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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
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241 Dead Can Dance Australia flagAustralia · 1981– · electronic 5.214
242 Toto United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 5.203
243 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 5.194
244 10,000 Maniacs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · folk rock 5.181
245 Built to Spill United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · indie rock 5.139
246 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · rock 5.130
247 Joni Mitchell Canada flagCanada · 1943– · folk 5.060
248 Burzum Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 5.034
249 Deathspell Omega France flagFrance · 1998– · black metal 4.970
250 Angra Brazil flagBrazil · 1991– · power metal 4.953
251 The Cars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976–1988 · rock 4.946
252 Crowded House Australia flagAustralia · 1985– · pop rock 4.906
253 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 4.892
254 Mayhem Norway flagNorway · 1984– · black metal 4.862
255 Sufjan Stevens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · indie folk 4.859
256 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 4.833
257 Pulp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978– · britpop 4.823
258 Tame Impala Australia flagAustralia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 4.771
259 System of a Down United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 4.771
260 Jackson Browne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 4.758
261 Kansas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · progressive rock 4.757
262 Yoko Ono United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1933– · rock 4.756
263 Within Temptation The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 4.750
264 Moonspell Portugal flagPortugal · 1989– · gothic metal 4.749