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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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73 Kelly Clarkson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · pop 0.467
74 Cher United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1946– · pop 0.440
75 Miley Cyrus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1992– · pop rock 0.433
76 Robbie Williams United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974– · pop rock 0.429
77 Lionel Richie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop 0.429
78 Grateful Dead United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1995 · rock 0.422
79 Suzanne Vega United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959– · rock 0.420
80 J.J. Cale United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1938–2013 · blues rock 0.415
81 Bruno Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · pop 0.404
82 Panic! at the Disco United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004–2023 · pop rock 0.402
83 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 0.390
84 Marilyn Manson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · alternative rock 0.389
85 Stevie Nicks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 0.382
86 Bruce Hornsby & the Range United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–1991 · rock 0.367
87 Tina Turner Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1939–2023 · pop rock 0.364
88 Yoko Ono United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1933– · rock 0.353
89 Sheryl Crow United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1962– · rock 0.351
90 Don McLean United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1945– · rock 0.350
91 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 0.344
92 Linda McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1941–1998 · rock 0.340
93 David Gray United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · rock 0.337
94 Crosby, Stills & Nash United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1968–2016 · folk rock 0.333
95 Paul Simon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · pop 0.309
96 Simple Minds United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · new wave 0.307