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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769 Би-2

Russia · 1989– · alternative rock 0.933

770

Asking Alexandria

United Kingdom · 2006– · metalcore 0.927

771 Comus

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive folk 0.925

772 Tomb Mold

Canada · 2015– · death metal 0.925

773 “Weird Al” Yankovic

United States of America · 1959– · comedy 0.925

774 Flyleaf

United States of America · 2002– · hard rock 0.916

775 Travis

United Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 0.913

776 Wintersun

Finland · 2003– · melodic death metal 0.910

777 5’nizza

Ukraine · 1998–2008 · hip hop 0.910

778 Cardiacs

United Kingdom · 1977–2020 · art rock 0.909

779 Third Eye Blind

United States of America · 1993– · alternative rock 0.908

780 Mitski

United States of America · 1990– · indie rock 0.906

781 Twisted Sister

United States of America · 1972– · hard rock 0.906

782

Poison

United States of America · 1983– · hard rock 0.905

783 Testament

United States of America · 1983– · metal 0.905

784

UFO

United Kingdom · 1969– · hard rock 0.904

785 The Wailers

Jamaica · 1963–1974 · reggae 0.903

786 Don Caballero

United States of America · 1991–2009 · math rock 0.900

787 Patti Smith

United States of America · 1946– · art rock 0.895

788 Melvins

United States of America · 1983– · sludge metal 0.891

789 Gojira

France · 1996– · death metal 0.891

790 Bloc Party

United Kingdom · 1999– · indie rock 0.887

791 Jake Bugg

United Kingdom · 1994– · indie rock 0.880

792 Relient K

United States of America · 1998– · pop punk 0.880