Well ELP were certainly more popular in the early 70s than Genesis, but as far as influence goes I'd give Genesis the edge, there's been a lot of prog bands since the 70s that tried to be Genesis. Genesis's influence and popularity among prog bands and prog fans today is greater than ever. ELP's popularity has waned even among prog fans.
Even though I like ELP, personally I feel a lot of bands below them are superior. ELP earn their high placement primarly because they were one of the bands that defined the genre and along with Yes brought it to the peak of it's popularity.
Anyway, you may not agree with my list completely, but my goal was to make a list that's not as sh*tty as the one DDD made, I think I did that.
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