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Best gothic songs of the 1970s

Prog and hard rock spent the middle of the decade getting longer while dub and krautrock quietly assembled the rhythmic machinery that pop is still borrowing. Then punk turned up and told all of them to get to the point.

Songs from the gothic albums of the 1970s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Join Hands cover№ 1The Lord's PrayerSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  1. 2Join Hands coverMother / Oh mein PapaSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  2. 3Join Hands coverPlayground TwistSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  3. 4Join Hands coverPremature BurialSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  4. 5Join Hands coverIconSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  5. 6Join Hands coverPlacebo EffectSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  6. 7Join Hands coverRegal ZoneSiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands
  7. 8Join Hands coverPoppy DaySiouxsie and the Banshees · Join Hands

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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