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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
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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