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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]]
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**[[Music of the United States]]
***[[Hard bop]] [[jazz]]'s mainstream success begins with [[Max Roach]] (''[[Max Roach Plus Four]]''), [[Sonny Rollins]] (''[[Saxophone Colossus]]''), [[Clifford Brown]] (''[[At Basin Street]]''), [[Jimmy Smith]] (''[[The Champ]]'') and [[Horace Silver]] ("Senor Blue")
*'''[[1957 in music]]'''

**[[Music of Iceland]]
***[[Tony Crombie & His Rockets]], an [[England|English]] band, popularizes [[rock and roll]] in Iceland with a series of thirteen concerts; authorities don't approve and try to offer non-rock related activities for Icelandic youth
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**[[Music of the United States]]
***The chart success of [[Johnny Cash]] ("Home of the Blues", "There You Go"), [[Ferlin Husky]] ("Gone", "A Falling Star"), [[George Hamilton IV]] ("Only One Love") and [[Marty Robbins]] ("Knee Deep in the Blues", "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)") mark the beginning of the [[Nashville sound]]'s domination of [[country music]]
*'''[[1958 in music]]'''
**[[Music of Brazil]]
***[[Bossa nova]] emerges from [[Brazil]] with artists like [[João Gilberto]] ("Bim Bom"), and [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]] ("Chega de Saudade")
**[[Music of the United Kingdom]]
***[[Blues]] musicians like [[Big Bill Broonzy]], [[Alexis Korner]], [[Cyril Davies]] and [[Muddy Waters]] achieve great popular acclaim in [[Great Britain]]
**[[Music of the United States]]
***[[The Kingston Trio]]'s "Tom Dooler" helps to jumpstart a revival in [[folk music]]
*'''[[1959 in music]]'''
**[[Music of Iceland]]
***Native [[rock and roll]] musicians begin an Icelandic rock scene.  Record companies require lyrics to be in [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], though the youthful listeners prefer [[English language]] acts.
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**[[Music of the United States]]
***Recordings by [[Ornette Coleman]] (''[[The Shape of Jazz to Come]]''), [[Sun Ra]] (''[[The Nubians of Plutonia]]''), [[John Coltrane]] (''[[Giant Steps]]''), [[Cecil Taylor]] (''[[Stereo Drive]]'', ''[[Love for Sale]]'') and [[Eric Dolphy]] (''[[Hot & Cool Latin]]'') mark a mainstream resurgence in [[jazz]], which has morphed into [[hard bop]], [[avant-garde jazz]] and [[fusion jazz|fusion]] - most important is ''[[Kind of Blue]]'' by [[Miles Davis]]
**[[Music of Jamaica]]
***[[Coxsone Dodd]] and [[Duke Reid]], among others, found [[Jamaica]]n [[ska]]-oriented labels, setting the foundation for a distinctively Jamaican music scene
==[[1960s]]==
*'''[[1960 in music]]'''
**[[Music of Iceland]]
***The first peak of [[rock and roll]]'s popularity, with native bands like [[Lúdó]], [[Disco (band)|Disco]] and [[City (band)|City]] dominating live Icelandic music, though few record companies will sign pure rock bands
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**[[Music of the United States]]
***[[Soul music]] begins to develop out of [[gospel music|gospel]] with recordings like "Cathy's Clown" ([[The Everly Brothers]]) and "Chain Gang" ([[Sam Cooke]])
***[[Elvis Presley]]'s ''[[His Hand in Mine]]'' is released; this is often considered the start of contemporary [[gospel]] music
**[[Music of Spain]]
***In [[Spain]], a major revival of [[flamenco]] music begins
(contracted; show full)ight]]'', ''[[...Introducing the Beatles]]'', ''[[Meet the Beatles]]'') continue to dominate the charts, along with [[The Beach Boys]] ("I Get Around"), [[The Zombies]] ("She's Not There"), [[The Kinks]] ("You Really Got Me") and [[The Animals]] (''[[The Animals (album)|The Animals]]'', "The House of the Rising Sun").  Their chart success heralds the arrival of the [[British Invasion]] in the 
US and elsewhere[[United States]], [[Australia]] and other countries
**[[Music of Brazil]]
***A new brand of politically aware [[bossa nova]] emerges from [[Brazil]]; musicians like [[Geraldo Vandré]] respond to the reality of the time with populist songwriting
**[[Music of Jamaica]]
***In [[Jamaica]], the popularity of [[ska]] is unchallenged; native artists like [[Toots & the Maytals]], [[The Wailers]], [[Prince Buster]] and [[Desmond Dekker]] are extremely popular
**[[Music of Kenya]]
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**International trends
***[[The Beatles]] endure the heights of Beatlemania while the [[British Invasion]] peaks
***Many of the bands that are later important in psychedelia begin performing, including [[Pink Floyd]], [[The Grateful Dead]], [[Jefferson Airplane]] and [[The Byrds]]
**[[Music of Brazil]]
***Música popular brasileira ([[MPB]]) develops in [[Brazil]] with [[Chico Buarque]], [[Edu Lobo]] and [[Elis Regina]] developing a distinctively Brazilian folk sound

