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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?
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49 Creedence Clearwater Revival United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1959–1972 · rock 33.855
50 Lynyrd Skynyrd United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964– · southern rock 33.280
51 Dire Straits United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–1995 · rock 33.260
52 Miles Davis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1926–1991 · jazz 32.640
53 Frank Zappa United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1940–1993 · rock 32.390
54 Ramones United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974–1996 · punk rock 32.270
55 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 31.640
56 Blondie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1974– · new wave 31.040
57 Santana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1966– · rock 29.910
58 Eric Clapton United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1945– · rock 29.780
59 Wings United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971–1981 · rock 29.190
60 Billy Joel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · pop rock 28.860
61 Jean‐Michel Jarre France flagFrance · 1948– · electronic 28.690
62 Motörhead United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975–2015 · heavy metal 25.700
63 Van Halen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1972–2019 · hard rock 23.990
64 Joy Division United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1978–1980 · post-punk 23.220
65 Marvin Gaye United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1939–1984 · soul 23.190
66 The Allman Brothers Band United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1969–2014 · blues rock 22.940
67 Hawkwind United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969– · rock 22.900
68 Michael Jackson United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1958–2009 · pop 21.860
69 Peter Gabriel United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1950– · rock 21.420
70 Leonard Cohen Canada flagCanada · 1934–2016 · rock 20.990
71 Nick Drake United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948–1974 · folk 20.990
72 Kansas United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · progressive rock 20.440