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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 · 1960–1970 · rock

228.817

Why this number?

The full board

2

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock 130.726

3

U2

Ireland · 1976– · rock 99.350

4

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 92.952

5

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 77.617

6

Rush

Canada · 1968– · progressive rock 74.465

7

Bob Dylan

United States of America · 1941– · folk rock 74.264

8

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 74.066

9

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 69.468

10

AC/DC

Australia · 1973– · hard rock 61.268

11

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom · 1962– · rock 59.088

12

R.E.M.

United States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 58.009

13

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 53.906

14

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 52.450

15

Neil Young

Canada · 1945– · rock 52.416

16

Deep Purple

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 47.781

17

Dire Straits

United Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 45.699

18

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 44.431

19

Tori Amos

United States of America · 1963– · rock 44.286

20

King Crimson

United Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 42.109

21

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 41.253

22

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America · 1949– · rock 39.754

23

Aerosmith

United States of America · 1970– · hard rock 37.193

24

Eagles

United States of America · 1971– · rock 36.666

25

The Smashing Pumpkins

United States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 35.628

26

Scorpions

Germany · 1965– · hard rock 33.664

27

Eric Clapton

United Kingdom · 1945– · rock 33.526

28

The Cure

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 31.137

29

The Doors

United States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 30.725

30

Red Hot Chili Peppers

United States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 30.519

31

The Who

United Kingdom · 1964– · rock 30.452

32

Pearl Jam

United States of America · 1990– · grunge 30.412

33

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 27.409

34

Foo Fighters

United States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 27.356

35

Metallica

United States of America · 1981– · heavy metal 25.892

36

Fleetwood Mac

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 24.382

37

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Australia · 1983– · alternative rock 23.998

38

Alanis Morissette

Canada · 1974– · rock 23.658

39

Guns N’ Roses

United States of America · 1985– · hard rock 23.601

40

Crazy Horse

United States of America · 1969– · rock 22.085

41

Linkin Park

United States of America · 1996– · nu metal 22.066

42 Bauhaus

United Kingdom · 1978–2008 · rock 21.831

43

John Lennon

United Kingdom · 1940–1980 · rock 21.645

44

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 21.643

45

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 21.287

46

The Alan Parsons Project

United Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 20.767

47

Motörhead

United Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 20.766

48

Blue Öyster Cult

United States of America · 1967– · hard rock 20.683