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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601 Winger

United States of America · 1987– · hard rock 1.500

602 Keane

United Kingdom · 1995– · piano rock 1.491

603 Bat for Lashes

United Kingdom · 1979– · indie rock 1.480

604 Adam and the Ants

United Kingdom · 1977–1982 · new wave 1.477

605 Poe

United States of America · 1968– · alternative rock 1.469

606 k.d. lang

Canada · 1961– · country rock 1.460

607 Veruca Salt

United States of America · 1993– · alternative rock 1.460

608 WILLOW

United States of America · 2000– · rock 1.460

609 Iron Butterfly

United States of America · 1966–2012 · rock 1.450

610

浜崎あゆみ

Japan · 1978– · pop 1.447

611 Glass Animals

United Kingdom · 2010– · electronic 1.445

612 Candlebox

United States of America · 1991– · hard rock 1.440

613

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom · 1991– · pop 1.436

614 Over the Rhine

United States of America · 1989– · folk rock 1.433

615 Pretenders

United Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 1.423

616

Aimer

Japan · j-pop 1.400

617

Slash

United States of America · 1965– · heavy metal 1.400

618 Free

United Kingdom · 1968–1973 · hard rock 1.400

619 The All‐American Rejects

United States of America · 2000– · rock 1.400

620

Berliner Philharmoniker

Germany · 1882– · hard rock 1.386

621 The Used

United States of America · 2001– · rock 1.382

622 alt‐J

United Kingdom · 2007– · alternative rock 1.381

623 Guided by Voices

United States of America · 1983– · indie rock 1.380

624

Céline Dion

Canada · 1968– · pop 1.374