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Top Bands of 1970s

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151	Flora Purim	2.6185	Jazz, Latin, Pop	12/1973	17	1.Butterfly Dreams 2.Encounter 3.500 Miles High 4.Stories to Tell See all Flora Purim album rankings
152	Dr. John	2.6168	Blues, Misc., Pop	04/1972	62	1.Dr. John's Gumbo 2.Gris-Gris 3.In the Right Place 4.Goin' Back to New Orleans See all Dr. John album rankings
153	Lou Reed	2.6134	Pop, Rock, Alt. Rock	12/1969	59	1.Transformer 2.The Blue Mask 3.New York 4.Coney Island Baby See all Lou Reed album rankings
154	Donny Hathaway	2.6023	Pop, R&B & Soul, Rock	07/1970	9	1.Everything Is Everything 2.A Donny Hathaway Collection 3.Extension of a Man 4.These Songs for You, Live! See all Donny Hathaway album rankings
155	James Brown	2.5996	Broadway & Vocalists, Dance & DJ, Jazz	01/1963	150	1.Star Time 2.Live At The Apollo 3.JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection 4.Sex Machine See all James Brown album rankings
156	Curtis Mayfield	2.5892	Pop, R&B & Soul, Classic Rock	09/1970	63	1.Curtis 2.Roots 3.Superfly 4.Back to the World See all Curtis Mayfield album rankings
157	Boz Scaggs	2.5622	Misc., Pop, Rock	12/1969	25	1.Silk Degrees 2.Some Change 3.Slow Dancer 4.Hits See all Boz Scaggs album rankings
158	Ustad Sultan Khan	2.5469	Dance & DJ, Interna., Jazz	11/1974	4	1.Sarangi: The Music of India 2.Sarangi 3.Piya Basanti 4.Rare Elements See all Ustad Sultan Khan album rankings
159	Carmen Mcrae	2.5469	Broadway & Vocalists, Classical, Classic Rock	10/1954	69	1.Carmen Sings Monk 2.The Great American Songbook 3.Here to Stay 4.Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters See all Carmen Mcrae album rankings
160	Sonny Stitt	2.5469	Jazz, Misc., Pop	10/1949	59	1.Endgame Brilliance: Constellation & Tune-Up 2.Kaleidoscope 3.Stitt Plays Bird 4.Deuces Wild See all Sonny Stitt album rankings
161	Stanley Turrentine	2.5469	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	01/1960	43	1.Salt Song 2.Up at Minton's 3.The Best of Stanley Turrentine 4.That's Where It's At See all Stanley Turrentine album rankings
162	Paul Bley	2.5469	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	11/1953	44	1.Open, To Love 2.Quiet Song 3.Alone, Again 4.Axis See all Paul Bley album rankings
163	Zoot Sims	2.5469	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	06/1950	56	1.Zoot Sims & the Gershwin Brothers 2.Down Home 3.Zoot Sims Plays Johnny Mandel: Quietly There 4.East of the Apple See all Zoot Sims album rankings
164	Art Pepper	2.5469	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Latin	02/1952	73	1.Art Pepper + Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics 2.Meets the Rhythm Section 3.The Complete Village Vanguard Sessions 4.Complete Galaxy Recordings See all Art Pepper album rankings
165	Modern Jazz Quartet	2.5469	Jazz, Pop, Classical	08/1951	61	1.Fontessa 2.Lonely Woman 3.The Last Concert 4.Django See all Modern Jazz Quartet album rankings
166	James Blood Ulmer	2.5469	Blues, Jazz, Pop	12/1978	15	1.Tales of Captain Black 2.Revealing 3.Birthright 4.Blue Blood See all James Blood Ulmer album rankings
167	Joao Gilberto	2.5469	Interna., Jazz, Latin	11/1976	25	1.Amoroso/Brasil 2.Desafinado 3.Joao Gilberto 4.Millennium: Joao Gilberto See all Joao Gilberto album rankings
168	Archie Shepp	2.5469	Jazz, Pop, Misc.	11/1963	38	1.Fire Music 2.Four for Trane 3.The Cry of My People 4.Attica Blues See all Archie Shepp album rankings
169	George Harrison	2.5404	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	12/1968	24	1.All Things Must Pass 2.Cloud Nine 3.Brainwashed 4.Concert For Bangladesh See all George Harrison album rankings
170	Marianne Faithfull	2.5385	Pop, Rock, Classic Rock	05/1965	31	1.Broken English 2.Before the Poison 3.Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology 4.Blazing Away See all Marianne Faithfull album rankings
171	Soft Machine	2.5383	Classic Rock, Jazz, Misc.	12/1968	48	1.Vols. 1 & 2 2.Third 3.The Soft Machine 4.Volume Two See all Soft Machine album rankings
172	Billy Cobham	2.5368	Jazz, Pop, R&B & Soul	12/1969	31	1.Spectrum 2.Warning 3.Power Play 4.Picture This See all Billy Cobham album rankings
173	Joan Armatrading	2.5334	Alt. Rock, Folk, Interna.	12/1969	30	1.Track Record 2.Joan Armatrading 3.Walk Under Ladders 4.Key See all Joan Armatrading album rankings
