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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)]]

==[[1950s]]==
*'''[[1951 in music]]'''
**[[Music of Trinidad]]
***Calypso's popularity outside of [[Trinidad]] begins with artists like [[Lord Melody]], [[Lord Kitchener]], and, most especially, [[Mighty Spoiler]]'s "Bed Bug".
**[[Music of the United States]]
(contracted; show full)s (band)|Orleans]] ("Still the One"), [[The Doobie Brothers]] (''[[Takin' It to the Streets]]''), [[Starland Vocal Band]] ("Afternoon Delight"), [[Peter Frampton]] (''[[Frampton Comes Alive]]'') and [[Paul Simon]] ("50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", "Still Crazy After All These Years") are popular
*'''[[1977 in music]]'''
**International trends
***[[The Sex Pistols]] release ''[[Never
m Mind tThe Bollocks Here's tThe Sex Pistols]]'', kickstarting the [[punk]] rock movement in the UK, while the [[Ramones]]' ''[[Rocket to Russia]]'' helps break in punk in the US - art-punk bands like [[Television (band)|Television]] (''[[Marquee Moon]]''), [[Elvis Costello]] (''[[My Aim Is True]]''), [[The Damned]] (''[[Machine Gun Etiquette]]''), [[Richard Hell & the Voidoids]] (''[[Blank Generation]]''), [[UFO (band)(contracted; show full)
***[[Country music]]ian [[Linda Ronstadt]] helps lead a popularization of Mexican [[mariachi]] music, beginning with a major festival in [[San Antonio, Texas]]
**[[Music of the United Kingdom]]
***[[The Clash]] releases ''[[London Calling]]'', a pivotal album in the development of [[hardcore]] [[punk]]
**[[Music of the United States]]
***The [[Sugarhill Gang]] releases what is commonly considered the first successful [[hip hop]] single, "[[Rappers Delight]]"