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Whether you're feeling nostalgic or want to dig deeper into vintage tunes, learn about hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Get information decade by decade on famous groups, songs, and albums and learn about their cultural impact.

Most protest songs from the 1950s, '60s and '70s dealt with racism and war, but poverty and power were also huge issues. The economic inequality America suffered was seen as a byproduct of government inaction, abuse of power, misguided spending and class warfare. Sound familiar? Whatever your idea of economic justice, you can probably find some revolutionary sentiment to hold on to in these ten classic oldies, all of which protested the power government holds on the people.

Though not generally considered his finest work, this ex-Beatle's 1972-1974 period of intense social activism occasionally produced some stirring music, including "Power to the People," which Lennon intended to be sung my marchers in the street, much as he envisioned with "Give Peace a Chance."

This retro rocker has more form than that earlier singalong, as well as a glossy yet thick Phil Spector production that doesn't intrude on the sentiment. But despite lines like "A million workers working for nothing / You better give 'em what they really own" and a verse that looks at the movement's own treatment of women as second-class citizens, "Give Peace a Chance" still seems to be history's favorite of Lennon's protest songs.

Top Hits of the 70s | Oldies Songs List 1970

The top hits oldies music of the 70s is characterized by a number of musical styles. On one end, the heavy metal genre came of age with artists like Alice Cooper, Deep Purple, Aerosmith, and Kiss. On the other end, artists like The Jackson Five, The Osmonds, David Cassidy and The Bay City Rollers created teeny bopper pandemonium. The one music genre that really flourished in this era is the disco (Van McCoy, Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor), which ruled the singles market, while the rock musicians concentrate on coming up with “serious” album projects.

As usual, black American artists played a major role in this era’s music, with soul, funk and disco. They produced a diversity of music ranging from excellent middle of the road-oriented recordings to bland disco tracks.

It is also an era when hits came internationally. The multitalented Bee Gees and Olivia Newton John led the invasion of Australian artists, while Swedish quartet Abba conquered from continental Europe.

The 70s was also an era when punk revolutionized music with such artists such as Iggy Pop and The Ramones. Elvis Costello may have been the only artist from the period to achieve lasting inter¬national success, but the attitude and energy of the time was to influence a legion of British pop stars in the 1980s.

The decade ended with electropop, Euro disco and synth rock making their mark. A new wave of heavy metal artists were also banging their heads on the chart door, while rap, which would have a lot to say in the next two decades, was starting to enjoy its first taste of mass acceptance.

011 – Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful
012 – Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
013 – Bread – Make It with You
014 – Vanity Fair – Hitchin’ a Ride
015 – Jackson 5 – Abc
016 – Jackson 5 – Love You Save
017 – Neil Diamond – Cracklin’ Rosie
018 – Tony Orlando & Dawn – Candida
019 – Sly & the Family Stone – Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice
020 – Eric Burdon & War – Spill the Wine
021 – Five Stairsteps & Cubie – O-O-H Child
022 – Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the Sky
023 – Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers – Lay Down (Cand
024 – Temptations – Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World
025 – Moments – Love on a Two Way Street

026 – Poppy Family – Which Way You Goin’ Billy
027 – Free – All Right Now
028 – Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
029 – Bobby Sherman – Julie, Do Ya Love Me
030 – Sugarloaf – Green-Eyed Lady
031 – Stevie Wonder – Signed Sealed Delivered
032 – Blues Image – Ride Captain Ride
033 – Shocking Blue – Venus
034 – John Lennon – Instant Karma (We All Shine on)
035 – Clarence Carter – Patches
036 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin’ Out My Back Doo
037 – Brook Benton – Rainy Night in Georgia
038 – Kenny Rogers & the First Edition – Something’s Burning
039 – Chairmen of the Board – Give Me Just a Little More Time
040 – Edison Lighthouse – Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
041 – Beatles – Long and Winding Road
042 – Anne Murray – Snowbird
043 – Marmalade – Reflections of My Life
044 – Eddie Holman – Hey There Lonely Girl
045 – Jaggerz – The Rapper
046 – Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
047 – Alive & Kicking – Tighter Tighter
048 – Badfinger – Come and Get It
049 – Simon & Garfunkel – Cecilia
050 – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Lä
051 – Tyrone Davis – Turn Back the Hands of Time
052 – Kinks – Lola
053 – Mungo Jerry – In the Summertime
054 – R Dean Taylor – Indiana Wants Me
055 – Rare Earth – (I Know) I’m Losing You
056 – Bobby Sherman – Easy Come, Easy Go
057 – Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – E
058 – Four Tops – Still Water (Love)
059 – Chicago – Make Me Smile
060 – Frijid Pink – House of the Rising Sun
061 – Chicago – 25 Or 6 to 4
062 – White Plains – My Baby Loves Lovin’
063 – Friends of Distinction – Love Or Let Me Be Lonely
064 – Brotherhood of Man – United We Stand
065 – Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun
066 – Mark Lindsay – Arizona
067 – James Taylor – Fire and Rain
068 – Gene Chandler – Groovy Situation
069 – Santana – Evil Ways
070 – Guess Who – No Time
071 – Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
072 – Elvis Presley – Wonder of You (Live)
073 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around the Bend
074 – Ronnie Dyson – (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Wh
075 – Bj Thomas – I Just Can’t Help Believing
076 – Spinners – It’s a Shame
077 – Bobbi Martin – For the Love of Him
078 – Mountain – Mississippi Queen
079 – Ike & Tina Turner – I Want to Take You Higher
080 – Joe Cocker – The Letter
081 – Tee Set – Ma Belle Amie
082 – Originals – The Bells
083 – Christie – Yellow River
084 – 100 Proof Aged in Soul – Somebody’s Been Sleeping
085 – Ides of March – Vehicle
086 – Pipkins – Gimme Dat Ding
087 – Robin McNamara – Lay a Little Lovin’ on Me
088 – Supremes – Up the Ladder to the Roof
089 – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Travelin’ Band
090 – Sandpipers – Come Saturday Morning
091 – Temptations – Psychedelic Shack
092 – Tom Jones – Without Love (There Is Nothing)
093 – Pacific Gas & Electric – Are You Ready
094 – Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young – Woodstock
095 – Dionne Warwick – I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
096 – New Seekers – Look What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma
097 – Joe South – Walk a Mile in My Shoes
098 – Bb King – The Thrill Is Gone
099 – Glen Campbell – It’s Only Make Believe
100 – Aretha Franklin – Call Me

