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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841

65daysofstatic

United Kingdom · 2001– · post-rock 0.756

842 Brian Wilson

United States of America · 1942–2025 · pop 0.750

843 Chumbawamba

United Kingdom · 1982–2012 · alternative rock 0.748

844 Morcheeba

United Kingdom · 1995– · trip hop 0.740

845

Golden Earring

The Netherlands · 1961–2021 · hard rock 0.739

846

Infected Mushroom

Israel · 1996– · electronic 0.733

847 16 Horsepower

United States of America · 1992–2005 · gothic country 0.733

848 The Bouncing Souls

United States of America · 1988– · pop punk 0.733

849 The Postal Service

United States of America · 2001– · electronic 0.732

850 David Donatien

France · 1970– · folk 0.730

851 Yael Naïm

France · 1978– · folk 0.730

852 Shania Twain

Canada · 1965– · country 0.728

853 Monster Magnet

United States of America · 1989– · space rock 0.727

854 Phoenix

France · 1999– · indie rock 0.722

855 A Flock of Seagulls

United Kingdom · 1980– · new wave 0.720

856 Ted Nugent

United States of America · 1948– · hard rock 0.720

857 2manydjs

Belgium · 1998– · electronic 0.717

858 DEVO

United States of America · 1972– · new wave 0.713

859 The Residents

United States of America · 1966– · experimental 0.711

860 Isis

United States of America · 1997–2010 · post-metal 0.709

861

Paradise Lost

United Kingdom · 1988– · gothic metal 0.709

862 Orchid

United States of America · 1997– · emoviolence 0.700

863 Fleshgod Apocalypse

Italy · 2007– · symphonic metal 0.700

864 Angel Olsen

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 0.700