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The greatest artists of all time

1,572 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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121 The Offspring United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984– · punk rock 67.540
122 Van Halen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 66.990
123 Death United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–1998 · death metal 66.890
124 Blur United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · britpop 66.780
125 Animal Collective United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · neo-psychedelia 66.670
126 Sting United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1951– · pop rock 65.890
127 The Clash United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock 65.880
128 Rihanna United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1988– · pop 65.660
129 Gammalapagos 65.600
130 Enya Ireland flagIreland · 1961– · new age 65.565
131 Blind Guardian Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal 65.470
132 The Cranberries Ireland flagIreland · 1989–2019 · alternative rock 65.258
133 The Beach Boys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1961– · pop 65.070
134 Therion Sweden flagSweden · 1988– · symphonic metal 65.010
135 2Pac United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971–1996 · hip hop 64.970
136 Arcade Fire Canada flagCanada · 2001– · indie rock 64.920
137 Moby United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · electronic 64.590
138 The Strokes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · indie rock 64.540
139 Pantera United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · heavy metal 64.460
140 The Smiths United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1982–1987 · indie pop 64.320
141 Portishead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1991– · trip hop 63.980
142 Van der Graaf Generator United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–1978 · progressive rock 63.017
143 Dimmu Borgir Norway flagNorway · 1993– · black metal 63.010
144 Evanescence United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 62.880