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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 · 1965–2014 · progressive rock

651.560

Why this number?

The full board

2

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 610.092

3

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 443.210

4

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 360.990

5

Bob Dylan

United States of America · 1941– · folk rock 302.250

6

AC/DC

Australia · 1973– · hard rock 300.170

7

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 287.570

8

U2

Ireland · 1976– · rock 282.840

9

Rush

Canada · 1968– · progressive rock 255.500

10

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 247.810

11

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 235.982

12

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 193.400

13

King Crimson

United Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 172.040

14

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom · 1962– · rock 162.390

15

R.E.M.

United States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 160.669

16

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 160.250

17

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 151.880

18

Aerosmith

United States of America · 1970– · hard rock 149.440

19

Red Hot Chili Peppers

United States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 147.650

20

Scorpions

Germany · 1965– · hard rock 130.310

21

Deep Purple

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 129.960

22

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America · 1949– · rock 123.000

23

The Smashing Pumpkins

United States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 118.820

24

Neil Young

Canada · 1945– · rock 117.530

25

Green Day

United States of America · 1989– · punk rock 116.380

26

The Doors

United States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 110.870

27

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Australia · 1983– · alternative rock 110.330

28

Tori Amos

United States of America · 1963– · rock 108.730

29

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · 1950– · rock 106.795

30

Mike Oldfield

United Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 105.980

31

Dire Straits

United Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 105.070

32

Swans

United States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 100.960

33

Eric Clapton

United Kingdom · 1945– · rock 97.000

34

Camel

United Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 96.691

35

Guns N’ Roses

United States of America · 1985– · hard rock 94.810

36

Porcupine Tree

United Kingdom · 1987– · progressive rock 93.480

37

Leonard Cohen

Canada · 1934–2016 · rock 92.160

38

Queens of the Stone Age

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 90.030

39

The Alan Parsons Project

United Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 89.340

40

Blue Öyster Cult

United States of America · 1967– · hard rock 88.570

41

Eagles

United States of America · 1971– · rock 88.268

42

Jethro Tull

United Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 87.310

43

The Who

United Kingdom · 1964– · rock 86.190

44

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 85.140

45

Avril Lavigne

Canada · 1984– · alternative rock 82.740

46

Beck

United States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 81.890

47

Arctic Monkeys

United Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 81.640

48

PJ Harvey

United Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 79.760