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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)
***[[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]]"

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***[[Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers]]' ''[[Bustin' Loose]]'' is released; this is the first [[go go]] record.