The Groove

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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145 Curtis Mayfield

United States of America · 1942–1999 · soul 6.800

146 Wishbone Ash

United Kingdom · 1969– · hard rock 6.800

147 Pescado Rabioso

Argentina · 1971–1973 · folk rock 6.580

148 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

United States of America · 1965–1982 · experimental rock 6.370

149 Richard O’Brien

United Kingdom · 1942– · rock and roll 6.240

150 The Band

Canada · 1967–1999 · rock 6.020

151 DEVO

United States of America · 1972– · new wave 5.810

152 Caravan

United Kingdom · 1968– · progressive rock 5.810

153 Gary Numan

United Kingdom · 1958– · new wave 5.810

154 John McLaughlin

United States of America · 1942– · jazz 5.640

155 Amon Düül II

Germany · 1969– · krautrock 5.600

156 Iggy and The Stooges

United States of America · 1972– · garage rock 5.600

157 New York Dolls

United States of America · 1971–2011 · glam rock 5.600

158 Jeff Beck

United Kingdom · 1944–2023 · rock 5.580

159 Robert Wyatt

United Kingdom · 1945– · art rock 5.580

160 T. Rex

United Kingdom · 1967–1977 · glam rock 5.440

161 Gang of Four

United Kingdom · 1977– · post-punk 5.400

162

Toto

United States of America · 1977– · rock 5.390

163 Funkadelic

United States of America · 1968–1981 · funk 5.390

164 Harmonium

Canada · 1972–1979 · progressive folk 4.980

165 Jeff Wayne

United Kingdom · 1943– · rock opera 4.980

166 Nazareth

United Kingdom · 1968– · hard rock 4.980

167 Pretenders

United Kingdom · 1978– · new wave 4.980

168

Siouxsie and the Banshees

United Kingdom · 1976–1996 · post-punk 4.970