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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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73 Styx United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · rock 19.420
74 Simon & Garfunkel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1963–1970 · folk rock 18.680
75 Roxy Music United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1971– · art rock 18.260
76 Boston United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · rock 18.140
77 Rainbow United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974– · hard rock 17.913
78 Kate Bush United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1958– · art rock 17.740
79 Tom Waits United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1949– · rock 17.260
80 The Police United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1977–2008 · rock 16.740
81 Grateful Dead United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965–1995 · rock 16.680
82 Bad Company United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1973–2023 · rock 16.600
83 Wire United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1976– · post-punk 16.390
84 KISS United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973–2023 · hard rock 15.660
85 The Mothers of Invention United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1964–1975 · rock 15.610
86 Cat Stevens United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · folk rock 15.200
87 James Taylor United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · rock 15.180
88 Paul McCartney United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1942– · pop rock 14.580
89 America United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1970– · rock 14.400
90 Heart United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · rock 14.220
91 Magma France flagFrance · 1969– · zeuhl 13.736
92 The Wailers Jamaica flagJamaica · 1963–1974 · reggae 13.380
93 Plastic Ono Band United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1969–2015 · rock 13.240
94 Gong France flagFrance · 1966– · space rock 13.120
95 Pere Ubu United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1975– · post-punk 13.070
96 Gentle Giant United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970–1980 · progressive rock 13.000