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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 · 1965–2014 · progressive rock

651.560

Why this number?

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2

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 610.092

3

Radiohead

United Kingdom · 1991– · alternative rock 443.210

4

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 360.990

5

Bob Dylan

United States of America · 1941– · folk rock 302.250

6

AC/DC

Australia · 1973– · hard rock 300.170

7

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 287.570

8

U2

Ireland · 1976– · rock 282.840

9

Rush

Canada · 1968– · progressive rock 255.500

10

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 247.810

11

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 235.982

12

Coldplay

United Kingdom · 1996– · alternative rock 193.400

13

King Crimson

United Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 172.040

14

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom · 1962– · rock 162.390

15

R.E.M.

United States of America · 1980–2011 · alternative rock 160.669

16

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 160.250

17

Muse

United Kingdom · 1994– · alternative rock 151.880

18

Aerosmith

United States of America · 1970– · hard rock 149.440

19

Red Hot Chili Peppers

United States of America · 1983– · alternative rock 147.650

20

Scorpions

Germany · 1965– · hard rock 130.310

21

Deep Purple

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 129.960

22

Bruce Springsteen

United States of America · 1949– · rock 123.000

23

The Smashing Pumpkins

United States of America · 1988– · alternative rock 118.820

24

Neil Young

Canada · 1945– · rock 117.530