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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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169 Def Leppard United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977– · hard rock 53.720
170 Ariana Grande United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · pop 52.810
171 Justin Bieber Canada flagCanada · 1994– · pop 52.460
172 Steely Dan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · pop rock 52.460
173 Jean‐Michel Jarre France flagFrance · 1948– · electronic 52.330
174 Incubus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 52.220
175 3 Doors Down United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative rock 52.080
176 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 52.020
177 Boris Japan flagJapan · 1992– · drone 51.731
178 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 51.640
179 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 51.560
180 Sonic Youth United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981–2011 · alternative rock 51.390
181 Air France flagFrance · 1995– · downtempo 51.320
182 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 50.590
183 Sinéad O’Connor Ireland flagIreland · 1966–2023 · rock 50.250
184 Elliott Smith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2003 · indie rock 49.960
185 The Killers United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2001– · alternative rock 49.830
186 The White Stripes United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2011 · rock 49.570
187 Riverside Poland flagPoland · 2001– · progressive rock 49.523
188 The Police United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–2008 · rock 49.320
189 Joy Division United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–1980 · post-punk 49.290
190 Grimes Canada flagCanada · 1988– · synth-pop 48.600
191 Regina Spektor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · anti-folk 48.590
192 Within Temptation The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 47.610