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See also: [[List of years in music]], [[Timeline of trends in music (1900-1950)]], [[Timeline of trends in music (1980-present)]]

== [[2000s]] ==
* '''[[2002 in music]]'''
**Several hyped [[garage rock]] and [[alternative country]] artists break into the mainstream, at least partially -- [[The Vines]] (''[[Highly Evolved]]''), [[The Strokes]] (''[[Is This It]]''), [[The White Stripes]] (''[[White Blood Cells]]''), [[The Hives]] (''[[Veni Vidi Vicious]]''), [[Wilco]] (''[[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]]'') and [[Ryan Adams]] (''[[Gold (album)|Gold]]'', ''[[Demolition]]'') achieve sales unheard of for such bands in recent years
* '''[[2001 in music]]'''
**[[Napster]]'s popularity peaks
**Important [[nu-metal]] releases from [[System of a Down]] (''[[Toxicity (album)|Toxicity]]'') and [[Tool (band)|Tool]] (''[[Lateralus]]'') define the burgeoning scene; [[Linkin Park]]'s ''[[Hybrid Theory]]'' is the top-selling album of the year in the [[United States]].
* '''[[2000 in music]]'''
**Pop albums dominate the charts and set records for sales - [['N Sync]] (''[[No Strings Attached]]''), [[Britney Spears]] (''[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]''), [[Nelly]] (''[[Country Grammar]]''), [[Backstreet Boys]] (''[[Black & Blue]]''), [[Creed (band)|Creed]] (''[[Human Clay]]''), [[Destiny's Child]] (''[[the Writing's on the Wall]]''), [[Faith Hill]] (''[[Breathe]]''), [[Bon Jovi]] (''[[Crush]]'') and [[No Doubt]] (''[[Return of Saturn]]'') release top-selling albums
**''[[O Brother Where Art Thou]]'' ([[soundtrack]]) is a surprise success, bringing [[bluegrass]] to the fringes of the mainstream
**[[Bomfunk MC's]] ("Freestyler"), [[HIM]] and [[Tik N' Tak]] succeed in bringing [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Saumi rock]] to the fringes of the mainstream in [[Europe]]

== 1990s ==
* '''[[1999 in music]]'''
**High sales from [[Kid Rock]] (''[[Devil Without a Cause]]''), [[TLC]] (''[[Fanmail]]''), the [[Backstreet Boys]] (''[[Backstreet's Back]]'', ''[[Millennium (album)|Millennium]]'') and [[Britney Spears]] (''[[...Baby One More Time]]'') show a popular emphasis in the US on pop- and hip hop-oriented acts
* '''[[1998 in music]]'''
**[[Lauryn Hill]] sweeps the [[Grammy Award|Grammies]] for ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]''; the album is a harbinger of the return of [[1970s]]-style [[soul music]]
**The mainstream success of [[trance music]] reaches its peak with artists like [[Paul Oakenfold]] (''[[Tranceport]]'', ''[[Global Underground: New York]]'') and [[Sasha and Digweed|Sasha + Digweed]] (''[[Northern Exposure Vol. 2: West Coast Edition]]'' and ''[[Northern Exposure Vol. 2: East Coast Edition|East Coast Edition]]'') releasing successful recordings
* '''[[1997 in music]]'''
**Bands like [[Stereolab]] (''[[Dots and Loops]]''), [[Radiohead]] (''[[OK Computer]]'') and [[Portishead]] (''[[Portishead (album)|Portishead]]'') reflect a new British rock sound
**Groups like [[Hanson]] (''[[Middle of Nowhere]]'') and [[The Spice Girls]] (''[[Spiceworld]]'') signal a move towards dance-oriented pop influenced by [[Europop]]
**The death of the [[Notorious B.I.G.]], months after the murder of [[Tupac Shakur]], marks the beginning of the end of the [[East Coast rap|East Coast]] vs. [[West Coast rap|West Coast]] rivalry in [[hip hop]] as [[hip hop]] genres begin to splinter and diversify
* '''[[1996 in music]]'''
**[[Beck]] (''[[Odelay]]''), [[Tool (band)|Tool]] (''[[Aenima]]''), [[Sepultura]] (''[[Roots (album)|Roots]]'') and [[Korn]] (''[[Life Is Peachy]]'') release metal-influenced albums that dominate the year's sound in popular music
**[[Industrial music]] achieves its greatest mainstream success with [[Marilyn Manson]]'s ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]''
**[[dc Talk]]'s "Jesus Freak" is the first rock song to win the [[Dove Award]] for song of the year; this is the first time a non-traditional genre won the award for best Christian-themed song
**[[The Fugees]]' ''[[The Score]]'' is a massive hit; the album's blend of [[reggae]] and [[hip hop]] is the beginning of an upsurge in western popularity for island music, presaging the future rise of [[Beenie Man]], [[Buju Banton]] and [[Bounty Killer]], among others.
