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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?
The full board
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