For the preliminary round, rank your top 5 artists in this genre from 1-5. The top 8 will advance to the next round. Here are the 32 artists in this genre, 70's Pop...

10cc
Abba
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Badfinger
Barry Manilow
Bee Gees
Bill Withers
Billy Joel
Bob Seger
Boz Scaggs
Carly Simon
Carole King
Diana Ross
Donna Summer
Elton John
George Harrison
Grand Funk Railroad
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Jim Croce
John Denver
John Fogerty
John Lennon
KC & The Sunshine Band
Olivia Newton-John
Paul Simon
Randy Newman
Rod Stewart
The Carpenters
The Doobie Brothers
Three Dog Night
Wings

1. John Lennon
2. Elton John
3. Billy Joel
4. Donna Summer
5. Rod Stewart

1. Jackson Browne
2. Randy Newman
3. Rod Stewart
4. Paul Simon
5. Elton John

1. Elton John
2. John Lennon
3. Carole King
4. Paul Simon
5. Rod Stewart

1) John Lennon
2) Elton John
3) Billy Joel
4) Carole King
5) Jackson Browne

1. Abba
2. John Lennon
3. Paul Simon
4. Elton John
5. Bill Withers

1. Wings (I'm going to count this as McCartney)
2. Paul Simon
3. James Taylor
4. John Lennon
5. Elton John

1 Carole King
2 Elton John
3 Randy Newman
4 John Lennon
5 Paul Simon

1.Elton John
2.Paul Simon
3.Rod Stewart (His 80s/90s stuff is a guilty pleasure as well).
4.10cc
5.Billy Joel

1. John Lennon
2. Randy Newman
3. Paul Simon
4. Elton John
5. Bee Gees

Am I really the only ABBA fan in this forum? Stop being so serious...!

1. Paul Simon
2. John Lennon
3. Abba
4. George Harrison
5. John Fogerty

1. Elton John
2. Billy Joel
3. Rod Stewart
4. Abba
5. Bob Seger

How drab:

1. John Lennon
2. Rod Stewart
3. Wings
4. George Harrison
5. Paul Simon

Thanks!

darn...missed the start of the UMT...oh well

1. Billy Joel (natch)
2. ABBA (no disco category? :) )
3. Jim Croce (folk rock?)
4. John Denver (folk rock?)
5. Bee Gees

1- Billy Joel
2- Elton John
3- Wings
4- Carole King
5- George Harrison

Piano (wo)men and ex-Beatles....

RESULTS, 29 voters:

81 - Elton John
53 - Billy Joel
41 - Paul Simon
40 - John Lennon
28 - Abba
26 - Rod Stewart
17 - Bee Gees
15 - James Taylor
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14 - Wings
13 - Randy Newman
12 - Carole King, Jackson Browne, John Denver
10 - Jim Croce
7 - Barry Manilow, Bob Seger, George Harrison
6 - Bill Withers, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Doobie Brothers
5 - Donna Summer
4 - Badfinger, Grand Funk Railroad
3 - The Carpenters, Three Dog Night
2 - 10cc, KC & The Sunshine Band
1 - John Fogerty
0 - Boz Scaggs, Carly Simon, Diana Ross, Olivia Newton-John

Bob Seger Billy Joel Elton John Bachman Tuner Overdrive Grand Funk Railroad
Paul Simon Bachman-Turner Overdrive Grand Funk Railroad KC & The Sunshine Band Three Dog Night
Billy Joel Elton john Doobies James taylor John lennon
Abba Bee Gees Rod Stewart Billy Joel Donna Summer

1. Elton 2. Badfinger 3. Wings 4. Donna Summer 5. Abba
Rod Stewart… Billy Joel… Three Dog Night… Elton John… Bee Gees
1-Bee Gees 2-Elton John 3-Jackson Browne 4-Paul Simon 5-Randy Newman

1.Billy Joel. 2.Elton John. 3.James Taylor. 4.Paul Simon. 5.Jim Croce
Elton John, Billy Joel, the Doobies, the Bee Gees, Rod Stewart
1.john denver (double threat..great folk singer and fantastic actor) 2. Barry Manilow 3. Elton John 4.Bee Gees. 5. Bob Seger
Jimmy Taylor, Paul Simon, Lennon, Croce, and Paul Newman.
Elton, Billy Joel, Abba, Carpenters, Rod
Elton, Billy, Jackson, JT, Rod
Bill Withers, Sir Elton, Paul Simon, George Harrison, John Denver
But for me, these 5 bands were 70s pop: 1) ABBA 2) John Denver 3) Barry Manilow 4) Bee Gees 5) The Carpenters