**[[DJ Spooky]]'s ''[[Songs of a Dead Dreamer]]'' marks the beginning of [[illbient]] [[electronic music]]; [[Single Cell Orchestra]] (''[[Single Cell Orchestra (album)|Single Cell Orchestra]]'') and [[Spectre (music)|Spectre]] (''[[The Illness]]'') also release important illbient albums; [[Plug (band)|Plug]] (''[[Plug 1]]''), [[Aphex Twin]] (''[[Richard D. James Album]]'') and [[Squarepusher]] (''[[Conumber]]'') emerge with [[drill n bass]] music
* '''[[1995 in music]]'''
**[[Punk]]-inflected [[ska]] becomes popular, especially by bands like [[No Doubt]] (''[[Tragic Kingdom]]''), [[Rancid]] (''[[And Out Come the Wolves]]''), [[The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones]] (''[[Question the Answers]]''), [[Reel Big Fish]] (''[[Everything Sucks]]'') and [[Sublime]] (''[[Robbin' the Hood]]'')
**[[Power metal]] begins to break into the mainstream in continental Europe, with bands like [[Stratovarius]] (''[[Fourth Dimension]]'') and [[Tad Morose]] (''[[Sender of Thoughts]]'') being popular
**[[Gabba]] (a form of [[techno]] music) emerges and is popular in [[Scotland]] and the [[Netherlands]]
**[[Goldie]]'s ''[[Timeless]]'' marks the commercial pinnacle of [[drum n bass]] (jungle techno)
* '''[[1994 in music]]'''
**[[Punk]]-pop breaks into the mainstream, with releases from [[the Offspring]] (''[[Smash]]''), [[Green Day]] (''[[Dookie]]'') and [[Rancid]] (''[[Let's Go]]'') achieving massive chart success
**[[Soundgarden]]'s "Black Hole Sun" is often cited as the last major hit of the [[grunge music|grunge]]-era
**[[Britpop]]'s peak of popularity, with releases from [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] (''[[Definitely Maybe]]''), [[Manic Street Preachers]] (''[[The Holy Bible]]''), [[The Verve]] (''[[A Storm in Heaven]]''), [[Elastica]] ("Connection"), [[Suede]] (''[[Dog Man Star]]'') and [[Blur]] (''[[Parklife]]'') dominating the British scene
**In [[Kingston]], police begin shutting down stereo systems that play graphically violent [[dancehall]] and [[ragga]] lyrics; artists like [[Buju Banton]] (''[[Voice of Jamaica]]'') and [[Yellowman]] (''[[Prayer (album)|Prayer]]'') are already emerging with a more socially aware tone
* '''[[1993 in music]]'''
**[[Radiohead]] (''[[Pablo Honey]]''), [[Stereolab]] (''[[Transient Random Noisebursts with Announcements]]'') and [[Tool (band)|Tool]] (''[[Undertow]]'') release critically acclaimed/massively popular debuts showcasing a new British [[hard rock]] sound
**[[Aphex Twin]] (''[[Selected Ambient Works 85-92]]''), [[The Orb]] (''[[Live 93]]'') and similar artists reach the height of their cult popularity; this is the golden age of [[ambient music]]
* '''[[1992 in music]]'''
