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Originally Posted by polak
For the decade with the "greatest" bands at their peak, the 70's is without a doubt the best.
However for creativity and variety I personally think that in hindsight, the best decade was the 80's. Synths were popularized which led to new wave, hip hop was born, the last great guitarists hit the scene and metal peaked.
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Hip-hop mirrored a lot of the same time period as punk, and was born before the 80s certainly. It's hard to peg an exact date, of course, but I think most would agree it was sometime in the 70s. Hip-hop exploded out of the NYC burroughs and became an international cultural force in the 80s though.