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Your Complete 1970s Music Checklist

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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Your Complete 1960s Music Checklist

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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2001 Top Ten Music Charts

2001 Music Hits: TRL Pop, Dance Songs, Pop-Punk, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge, R&B, and Early-2000s Radio Favorites 2001 music sounded like MTV’s Total Request Live, pop-punk guitars, shiny dance-pop, R&B hooks, nu-metal angst, post-grunge radio, and the last stretch of the CD era, all sharing one oversized entertainment center. The year had bright party records, heavy

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1971 Top Ten Music Charts

1971 Music Hits: Singer-Songwriters, Soul Classics, FM Rock, Bubblegum Pop, Protest Songs, and Early-1970s Radio Favorites 1971 music sounded like the 1970s had officially moved in, unpacked the record collection, and put the lava lamp near the stereo. Singer-songwriters were everywhere, soul music was becoming deeper and more cinematic, FM rock was growing in importance,

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1997 Top Ten Music Charts

1997 Music Hits: Pop Rock, Hip-Hop, Dance Hits, Ska, Bubblegum Pop, Alternative Radio, and Late-1990s Favorites 1997 music sounded like the late ’90s had found its own strange, colorful rhythm. Pop radio had singer-songwriters, ska bands, dance-club crossovers, post-grunge rock, hip-hop blockbusters, teen-pop previews, and novelty hits that were almost impossible to escape. If a

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Your Complete 1950s Music Checklist

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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1988 Top Ten Music Charts

1988 Music Hits: Hair Metal, Dance-Pop, Hip-Hop, Freestyle, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, and Late-1980s Favorites 1988 music sounded like the late 1980s operating at full brightness. Hair metal was huge, dance-pop was everywhere, hip-hop was pushing harder into the mainstream, freestyle and club records were crossing over to radio, and MTV still had enough power

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2005 Top Ten Music Charts

2005 Music Hits: Pop-Punk, R&B Club Songs, Viral Hits, Dance-Pop, Emo Rock, Country Crossover, and Mid-2000s Favorites2005 music sounded like the middle of the decade had found its full personality: ringtone-ready hooks, iTunes downloads, TRL leftovers, pop-punk choruses, emo eyeliner, crunk club records, country crossover, adult-pop ballads, and early viral internet songs all competing for

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