**[[Dr. Dre]] releases ''[[The Chronic]]'', setting the tone and pace for [[gangsta rap]] in the rest of the decade, a slow, stoned [[West Coast rap]] called [[G Funk]]; [[Ice T]]'s band [[Body Count]] loses their record deal with [[Warner Brothers]] after the song "Cop Killer" ignites controversy
**[[House music|House]] and other forms of [[techno]] music begin to make it into the mainstream, led by pioneers like [[Leftfield]] ("Release the Pressure") [[Spooky]] (''[[Gargantuan]]''), and [[The Prodigy]] (''[[Experience (album)|Experience]]'')
**[[Kyuss]] (''[[Blues for the Red Sun]]'') and [[Monster Magnet]] (''[[Spine of God]]'') help invent [[stoner metal]]
**The compilation ''[[Artificial Intelligence (album)|Artificial Intelligence]]'' is released, marking the beginning of [[intelligent dance music]]
**[[Pratul Mukhopadhyay]], [[Nachiketa]], [[Anjan Dutta]] and, most especially, [[Suman Chottopadhyay]] lead a revival of various kinds of [[Bengal]]i [[folk music]] in [[India]] and [[South Asia]]
**The success of [[Arrested Development]]'s ''[[3 Years, 5 Months and Two Days in the Life of...]]'' paves the way for the mainstream acceptance of [[southern rap]], such as [[OutKast]] and [[Goodie Mob]], and, eventually [[Master P]] and [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]]
**A combination of [[Britrock]] and [[grunge music]] helps to end the [[twee pop]] and [[shoegazing]] trends in Britain
* '''[[1991 in music]]'''
**Releases by [[Melvins]] (''[[Bullhead]]''), [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] (''[[Nevermind]]''), [[Pearl Jam]] (''[[Ten]]''), [[Soundgarden]] (''[[Badmotorfinger]]''), [[Smashing Pumpkins]] (''[[Gish]]'') and [[Temple of the Dog]] (''[[Temple of the Dog (album)|Temple of the Dog]]'') solidify the sound of [[grunge music|grunge]] in pop music
**[[Garth Brooks]]' mainstream success with his third LP, ''[[Ropin' the Wind]]'', sets the stage for the pop-country of the rest of the decade
**[[Massive Attack]]'s ''[[Blue Lines]]'' combines [[hip-hop]] with other elements, creating what would later be known as [[trip-hop]]
**A distinctively [[Scandinavia]]n [[death metal]] scene emerges, especially in [[Norway]] at first, soon extending to [[Sweden]] and [[Finland]] with bands like [[Entombed]] (''[[Clandestine]]''), [[Amorphis]] (''[[Dismet of Soul]]'') and [[Therion]] (''[[Beyond Sanctorum]]'')
**A group of [[jam band]]s inspired by the [[Grateful Dead]] and [[Allman Brothers Band]] start to become popular, drawing upon rock-oriented predecessors like [[Spin Doctors]], [[Widespread Panic]] and [[Blues Traveler]], mixing their sound with [[worldbeat]] and other influences; these include [[Phish]] (''[[A Picture of Nectar]]''), [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Rusted Root]] and [[Ben Harper]], among others.
