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Top Rock Artists

Rock artists, assigned by strongest genre affinity and ordered by global Chartmetric score.

RankArtistChartmetric Rank
1
Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify41.2M monthly listeners
#40
2
Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Band·Primary Rock
spotify56.3M monthly listeners
#53
3
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons
Band·Primary Rock
spotify52.2M monthly listeners
#59
4
P!nk
P!nk
Singer/Songwriter·Primary Rock
spotify47.9M monthly listeners
#69
5
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Band·Primary Rock
spotify29.1M monthly listeners
#114
6
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Band·Primary Rock
spotify56.6M monthly listeners
#128
7
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Band·Primary Rock
spotify44.3M monthly listeners
#136
8
Metallica
Metallica
Band·Primary Rock
spotify33.6M monthly listeners
#137
9
The Beatles
The Beatles
Band·Primary Rock
spotify34.8M monthly listeners
#138
10
Nirvana
Nirvana
Band·Primary Rock
spotify38.5M monthly listeners
#148
11
Céline Dion
Céline Dion
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify21M monthly listeners
#211
12
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
Band·Primary Rock
spotify28.8M monthly listeners
#231
13
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Band·Primary Rock
spotify28M monthly listeners
#254
14
The Police
The Police
Band·Primary Rock
spotify39.7M monthly listeners
#293
15
The Killers
The Killers
Band·Primary Rock
spotify36.5M monthly listeners
#297
16
Nickelback
Nickelback
Band·Primary Rock
spotify28.2M monthly listeners
#319
17
Foreigner
Foreigner
Band·Primary Rock
spotify20.2M monthly listeners
#323
18
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Band·Primary Rock
spotify22.5M monthly listeners
#338
19
Evanescence
Evanescence
Band·Primary Rock
spotify30.1M monthly listeners
#343
20
System Of A Down
System Of A Down
Band·Primary Rock
spotify26.2M monthly listeners
#351
21
Journey
Journey
Band·Primary Rock
spotify25.8M monthly listeners
#378
22
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Singer/Songwriter·Primary Rock
spotify22.5M monthly listeners
#434
23
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Band·Primary Rock
spotify70.1K monthly listeners
#449
24
The Offspring
The Offspring
Band·Primary Rock
spotify22M monthly listeners
#474
25
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
Band·Primary Rock
spotify17.7M monthly listeners
#482
26
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Band·Primary Rock
spotify23.5M monthly listeners
#484
27
Muse
Muse
Band·Primary Rock
spotify22.4M monthly listeners
#489
28
Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit
Band·Primary Rock
spotify23.6M monthly listeners
#492
29
TOTO
TOTO
Band·Primary Rock
spotify25.7M monthly listeners
#498
30
Cage The Elephant
Cage The Elephant
Band·Primary Rock
spotify16.1M monthly listeners
#518
31
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify14.9M monthly listeners
#526
32
Slipknot
Slipknot
Band·Primary Rock
spotify17.1M monthly listeners
#532
33
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya
Songwriter·Primary Rock
spotify33.9M monthly listeners
#542
34
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Singer/Songwriter·Primary Rock
spotify14.4M monthly listeners
#556
35
Rammstein
Rammstein
Band·Primary Rock
spotify13.8M monthly listeners
#560
36
The 1975
The 1975
Band·Primary Rock
spotify22.3M monthly listeners
#561
37
Disturbed
Disturbed
Band·Primary Rock
spotify19.3M monthly listeners
#564
38
James Blunt
James Blunt
Singer/Songwriter·Primary Rock
spotify14.8M monthly listeners
#566
39
Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify21.8M monthly listeners
#593
40
Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C.
Band·Primary Rock
spotify14.2M monthly listeners
#602
41
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
Music Group·Primary Rock
spotify28.5M monthly listeners
#606
42
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Band·Primary Rock
spotify18.5M monthly listeners
#620
43
Deftones
Deftones
Band·Primary Rock
spotify19.4M monthly listeners
#645
44
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Band·Primary Rock
spotify12.8M monthly listeners
#662
45
Billy Idol
Billy Idol
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify22.9M monthly listeners
#681
46
The Strokes
The Strokes
Band·Primary Rock
spotify16.9M monthly listeners
#685
47
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify12.1M monthly listeners
#697
48
Gotye
Gotye
Singer/Songwriter·Primary Rock
spotify18.9M monthly listeners
#711
49
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Singer·Primary Rock
spotify14.6M monthly listeners
#715
50
Train
Train
Band·Primary Rock
spotify22.5M monthly listeners
#717

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