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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409 Avantasia

Germany · 2000– · power metal 2.622

410 Don Henley

United States of America · 1947– · rock 2.618

411 Fun

United States of America · 2008– · indie rock 2.610

412 Sleater‐Kinney

United States of America · 1994– · indie rock 2.607

413

KISS

United States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 2.601

414

Roxette

Sweden · 1986– · pop rock 2.585

415

Rage

Germany · 1986– · heavy metal 2.580

416 Alice Coltrane

United States of America · 1937–2007 · rock 2.571

417 Carlos Santana

United States of America · 1947– · rock 2.571

418

Leprous

Norway · 2001– · progressive metal 2.546

419 Morbid Angel

United States of America · 1983– · death metal 2.532

420 Gary Moore

United Kingdom · 1952–2011 · blues rock 2.530

421 Battles

United States of America · 2002– · math rock 2.527

422

BTS

South Korea · 2013– · pop 2.520

423 Puscifer

United States of America · 1995– · rock 2.510

424 Dinosaur Jr.

United States of America · 1984– · alternative rock 2.504

425 The Zombies

United Kingdom · 1961– · rock 2.496

426 Nevermore

United States of America · 1991– · progressive metal 2.495

427

The 1975

United Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 2.495

428

Cheap Trick

United States of America · 1973– · rock 2.486

429 Sepultura

Brazil · 1984– · metal 2.477

430

Swans

United States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 2.460

431 Emperor

Norway · 1991– · black metal 2.453

432 Devin Townsend Project

Canada · 2008–2018 · rock 2.444