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The greatest rock and roll artists of all time

54 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
16.028
Why this number?
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2 Motörhead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 5.774
3 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 5.239
4 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 4.762
5 Elvis Presley United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1935–1977 · pop 4.653
6 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 4.553
7 Little Richard United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1932–2020 · rock and roll 3.593
8 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 2.863
9 The Black Crowes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · southern rock 2.844
10 John Lennon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1940–1980 · rock 2.645
11 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 2.457
12 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 2.247
13 Richard O’Brien United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · rock and roll 1.872
14 Bob Seger United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945– · rock 1.840
15 Ramones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1996 · punk rock 1.619
16 Boston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · rock 1.474
17 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 1.156
18 New York Dolls United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–2011 · glam rock 1.120
19 The Crickets United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957–2016 · pop rock 1.078
20 Guns N’ Roses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hard rock 1.054
21 Tom Petty United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950–2017 · rock 0.985
22 Roger Waters United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1943– · rock 0.780
23 The E Street Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · rock 0.677
24 The Hives Sweden flagSweden · 1993– · garage rock 0.657