**[[A Tribe Called Quest]]'s ''[[Low-End Theory]]'' revolutionizes [[alternative rap]], paving the way for its diversification of styles in the late [[1990s]]
**[[Spacemen 3]] breaks up just as [[space rock]] breaks into the mainstream in Britain
* '''[[1990 in music]]'''
**[[Hip hop]] and [[indie rock]] begin to influence metal, with pivotal releases by [[Primus]] (''[[Frizzle Fry]]''), [[Jane's Addiction]] (''[[Ritual de lo Habitual]]''), [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] (''[[Persistence of Time]]''), [[Sisters of Mercy]] (''[[Vision Thing]]''), [[Pantera]] (''[[Cowboys from Hell]]'') and [[Megadeth]] (''[[Rust in Peace]]'') revitalizing the genre
**[[2 Live Crew]]'s ''[[Nasty As They Wanna Be]]'' sets off a firestorm of controversy after it is banned in a [[Florida]] town as being "obscene"; the law is later overturned
**The emergence of a vibrant [[electronica]] scene in [[Goa, India]]
**The peak of [[twee pop]]'s popularity.  In the [[UK]], it is centered around [[Sarah Records]] ([[Heavenly]], [[The Field Mice]] (''[[Skywriting (album)|Skywriting]]''), [[The Orchids]]); in the [[US]], it is centered around [[Olympia, Washington]]'s [[K Records]] and includes bands like [[Beat Happening]]
**Groups like [[My Bloody Valentine]], [[Lush]] (''[[Black Spring]]''), [[Ride]] (''[[Nowhere]]'') and [[The Boo Radleys]] (''[[Ichabod & I]]'') begin to emerge and come to dominate the British mainstream

== 1980s ==
* '''[[1989 in music]]'''
**[[N.W.A.]] releases ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'', defining [[gangsta rap]] and bringing it out of urban ghettos to mainstream audiences; [[De La Soul]] releases ''[[3 Feet High and Rising]]'', a pivotal album in the development of [[alternative rap]] later in the next decade
**[[Clint Black]]'s ''[[Killin' Time]]'' sweeps [[country music]], reflecting a move towards pop-oriented country
**Bands like the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] (''[[Mother's Milk]]''), [[Faith No More]] (''[[The Real Thing]]'') and [[Fishbone]] (''[[Truth and Soul]]'') bring [[funk metal]] to its commercial pinnacle
**[[Black metal]] emerges out of [[thrash]] with bands like [[Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]] (''[[State of Euphoria]]'') and [[Sepultura]] (''[[Beneath the Remains]]'')
* '''[[1988 in music]]'''
**End of the golden era of [[East Coast rap]], including [[Eric B. & Rakim]] (''[[Follow the Leader]]'') and [[Slick Rick]] (''[[The Great Adventures of Slick Rick]]'')
**[[Rai]]'s popularity and influence in [[Algeria]] and among immigrants in [[France]] help to begin breaking into the mainstream there, and elsewhere in Europe, including superstar [[Cheb Khaled]] (''[[Kutche]]'')
**Releases from [[Sonic Youth]] (''[[Daydream Nation]]'') and [[Jane's Addiction]] (''[[Nothing's Shocking]]'') begin to bring [[indie rock]] towards the [[grunge music|grunge]] explosion
**[[k.d. lang]] (''[[Shadowland]]'') and [[Tracy Chapman]] (''[[Tracy Chapman (album)|Tracy Chapman]]'') release albums that help to kickstart a new female [[singer-songwriter]] scene
**[[Morrissey]] leaves [[the Smiths]] for a solo career, going on to release albums that reflect the beginning of a new psychedelic-pop sound in the UK
**The "Summer of Love" in the UK marks a boom in [[house music]]
**[[My Bloody Valentine]]'s ''[[Isn't Anything]]'' is released, commonly considered the first [[shoegazing]] album
**[[Industrial music]] begins to move into the mainstream