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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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock
228.817
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169 Lenny Kravitz United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · rock 7.378
170 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 7.372
171 Evanescence United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 7.292
172 10 Years United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · alternative metal 7.280
173 Ayreon The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995– · progressive metal 7.224
174 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 7.177
175 They Might Be Giants United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 7.156
176 blink‐182 United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop punk 7.149
177 Bad Religion United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · punk 7.145
178 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 7.134
179 Death Cab for Cutie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 7.102
180 Accept Germany flagGermany · 1971– · heavy metal 7.040
181 Siouxsie and the Banshees United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 6.973
182 Jefferson Airplane United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · psychedelic rock 6.933
183 Jeff Buckley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966–1997 · rock 6.920
184 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 6.754
185 A Perfect Circle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · alternative rock 6.736
186 Explosions in the Sky United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · post-rock 6.727
187 Stratovarius Finland flagFinland · 1984– · power metal 6.693
188 Metric Canada flagCanada · 1998– · indie rock 6.686
189 Creed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative rock 6.685
190 Whitesnake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2022 · hard rock 6.666
191 Ozzy Osbourne United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948–2025 · heavy metal 6.664
192 Plastic Ono Band United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–2015 · rock 6.663