The Groove

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?

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265 Greta Van Fleet

United States of America · 2012– · rock 4.740

266

Rise Against

United States of America · 1999– · punk 4.721

267

Elliott Smith

United States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 4.701

268

Clutch

United States of America · 1990– · hard rock 4.689

269

Apocalyptica

Finland · 1993– · heavy metal 4.626

270 Vylet Pony

United States of America · 1998– · rock 4.600

271

Steven Wilson

United Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 4.576

272 The Smile

United Kingdom · 2021– · rock 4.560

273 Cinderella

United States of America · 1983–2017 · hard rock 4.507

274 Elvis Costello

United Kingdom · 1954– · rock 4.471

275 The Dillinger Escape Plan

United States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 4.466

276

Boris

Japan · 1992– · drone 4.461

277 …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

United States of America · 1994–2023 · rock 4.457

278 America

United States of America · 1970– · rock 4.403

279 HAIM

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 4.393

280

New Order

United Kingdom · 1980– · electronic 4.347

281 Diablo Swing Orchestra

Sweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 4.314

282 Violent Femmes

United States of America · 1980– · rock 4.301

283

Kamelot

United States of America · 1991– · power metal 4.278

284

NOFX

United States of America · 1983–2024 · punk 4.260

285

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 4.192

286

Korn

United States of America · 1993– · nu metal 4.175

287

Rainbow

United Kingdom · 1974– · hard rock 4.153

288

Agalloch

United States of America · 1995– · black metal 4.142