There's no denying the 1950s as the decade that gave birth to rock and roll, and the 1960s as the golden era of music. But the 1970s stands as the decade where everything came together to create a diverse musical landscape that would shape various genres moving forward.
Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple brought us hard rock. Black Sabbath created heavy metal. Southern-rock gods like The Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd were born. R&B stars like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye reached creative peaks. Disco was alive. New Wave, punk and glam rock were becoming forces. Heck, even a young art form known as hip-hop emerged.
This list is a snapshot of that decade through the eyes of the Rock Hall. To be eligible for the "200 Greatest Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Songs of the 1970s," a song had to be released by an artist that has been inducted into the Rock Hall.
