Roxy Music was a glam / progressive / art rock band from London, England. From 1972 to the early 80s, their unique sound, style, and musicianship sustained huge success in the UK (and other countries). However, in the U.S. their commercial progress was modest, although ther final 1982 album, Avalon, grew beyond platinum, slowly.

Their sphere of influence on blockbuster acts has transcended genres, from disco to punk to new wave. The Guardian provides a compelling retrospective, classifying their influence time period to time period:

Beyond 1975 (Disco, Punk, and early Electronica) Nile Rodgers cites Roxy Music’s infuence in forming Chic. Brian Eno’s work on Roxy Music’s first two records (1972 to 1973) worked its way into Kraftwerk. Unlike most band’s of Roxy Music’s era, punk-rockers did not disparage them. Some were downright fans, e.g., Siouxsie Sioux. She met her future band founder, Steven Severin at a 1975 Roxy Music concert. The post-punk late 1970s was marked by its share of Roxy Music aficionados, from Talking Heads to Cabaret Voltaire.

By the early new wave of 1980’s, Roxy Music had inadvertently cast its wide net of musical influence upon acts such as The Human League and ABC, and enshrined one of its sub-genres, “New Romantic”, from Japan to Duran Duran. By the mid 1980s, it suffices to cite the The Smiths and U2 as bands significantly influenced.

Fans from the 1990s and beyond include Garbage, Suede, Blur, Pulp, and Radiohead. Roxy Music’s 2019 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame demonstrates the U.S. time lag in acknowledging the band’s importance.

Their inception in late 1970 comprised frontman/vocalist Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson. Then joined by Phil Manzanera on guitar, Andy Mackay on sax and oboe, Brian Eno on synths and electronics, and Paul Thompson on drums, their unique sound was a virtual given.

1972 spawned their first UK hit song “Virginia Plain“ and debut album. Their fame grew without a blip in the UK and other European locales. In the U.S., they were critics' darlings and had a die-hard following, enough popularity to warrant tours and major-label releases.

Their fourth album, 1974’s [Country Life] was their first to crack the Top 40 in Billboard Magazine.

By 1975 “Love Is the Drug“ became the band’s only Billboard Top 40 hit as the lead song from their 5th album, [Siren], with model Jerri Hall gracing the exotic cover-art.

Their sixth record, [Manifesto], pleased fans but not critics. 1980s [Flesh and Blood] was panned as lifeless. Nevertheless, these two were a major success in the UK. The latter, a #1 album with four hit singles, is, critically (and arguably) their nadir, but not an outright sell-out.

Roxy Music never topped the singles chart in the U.K., that is, not until 1981 with their John Lennon penned version of “Jealous Guy”, recorded as a tribute.

The final Roxy Music studio album-proper, Avalon, was released to much fanfare in 1982; it spent 3 weeks at #1 in the UK, and the album as a whole over-shadowed its biggest hit “More than this”.

Since then, Roxy Music members have continued in music in one form or another. Bryan Ferry is a prolific solo artist (even whilst leading Roxy Music). Although Brian Eno’s tenure in the band lasted only for their first two records, to note that his musical acclaim and output grew steadily over time, especially as an acclaimed producer, would be a major understatement.