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The greatest southern rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Lynyrd Skynyrd

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock
14.856
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2 The Black Crowes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · southern rock 13.614
3 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 13.557
4 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 9.064
5 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 8.682
6 The Allman Brothers Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 7.503
7 Kings of Leon United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · rock 3.590
8 3 Doors Down United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 1.669
9 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1976–2017 · rock 0.632
10 Taylor Swift United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · pop 0.585
11 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1978–1990 · blues rock 0.443
12 The Band Canada flagCanada · 1967–1999 · rock 0.336
13 Band of Horses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2004– · indie rock 0.323
14 Counting Crows United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 0.318
15 Alabama Shakes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2009– · rock 0.313
16 Tom Petty United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950–2017 · rock 0.311
17 Hootie & the Blowfish United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · rock 0.292
18 David Crosby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941–2023 · folk rock 0.243
19 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · rock 0.222