music.nwby NeuraWeb Global Inc.
~13.0M artists · ~39.4M recordings indexed
Narrow to
The Groove

The greatest artists of all time

1,572 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?
The full board · page 2
25 Miles Davis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 172.160
26 King Crimson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 172.040
27 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 162.390
28 R.E.M. United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 160.669
29 Madonna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958– · pop 160.410
30 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 160.250
31 Rammstein Germany flagGermany · 1994– · industrial metal 157.790
32 Tool United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · alternative metal 151.920
33 Muse United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 151.880
34 Judas Priest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 151.300
35 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 150.280
36 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 149.440
37 Red Hot Chili Peppers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 147.650
38 Opeth Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · progressive metal 142.940
39 Megadeth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · heavy metal 137.360
40 Daft Punk France flagFrance · 1993–2021 · electronic 133.440
41 Motörhead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 131.450
42 BTS South Korea flagSouth Korea · 2013– · pop 131.430
43 Scorpions Germany flagGermany · 1965– · hard rock 130.310
44 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 129.960
45 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 125.390
46 Pearl Jam United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · grunge 124.760
47 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 123.000
48 Slayer United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 121.360