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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169

Whitesnake

United Kingdom · 1978–2022 · hard rock 23.880

170

INXS

Australia · 1977–2012 · rock 23.780

171 Mr. Bungle

United States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 23.620

172 Counting Crows

United States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 23.580

173 Built to Spill

United States of America · 1992– · indie rock 23.562

174 Primus

United States of America · 1984– · alternative rock 23.350

175 OneRepublic

United States of America · 2004– · pop rock 23.050

176

Hawkwind

United Kingdom · 1969– · rock 22.900

177 Panic! at the Disco

United States of America · 2004–2023 · pop rock 22.440

178 No Doubt

United States of America · 1986– · rock 22.180

179 John Mayer

United States of America · 1977– · rock 21.990

180 Creed

United States of America · 1995– · alternative rock 21.970

181 Bush

United Kingdom · 1992– · alternative rock 21.410

182 HIM

Finland · 1991–2017 · gothic rock 21.380

183 Bad Company

United Kingdom · 1973–2023 · rock 21.220

184 Yeah Yeah Yeahs

United States of America · 2000– · indie rock 20.920

185 Three Days Grace

Canada · 1997– · rock 20.840

186

Clutch

United States of America · 1990– · hard rock 20.790

187 Кукрыниксы

Russia · 1997–2018 · gothic rock 20.768

188

Van Morrison

United Kingdom · 1945– · blues rock 20.580

189 Kansas

United States of America · 1973– · progressive rock 20.440

190

The Gathering

The Netherlands · 1989– · rock 20.048

191 The Kinks

United Kingdom · 1964–1996 · pop rock 19.970

192 HAIM

United States of America · 2006– · indie rock 19.810