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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529 Nektar

United Kingdom · 1969– · rock 3.800

530

Poison

United States of America · 1983– · hard rock 3.800

531 Saga

Canada · 1977– · pop rock 3.800

532 The Coral

United Kingdom · 1996– · indie rock 3.800

533 The Fratellis

United Kingdom · 2005– · indie rock 3.800

534 The Fray

United States of America · 2002– · rock 3.800

535 The Jesus Lizard

United States of America · 1987– · indie rock 3.800

536 The Mountain Goats

United States of America · 1991– · rock 3.800

537 The Tubes

United States of America · 1972– · rock 3.800

538 The Used

United States of America · 2001– · rock 3.800

539 toe

Japan · 2000– · math rock 3.800

540 X

United States of America · 1977– · rock 3.800

541 Y&T

United States of America · 1974– · hard rock 3.800

542 Gotye

Australia · 1980– · indie rock 3.780

543 Charly García

Argentina · 1951– · rock 3.700

544 Aesma Daeva

United States of America · 1999– · symphonic rock 3.600

545 Alabama Shakes

United States of America · 2009– · rock 3.600

546 Alice Coltrane

United States of America · 1937–2007 · rock 3.600

547 Carlos Santana

United States of America · 1947– · rock 3.600

548 Cracker

United States of America · 1991– · rock 3.600

549 Crash Test Dummies

Canada · 1989– · rock 3.600

550 Don Caballero

United States of America · 1991–2009 · math rock 3.600

551 Emmylou Harris

United States of America · 1947– · country rock 3.600

552 envy

Japan · 1992– · rock 3.600