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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913 Stereolab

United Kingdom · 1990– · electronic 0.594

914 Mild High Club

United States of America · 2013– · jazz rock 0.590

915 Blood Incantation

United States of America · 2011– · death metal 0.585

916 Portugal. The Man

United States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.585

917 Big Star

United States of America · 1971–2010 · power pop 0.580

918 Damien Rice

Ireland · 1973– · folk 0.580

919 Manu Chao

France · 1961– · folk 0.578

920 The Corrs

Ireland · 1990– · pop 0.571

921 Pitchshifter

United Kingdom · 1989– · electronic 0.567

922 The Afghan Whigs

United States of America · 1986– · alternative rock 0.567

923

At the Gates

Sweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 0.560

924 Editors

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 0.560

925 Emilie Autumn

United States of America · 1979– · classical 0.558

926

Justice

France · 2003– · electro house 0.556

927 The Mamas & the Papas

United States of America · 1965–1972 · folk rock 0.552

928 All Them Witches

United States of America · 2012– · stoner rock 0.550

929 Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

United States of America · 1997– · blues 0.550

930 Fairport Convention

United Kingdom · 1967– · folk rock 0.550

931 Mötley Crüe

United States of America · 1981– · hard rock 0.550

932 Sublime

United States of America · 1986– · ska 0.550

933 The Bangles

United States of America · 1981– · pop rock 0.550

934 Mumford & Sons

United Kingdom · 2007– · folk rock 0.548

935 Benny Andersson

Sweden · 1946– · disco 0.547

936 Björn Ulvaeus

Sweden · 1945– · disco 0.547