001 – Roberta Flack – First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
002 – Gilbert O’sullivan – Alone Again (Naturally)
003 – Don Mclean – American Pie
004 – Harry Nilsson – Can’t Live if Living Is Without You
005 – Sammy Davis Jr. – Candy Man
006 – Joe Tex – I Gotcha
007 – Bill Withers – Lean On Me
008 – Mac Davis – Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me
009 – Melanie – Brand New Key
010 – Wayne Newton – Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast
011 – Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
012 – Looking Glass – Brandy
013 – Chi-Lites – Oh Girl
014 – Gallery – Nice to Be with You
015 – Chuck Berry – My Ding-a-Ling
016 – Luther Ingram – if Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want To
017 – Neil Young – Heart Of Gold
018 – Stylistics – Betcha by Golly Wow
019 – Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There
020 – Michael Jackson – Ben
021 – Robert John – Lion Sleeps Tonight
022 – Billy Preston – Outa-Space
023 – War – Slippin’ into Darkness
024 – Hollies – Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)
025 – Mouth & Macneal – How Do You Do
026 – Neil Diamond – Song Sung Blue
027 – America – Horse with No Name
028 – Hot Butter – Popcorn
029 – Main Ingredient – Everybody Plays the Fool
030 – Climax – Precious and Few
031 – 5th Dimension – (Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at A
032 – Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin
033 – Raspberries – Go All the Way
034 – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – Too Late to Turn Bac
035 – O’jays – Back Stabbers
036 – Osmonds – Down by the Lazy River
037 – Jonathan Edwards – Sunshine
038 – Mel & Tim – Starting All Over Again
039 – Badfinger – Day After Day
040 – Elton John – Rocket Man
041 – Jackson 5 – Rockin’ Robin
042 – Daniel Boone – Beautiful Sunday
043 – Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band – Scorpio
044 – Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken
045 – Arlo Guthrie – City Of New Orleans
046 – Rick Nelson – Garden Party
047 – Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now
048 – Elvis Presley – Burning Love
049 – Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
050 – Argent – Hold Your Head Up
051 – Chakachas – Jungle Fever
052 – Bread – Everything I Own
053 – Dramatics – in the Rain
054 – Al Green – Look What You Done for Me
055 – Donna Fargo – Happiest Girl in the Whole Usa
056 – T Rex – Bang a Gong (Get It On)
057 – Paul Simon – Mother and Child Reunion
058 – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway – Where Is the Love
059 – Al Green – I’m Still in Love with You
060 – Derek & the Dominos – Layla
061 – Aretha Franklin – Day Dreaming
062 – Cher – Way Of Love
063 – Three Dog Night – Black and White
064 – Dr Hook – Sylvia’s Mother
065 – Carpenters – Hurting Each Other
066 – Harry Nilsson – Coconut
067 – Donny Osmond – Puppy Love
068 – Jim Croce – You Don’t Mess Around with Jim
069 – Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen – Hot Rod Linco
070 – Sonny & Cher – a Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done
071 – Apollo 100 – Joy
072 – Carly Simon – Anticipation
073 – Three Dog Night – Never Been to Spain
074 – Charlie Pride – Kiss an Angel Good Morning
075 – Alice Cooper – School’s Out
076 – Chicago – Saturday in the Park
077 – Joe Simon – Drowning in the Sea Of Love
078 – Bill Withers – Use Me
079 – Sly & the Family Stone- Family Affair –
080 – Jimmy Castor Bunch – Troglodyte
081 – Redbone – Witch Queen Of New Orleans
082 – Curtis Mayfield – Freddie’s Dead
083 – Joe Simon – Power Of Love
084 – Jerry Butler & Brenda Lee Eager – Ain’t Understanding
085 – Harry Chapin – Taxi
086 – Beverly Bremers – Don’t Say You Don’t Remember
087 – Bobby Vinton – Sealed with a Kiss
088 – Todd Rundgren – I Saw the Light
089 – Sailcat – Motorcycle Mama
090 – Godspell – Day by Day
091 – Yes – Roundabout
092 – Jackson Browne – Doctor My Eyes
093 – New Seekers – I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
094 – Don Mclean – Vincent
095 – Detroit Emeralds – Baby Let Me Take You (in My Arms)
096 – Rick Springfield – Speak to the Sky
097 – Hillside Singers – I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing
098 – Love Unlimited Orchestra – Walking in the Rain with The
099 – James Brown – Good Foot (Part 1)

