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The greatest roots rock artists of all time

18 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Creedence Clearwater Revival

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock
4.878
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2 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 4.794
3 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 3.632
4 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 2.307
5 Kenny Mehler United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · singer-songwriter 2.134
6 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 1.446
7 Counting Crows United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 1.079
8 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 0.608
9 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 0.525
10 The Black Crowes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · southern rock 0.502
11 Wilco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 0.475
12 The Allman Brothers Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 0.453
13 King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Australia flagAustralia · 2010– · psychedelic rock 0.367
14 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 0.365
15 The Wallflowers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · rock 0.332
16 The Byrds United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1973 · rock 0.313
17 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 0.301
18 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 0.281