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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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121 Bauhaus United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–2008 · rock 36.990
122 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 36.820
123 38 Special United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · southern rock 36.350
124 The National United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · indie rock 35.990
125 Ramones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1996 · punk rock 35.470
126 Bryan Adams Canada flagCanada · 1959– · rock 35.180
127 Cream United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1966–1968 · blues rock 35.100
128 Агата Кристи Russia flagRussia · 1985–2010 · gothic rock 33.732
129 Tame Impala Australia flagAustralia · 1986– · psychedelic rock 33.480
130 Garbage United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · rock 32.760
131 Metric Canada flagCanada · 1998– · indie rock 32.620
132 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1982 · experimental rock 32.598
133 Roxy Music United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 32.500
134 Dave Matthews Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · rock 32.440
135 Sleater‐Kinney United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · indie rock 32.430
136 Thirty Seconds to Mars United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1998– · alternative rock 32.260
137 Imagine Dragons United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2008– · alternative rock 31.240
138 Death Cab for Cutie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997– · indie rock 31.100
139 The Black Keys United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · blues rock 31.080
140 David Gilmour United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1946– · rock 30.440
141 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 30.240
142 10,000 Maniacs United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · folk rock 29.680
143 Ween United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 29.640
144 Wings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 29.190