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The Space Shuttle was a space craft, not a rocket. The SpaceX equivalent to the Space Shuttle is the Dragon spacecraft. Dragon V2 does land exclusively on the ground.

In addition to all that (spacecraft, srbrs, atmosphere), a space shuttle launch literally cost more than a billion.

The shuttle throws its lower stages into the ocean.

Which were recovered and refurbished to keep cost down.

OK, that's one orbital rocket that's recovered on land. You said "everybody else" which implies at least several, so what other examples are there? (Hint: none.)

Buran. It only flew once, but it did work!

Apollo Lunar Module, if Moon counts.

Buran, fair.

Lunar module doesn't count, the reduced gravity makes everything a hundred times simpler.

The space shuttle couldn't land and take off on a planet whose atmosphere doesn't support it, hence why SpaceX is trying to do the same via rocket propulsion.