The 1970s reign supreme as the best decade for rock music, according to a recent CivicScience survey. Conducted from July to September 2024, the survey gathered responses from nearly 20,000 U.S.
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The music of the 1970s has endured in popular culture to this day. While the decade is known for its disco, funk and soul, prog and punk rock, in Oxfordshire classical orchestras and children’s music ...