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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
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49 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 20.653
50 The Cranberries Ireland flagIreland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 20.644
51 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 20.568
52 Oasis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 20.074
53 The Strokes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · indie rock 19.781
54 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 18.978
55 Van Halen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 18.919
56 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 18.750
57 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 18.633
58 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 18.131
59 Queens of the Stone Age United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 17.977
60 Dream Theater United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · progressive metal 17.935
61 CAKE United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · rock 17.862
62 Weezer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · alternative rock 17.643
63 Pixies United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · alternative rock 17.140
64 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 16.786
65 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 16.765
66 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 16.579
67 Bon Jovi United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hard rock 16.194
68 Rammstein Germany flagGermany · 1994– · industrial metal 15.841
69 Talking Heads United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 15.597
70 Modest Mouse United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · indie rock 15.565
71 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 15.340
72 Iron Maiden United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · heavy metal 15.305