Which music decade produced the greatest British artists of all time?

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Dusty Springfield — Britain basically invented modern pop and rock in a single decade. If you weren't there, you've spent your whole life wishing you were.

From David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust to the Sex Pistols tearing it all down, the 70s had more genuine reinvention in one decade than most countries manage in a century. Prog rock fans, this is also your moment.

Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Kate Bush, New Order — the 80s gave Britain a sound that still echoes through every bedroom producer today. Say what you like about the hair, the music was untouchable.

Oasis vs Blur, the Chemical Brothers shaking festival tents, Massive Attack redefining what music could even be. The 90s had swagger, rivalry, and a cultural confidence Britain hasn't quite matched since.

Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal, and the birth of grime — the 2000s quietly produced some of Britain's most important voices before Spotify told us what to listen to next.