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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 flagUnited Kingdom · 1965–2014 · progressive rock
400.870
Why this number?
The full board
2 David Bowie United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947–2016 · rock 195.360
3 Black Sabbath United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2025 · heavy metal 189.820
4 Genesis United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · progressive rock 163.500
5 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 151.030
6 Led Zeppelin United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–1980 · rock 140.242
7 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 119.230
8 Yes United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 109.500
9 Rush Canada flagCanada · 1968– · progressive rock 96.860
10 Deep Purple United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 93.980
11 King Crimson United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1968–2021 · progressive rock 88.580
12 Eagles United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1971– · rock 78.080
13 Can Germany flagGermany · 1968–1991 · krautrock 70.910
14 Bob Dylan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1941– · folk rock 69.100
15 Jethro Tull United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967– · progressive rock 67.910
16 Aerosmith United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · hard rock 66.580
17 Camel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · progressive rock 60.273
18 The Rolling Stones United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1962– · rock 59.120
19 Van der Graaf Generator United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–1978 · progressive rock 58.187
20 The Beatles United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1960–1970 · rock 57.340
21 Elton John United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1947– · rock 56.830
22 Emerson, Lake & Palmer United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2011 · progressive rock 56.680
23 Neil Young Canada flagCanada · 1945– · rock 55.350
24 ABBA Sweden flagSweden · 1972–2022 · pop 54.490
25 Kraftwerk Germany flagGermany · 1970– · electronic 49.420
26 Judas Priest United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · heavy metal 48.620
27 Mike Oldfield United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1953– · progressive rock 48.530
28 The Clash United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976–1986 · punk rock 47.160
29 The Who United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1964– · rock 47.090
30 Fleetwood Mac United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1967–2022 · rock 46.580
31 Scorpions Germany flagGermany · 1965– · hard rock 46.230
32 Blue Öyster Cult United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1967– · hard rock 45.560
33 Brian Eno United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · ambient 44.750
34 Supertramp United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–1970 · art rock 42.660
35 Electric Light Orchestra United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–2025 · rock 42.550
36 Uriah Heep United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 41.850
37 The Alan Parsons Project United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–1987 · progressive rock 41.530
38 Steely Dan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972– · pop rock 40.060
39 Stevie Wonder United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1950– · soul 37.560
40 Sparks United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · synth-pop 37.400
41 ZZ Top United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969– · rock 37.250
42 John Lennon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1940–1980 · rock 36.770
43 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · hard rock 36.710
44 The Doors United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1973 · rock 36.360
45 Bruce Springsteen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 35.850
46 Bob Marley & The Wailers Jamaica flagJamaica · 1970–1981 · reggae 35.120
47 Talking Heads United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1991 · new wave 34.240
48 Joni Mitchell Canada flagCanada · 1943– · folk 33.980