Special Report
The Most Famous Band Formed Each Year Since 1957
May 2, 2019 5:39 pm
Last Updated: January 13, 2020 11:33 am
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1972
> Artist: Van Halen
> Top charting track: Jump
> Top charting album: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
> Albums sold: 56.5 million
Source: Lost Parables from Ballymena, Northern Ireland. ©jameshughes / Wikimedia Commons
1973
> Artist: AC/DC
> Top charting track: Moneytalks
> Top charting album: Black Ice
> Albums sold: 72 million
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1974
> Artist: Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
> Top charting track: Shame On The Moon
> Top charting album: Against The Wind
> Albums sold: 44.5 million
Source: Harry (Howard) Potts / Wikimedia Commons
1975
> Artist: Iron Maiden
> Top charting track: Run To The Hills
> Top charting album: The Final Frontier
> Albums sold: 6.5 million
Source: P Douglas Middlemiss / Wikimedia Commons
1976
> Artist: U2
> Top charting track: With or Without You
> Top charting album: The Joshua Tree
> Albums sold: 52 million
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