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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337

Taylor Swift

United States of America · 1989– · pop 3.542

338 Coma

Poland · 1998– · hard rock 3.528

339 The National

United States of America · 1999– · indie rock 3.519

340 Fields of the Nephilim

United Kingdom · 1984– · gothic rock 3.514

341 Lush

United Kingdom · 1987–2016 · rock 3.490

342 My Dying Bride

United Kingdom · 1990– · doom metal 3.458

343

The Clash

United Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock 3.429

344

Shakira

Colombia · 1977– · pop 3.399

345

James Taylor

United States of America · 1948– · rock 3.396

346

Haken

United Kingdom · 2007– · progressive metal 3.392

347 The Breeders

United States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 3.387

348 Lita Ford

United States of America · 1958– · hard rock 3.380

349 Liz Phair

United States of America · 1967– · indie rock 3.343

350 Television

United States of America · 1973–2023 · rock 3.300

351

Ani DiFranco

United States of America · 1970– · folk rock 3.300

352 Bruce Hornsby & the Range

United States of America · 1984–1991 · rock 3.300

353

Ramones

United States of America · 1974–1996 · punk rock 3.295

354

Riverside

Poland · 2001– · progressive rock 3.291

355

The Flaming Lips

United States of America · 1983– · neo-psychedelia 3.287

356

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Canada · 1994– · post-rock 3.242

357

Death Grips

United States of America · 2010– · experimental hip hop 3.233

358

Maroon 5

United States of America · 2001– · pop 3.222

359

Magma

France · 1969– · zeuhl 3.220

360

Van Morrison

United Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 3.215