**[[Music of Iceland]]
***[[Hljómar]], a native [[Merseybeat]] band, begins dominating Icelandic music with [[Icelandic language]] songs directly inspired by [[The Beatles]]; the band's first single, "Bláu augun fl'n/Fyrsti kossinn", is released this year
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**[[Music of the United Kingdom]]
***[[Mod]] reaches the height of its popularity in [[Britain]] with bands like [[The Who]] (''[[The Who Sings My Generation]]'') and [[The Small Faces]]
**[[Music of the United States]]
(contracted; show full)s]] (''[[The Soft Parade]]''), [[The Beatles]] (''[[Abbey Road]]''), [[The Fifth Dimension]] (''[[The Age of Aquarius]]''), [[Youngbloods]] (''[[Elephant Mountain]]'') and [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]] (''[[Déjà Vu]]'') selling extremely well and the blockbuster [[Woodstock]] music festival held in [[Bethel, New York]]
**[[Music of Brazil]]
***A revival of traditional [[choro]] music begins in [[Brazil]]

**[[Music of Iceland]]
***Many of the previously-popular [[Beatles]]-influenced bands break up, and [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] groups like [[Trúbrot]] and [[Náttúra]] dominate Icelandic music
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**[[Music of Jamaica]]
***[[Roots reggae]] becomes the dominant sound in [[Jamaica]], with [[Bob Marley & the Wailers]] (''[[Soul Shakedown]]'') leading the way towards a new, distinctively Jamaican fusion of folk, R&B, rock and ska
**[[Music of the United Kindom]]
***[[The Who]] releases ''[[Tommy]]'', the first [[rock opera]]
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**[[Music of Germany]]
***[[Krautrock]] begins with [[Germany|German]] musicians like [[Amon Düül II]] (''[[Tanz der Lemminge]]''), [[Faust (band)|Faust]] (''[[Faust (band)|Faust]]'') and [[Can (band)|Can]] (''[[Tago Mago]]''), moving [[progressive rock]] towards new sonic territory, eventually influencing genres including [[New Wave]], [[electronica]] and [[industrial rock]]

**[[Music of Iceland]]
***The beginning of the [[English language]] period of domination
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**[[Music of Kenya]]
***[[Simba Wanyika]]'s career as a popular performer in [[Kenya]] begins, marking the beginning of a fusion between African rhythms and western pop sounds, and the commercial success of Swahili music
**[[Music of the United Kingdom]]
***[[Black Sabbath]]'s ''[[Paranoid]]'' and [[Led Zeppelin]]'s ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'' are enormously influential albums in the development of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]
(contracted; show full)uccess of [[Waylon Jennings]] (''[[The Rambling Man]]'', ''[[This Time]]''), [[David Allan Coe]] (''[[Once Upon a Rhyme]]'', ''[[Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy]]''), [[Merle Haggard]] ("Things Aren't Funny Anymore", "Old Man from the Mountain"), [[Kris Kristofferson]] (''[[Spooky Lady's Sideshow]]'') and [[Willie Nelson]] (''[[Phases and Stages]]'') this year

*'''[[1975 in music]]'''
**[[Music of Iceland]]
***Musicians like [[Gunnar Þórðarson]], [[Megas]], [[Stuðmenn]] and [[Magnús Eiríksson]] (then of [[Mannakorn]]), [[songwriter]]s like [[Þorsteinn Eggertsson]],  begin using [[Icelandic language]] lyrics and begin to develop a distinctively Icelandic [[rock and roll|rock]] sound inspired by [[Bob Dylan]] and similar [[folk music|folk]]- and [[country music|country]]-influenced artists
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**[[Music of the United Kingdom]]
***[[Lovers rock]] begins its period of popularity in [[Britain]] with [[Louisa Marks]]' "Caught You in a Lie"
***[[Brinsley Schwarz]] and [[Ducks Deluxe]] break up, ending the [[pub rock]] trend
**[[Music of the United States]]
***[[Bruce Springsteen]] makes the cover of [[Time Magazine]] and [[Newsweek]] on the same week, releases ''[[Born to Run]]'', and breaks into the mainstream
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***[[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]]"