 74.465
7 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 74.264
8 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 74.066
9 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 69.468
10 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 61.268
11 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 59.088
12 R.E.M. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 58.009