174	Family	2.5157	Pop, Classic Rock, Rock	11/1971	20	1.Bandstand 2.Family Entertainment 3.BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 4.Music in a Doll's House See all Family album rankings
175	Otis Rush	2.5020	Blues, Pop, Misc.	08/1969	18	1.Otis Rush, 1956-1958: His Cobra Recordings 2.Right Place, Wrong Time 3.Ain't Enough Comin' In 4.Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958 See all Otis Rush album rankings
176	Kenny Burrell	2.5016	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	12/1956	63	1.Midnight Blue 2.Ellington Is Forever, Vol. 1 3.Blue Lights, Vol. 1 4.Blue Lights, Vol. 2 See all Kenny Burrell album rankings
177	Knack	2.4991	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	04/1979	16	1.Get the Knack 2.The Retrospective: The Best of the Knack 3.Round Trip 4....But the Little Girls Understand See all Knack album rankings
178	Roberta Flack	2.4817	Misc., Pop, R&B & Soul	06/1969	18	1.Quiet Fire 2.Killing Me Softly 3.Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway 4.First Take See all Roberta Flack album rankings
179	David Johansen	2.4802	Blues, Country, Folk	05/1978	12	1.David Johansen 2.From Pumps to Pompadour: The David Johansen Story 3.Live It Up 4.David Johansen & the Harry Smiths See all David Johansen album rankings
180	Crazy Horse	2.4772	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	02/1971	8	1.Crazy Horse 2.Loose 3.Meilleur de Crazy Horse 4.Crazy Horse At Crooked Lake See all Crazy Horse album rankings
181	Airto	2.4701	Interna., Jazz, Latin	03/1972	6	1.Fingers 2.Seeds on the Ground 3.Free 4.The Best of Airto See all Airto album rankings
182	Pharoah Sanders	2.4643	Jazz, Pop, Blues	11/1966	27	1.Karma 2.Jewels of Thought 3.Thembi 4.Black Unity See all Pharoah Sanders album rankings
183	Ted Nugent	2.4617	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	06/1968	36	1.Cat Scratch Fever 2.Ted Nugent 3.Double Live Gonzo 4.Free-for-All See all Ted Nugent album rankings
184	Bonnie Raitt	2.4586	Pop, Rock, Blues	09/1972	26	1.Nick of Time 2.Luck of the Draw 3.Longing in Their Hearts 4.Fundamental See all Bonnie Raitt album rankings
185	George Benson	2.4411	Blues, Dance & DJ, Jazz	05/1964	76	1.Shape of Things to Come 2.Beyond the Blue Horizon 3.The Best of George Benson 4.The Other Side of Abbey Road See all George Benson album rankings
186	Hollies	2.4379	Classic Rock, Interna., Misc.	11/1967	68	1.Epic Anthology 2.30th Anniversary Collection 1963-1993 3.In the Hollies Style 4.Evolution See all Hollies album rankings
187	Carole King	2.4298	Pop, Rock, Misc.	03/1971	40	1.Tapestry 2.Colour of Your Dreams 3.Music 4.Writer See all Carole King album rankings
188	Ornette Coleman	2.4258	Jazz, Misc., Pop	02/1958	38	1.This Is Our Music 2.The Shape of Jazz to Come 3.Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 4.Sound Grammar See all Ornette Coleman album rankings
189	Mountain	2.4080	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	01/1971	43	1.Climbing! 2.Flowers of Evil 3.Nantucket Sleighride 4.The Best of Mountain See all Mountain album rankings
190	Milt Jackson	2.3968	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Misc.	04/1948	68	1.Milt Jackson 2.Sunflower 3.Plenty, Plenty Soul 4.The Prophet Speaks See all Milt Jackson album rankings
191	Shuggie Otis	2.3945	Pop, R&B & Soul, Blues	10/1974	5	1.Inspiration Information 2.Here Comes Shuggie Otis/Freedom Flight 3.In Session Information 4.In Session: Great Rhythm & Blues See all Shuggie Otis album rankings
192	Commodores	2.3748	Dance & DJ, Misc., Pop	12/1969	36	1.Machine Gun 2.Nightshift 3.Keep on Dancing 4.The Commodores - Greatest Hits See all Commodores album rankings
193	Jeff Beck	2.3579	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	08/1968	30	1.Blow by Blow 2.Truth 3.Beck-Ola 4.Wired See all Jeff Beck album rankings
194	Mccoy Tyner	2.3490	Jazz, Misc., Pop	01/1962	72	1.Enlightenment 2.Echoes of a Friend 3.Expansions 4.Extensions See all Mccoy Tyner album rankings
195	Cheap Trick	2.3486	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	02/1979	38	1.Music For Hangovers 2.Heaven Tonight 3.In Color 4.Cheap Trick See all Cheap Trick album rankings
196	Buddy Rich	2.3199	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Interna.	10/1945	68	1.Mercy, Mercy 2.Time Being 3.The Best Band I Ever Had 4.The Legendary: 1946-1948 See all Buddy Rich album rankings
197	Irene Kral	2.3199	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Pop	12/1974	8	1.You Are There 2.Kral Space 3.Live 4.Just For Now