Focusing on a decade through which traditional rock got here into its personal, the under checklist of the Top 200 ’70s Songs spans the gamut of cornerstone bands.

Some had been on their method out. But former members of the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel started crafting solo gems for the ages. The stalwart Rolling Stones, in the meantime, confirmed they weren’t going wherever – combating via habit solely to emerge proper in the midst of the disco zeitgeist.

Bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Santana – all of whom started to choose up steam towards the tip of the ’60s – may very well be discovered constructing the framework of their lasting legend on this new decade. But it wasn’t all acquainted figures from traditional rock’s preliminary period, both.

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Next-gen keepers of the flame like Aerosmith, Kiss, Steely Dan and Tom Petty expanded the music’s attain in distinct methods. Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers Band established a brand new Southern aesthetic, even because the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac got here to represent the West Coast’s promise – and its dangers. Then an thrilling new edge crept into the music towards the tip of the last decade, personified by the likes of the Clash, the Police, the Ramones and Sex Pistols. But which of their songs made the checklist? Find out under as we current the Top 200 ’70s Songs in alphabetical order.