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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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73 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 58.860
74 Faith No More United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983–2021 · alternative rock 58.700
75 The Velvet Underground United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1996 · art rock 58.540
76 Bon Jovi United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · hard rock 58.080
77 Emerson, Lake & Palmer United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 56.680
78 Fall Out Boy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · rock 56.270
79 Phil Collins United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 55.420
80 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 54.470
81 Def Leppard United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · hard rock 53.720
82 Steely Dan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · pop rock 52.460
83 Incubus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 52.220
84 3 Doors Down United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 52.080
85 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 52.020
86 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 51.640
87 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 51.560
88 Sonic Youth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981–2011 · alternative rock 51.390
89 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 50.590
90 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 50.250
91 Elliott Smith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 49.960
92 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 49.830
93 The White Stripes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2011 · rock 49.570
94 Riverside Poland flagPoland · 2001– · progressive rock 49.523
95 The Police United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–2008 · rock 49.320
96 Stone Temple Pilots United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · alternative rock 47.280