Sex Pistols record most influential of 1970s

The Sex Pistols’ Anarchy In The UK has been named the most influential record of the 1970s.

Fresh from his stint on I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, John Lydon has come out top in the poll by Q magazine.

It beat Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and the Donna Summer disco classic I Feel Love in the list of the decade’s landmark records.

Released in November 1976, Anarchy In The UK caused instant outrage, compounded by the punk rockers’ infamous four-letter outburst on Bill Grundy’s Today programme.

“The 1970s are often remembered for disco, flares and platforms,” a Q spokesman said.

“The Sex Pistols unleashed themselves on an unsuspecting world, giving birth to a whole new musical movement which will continue to inspire musicians for generations to come.”

Bohemian Rhapsody, which topped the charts in 1975, was second in the poll compiled for a Q magazine Seventies special.

Other records which made the top 10 included Get It On by T Rex and Paranoid by Black Sabbath.

Q magazine’s Top 10:

1 Anarchy In The UK – Sex Pistols (1976)

2 Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (1975)

3 I Feel Love – Donna Summer (1977)

4 Get It On – T Rex (1971)

5 Gangsters – Special AKA (1979)

6 I’m Not In Love – 10cc (1975)

7 Paranoid – Black Sabbath (1970)

8 Autobahn – Kraftwerk (1970)

9 Le Freak – Chic (1978)

10 Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones (1976)