Top Hits of 1976 | Oldies Songs List 1976

001 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Silly Love Songs
002 – Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
003 – Johnnie Taylor – Disco Lady
004 – Four Seasons – December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
005 – Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
006 – Manhattans – Kiss And Say Goodbye
007 – Miracles – Love Machine (Part 1)
008 – Paul Simon – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
009 – Gary Wright – Love Is Alive
010 – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band – A Fifth Of Beethov
011 – Hall & Oates – Sara Smile
012 – Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight
013 – Barry Manilow – I Write The Songs
014 – Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly
015 – Diana Ross – Love Hangover
016 – Seals & Crofts – Get Closer
017 – Andrea True Connection – More, More, More

018 – Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
019 – Dorothy Moore – Misty Blue
020 – Sylvers – Boogie Fever
021 – England Dan & John Ford Coley – I’d Really Love To See
022 – Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
023 – Nazareth – Love Hurts
024 – Silver Convention – Get Up And Boogie
025 – Eagles – Take It To The Limit
026 – KC & The Sunshine Band – (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Yo
027 – Commodores – Sweet Love
028 – Maxine Nightingale – Right Back Where We Started From
029 – Rhythm Heritage – Theme From S W A T
030 – Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
031 – Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing
032 – Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
033 – David Bowie – Golden Years
034 – Starbuck – Moonlight Feels Right
035 – Dr Hook – Only Sixteen
036 – Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow
037 – Gary Wright – Dream Weaver
038 – Vicki Sue Robinson – Turn The Beat Around
039 – Captain & Tennille – Lonely Night (Angel Face)
040 – Eric Carmen – All By Myself
041 – Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby
042 – Donny & Marie Osmond – Deep Purple
043 – Diana Ross – Theme From Mahogany
044 – Rufus & Chaka Khan – Sweet Thing
045 – KC & The Sunshine Band – That’s The Way (I Like It)
046 – Dr Hook – A Little Bit More
047 – Henry Gross – Shannon
048 – Chicago – If You Leave Me Now
049 – Boz Scaggs – Lowdown
050 – Peter Frampton – Show Me The Way
051 – Aerosmith – Dream On
052 – O’Jays – I Love Music (Part 1)
053 – Fleetwood Mac – Say You Love Me
054 – Paul Anka – Times Of Your Life
055 – Cliff Richard – Devil Woman
056 – Elvin Bishop – Fooled Around And Fell In Love
057 – C W McCall – Convoy
058 – John Sebastian – Welcome Back
059 – Earth, Wind & Fire – Sing A Song
060 – Tavares – Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
061 – Brothers Johnson – I’ll Be Good To You
062 – Captain & Tennille – Shop Around
063 – Bay City Rollers – Saturday Night
064 – Elton John – Island Girl
065 – Staple Singers – Let’s Do It Again
066 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Let ‘Em In
067 – Wing & A Prayer, File & Drum Corps – Baby Face
068 – George Benson – This Masquerade
069 – Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman
070 – Silver – Wham Bam
071 – Keith Carradine – I’m Easy
072 – Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Wake Up Everybody (Part
073 – War – Summer
074 – John Travolta – Let Her In

075 – Sweet – Fox On The Run

076 – Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon
077 – Beatles – Got To Get You Into My Life
078 – Bee Gees – Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
079 – Earth, Wind & Fire – Getaway
080 – Hall & Oates – She’s Gone
081 – Beach Boys – Rock And Roll Music
082 – Orleans – Still The One
083 – Queen – You’re My Best Friend
084 – Jefferson Starship – With Your Love

085 – Foghat – Slow Ride
086 – Ohio Players – Who’d She Coo
087 – David Ruffin – Walk Away From Love
088 – Peter Frampton – Baby, I Love Your Way
089 – Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
090 – Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
091 – Bay City Rollers – Money Honey
092 – Parliament & George Clinton – Tear The Roof Off The Suc
093 – Larry Groce – Junk Food Junkie
094 – Barry Manilow – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again
095 – Kiss – Rock And Roll All Night (Live)
096 – Rick Dees – Disco Duck
097 – Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town
098 – Steve Miller Band – Take The Money And Run
099 – Who – Squeeze Box
100 – Glen Campbell – Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In LA)

When you scan the top hits of the 80s oldies music, you will see that rock music (Queen, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot, Europe, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and Cinderella) continued to branch out into many sub-genres. Alt rock (Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, R.E.M., The Pixies, and Sonic Youth), heavy metal music (Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Dio), rap and hip hop (Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, NWA, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Eric B. & Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Boogie Down Productions, Ice T) continued to grow.

