Más tarde, se popularizaron músicos y conjuntos ingleses como The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Elton John, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, The Who, Queen, Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, The Police, Sting, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Kinks, Cream, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Def Leppard, Genesis, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Jam, Rod Stewart, E.L.O., Dire Straits, The Smiths, Morrissey, The Cure, Erasure, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Pet Shop Boys, Take That y Spice Girls.