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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481 10cc

United Kingdom · 1972– · rock 2.049

482 Gogol Bordello

United States of America · 1999– · folk rock 2.048

483 Linda McCartney

United Kingdom · 1941–1998 · rock 2.043

484 Band of Horses

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 2.026

485 David Gray

United Kingdom · 1968– · rock 2.021

486 P!nk

United States of America · 1979– · pop 2.007

487 David Coverdale

United Kingdom · 1951– · hard rock 2.007

488

Jimmy Page

United Kingdom · 1944– · pop 2.007

489 T. Rex

United Kingdom · 1967–1977 · glam rock 2.004

490 Amy Macdonald

United Kingdom · 1987– · rock 2.000

491 Camarón de la Isla

Spain · 1950–1992 · rock 2.000

492 Thrice

United States of America · 1998– · rock 2.000

493 ’Til Tuesday

United States of America · 1982–1989 · new wave 2.000

494 Natalie Imbruglia

Australia · 1975– · pop 1.994

495 Type O Negative

United States of America · 1989–2010 · rock 1.992

496 Royal Blood

United Kingdom · 2013– · rock 1.988

497 Ladytron

United Kingdom · 1999– · synth-pop 1.984

498

Behemoth

Poland · 1991– · death metal 1.983

499 Pere Ubu

United States of America · 1975– · post-punk 1.971

500 Olivia Rodrigo

United States of America · 2003– · pop 1.971

501

Sabaton

Sweden · 1999– · power metal 1.955

502 Vampire Weekend

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 1.950

503 OneRepublic

United States of America · 2004– · pop rock 1.949

504 Tina Turner

Switzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 1.947