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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1009 Crystal Castles

Canada · 2006–2017 · electronic 0.365

1010 The Avalanches

Australia · 1997– · plunderphonics 0.364

1011 Deafheaven

United States of America · 2010– · blackgaze 0.360

1012 Tickertape Parade

United States of America · 2002– · rock 0.360

1013 The Isley Brothers

United States of America · 1954– · soul 0.356

1014 Woodkid

France · 1983– · alternative rock 0.355

1015 of Montreal

United States of America · 1996– · indie rock 0.350

1016 MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS

Japan · 2002– · indie rock 0.346

1017

Napalm Death

United Kingdom · 1982– · grindcore 0.340

1018 Cigarettes After Sex

United States of America · 2008– · dream pop 0.333

1019 Mortiis

Norway · 1993– · electro 0.327

1020 Terence Trent D’Arby

United States of America · 1962– · funk 0.323

1021 13th Floor Elevators

United States of America · 1965–1969 · psychedelic rock 0.320

1022 X Ambassadors

United States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 0.320

1023 Sly & the Family Stone

United States of America · 1967–1975 · funk 0.317

1024 Laura Branigan

United States of America · 1952–2004 · pop 0.317

1025 The Jesus Lizard

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 0.317

1026 Ensiferum

Finland · 1995– · folk metal 0.314

1027

Arch Enemy

Sweden · 1996– · melodic death metal 0.313

1028 Japan

United Kingdom · 1974–1982 · new wave 0.313

1029 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss country 0.311

1030 Gnarls Barkley

United States of America · 2006– · hip hop 0.311

1031

Kirk Franklin

United States of America · 1970– · gospel 0.308

1032 Static‐X

United States of America · 1994– · alternative metal 0.307