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

651.560

Why this number?

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505 Soft Machine

United Kingdom · 1966– · progressive rock 4.080

506 Public Service Broadcasting

United Kingdom · 2010– · rock 4.050

507 Matchbox Twenty

United States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 4.020

508 8stops7

United States of America · 1996– · hard rock 4.000

509 Airbourne

Australia · 2004– · rock 4.000

510 Anouk

The Netherlands · 1975– · pop rock 4.000

511 boygenius

United States of America · 2018– · indie rock 4.000

512 Camarón de la Isla

Spain · 1950–1992 · rock 4.000

513 Crosby, Stills & Nash

United States of America · 1968–2016 · folk rock 4.000

514 Django Django

United Kingdom · 2009– · indie rock 4.000

515 Kasabian

United Kingdom · 1997– · indie rock 4.000

516 Monster Magnet

United States of America · 1989– · space rock 4.000

517 Prophets of Rage

United States of America · 2016– · rock 4.000

518 Red House Painters

United States of America · 1989–2001 · folk rock 4.000

519 The Dream Academy

United Kingdom · 1983–1991 · classic rock 4.000

520 The Dresden Dolls

United States of America · 2000– · rock 4.000

521 栗原ミチオ

Japan · 1961– · psychedelic rock 4.000

522 The Dismemberment Plan

United States of America · 1993–2015 · indie rock 3.900

523 Control Denied

United States of America · 1996– · rock 3.800

524 Cowboy Junkies

Canada · 1985– · blues rock 3.800

525 Deborah Harry

United States of America · 1945– · pop rock 3.800

526 Gary Clark Jr.

United States of America · 1984– · blues rock 3.800

527 John Parish

United Kingdom · 1959– · indie rock 3.800

528 MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS

Japan · 2002– · indie rock 3.800