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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
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
25 Lenny Kravitz United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · rock 0.641
26 Kid Rock United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · country rock 0.640
27 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 0.608
28 Machinae Supremacy Sweden flagSweden · 2000– · electronic 0.560
29 Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 0.490
30 シートベルツ Japan flagJapan · 1998– · jazz 0.489
31 菅野よう子 Japan flagJapan · 1964– · jazz 0.489
32 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 0.430
33 Meat Loaf United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1947–2022 · rock 0.425
34 Elvis Costello & The Attractions United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1996 · rock 0.424
35 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976–2017 · rock 0.422
36 Eagles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · rock 0.415
37 Chris Rea United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951–2025 · rock 0.339
38 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 0.336
39 Oasis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · britpop 0.312
40 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.306
41 T. Rex United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–1977 · glam rock 0.286
42 TV on the Radio United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · indie rock 0.284
43 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978–1990 · blues rock 0.277
44 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 0.258
45 Hans Zimmer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1957– · modern classical 0.258
46 Tim Rice United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1944– · pop 0.258
47 Dave Matthews Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 0.257
48 Sheryl Crow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · rock 0.253