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The greatest soft rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Sting

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock
12.143
Why this number?
The full board
2 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 11.874
3 Eagles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · rock 9.183
4 Phil Collins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 8.625
5 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 7.482
6 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 7.400
7 Sarah McLachlan Canada flagCanada · 1968– · pop 4.813
8 Billy Joel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop rock 4.752
9 The Alan Parsons Project United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 4.291
10 America United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · rock 3.770
11 Fiona Apple United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 3.585
12 Wings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 3.445
13 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 3.393
14 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 2.851
15 Metric Canada flagCanada · 1998– · indie rock 2.444
16 James Taylor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 2.359
17 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 2.304
18 Mark Knopfler United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1949– · rock 2.290
19 Céline Dion Canada flagCanada · 1968– · pop 2.156
20 John Mayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 2.134
21 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 2.110
22 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 1.954
23 10cc United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1972– · rock 1.948
24 10,000 Maniacs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · folk rock 1.891
25 Counting Crows United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 1.866
26 Europe Sweden flagSweden · 1982– · hard rock 1.781
27 Lenny Kravitz United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · rock 1.719
28 OneRepublic United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · pop rock 1.701
29 Natalie Imbruglia Australia flagAustralia · 1975– · pop 1.688
30 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 1.685
31 Lana Del Rey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 1.602
32 Katy Perry United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · pop 1.575
33 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 1.541
34 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 1.481
35 Toto United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1977– · rock 1.389
36 Jackson Browne United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 1.347
37 Wilson Phillips United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 1.313
38 Train United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 1.237
39 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 1.102
40 Blue Öyster Cult United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · hard rock 1.003
41 Amy Macdonald United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · rock 1.000
42 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 0.974
43 Donald Fagen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · pop rock 0.949
44 Journey United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 0.947
45 Roxy Music United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 0.889
46 Savage Garden Australia flagAustralia · 1994–2001 · pop rock 0.874
47 The 1975 United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · pop rock 0.852
48 Carole King United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942– · folk rock 0.830