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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1033

Tony Iommi

United Kingdom · 1948– · heavy metal 0.302

1034

JAY‐Z

United States of America · 1969– · hip hop 0.300

1035 Bryan Ferry

United Kingdom · 1945– · pop rock 0.300

1036 XTC

United Kingdom · 1976–2006 · new wave 0.300

1037 Birdy

United Kingdom · 1996– · pop 0.293

1038 Lykke Li

Sweden · 1986– · indie pop 0.291

1039 Ellie Goulding

United Kingdom · 1986– · electropop 0.291

1040 Anna von Hausswolff

Sweden · 1986– · neoclassical dark wave 0.290

1041 Big Thief

United States of America · 2015– · indie rock 0.284

1042 Magazine

United Kingdom · 1977– · post-punk 0.281

1043 Battle Beast

Finland · 2008– · heavy metal 0.280

1044 Vanessa‐Mae

United Kingdom · 1978– · classical 0.280

1045 Dido

United Kingdom · 1971– · pop 0.277

1046 Suicide

United States of America · 1975–2016 · no wave 0.277

1047 Jeff Wayne

United Kingdom · 1943– · rock opera 0.277

1048 Slowdive

United Kingdom · 1989– · shoegaze 0.275

1049 Bill Wyman 1936– · blues 0.275

1050 Charlie Watts

United Kingdom · 1941–2021 · blues 0.275

1051 Howlin’ Wolf

United States of America · 1910–1976 · blues 0.275

1052 Mylène Farmer

France · 1961– · electronic 0.271

1053

Pet Shop Boys

United Kingdom · 1981– · synth-pop 0.267

1054 Trevor Jones

South Africa · 1949– · pop rock 0.262

1055 DragonForce

United Kingdom · 1999– · power metal 0.258

1056 The New Power Generation

United States of America · 1990– · pop 0.258