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The greatest artists of the 1970s

226 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

400.870

Why this number?

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2

David Bowie

United Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 195.360

3

Black Sabbath

United Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 189.820

4

Genesis

United Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 163.500

5

Queen

United Kingdom · 1970– · rock 151.030

6

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 140.242

7

AC/DC

Australia · 1973– · hard rock 119.230

8

Yes

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 109.500

9

Rush

Canada · 1968– · progressive rock 96.860

10

Deep Purple

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 93.980

11

King Crimson

United Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 88.580

12

Eagles

United States of America · 1971– · rock 78.080

13

Can

Germany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 70.910

14

Bob Dylan

United States of America · 1941– · folk rock 69.100

15

Jethro Tull

United Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 67.910

16

Aerosmith

United States of America · 1970– · hard rock 66.580

17

Camel

United Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 60.273

18

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom · 1962– · rock 59.120

19

Van der Graaf Generator

United Kingdom · 1967–1978 · progressive rock 58.187

20

The Beatles

United Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 57.340

21

Elton John

United Kingdom · 1947– · rock 56.830

22

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

United Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 56.680

23

Neil Young

Canada · 1945– · rock 55.350

24

ABBA

Sweden · 1972–2022 · pop 54.490