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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937 Bastille

United Kingdom · 2010– · indie rock 0.546

938 Soft Machine

United Kingdom · 1966– · progressive rock 0.544

939 Animals as Leaders

United States of America · 2007– · progressive metal 0.543

940 The Coral

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie rock 0.543

941 La Dispute

United States of America · 2004– · post-hardcore 0.540

942 Nouvelle Vague

France · 2003– · bossa nova 0.533

943 MGMT

United States of America · 2002– · neo-psychedelia 0.529

944

Ariana Grande

United States of America · 1993– · pop 0.529

945 Eluveitie

Switzerland · 2002– · folk metal 0.525

946 Metropole Orkest

The Netherlands · 1945– · symphonic metal 0.525

947 Spock’s Beard

United States of America · 1992– · progressive rock 0.525

948 Wilson Phillips

United States of America · 1989– · pop 0.525

949 Sum 41

Canada · 1996–2025 · pop punk 0.519

950 Spiritualized

United Kingdom · 1990– · space rock 0.518

951 Viagra Boys

Sweden · 2015– · post-punk 0.518

952 Ratt

United States of America · 1976– · heavy metal 0.514

953 Norah Jones

United States of America · 1979– · jazz 0.502

954

Laibach

Slovenia · 1980– · industrial 0.500

955 L7

United States of America · 1985– · grunge 0.500

956 Dead Kennedys

United States of America · 1978–1986 · punk 0.499

957 Happy Mondays

United Kingdom · 1985–1992 · indie rock 0.497

958 The Raconteurs

United States of America · 2005– · alternative rock 0.493

959 5 Seconds of Summer

Australia · 2011– · pop punk 0.492

960 Descendents

United States of America · 1978– · punk rock 0.489