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Top Pop Bands of 1970s

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1	Rolling Stones	4.000	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	04/1964	63	1.Let It Bleed 2.Beggars Banquet 3.Exile On Main Street 4.Aftermath See all Rolling Stones album rankings
2	Beatles	4.000	Alt. Rock, Classical, Classic Rock	03/1963	127	1.Revolver 2.Abbey Road 3.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 4.Rubber Soul See all Beatles album rankings
3	Pink Floyd	3.7908	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	08/1967	62	1.Dark Side Of The Moon 2.The Wall 3.Wish You Were Here 4.Piper at the Gates of Dawn See all Pink Floyd album rankings
4	Parliament	3.7714	Classic Rock, Pop, R&B & Soul	02/1976	23	1.Mothership Connection 2.Tear the Roof Off 1974-1980 3.Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome 4.The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk See all Parliament album rankings
5	Fairport Convention	3.7515	Country, Folk, Interna.	06/1968	67	1.Liege & Lief 2.What We Did on Our Holidays 3.Full House 4.Unhalfbricking See all Fairport Convention album rankings
6	Talking Heads	3.7265	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	09/1977	21	1.Remain in Light 2.Fear of Music 3.More Songs About Buildings & Food 4.Little Creatures See all Talking Heads album rankings
7	Simon & Garfunkel	3.7026	Pop, Classic Rock, Folk	10/1964	29	1.Bridge Over Troubled Water 2.Bookends 3.Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme 4.Old Friends See all Simon & Garfunkel album rankings
8	Byrds	3.6952	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	06/1965	44	1.Younger Than Yesterday 2.Mr. Tambourine Man 3.Fifth Dimension 4.Turn! Turn! Turn! See all Byrds album rankings
9	Doors	3.6759	Classic Rock, Misc., Rock	01/1967	56	1.L.A. Woman 2.Strange Days 3.Morrison Hotel 4.The Doors See all Doors album rankings
10	Beach Boys	3.6531	Blues, Children's, Classic Rock	10/1962	117	1.Pet Sounds 2.Sunflower 3.Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys 4.Today! See all Beach Boys album rankings
11	Genesis	3.6499	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1969	46	1.Selling England By The Pound 2.Foxtrot 3.Nursery Cryme 4.Trick of the Tail See all Genesis album rankings
12	Dr. Feelgood	3.6077	Pop, Rock, Blues	01/1975	39	1.Stupidity 2.Down By The Jetty 3.Singles: The UA Years+ 4.Malpractice See all Dr. Feelgood album rankings
13	Derek & The Dominos	3.5788	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	11/1970	5	1.Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs 2.In Concert 3.Layla 4.Live at the Fillmore See all Derek & The Dominos album rankings
14	Rush	3.5155	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	34	1.Chronicles 2.Moving Pictures 3.2112 4.Signals See all Rush album rankings
15	AC/DC	3.4736	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	01/1942	40	1.Back in Black 2.Highway to Hell 3.Let There Be Rock 4.Bonfire See all AC/DC album rankings
16	Led Zeppelin	3.4627	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Interna.	01/1969	37	1.Led Zeppelin 2.How The West Was Won 3.Led Zeppelin IV 4.Houses Of The Holy See all Led Zeppelin album rankings
17	Temptations	3.4346	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	03/1964	89	1.The Ultimate Collection 2.Cloud Nine 3.Meet the Temptations 4.Emperors of Soul See all Temptations album rankings
18	Strawbs	3.4224	Folk, Pop, Rock	02/1972	33	1.Hero & Heroine 2.Grave New World 3.Halcyon Days: The A&M Years 4.From the Witchwood See all Strawbs album rankings
19	Prince	3.4191	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	12/1969	70	1.Sign 'O' the Times 2.1999 3.The Hits 1 4.Dirty Mind See all Prince album rankings
20	Spinners	3.4059	Pop, R&B & Soul, Folk	01/1974	24	1.Spinners 2.Pick of the Litter 3.Mighty Love 4.New and Improved See all Spinners album rankings
21	Eagles	3.3960	Classic Rock, Misc., Rock	06/1972	29	1.Hell Freezes Over 2.Hotel California 3.The Very Best of the Eagles 4.Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 See all Eagles album rankings
22	Loggins & Messina	3.3818	Pop, Rock, Misc.	01/1972	16	1.Sittin' In 2.The Best of Friends 3.Sittin in 4.So Fine See all Loggins & Messina album rankings
23	Grateful Dead	3.3515	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	03/1967	91	1.American Beauty 2.Workingman's Dead 3.In the Dark 4.Live/Dead See all Grateful Dead album rankings
