> So you think these threads are too focused on UK bands? Fine!
>
> The big 50 (based only on what was released during 1960-1979)
>
> 1. The Beach Boys
> 2. The Velvet Underground
> 3. The Byrds
> 4. Creedence Clearwater Revival
> 5. The Ramones
> 6. The Eagles
> 7. The Doors
> 8. Steely Dan
> 9. Aerosmith
> 10. Lynyrd Skynyrd
> 11. The Grateful Dead
> 12. The Allman Brothers Band
> 13. Sly & the Family Stone
> 14. Chicago ...