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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?
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361 Celtic Frost Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1984–2008 · heavy metal 3.214
362 Randy Newman United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1943– · rock 3.200
363 Filter United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · rock 3.161
364 The Stooges United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · garage rock 3.161
365 Chris Rea United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951–2025 · rock 3.154
366 Don McLean United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945– · rock 3.150
367 Soul Coughing United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992–2000 · alternative rock 3.114
368 Ride United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1988– · shoegaze 3.096
369 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 3.092
370 Anthrax United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 3.070
371 W.A.S.P. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 3.062
372 Slipknot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 3.057
373 Chet Atkins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1924–2001 · rock 3.055
374 Shining Sweden flagSweden · 1996– · rock 3.045
375 Limp Bizkit United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · nu metal 3.041
376 Traveling Wilburys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988–1990 · rock 3.032
377 The War on Drugs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2005– · indie rock 3.030
378 Voivod Canada flagCanada · 1982– · heavy metal 3.030
379 John Cale United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942– · art rock 3.026
380 Bring Me the Horizon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2004– · metalcore 3.026
381 Sleep Token United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2016– · alternative metal 3.020
382 Panic! at the Disco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004–2023 · pop rock 3.017
383 Patti Smith Group United States of America flagUnited States of America · rock 3.000
384 Roxy Music United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 2.970