24	Queen	3.3484	Classical, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	12/1975	66	1.A Night at the Opera 2.Made in Heaven 3.Classic Queen 4.Greatest Hits See all Queen album rankings
25	Blackfoot	3.3407	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Pop	03/1979	19	1.Rattlesnake Rock 'n' Roll: The Best of Blackfoot 2.Strikes 3.King Biscuit Flower Hour 4.Greatest Hits Live See all Blackfoot album rankings
26	Jethro Tull	3.3309	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	09/1969	64	1.Stand Up 2.Aqualung 3.Thick As A Brick 4.Original Masters See all Jethro Tull album rankings
27	Japan	3.3018	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1978	24	1.Tin Drum 2.Quiet Life 3.Gentlemen Take Polaroids 4.Adolescent Sex See all Japan album rankings
28	Band	3.3011	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	07/1968	34	1.Music from Big Pink 2.The Band 3.Stage Fright 4.To Kingdom Come See all Band album rankings
29	Yes	3.2981	Classic Rock, Interna., Pop	03/1971	64	1.Close to the Edge 2.Fragile 3.Going for the One 4.Yessongs See all Yes album rankings
30	Hall & Oates	3.2737	Pop, R&B & Soul, Rock	12/1969	58	1.Abandoned Luncheonette 2.Daryl Hall & John Oates 3.Voices 4.The Atlantic Collection See all Hall & Oates album rankings
31	Modern Lovers	3.2704	Alt. Rock, Folk, Misc.	02/1977	7	1.The Modern Lovers 2.Modern Lovers 3.Live at the Long Branch and More 4.Rock N Roll With See all Modern Lovers album rankings
32	King Crimson	3.2677	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	03/1974	63	1.Red 2.Discipline 3.In the Court of the Crimson King 4.In the Wake of Poseidon See all King Crimson album rankings
33	Allman Brothers Band	3.2603	Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	07/1971	43	1.At Fillmore East 2.Eat a Peach 3.Brothers & Sisters 4.Beginnings See all Allman Brothers Band album rankings
34	Monkees	3.2356	Pop, Classic Rock, Misc.	10/1966	45	1.Headquarters 2.Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 3.More of the Monkees 4.Monkees See all Monkees album rankings
35	10cc	3.2351	Classic Rock, Pop, Rock	09/1978	37	1.The Original Soundtrack 2.The Very Best of 10cc 3.The Singles 4.10cc See all 10cc album rankings
36	Passport	3.2255	Interna., Jazz, Pop	09/1979	22	1.Looking Thru 2.Cross-Collateral 3.Passport 4.Second See all Passport album rankings
37	Bee Gees	3.2239	Pop, Rock, Dance & DJ	07/1967	54	1.Odessa 2.Best of Bee Gees 3.Main Course 4.Tales From the Brothers Gibb See all Bee Gees album rankings
38	Uriah Heep	3.2045	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	01/1972	98	1.Classic Heep: An Anthology 2.The Best of Uriah Heep 3.Innocent Victim 4.Demons & Wizards See all Uriah Heep album rankings
39	Ramones	3.2034	Alt. Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	05/1979	38	1.Ramones 2.Rocket To Russia 3.End Of The Century 4.It's Alive See all Ramones album rankings
40	Deep Purple	3.1901	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Classic Rock	12/1972	145	1.Machine Head 2.Deep Purple in Rock 3.Made in Japan 4.Deep Purple See all Deep Purple album rankings
41	Who	3.1863	Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Opera & Vocal Music	12/1969	50	1.Who's Next 2.Live At Leeds 3.Quadrophenia 4.The Who Sell Out See all Who album rankings
42	Toots & The Maytals	3.1831	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	01/1976	35	1.Funky Kingston 2.Time Tough: The Anthology 3.Funky Kingston/In the Dark 4.Ska Father See all Toots & The Maytals album rankings
43	Sex Pistols	3.1748	Alt. Rock, Misc., Soundtracks	12/1969	62	1.Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols 2.The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle 3.Filthy Lucre Live 4.The Legends Collection: The Sex Pistols Collection See all Sex Pistols album rankings
44	Jam	3.1713	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	05/1977	29	1.Sound Affects 2.All Mod Cons 3.Direction Reaction Creation 4.Setting Sons See all Jam album rankings
45	Ashford & Simpson	3.1561	R&B & Soul, Christian & Gospel, Misc.	01/1977	11	1.Is It Still Good to Ya 2.Solid 3.Been Found 4.So So Satisfied See all Ashford & Simpson album rankings
46	Doobie Brothers	3.1558	Classic Rock, Misc., Pop	04/1971	31	1.The Captain and Me 2.Takin' It to the Streets 3.Minute by Minute 4.Toulouse Street See all Doobie Brothers album rankings
47	Judas Priest	3.1480	Hard Rock & Metal, Pop, Rock	12/1969	49	1.Jugulator 2.Stained Class 3.Painkiller 4.Hell Bent for Leather See all Judas Priest album rankings
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