The death of disco gave rise to dance music (Frankie goes to Hollywood, Wham!).

Female recording artists such as Madonna, Whitney Huston, Janet Jackson and Kylie Minogue grabbed the spotlight, shattering sales records, and the US experienced another invasion of British artists. Dire Straits, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen as well as veteran acts like Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and The Who packed concerts.

Prince became a phenomenon, and showed the world that white rock added to black music was a winning combination, and artists such as New Kids on the Block, Rick Astley, Lisa Stansfield and Paul Young proved once again that sounding black was no hindrance to a white artist’s career. Michael Jackson’s Thriller became the best-selling album of all time.

The CD’s appeared, and became very popular very fast, making vinyl almost obsolete.

Music videos and MTV appeared and became an essential marketing tool for a single. This helps the career of good looking recording artists such as The Culture Club, Duran Duran and New Kids on the Block.

1980 Music History

In 1980, Prince, Tom Petty, Air Supply and Christopher Cross made the top charts for the first time. Pink Floyd with their album “The Wall” and their single “Another Brick in the Wall” prove to be megahits. Their “Dark Side of the Moon” broke the longevity record on the album chart. Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” was his second successive top hit. Blondie’s “Call Me” became the group’s second hit, happening in the month that top disco, Club 54, closed its doors. Paul McCartney received a rhodium plated record from The Guinness Book of Records for being the most successful songwriter of all time. And finally, John Lennon’s murder shocked the music world, the sales of his comeback album “Double Fantasy”, as well as all of his solo albums and those with the Beatles increased dramatically.

Top Hits of 1974 | Oldies Songs List 1974

001 – Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were
002 – Terry Jacks – Seasons In The Sun
003 – Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme
004 – Redbone – Come And Get Your Love
005 – Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine
006 – Grand Funk Railroad – The Locomotion
007 – MFSB – TSOP
008 – Ray Stevens – The Streak
009 – Elton John – Bennie And The Jets
010 – Mac Davis – One Hell Of A Woman
011 – Aretha Franklin – Until You Come Back To Me (That’s Wha
012 – Kool & The Gang – Jungle Boogie
013 – Maria Muldaur – Midnight At The Oasis
014 – Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New
015 – Al Wilson – Show And Tell
016 – Jim Stafford – Spiders And Snakes
017 – David Essex – Rock On
018 – John Denver – Sunshine On My Shoulder
019 – Blue Magic – Sideshow
020 – Blue Swede – Hooked On A Feeling
021 – Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods – Billy Don’t Be A Hero
022 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run
023 – Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
024 – Jim Croce – Time In A Bottle
025 – John Denver – Annie’s Song
026 – Olivia Newton-John – Let Me Be There
027 – Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown
028 – Paul Anka – (You’re) Having My Baby
029 – Andy Kim – Rock Me Gently
030 – Eddie Kendricks – Boogie Down
031 – Ringo Starr – You’re Sixteen
032 – Olivia Newton-John – If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
033 – Cher – Dark Lady
034 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happene
035 – Roberta Flack – Feel Like Makin’ Love
036 – Main Ingredient – Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely
037 – Billy Preston – Nothing from Nothing
038 – George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
039 – Carpenters – Top Of The World
040 – Steve Miller Band – Joker
041 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – I’ve Got To Use My Imaginati
042 – Three Dog Night – The Show Must Go On
043 – Hues Corporation – Rock The Boat
044 – Brownsville Station – Smokin’ In The Boys Room
045 – Stevie Wonder – Living For The City
046 – Paper Lace – The Night Chicago Died
047 – Dionne Warwick & Spinners – Then Came You
048 – Marvin Hamlisch – The Entertainer
049 – Abba – Waterloo
050 – Hollies – The Air That I Breathe
051 – Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
052 – James Taylor & Carly Simon – Mockingbird
053 – Joni Mitchell – Help Me
054 – Anne Murray – You Won’t See Me
055 – Barry White – Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
056 – Rufus & Chaka Khan – Tell Me Something Good
057 – Helen Reddy – You And Me Against The World
058 – Righteous Brothers – Rock And Roll Heaven
059 – Kool & The Gang – Hollywood Swinging
060 – William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You Got
061 – Johnny Bristol – Hang On In There Baby
062 – Mocedades – Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)
063 – Bachman Turner Overdrive – Takin’ Care Of Business
064 – Golden Earring – Radar Love
065 – Dave Loggins – Please Come To Boston
066 – Wet Willie – Keep On Smilin’
067 – Bobby Womack – Lookin’ For Love
068 – O’Jays – Put Your Hands Together
069 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – On and On
070 – Cat Stevens – Oh Very Young
071 – Helen Reddy – Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)
072 – Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
073 – Chicago – (I’ve Been) Searchin’ So Long
074 – Ringo Starr – Oh My My

