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[Golden Age of Rock] Debut Songs by Western Rock Bands of the 1970s

The rock scene of the ’70s was a golden era in which guitar riffs and psychedelic sounds evolved, vastly expanding the possibilities of music.

It was a tumultuous time that saw the birth of new genres one after another, including hard rock, progressive rock, and glam rock.

So, with what debut tracks did the bands that etched their names into the world’s rock history in that brilliant decade take their first steps? Here, we present a selection of debut songs that fired up rock fans of the time and remain as vibrant as ever today.

Playlist

[Golden Age of Rock] Debut Songs by Western Rock Bands of the 1970s
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1Can I Sit Next to You, GirlAC/DC
Can I Sit Next to You, GirlAC/DCplay_arrow
Early AC/DC single, The Glow of Youth
2Not Fade AwayRush
Not Fade AwayRushplay_arrow
Rush’s rock ’n’ roll early-impulse song
3Black Hearted WomanThe Allman Brothers Band
Black Hearted WomanThe Allman Brothers Bandplay_arrow
Pioneers of Southern rock, The Allman Brothers Band
4Can’t Get EnoughBad Company
Can't Get EnoughBad Companyplay_arrow
A classic by Bad Company that sings of passionate feelings
5Cities on Flame with Rock and RollBlue Öyster Cult
Cities on Flame with Rock and RollBlue Öyster Cultplay_arrow
Blue Öyster Cult’s shocking debut song
6Oh, CandyCheap Trick
Oh, CandyCheap Trickplay_arrow
Cheap Trick’s classic: a mix of loss and joy
7Need All My FriendsLynyrd Skynyrd
Need All My FriendsLynyrd Skynyrdplay_arrow
Lynyrd Skynyrd, the icon of Southern rock
8Man on the Silver MountainRainbow
Man on the Silver MountainRainbowplay_arrow
Ritchie Blackmore launches a rock band
9Virginia PlainRoxy Music
Virginia PlainRoxy Musicplay_arrow
Roxy Music’s debut single
10Love → Building on FireTalking Heads
Love → Building on FireTalking Headsplay_arrow
The Appeal of Talking Heads, the New York Artists
11White RiotThe Clush
White RiotThe Clushplay_arrow
Appealing for social critique and action through punk music
12HushDeep Purple
HushDeep Purpleplay_arrow
Deep Purple, pioneers of hard rock
13Evil WomanBlack Sabbath
Evil WomanBlack Sabbathplay_arrow
Black Sabbath bring down the curtain with their final performance
14Good Times Bad TimesLed Zeppelin
Good Times Bad TimesLed Zeppelinplay_arrow
Led Zeppelin is a legendary rock band.
15Arnold LaynePink Floyd
Arnold LaynePink Floydplay_arrow
Pink Floyd led by Syd Barrett
16The Silent SunGenesis
The Silent SunGenesisplay_arrow
The weight present in the melodies of Genesis’s early songs
17The Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson
The Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimsonplay_arrow
King Crimson, pioneers of progressive rock
18Keep Yourself AliveQueen
Keep Yourself AliveQueenplay_arrow
Queen’s debut track: distinctive, hard-as-rock sound
19Anarchy In The U.KSEX PISTOLS
Anarchy In The U.KSEX PISTOLSplay_arrow
The Sex Pistols, pioneers of punk music
20Make ItAerosmith
Make ItAerosmithplay_arrow
A quintessential early Aerosmith rock number
21Place Of My OwnCaravan
Place Of My OwnCaravanplay_arrow
Caravan's lyrical early music
22Don’t Want to Say GoodbyeRaspberries
Don't Want to Say GoodbyeRaspberriesplay_arrow
Eric Carmen’s pioneering power-pop song
23DallasSteely Dan
DallasSteely Danplay_arrow
The appeal of Steely Dan’s debut song
24Your Poppa Don’t MindSupertramp
Your Poppa Don't MindSupertrampplay_arrow
Lively rock woven by guitar and keyboards
25Sultans Of SwingDire Straits
Sultans Of SwingDire Straitsplay_arrow
The debut song of a rock band from London.
26Keep On DancingBay City Rollers
Keep On DancingBay City Rollersplay_arrow
Early hit song(s) by a Scottish band
27Don’t Ease Me InGrateful Dead
Don't Ease Me InGrateful Deadplay_arrow
The band’s debut single, West Coast rock
28To Play Some MusicJourney
To Play Some MusicJourneyplay_arrow
A beautiful hard rock classic by a punk band
29TransmissionJoy Division
TransmissionJoy Divisionplay_arrow
An influential debut song by a post-punk band
30Can I Tell YouKansas
Can I Tell YouKansasplay_arrow
A song by Kansas, pioneers of progressive rock
31Personality CrisisNew York Dolls
Personality CrisisNew York Dollsplay_arrow
Pioneering New York punk band
32157 Riverside AvenueREO Speed Wagon
157 Riverside AvenueREO Speed Wagonplay_arrow
From Illinois, an early signature song by the rock band
33Blitzkrieg BopRamones
Blitzkrieg BopRamonesplay_arrow
Signature song of the punk band Ramones
34Best ThingStyx
Best ThingStyxplay_arrow
A single by a band that represents progressive rock
35DeboraT-REX
DeboraT-REXplay_arrow
T. Rex’s 1968 debut song, with an innovative sound
36NobodyThe Doobie Brothers
NobodyThe Doobie Brothersplay_arrow
The Doobie Brothers’ West Coast rock
37In The CityThe Jam
In The CityThe Jamplay_arrow
Signature song of a punk band, supported by young people
38SweetnessYES
SweetnessYESplay_arrow
Yes, a famous band of progressive rock
39Lucky ManEmerson Lake&Palmer
Lucky ManEmerson Lake&Palmerplay_arrow
A rock band that incorporates classical music
40More Than A FeelingBoston
More Than A FeelingBostonplay_arrow
Boston, a rock band representing progressive hard rock
41Little Johnny Jewel, Part OneTelevision
Little Johnny Jewel, Part OneTelevisionplay_arrow
An unconventional New York punk band with a distinctive sound
42Love Is StrangeWings
Love Is StrangeWingsplay_arrow
A U.S. duo song by Paul McCartney's band
43Questions 67 And 68CHICAGO
Questions 67 And 68CHICAGOplay_arrow
An early classic by a Chicago brass rock band
44Take It EasyThe Eagles
Take It EasyThe Eaglesplay_arrow
A representative early song by the Eagles