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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793 Sixpence None the Richer

United States of America · 1993– · contemporary christian 0.880

794 Jimmy Eat World

United States of America · 1993– · alternative rock 0.879

795 Frightened Rabbit

United Kingdom · 2003– · indie rock 0.877

796 Jellyfish

United States of America · 1989–1994 · power pop 0.876

797 Savage Garden

Australia · 1994–2001 · pop rock 0.874

798 Amon Düül II

Germany · 1969– · krautrock 0.862

799 Cyndi Lauper

United States of America · 1953– · new wave 0.859

800 Halsey

United States of America · 1994– · pop 0.858

801 Bonnie Raitt

United States of America · 1949– · blues rock 0.857

802 Агата Кристи

Russia · 1985–2010 · gothic rock 0.856

803 Iron & Wine

United States of America · 1974– · folk rock 0.855

804 UNKLE

United Kingdom · 1994– · electronic 0.840

805 Black Country Communion

United States of America · 2009– · hard rock 0.840

806 Cage the Elephant

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 0.840

807 M2M

Norway · 1998–2002 · pop rock 0.840

808 Living Colour

United States of America · 1983– · funk metal 0.836

809 The Polyphonic Spree

United States of America · 2000– · rock 0.831

810

Justin Bieber

Canada · 1994– · pop 0.830

811 The Wedding Present

United Kingdom · 1985– · indie rock 0.830

812 Sex Pistols

United Kingdom · 1975–1978 · punk 0.828

813

Kreator

Germany · 1982– · thrash metal 0.820

814 Clint Mansell

United Kingdom · 1963– · electronic 0.819

815 EDEN

Ireland · 1995– · alternative rock 0.819

816

Post Malone

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.818