with the success of bands like [[Ministry]] (''[[The Land of Rape and Honey]]''), [[My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult]] (''[[I See Good Spirits & I See Bad Spirits]]''), [[Skinny Puppy]] (''[[VIVISect VI]]''), [[Front 242]] (''[[Front by Front]]'') and [[Nine Inch Nails]] (''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'')
**[[Ali Farka Toure]] (''[[Ali Farka Toure]]'') brings [[blues]] music to international audiences, especially in [[Africa]]
**The formation of [[R&S Records]] in [[Ghent, Belgium]] and [[Frankfurt, Germany]] (as well as important labels in [[Chicago]] and [[Detroit]]) and the recordings of seminal tracks like "Energy Flash" ([[Joey Beltram]]) mark the formation of [[trance music]] out of [[acid house]]
* '''[[1987 in music]]'''
**[[U2 (band)|U2]] (''[[The Joshua Tree]]'') and [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] (''[[Document (album)|Document]]'') release albums that signify a move back towards politically and socially aware music
**[[Guns 'N Roses]] releases ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' and dominate the American music scene for the year with an [[arena rock]] and [[thrash metal]]-influenced sound; in [[Europe]], [[Celtic Frost]]'s (''[[Into the Pandemonium]]'') influence and sales peak
**The [[Gipsy Kings]]' "Djobi Djoba" and "Bamboleo" mark the commercial emergence of [[Sevillana]], a pop-oriented [[flamenco]] music, in [[Europe]]
**[[Gothic rock]]'s popularity peaks with bands like [[Sisters of Mercy]] (''[[Floodland]]''), [[Fields of the Nephilim]] (''[[Dawnrazor]]''), [[Mission UK]] (''[[The First Chapter]]'') and [[Peter Murphy]] (''[[Should the World Fail to Fall Apart]]'')
**The term ''[[world music]]'' is first used as a marketing category to describe several dozen kinds of [[folk music]] from around the world; the term immediately draws criticism from artists like [[David Byrne]], who eventually dismissed it as "a way of relegating this 'thing' into the realm of something exotic and therefore cute, weird but safe, because exotica is beautiful but irrelevant; they are, by definition, not like us".
**[[Noise pop]] emerges with releases from [[Jesus & Mary Chain]] (''[[Darklands]]'') and [[Yo La Tengo]] (''[[New Wave Hot Dogs]]'')
**[[Ian MacKaye]]'s [[Embrace (MacKaye)|Embrace]] LP ''[[Embrace]]'' and [[Rites of Spring]]'s EP ''[[All Through a Life]]'' are said to be the beginning of [[emo]] music, based around MacKaye's [[Washington DC]] label, [[Dischord Records]]
* '''[[1986 in music]]'''
**[[The Beastie Boys]] release ''[[Licensed to Ill]]'', the first extremely popular rap album; they are the first white rappers to gain widespread success
**[[Country music]]ians like [[Dwight Yoakam]] (''[[Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.,]]''), [[Randy Travis]] (''[[Storms of Life]]'') and [[George Strait]] (''[[#7]]'') bring about a [[honky tonk]] revival
**[[New Musical Express]] releases ''[[C-86]]'', the beginning of [[twee pop]]
* '''[[1985 in music]]'''
