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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961 David Crosby

United States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 0.486

962 Caravan

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 0.484

963 Candlemass

Sweden · 1984– · doom metal 0.479

964 Myrkur

Denmark · 1985– · folk 0.475

965 Deborah Harry

United States of America · 1945– · pop rock 0.475

966 Black Eyed Peas

United States of America · 1995– · hip hop 0.470

967 P.O.D.

United States of America · 1992– · rock 0.467

968

Lemon Demon

United States of America · 2003– · comedy 0.464

969 Wendy Carlos

United States of America · 1939– · experimental 0.462

970 Minutemen

United States of America · 1980–1985 · post-punk 0.460

971

Miles Davis

United States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 0.457

972 Alan Parsons

United States of America · 1948– · progressive rock 0.457

973 Charlotte Gainsbourg

France · 1971– · folk rock 0.457

974

Front Line Assembly

Canada · 1986– · electronic 0.446

975 Blues Brothers

United States of America · 1976– · soul 0.445

976 Electric Masada

United States of America · 2003– · heavy metal 0.444

977 John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers

United Kingdom · 1963–2008 · blues 0.444

978 Electric Callboy

Germany · 2010– · electronicore 0.443

979 +44

United States of America · 2004–2009 · punk 0.435

980 Lily Allen

United Kingdom · 1985– · pop 0.434

981 Annie Lennox

United Kingdom · 1954– · pop 0.430

982 AURORA

Norway · 1996– · art pop 0.429

983 The Runaways

United States of America · 1975–1979 · hard rock 0.427

984 The Armed

United States of America · 2009– · post-hardcore 0.425