Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958: Pre-Beatles, Pre-Motown Oldies Favorites The Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958 list celebrates the pre-Beatles, pre-Motown oldies that still get requested, remembered, played, and sung along with generations later. These are the songs from the first big rock-and-roll era, mixed with doo-wop, teen idols, early soul, pop standards, novelty hits, and […]
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About 70s Music: Classic Rock, Disco, Funk, Soul, Singer-Songwriters, Punk, New Wave, Pop, and Songs That Took Over the RadioMusic of the 1970s was big, messy, emotional, danceable, loud, strange, and impossible to squeeze into one neat box. The decade gave us classic rock, disco, funk, soul, soft rock, singer-songwriters, Southern rock, progressive rock, punk,
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About Music of the Sixties: Rock, Soul, Motown, Surf, Folk, Psychedelia, Garage Bands, Bubblegum Pop, and Songs That Changed CultureMusic of the 1960s moved fast. The decade opened with teen idols, doo-wop leftovers, dance crazes, Brill Building pop, surf rock, girl groups, early Motown, and clean-cut television-friendly stars. By the end of the decade, popular
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About Music of the Fifties: Rock and Roll, Doo-Wop, Teen Idols, Crooners, Country, R&B, Novelty Songs, and the Birth of Modern PopThe music of the 1950s changed American pop culture for good. The decade started with crooners, vocal groups, big-band leftovers, country hits, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel, and polished pop records. By the end
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About 2000s Music: Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Emo, Indie Rock, Dance Hits, Digital Downloads, and Songs That Ruled the iPod EraMusic of the 2000s lived between two worlds. The decade opened with CDs, TRL, radio countdowns, boy bands, teen pop, nu metal, pop-punk, and big-budget music videos. By the end of the decade, iPods, downloads, YouTube,
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The 1990s Must-Have Dance Tracks: Club, Pop, Hip-Hop, and Party HitsThe 1990s must-have dance tracks covered a lot more than one sound. The decade had Eurodance, house, techno, hip-hop party anthems, dancehall, reggae-pop, Latin crossover hits, boy bands, girl groups, MTV pop, rave culture, and club songs that somehow still make people shout the hook
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Old School Hip-Hop Songs: 1970s, 1980s, and Early 1990s Rap ClassicsOld-school hip-hop songs trace the sound of rap music from Bronx block parties, breakbeats, DJs, MCs, dance crews, and park jams to the first waves of recorded hip-hop, electro-funk, golden-age rap, party rap, conscious rap, and early 1990s classics.Hip-hop’s symbolic birthday is usually marked as August
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About 80s Music: Pop Superstars, MTV, New Wave, Hip-Hop, Hair Metal, Synth-Pop, Movie Soundtracks, and Songs That Defined a DecadeMusic of the 1980s was colorful, electronic, loud, glossy, rebellious, commercial, and wonderfully strange. The decade gave us MTV, global pop superstars, hip-hop breakthroughs, new wave, synth-pop, hair metal, college rock, dance-pop, blockbuster soundtrack hits, power
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Top 100 Disco Dance Hits: The Greatest Disco Songs for Parties, Playlists, and Pop Culture The best disco songs did more than fill dance floors. They changed pop music, nightlife, fashion, movie soundtracks, DJ culture, and the way people thought about rhythm. Disco brought together soul, funk, R&B, Latin grooves, orchestral pop, club DJs, and
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Classic Hip-Hop Party Hits: The Best Rap Songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s Classic hip-hop party hits are more than throwback songs. They are dance-floor starters, cookout staples, sports-arena chants, school-dance memories, car-speaker tests, karaoke risks, and the songs that make three generations point at the speaker and say, “Wait, turn this up.” This
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2000s Pop Dance Hits: The Best Club, R&B, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, and Dance Songs of the Decade The 2000s were a wild decade for dance music because almost every lane of pop culture found its way to the dance floor. Pop stars borrowed from hip-hop. R&B records became club anthems. Reggaeton and dancehall crossed into the
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80s Dance Music vs. 70s Disco: Dance Hits, Party Songs and Club Classics80s dance music and 70s disco are closely connected, but they do not feel exactly the same. Disco gave pop culture the steady club beat, the mirror ball, the extended dance mix, and the idea that the dance floor could drive the hit
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Pre-Disco and Rock Party Dance Hits: Soul, Funk, and Early 70s Dance Favorites Pre-disco and rock-party dance hits helped bridge 1960s soul, 1970s funk, early disco, and the rock songs that kept parties moving before the mirror ball fully took over. These songs came from dance floors, radio, jukeboxes, roller rinks, bar bands, family parties,
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Top 100 Oldies Songs from 1964 Through 1968: Motown, Soul, British Invasion, Garage Rock, and Classic AM Radio Hits The best oldies from 1964 through 1968 came from one of the most exciting stretches in pop music history. Motown was hitting hard, the British Invasion changed American radio, soul music was becoming bolder, garage rock
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Top 100 Doo-Wop Hits: The Best Doo-Wop Songs and Vocal Group OldiesDoo-wop songs are some of the most recognizable oldies ever recorded. Built around vocal harmony, street-corner singing, romantic lyrics, nonsense syllables, tight bass parts, and soaring lead vocals, doo-wop helped shape early rock and roll, rhythm and blues, pop harmony, soul, and the sound
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Top Oldies Songs from 1959 to 1963: Pre-Beatles Pop, Girl Groups, Doo-Wop, Surf Rock, Soul, and Instrumentals The top oldies from 1959 to 1963 came from one of pop music’s most underrated transition eras. Rock and roll had survived its first explosion, doo-wop was still strong, girl groups were rising, teen idols were everywhere, surf
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