075 – O’Jays – For The Love Of Money

076 – Eric Clapton – I Shot The Sheriff
077 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet
078 – Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
079 – Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells
080 – Anne Murray – Love Song
081 – Donny & Marie Osmond – I’m Leaving It All Up To You
082 – Todd Rundgren – Hello, It’s Me
083 – Tom T Hall – I Love
084 – Guess Who – Clap For The Wolfman
085 – Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
086 – Sister Janet Mead – The Lord’s Prayer
087 – Lamont Dozier – Trying To Hold On To My Woman
088 – Stevie Wonder – Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing
089 – Charlie Rich – A Very Special Love Song
090 – Jim Stafford – My Girl Bill
091 – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake
092 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Helen Wheels
093 – Jim Stafford – Wildwood Weed
094 – First Class – Beach Baby
095 – War – Me And Baby Brother
096 – Stylistics – Rockin’ Roll Baby
097 – Olivia Newton-John – I Honestly Love You
098 – Chicago – Call On Me
099 – Fancy – Wild Thing
100 – Spinners – Mighty Love (Part 1)

The Grammy Awards (or the Grammophone awards or “Grammys”) are considered to be the most prestigious music awards of the music record industry. They are presented yearly by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to acknowledge the year’s outstanding musical achievements . The awards are chosen by voting members consisting of music industry professionals with creative or technical credits on at least 6 commercially released tracks. Below are Grammy’s Top Album of the Year:

1959 The Music From Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini
1960 Come Dance With Me! – Frank Sinatra
1961 The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart
1962 Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland
1963 The First Family – Vaughn Meader
1964 The Barbra Streisand Album – Barbra Streisand
1965 Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz & João Gilberto
1966 September of My Years – Frank Sinatra
1967 A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra
1968 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
1969 By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell
1970 Blood, Sweat &amp Tears – Blood, Sweat &amp Tears
1971 Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon &amp Garfunkle
1972 Tapestry – Carole King
1973 The Concert for Bangla Desh – George Harrison and Friends
1974 Innervisions – Stevie Wonder
1975 Fulfillingness’ First Finale – Stevie Wonder
1976 Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon
1977 Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder
1978 Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
1979 Saturday Night Fever – The Bee Gees
1980 52nd Street – Billy Joel
1981 Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross
1982 Double Fantasy – John Lennon &amp Yoko Ono
1983 Toto IV – Toto
1984 Thriller – Michael Jackson
1985 Can’t Slow Down – Lionel Richie
1986 No Jacket Required – Phil Collins
1987 Graceland – Paul Simon
1988 The Joshua Tree – U2
1989 Faith – George Michael

1990 Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt
1991 Back on the Block – Quincy Jones
1992 Unforgettable: With Love – Natalie Cole
1993 Unplugged – Eric Clapton
1994 The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston
1995 MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett
1996 Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
1997 Falling Into You – Celine Dion
1998 Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan
1999 The Miseducation of Lauren Hill – Lauren Hill
2000 Supernatural – Santana
2001 Two Against Nature – Steely Dan
2002 O Brother – Where Art Thou? Various artists
2003 Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
2004 Speakerboxx/The Love Below – OutKast
2005 Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles
2006 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2
2007 Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks
2008 River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock
2009 Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Allison Kraus
2010 Fearless – Taylor Swift
2011 The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
2012 Adele – Adele
2013 Mumford & Sons – Babel
2014 Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
2015 Beck – Morning Phase

