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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
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25 Green Day United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1989– · punk rock 116.380
26 The Doors United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 110.870
27 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Australia flagAustralia · 1983– · alternative rock 110.330
28 Tori Amos United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963– · rock 108.730
29 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 106.795
30 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 105.980
31 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 105.070
32 Swans United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 100.960
33 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 97.000
34 Camel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 96.691
35 Guns N’ Roses United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · hard rock 94.810
36 Porcupine Tree United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1987– · progressive rock 93.480
37 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 92.160
38 Queens of the Stone Age United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 90.030
39 The Alan Parsons Project United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 89.340
40 Blue Öyster Cult United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · hard rock 88.570
41 Eagles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · rock 88.268
42 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 87.310
43 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 86.190
44 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 85.140
45 Avril Lavigne Canada flagCanada · 1984– · alternative rock 82.740
46 Beck United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · alternative rock 81.890
47 Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2002– · indie rock 81.640
48 PJ Harvey United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · indie rock 79.760