**[[Aerosmith]] begins its return to popular acceptance with ''[[Done with Mirrors]]''
**Releases by [[Bruce Springsteen]] (''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]''), [[John Fogerty]] (''[[Centerfield]]''), [[Rick Springfield]] (''[[Tao (album)|Tao]]'') and [[John Cougar Mellencamp]] (''[[Scarecrow (album)|Scarecrow]]'') reflect a popular emphasis on heartland roots rock and roll
**Chart success helps to jumpstart the careers of [[Sting (singer)|Sting]] (''[[The Dream of the Blue Turtles]]''), [[Wham!]] (''[[Make It Big]]'') and [[Prince Rogers Nelson|Prince]] (''[[Around the World in a Day]]''); [[Europe]]an pop stars [[a-ha]] (''[[Hunting High and Low]]'') and [[Simple Minds]] (''[[Once Upon a Time]]'', "Don't You (Forget About Me)") achieve their greatest success in the [[United States]]
**Releases by [[Hüsker Dü]] (''[[New Day Rising]]''), [[The Replacements]] (''[[Tim]]''), [[The Pogues]] (''[[Rum Sodomy & the Lash]]''), [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] (''[[Fables of the Reconstruction]]'') and [[Talking Heads]] (''[[Little Creatures]]'') help define [[alternative rock]]
**Rappers like [[LL Cool J]] (''[[Radio (album)|Radio]]'') and [[Kurtis Blow]] (''[[America (album)|America]]'') help bring rap closer to the mainstream than ever before
**[[Zydeco]] musicians like [[Rockin' Sidney]] (''[[My Zydeco Shoes Got the Zydeco Blues]]'', "My Toot Toot") and [[Buckwheat Zydeco]] (''[[Waitin' for My Ya-Ya]]'') engender a brief surge in zydeco's popularity
**In [[Jamaica]], [[Wayne Smith]]'s "Under Me Sleng Teng" is the first [[ragga]] recording
**The [[Rock in Rio]] festival brings about the dominance of [[rock and roll]] in [[Brazil]] and other [[Latin America]]n countries
**The mainstream success of [[Amy Grant]] (''[[Straight Ahead]]'', ''[[Unguarded]]'') begins, marking the peak of popularity for [[Contemporary Christian Music]] (CCM)
* '''[[1984 in music]]'''
**[[Tina Turner]] (''[[Private Dancer]]''), [[Madonna (singer)|Madonna]] (''[[Like a Virgin]]'') and [[Cyndi Lauper]] (''[[She's So Unusual]]'') dominate the year's sound with [[dance music|dance]]-oriented singles and ballads of female empowerment
**[[Menudo]] (''[[Reaching Out]]'') reaches the height of their fame, breaking into markets in [[Asia]] and elsewhere
**[[Stryper]]'s ''[[The Yellow and Black Attack]]'' is the first [[Christian metal]] album and sets the stage for later Christian artists in [[punk]], [[hip hop]] and other genres
**[[New Wave]] bands like [[The Cars]] (''[[Heartbeat City]]''), [[General Public]] (''[[All the Rage]]''), [[Spandau Ballet]] (''[[Parade (album)|Parade]]''), [[Adam Ant]] (''[[Strip]]'') and [[A Flock of Seagulls]] (''[[The Story of a Young Heart]]'') achieve their greatest mainstream success
**[[thrash metal|Thrash]]-influenced bands like [[Dokken]] (''[[Tooth and Nail]]''), [[Celtic Frost]] (''[[Morbid Tales]]''), [[Hellhammer]] (''[[Apocalyptic Raids 1990 A.D.]]''), [[Mercyful Fate]] (''[[Don't Break the Oath]]'') and [[Helloween]] (''[[Helloween (album)|Helloween]]'') come to dominate the European metal scene
* '''[[1983 in music]]'''
**The [[Cocteau Twins]]' ''[[Head Over Heels]]'' defines [[dream pop]] and is arguably the beginning of all the styles of late [[1980s]] and early [[1990s|90s]] British rock, including [[twee pop]], [[Britpop]], [[noise pop]] and [[shoegazing]]
**Several bands important in the future development and popularization of [[thrash metal]] form, including [[Megadeth]], [[Metallica]] and the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
**[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] begins its run of mainstream chart success with [[hair metal]] and pop bands like [[Mötley Crüe]] (''[[Shout at the Devil]]''), [[Whitesnake]] (''[[Saints & Sinners]]''), [[Van Halen]] (''[[Diver Down]]''), [[W.A.S.P.]] (''[[Animal (Fuck like a Beast)|Animal (F**k like a Beast)]])''), [[Quiet Riot]] (''[[Metal Health]]'') and [[Def Leppard]] (''[[Pyromania]]'') being most popular
* '''[[1982 in music]]'''
