70s band names

The 120 best-known bands formed in the 1970s

Ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions cover each band, a good proxy for worldwide fame.

1. Queen 1970 · art rock · UK
2. ABBA 1970 · scandinavian pop · Sweden
3. Motörhead 1975 · speed metal · UK
4. U2 1976 · dance-rock · Ireland
5. Iron Maiden 1975 · traditional heavy metal · UK
6. AC/DC 1973 · classic rock · Australia
7. Duran Duran 1978 · art pop · UK
8. Kiss 1973 · hard rock · US
9. Dire Straits 1977 · blues rock · UK
10. Eagles 1971 · country rock · US
11. The Clash 1976 · post-punk · UK
12. Ramones 1974 · pop-punk · US
13. The Cure 1976 · gothic rock · UK
14. Joy Division 1976 · post-punk · UK
15. Boney M. 1975 · eurodisco · West Germany
16. Clannad 1970 · new age · Ireland
17. The Police 1977 · reggae rock · UK
18. Blondie 1974 · power pop · US
19. Van Halen 1972 · classic rock · US
20. Europe 1978 · speed metal · Sweden
21. Def Leppard 1977 · hard rock · UK
22. Talking Heads 1975 · post-punk · US
23. Candies 1973 · pop · Japan
24. Toto 1977 · yacht rock · US
25. Venom 1979 · thrash metal · UK
26. INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
27. Siouxsie and the Banshees 1976 · post-punk · UK
28. Whitesnake 1978 · blues rock · UK
29. Earth, Wind & Fire 1970 · funk · US
30. Foreigner 1976 · hard rock · US
31. Village People 1977 · disco · US
32. Gipsy Kings 1978 · flamenco · France
33. Dead Kennedys 1978 · hardcore punk · US
34. Journey 1973 · arena rock · US
35. Bananarama 1979 · dance-pop · UK
36. Boston 1976 · hard rock · US
37. Bauhaus 1978 · gothic rock · UK
38. Olsen Brothers 1972 · pop rock · Denmark
39. UB40 1978 · dub · UK
40. Simple Minds 1977 · arena rock · Scotland
41. Echo & the Bunnymen 1978 · neo-psychedelia · UK
42. The Pretenders 1978 · alternative rock · UK
43. Wings 1971 · pop rock · UK
44. Cocteau Twins 1979 · post-punk · UK
45. Dschinghis Khan 1979 · disco · Germany
46. Spandau Ballet 1979 · blue-eyed soul · UK
47. Steely Dan 1972 · yacht rock · US
48. Twisted Sister 1972 · glam metal · US
49. Black Flag 1976 · post-hardcore · US
50. Kansas 1970 · album-oriented rock · US
51. Misfits 1977 · horror punk · US
52. The Human League 1977 · synth-pop · UK
53. Pulp 1978 · britpop · UK
54. Half Japanese 1975 · art rock · US
55. Heart 1973 · rock · US
56. Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
57. Saxon 1975 · heavy metal · UK
58. The Alan Parsons Project 1975 · art rock · UK
59. Baccara 1977 · eurodisco · Spain
60. Marillion 1979 · neo-prog · UK
61. Survivor 1978 · album-oriented rock · US
62. The B-52's 1976 · pop rock · US
63. Air Supply 1975 · soft rock · Australia
64. America 1970 · folk rock · UK
65. Crass 1977 · anarcho-punk · UK
66. Hall & Oates 1972 · blue-eyed soul · US
67. Madness 1979 · synth-pop · UK
68. New York Dolls 1971 · shock rock · US
69. Ultravox 1973 · synth-pop · UK
70. 10cc 1972 · art pop · UK
71. Camel 1971 · space rock · UK
72. Derek and the Dominos 1970 · blues rock · US
73. The Buggles 1977 · new wave · UK
74. The Jam 1972 · mod revival · UK
75. Hüsker Dü 1979 · post-hardcore · US
76. The Damned 1976 · psychedelic pop · UK
77. The Specials 1977 · ska · UK
78. Tinariwen 1979 · desert blues · Kidal Region
79. Gentle Giant 1970 · progressive rock · UK
80. Midnight Oil 1976 · new wave · Australia
81. Styx 1972 · adult-oriented rock · US
82. Teach-In 1970 · pop · Netherlands
83. Killing Joke 1979 · industrial metal · UK
84. Milk and Honey 1979 · pop · Israel
85. Television 1973 · post-punk · US
86. The Doobie Brothers 1970 · blue-eyed soul · US
87. Bad Brains 1977 · alternative metal · US
88. Bad Company 1973 · blues rock · UK
89. Chic 1976 · funk rock · US
90. The Exploited 1979 · hardcore punk · UK
91. The Go-Go's 1978 · power pop · US
92. Throbbing Gristle 1975 · industrial · UK
93. Weather Report 1970 · free jazz · US
94. Amadou & Mariam 1974 · african popular · Mali
95. Aquarium 1972 · neofolk · Russia
96. Bachman–Turner Overdrive 1973 · boogie rock · Canada
97. Bijelo Dugme 1974 · hard rock · Bosnia and Herzegovina
98. Dokken 1979 · glam metal · US
99. Sparks 1971 · electronica · US
100. Berlin 1978 · new wave · US
101. Devo 1972 · art rock · US
102. Free 1972 · hard rock · UK
103. Public Image Ltd. 1978 · post-punk · UK
104. Quiet Riot 1973 · glam metal · US
105. Social Distortion 1978 · rock and roll · US
106. The Runaways 1975 · hard rock · US
107. The Stranglers 1974 · new wave · UK
108. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1976 · heartland rock · US
109. Wire 1976 · art punk · UK
110. Adam and the Ants 1977 · new wave · UK
111. Cheap Trick 1974 · power pop · US
112. Gyllene Tider 1977 · pop rock · Sweden
113. Jefferson Starship 1974 · pop rock · US
114. Neu! 1971 · krautrock · Germany
115. The Fall 1976 · alternative rock · UK
116. A Flock of Seagulls 1979 · synth-pop · UK
117. Big Star 1971 · power pop · US
118. Diamond Head 1976 · heavy metal · UK
119. E Street Band 1972 · progressive rock · US
120. Girlschool 1978 · new wave of british heavy metal · UK

70s band names by genre

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1. Goldcraft
2. Scorched Pavement
3. Concrete Oaks
4. Getaway 101
5. Riding Boxcars
6. Sheriff Borough
7. The Lynxes
8. Bruised Curfew
9. Dex Delacroix and the Encores
10. Dry Bandit
11. Voidfall
12. The Sleepless Aurorae
13. Kindling
14. Ignition
15. Hall of Overcast
16. Cruising Heatwaves
17. Four Truck Stops
18. Eastbound Overpass
19. Wandering Roadrunners
20. The Homeward Dreamers
21. The Long-Haul Vigils
22. Ten Hands
23. The Starless Pulses
24. Ashes of the Subway
25. Dawnheart
26. Forty Amplifiers
27. The Dim Rattlers
28. War Torches
29. Painters of the Fingerprint
30. Smoke Blazes
31. Lead Caravans
32. Wreck Wildfire
33. Eye of the District
34. Tenement Switchblades
35. Steelsound
36. Tidewood
37. Blackcrown
38. Wired Gloaming
39. The Eclipses
40. The Late-Night Pines