Top Hits of 1975 | Oldies Songs List 1975

001 – Captain & Tennille – Love Will Keep Us Together
002 – Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
003 – Elton John – Philadelphia Freedom
004 – Freddy Fender – Before The Next Teardrop Falls
005 – Frankie Valli – My Eyes Adored You
006 – Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star
007 – David Bowie – Fame
008 – Neil Sedaka – Laughter In The Rain
009 – Eagles – One Of These Nights
010 – John Denver – Thank God I’m A Country Boy
011 – Bee Gees – Jive Talkin’
012 – Eagles – Best Of My Love
013 – Minnie Riperton – Lovin’ You
014 – Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting
015 – Doobie Brothers – Black Water
016 – Sweet – Ballroom Blitz
017 – B J Thomas – Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
018 – Tony Orlando & Dawn – He Don’t Love You Like I Do
019 – Janis Ian – At Seventeen
020 – Average White Band – Pick Up the Pieces
021 – Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – The Hustle
022 – LaBelle – Lady Marmalade
023 – War – Why Can’t We Be Friends
024 – Major Harris – jor Harris- Love Won’t Let Me Wait
025 – Stevie Wonder – Boogie On Reggae Woman
026 – Freddy Fender – Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
027 – Isley Brothers – Fight The Power (Part 1)
028 – Helen Reddy – Angie Baby
029 – Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Jackie Blue
030 – Ohio Players – Fire
031 – Pilot – Magic
032 – Carpenters – Please Mr Postman
033 – America – Sister Golden Hair
034 – Elton John – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
035 – Barry Manilow – Mandy
036 – Olivia Newton-John – Have You Never Been Mellow
037 – Barry Manilow – Could It Be Magic
038 – Harry Chapin – Cats In The Cradle
039 – Michael Martin Murphey – Wildfire
040 – Jessi Colter – I’m Not Lisa
041 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Listen To What The Man Said
042 – 10cc – I’m Not In Love
043 – Billy Swan – I Can Help
044 – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – Fallin’ In Love
045 – Morris Albert – Feelings
046 – Sammy Johns – Chevy Van
047 – Linda Ronstadt – When Will I Be Loved
048 – Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everthing
049 – Olivia Newton-John – Please Mr Please
050 – Linda Ronstadt – You’re No Good
051 – Bazuka – Dynomite
052 – Blackbyrds – Walking In Rhythm
053 – Gladys Knight & The Pips – Way We Were-Try To Remember
054 – Melissa Manchester – Midnight Blue
055 – Sugarloaf – Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You
056 – Phoebe Snow – Poetry Man
057 – Ace – How Long
058 – BT Express – Express
059 – Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World
060 – Styx – Lady
061 – Grand Funk – Bad Time
062 – Alice Cooper – Only Women Bleed
063 – Carol Douglas – Doctor’s Orders
064 – KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight
065 – Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful
066 – Paul Anka & Odia Coates – One Man Woman-One Woman Man
067 – Bad Company – Feel Like Making Love
068 – James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
069 – Orleans – Dance With Me
070 – Average White Band – Cut The Cake
071 – Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye
072 – Paul Anka – I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone
073 – Donny & Marie Osmond – Morning Side Of The Mountain
074 – Grand Funk – Some Kind Of Wonderful

075 – Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again

076 – Joe Simon – Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)
077 – John Denver – I’m Sorry
078 – Queen – Killer Queen
079 – Eddie Kendricks – Shoeshine Boy
080 – BT Express – Do It (Til You’re Satisfied)
081 – Electric Light Orchestra – Can’t Get It Out Of My Head
082 – Al Green – Sha La La (Makes Me Happy)
083 – America – Lonely People
084 – Rufus & Chaka Khan – You Got The Love
085 – Mike Post – Rockford Files
086 – Tavares – It Only Takes A Minute
087 – Ringo Starr – No No Song
088 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Junior’s Farm
089 – Jethro Tull – Bungle In The Jungle
090 – Leo Sayer – Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)
091 – Elton John – Someone Saved My Life Tonight
092 – Ray Stevens – Misty
093 – Neil Sedaka – Bad Blood
094 – Carpenters – Only Yesterday
095 – Dwight Twilley Band – I’m On Fire
096 – Ringo Starr – Only You
097 – Amazing Rhythm Aces – Third Rate Romance
098 – Bachman Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
099 – Frankie Valli – Swearin’ To God
100 – Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes – Get Dancin’

Top Hits of 1977 | Oldies Songs List 1977

01 – Smokie – Living Next Door To Alice
02 – Baccara – Yes Sir I Can Boogie
03 – Oliver Onions – Orzowei
04 – Boney M – Ma Baker
05 – Boney M – Sunny
06 – Space – Magic Fly
07 – Abba – Knowing Me Knowing You
08 – Smokie – Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone
09 – Frank Zander – Oh Susie
10 – Baccara – Sorry I’m A Lady
100 – Gunter Gabriel – Willy Klein Der Fernsehmann
11 – Jeanette – Porque Te Vas
12 – Amanda Lear – Queen Of Chinatown
13 – Costa Cordalis – Anita
14 – Santa Esmeralda – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
15 – Abba – Money Money Money
16 – Boney M – Belfast
17 – Julie Covington – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
18 – Smokie – It’s Your Life
19 – Chicago – If You Leave Me Now
20 – Smokie – Needles And Pins
21 – Bonnie Tyler – Lost In France
22 – John Paul Young – Standing In The Rain
23 – Donna Summer – I Feel Love
24 – David Dundas – Jeans On
25 – Michael Holm – Lucille
26 – Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love
27 – Belle Epoque – Black Is Black
28 – Lynsey De Paul & Mike Moran – Rock Bottom
29 – Bay City Rollers – It’s A Game
30 – Marianne Rosenberg – Marleen
31 – Rafaella Carra – A Far L’amore Comincia Tu
32 – Toni Holiday – Tanze Samba Mit Mir
33 – Willem – Tarzan Ist Wieder Da
34 – Howard Carpendale – Ti Amo
35 – David Dundas – Another Funny Honeymoon
36 – Eagles – Hotel California
37 – Umberto Tozzi – Ti Amo
38 – Boney M – Daddy Cool
39 – Tina Rainford – Silver Bird
40 – Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again
41 – Thelma Houston – Don’t Leave Me This Way
42 – Jürgen Drews – Barfuss Durch Den Sommer
43 – Ricky King – Verde
44 – Electric Light Orchestra – Livin’ Thing
45 – Uriah Heep – Lady In Black
46 – Laurent Voulzy – Rockollection
47 – Ricky King – Le Reve
48 – David Bowie – Sound And Vision
49 – Abba – The Name Of The Game
50 – Heart – Barracuda
51 – Vicky Leandros – Auf Dem Mond Da Blühen Keine R
52 – Kenny Rogers – Lucille
53 – Howard Carpendale – Tür An Tür Mit Alice
54 – Showaddywaddy – When
55 – Status Quo – Rockin’ All Over The World
56 – Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
57 – Champagne – Rock And Roll Star
58 – Bernhard Brink – Liebe Auf Zeit
59 – Johnny Wakelin – Africa Man
60 – Daliah Lavi – Weisst Du Was Du Für Mich Bist
61 – Amanda Lear – Blood And Honey
62 – Sheila & B Devotion – Love Me Baby
63 – Sweet – Fever Of Love
64 – Peter Sue Und Marc – Cindy
65 – Harpo – In the zum zum zummernight
65 – Harpo – In The Zumzumzummernight
66 – Roy Black – Sand In Deinen Augen
67 – Hoffmann & Hoffmann – Himbeereis Zum Frühstück
68 – Danny Mirror – I Remember Elvis Presley
69 – Leif Garrett – Surfin’ Usa
70 – Bay City Rollers – Yesterday’s Hero
71 – Harpo – Rock ‘n’ Roll Clown
72 – Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
73 – Chris Roberts – Wann Liegen Wir Uns Wieder In
74 – Belle Epoque – Miss Broadway

