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The greatest rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock
651.560
Why this number?
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2 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 610.092
3 Radiohead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 443.210
4 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 360.990
5 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 302.250
6 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 300.170
7 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 287.570
8 U2 Ireland flagIreland · 1976– · rock 282.840
9 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 255.500
10 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 247.810
11 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 235.982
12 Coldplay United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 193.400