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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649 Ihsahn

Norway · 1975– · black metal 1.248

650

In Flames

Sweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 1.247

651 Tenacious D

United States of America · 1994– · alternative rock 1.244

652 J.J. Cale

United States of America · 1938–2013 · blues rock 1.244

653 Joe Satriani

United States of America · 1956– · instrumental rock 1.236

654

Death

United States of America · 1984–1998 · death metal 1.236

655 Big Black

United States of America · 1982–1987 · post-hardcore 1.233

656 Low

United States of America · 1993–2023 · indie rock 1.231

657 Live

United States of America · 1990– · alternative rock 1.227

658 A

United Kingdom · 1995– · alternative rock 1.227

659 Cypress Hill

United States of America · 1988– · hip hop 1.213

660 The Presidents of the United States of America

United States of America · 1993–2015 · alternative rock 1.202

661 Crash Test Dummies

Canada · 1989– · rock 1.200

662 FFS

United States of America · 2014–2015 · indie rock 1.200

663 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

United Kingdom · 2011– · rock 1.200

664 Star One

The Netherlands · 2002– · rock 1.200

665

Velvet Revolver

United States of America · 2002–2008 · rock 1.200

666 The Shins

United States of America · 1997– · indie rock 1.194

667 Derek Duke

United States of America · 1965– · rockabilly 1.191

668 Glenn Stafford

United States of America · rock 1.191

669 Jason Hayes electronic 1.191

670 Bubu

Argentina · 1973–1978 · avant-prog 1.167

671 Cold War Kids

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 1.160

672 Tesla

United States of America · 1981– · hard rock 1.155