75 – Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots – Disco Duck

76 – Boston – More Than A Feeling
77 – Van Mccoy – Soul Cha Cha
78 – Henry Valentino Mit Uschi – Im Wagen Vor Mir
79 – Rose Royce – Car Wash
80 – Pussycat – Smile
81 – Roland Kaiser – Sieben Fässer Wein
82 – Paul Mccartney & Wings – Mull Of Kintyre
83 – Peggy March – Fly Away Pretty Flamingo
84 – Rubettes – Ooh La La
85 – Brotherhood Of Man – Angelo
86 – Elvis Presley – Way Down
87 – Neil Diamond – Beautiful Noise
88 – Peter Maffay – Und Es War Sommer
89 – Jean Michele Jarre – Oxygene Part Iv
90 – Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
91 – Bellamy Brothers – Crossfire
92 – Status Quo – Wild Side Of Life
93 – Patricia Paay – Who’s That Lady With My Man
94 – Richard Clayderman – Ballade Pour Adeline
95 – Howard Carpendale – Nimm Den Nächsten Zug
96 – Sweet – Stairway To The Stars
97 – Johnny Wakelin – In Zaire
98 – Billy Ocean – Red Light Spells Danger
99 – John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air

This category includes styles as diverse as doo-wop, early rock and roll, novelty songs, bubblegum music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop, surf music, soul music, rhythm and blues, classic rock, some blues, and some country music.

Golden Oldies usually refers to music exclusively from the 1950s and 1960s. Oldies radio typically features artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, Frankie Avalon, The Four Seasons, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, Little Richard and Sam Cooke; as well as such musical movements and genres as early rock and roll, rockabilly, doo-wop, soul music, Motown, British Invasion, early girl groups, surf music, teen idol singers, teenage tragedy songs, and bubblegum pop. Music from the folk revival and instrumental beautiful music are among the most commonly excluded recordings from the oldies era.

Most traditional oldies stations limit their on-air playlists to no more than 300 songs, based on the programming strategy that average listeners and passive listeners will stay tuned provided they are familiar with the hits being played. A drawback to this concept is the constant heavy rotation and repetition of the station's program library, as well as rejection of the format by active listeners. This can be avoided either through the use of a broader playlist or by rotating different songs from the oldies era into and out of the playlist every few weeks.

Oldies has some overlap with the classic hits and classic rock formats. Classic hits features pop and rock hits from the early 1970s to early 1990s, while classic rock focuses on album rock from the late 1960s to 1990s (sometimes playing newer material made in the same style as the older songs). As formats have drifted in time with their target audiences, classic hits and classic rock have moved further away from pure oldies, which has largely remained a static format.

The term "oldies" in the early days of the rock era and before referred to the traditional pop music songs of previous decades; a 1953 record review in Billboard describes 1925's "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" as an "oldie." Oldies is known for the near-total and sometimes arbitrary exclusion of some acts that were very popular in their time, including The Osmonds and Barbra Streisand.

The oldies format began to appear in the early 1970s. KOOL-FM in Phoenix became one of the first radio stations to play oldies music, at that time focusing on the 1950s and early 1960s.

