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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
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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