**[[Afrika Bambaataa]] releases ''[[Planet Rock]]'', an important recording in the development of [[rap]] out of [[disco]], [[New Wave]], [[soul music|soul]] and early [[electronica|electronic]] music
**The unexpected chart success of [[The Clash]] (''[[Combat Rock]]''), [[The Go-Gos]] (''[[The Beauty and the Beat]]'') and [[The Bangles]] (''[[All Over the Place]]'') reflect an increasing popularization of [[punk]]-influenced pop music
**[[Jamaica]]n musicians like [[Yellowman]] (''[[Mister Yellowman]]''), and [[Sugar Minnott]] (''[[Good Thing Going]]'') kickstart [[dancehall]] music
**[[The Straycats]]' ''[[Built For Speed]]'''s surprise popularity brings about a brief renaissance in [[rockabilly]]
**[[Duran Duran]]'s ''[[Rio (album)|Rio]]'' sets the stage for the dominance of [[New Romantic]] [[synth pop]] and [[New Wave]] by [[1984 in music|1984]] -- [[Soft Cell]] (''[[Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing]]'') and [[A Flock of Seagulls]] (''[[A Flock of Seagulls (album)|A Flock of Seagulls]]'') also release influential albums
* '''[[1981 in music]]'''
**[[MTV]] first airs
**[[Roger Shepherd]] forms [[Flying Nun]] in [[New Zealand]]; the record label will go on to dominate [[kiwi rock]]
**Pop musicians [[Phil Collins]] (''[[Face Value]]''), [[Rick Springfield]] ''[[Working Class Dog]]''), [[Hall & Oates]] (''[[Private Eyes]]'') and [[The Carpenters]] (''[[Made in America (album)|Made in America]]'') are extremely popular and dominate the year's sound
**German musicians [[Kraftwerk]] (''[[Computer World]]'') help define what is later known as [[electronica]]
**[[Peter Gabriel]] (''[[Peter Gabriel (3)]]''), [[Brian Eno]] (''[[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]]''), [[David Byrne]] (''[[The Catherine Wheel]]'') and [[Bob Marley]] (''[[Uprising]]'') help to popularize [[world music]]; Marley dies this year
* '''[[1980 in music]]'''
**Influential [[alternative rock]] artists like the [[Joy Division]] (''[[Closer]]''), [[The Specials]] (''[[More Specials]]'') and [[U2 (band)|U2]] (''[[Boy]]'') achieve some popularity with influential releases; they are strongly influenced by popular punk and New Wave influenced releases from [[Devo]] (''[[Freedom of Choice]]''), [[Talking Heads]] (''[[Remain in Light]]''), [[The Pretenders]] (''[[Pretenders (album)|Pretenders]]''), [[The Clash]] (''[[London Calling]]'') and [[The Jam]] (''[[Sound Affects]]'')
**"Chico Fininho" by [[Rui Velosa]] marks the beginning of a distinct rock sound in [[Portugal]]
**[[Hank Sapoznik]], [[The Klezmorim]], [[Kapelye]], [[Andy Statman]] and the [[Klezmer Conservatory Band]] emerge at the forefront of a [[klezmer]] revival among Jews in [[Israel]], the [[US]] and [[UK]].
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== 1970s ==
* '''[[1979 in music]]'''
**[[The Clash]] releases ''[[London Calling]]'', a pivotal album in the development of [[hardcore]] [[punk]]
**The [[Sugarhill Gang]] releases what is commonly considered the first successful [[hip hop]] single, "[[Rappers Delight]]"
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**[[Piano Red]] ("The Wrong Yo Yo", "Just Right Bounce", "Laying the Boogie") is the first [[blues]] singer in history to appear on the pop charts
**Calypso's popularity outside of [[Trinidad]] begins with artists like [[Lord Melody]], [[Lord Kitchener]], and, most especially, [[Mighty Spoiler]]'s "Bed Bug".