The Groove

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

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Why this number?

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481 Over the Rhine

United States of America · 1989– · folk rock 4.300

482 Bloodhound Gang

United States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 4.200

483 Angel Olsen

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 4.200

484 Black Country Communion

United States of America · 2009– · hard rock 4.200

485 Broken Social Scene

Canada · 1999– · indie rock 4.200

486 Bruce Dickinson

United Kingdom · 1958– · rock 4.200

487 Bryan Ferry

United Kingdom · 1945– · pop rock 4.200

488 Cage the Elephant

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 4.200

489 Dokken

United States of America · 1979– · rock 4.200

490 Eve 6

United States of America · 1995– · rock 4.200

491 Free

United Kingdom · 1968–1973 · hard rock 4.200

492 James Blunt

United Kingdom · 1974– · alternative rock 4.200

493

Jimi Hendrix

United States of America · 1942–1970 · rock 4.200

494 M2M

Norway · 1998–2002 · pop rock 4.200

495 Mumford & Sons

United Kingdom · 2007– · folk rock 4.200

496 New Radicals

United States of America · 1997–1999 · alternative rock 4.200

497 of Montreal

United States of America · 1996– · indie rock 4.200

498 sign crushes motorist

Ireland · 2005– · indie rock 4.200

499 Spock’s Beard

United States of America · 1992– · progressive rock 4.200

500 Stevie Nicks

United States of America · 1948– · rock 4.200

501 St. Vincent

United States of America · 1982– · alternative rock 4.200

502 The All‐American Rejects

United States of America · 2000– · rock 4.200

503 The Lemonheads

United States of America · 1984– · rock 4.200

504 Everything Everything

United Kingdom · 2007– · indie rock 4.100