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Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy' most influential record of 1970s

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

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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, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Gangsters by Special AKA, I'm Not In Love by 10cc, Autobahn by Kraftwerk, Le Freak by Chic and Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones.

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