In the 1960s, very few top 40 radio stations played anything more than a few years old. In the late 1960s, a few FM stations adopted top 40 formats that leaned towards adults who did not want to hear the same 30 songs repetitively but also did not want to hear music featured on Middle of the road radio stations. They mixed in oldies with their current product and only played new music a few times an hour. These radio stations were often referred to as "gold" stations. Some AM radio stations also began to employ this format. There were also syndicated music format packages such as Drake-Chenault's "Solid Gold" format, frequently used on FM stations that needed separate programming from their AM sisters (due to then-new FCC rules on simulcasting), that functioned as a hybrid of oldies and the adult-oriented softer rock hits of the day. The popularity of the movie American Graffiti is often credited with helping to spur the 1950s nostalgia movement of the early 1970s. It is this movement that gave rise to a number of gold-based stations, such as WHND/WHNE (Honey Radio) in Detroit, WCBS-FM in New York, WQSR in Baltimore, and WROR in Boston, that were classified as oldies stations and not adult top 40. These stations, did play current product sparingly (one or two per hour) throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s; WCBS-FM, for example, played current hits under the moniker "Future Gold" through the late 1980s, and WLNG on nearby Long Island featured a roughly 50/50 mix of current hits and oldies from the early 1960s until about 1999.

Most of these "Solid Gold" stations began to either evolve into other formats or drop the format altogether in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Most AM gold stations flipped to other formats. Some FM stations evolved into adult contemporary stations, including WROR in Boston and WFYR in Chicago. In the early 1980s many AC stations began mixing in more oldies into regular rotation and aired oldies shows on Saturday nights.

Gradually, beginning in 1982, both AM and FM stations began changing to full-time oldies formats. These stations played strictly music from 1955 to 1973, focusing on the 1964–1969 era. Among these oldies stations were WNBC in New York City before 1988, WDRC-FM in Hartford, WODS in Boston, WOGL in Philadelphia, KLUV in Dallas, WWSW in Pittsburgh, WJMK in Chicago, and CHUM in Toronto. Some had as few as 300 songs while stations like WODS and WOGL had as many as 1,500 songs in regular rotation. By 1989, most large and medium markets had at least one, usually FM, oldies station.

This period also saw the rise of syndicated radio shows specifically aimed at an oldies format. They included Soundtrack of the '60s with Murray the K, Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember, Live from the '60s with The Real Don Steele, Cruisin' America with Cousin Brucie, and Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits with Dick Bartley. Most of these shows were three hours long and featured much of the same music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s that was in rotation at affiliate stations. All but a few of these shows had ended their run by the mid-1990s, though Bartley's ran into the late 2000s (and eventually returned for several years in the late 2010s) while Clark's show continued until his 2004 stroke and in reruns until 2020.

From 1986 to 1990 several solid gold stations evolved into full-time oldies stations by eliminating current and recent product while also gradually eliminating 1980s songs and limiting 1970s songs substantially. KRTH and WQSR both did this in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. WCBS-FM however continued playing current product in regular rotation until 1988. After that, they played it once an hour between 11pm and 5:30am, until 2001. WCBS-FM also played several 1990s songs per shift during these overnight hours. They also continued to play between one 1980s song every couple of hours to as many as two per hour day and night. WCBS-FM also played from three to five songs per hour from the 1970s. They indeed played more 1970s music than any other notable oldies station. At the same time, WCBS-FM featured slightly more pre 1964 songs than the average station playing as many as five of those per hour.

Oldies stations continued to be late 1960s based throughout the 1990s. WCBS-FM was an exception. Most AM oldies stations also disappeared by the early 1990s except in markets where there was no FM oldies outlet. The format fared well with no end in sight.

1960 Music History

What makes 60s music unique?

The l rics were often strange and made reference to drugs and bands would often use instruments that were not usual, like the sitar, tabla, harpsichord and organ. There was much experimentation in the sound and much of it was influenced by Eastern and Indian music.

What type of music influenced the 1960s?

Folk. The hippie culture dominated the 60s, and with it, they brought their peace, love and folk music. Artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Woody Guthrie, Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie and Gordon Lightfoot were popular folk artists of this time.

What music was popular in the early 60s?

It was the decade of Dylan and Aretha, the Beach Boys and the Beatles, Hendrix and Zeppelin. But that's not all it was. The 1960s also included the slyly political pop of Brazil's Os Mutantes, the early electronic experiments of Silver Apples, and

the free jazz exhalations of Albert Ayler.

Who is the famous 1960s music?

The 1960s were an iconic decade for music. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan all hailed from this era and produced some of the most famous songs of all time. These singers, and many more, defined the sound of the '60s, setting the stage for future generations of musicians

What was popular in the 1960s?

Our Ten Favorite Trends From The 60's

Afros. Everyone, young and old, had an afro or at least aspired to grow one. ...
Barbie Dolls. The sixties witnessed the birth of the Barbie sensation. ...
Bell-bottoms. ...
Beatlemania. ...
Go-go boots. ...
Lava lamps. ...
Miniskirts. ...
Smiley faces.

Who was the best selling band of the 1960s?

The Beatles

The biggest-selling album of the 1960s was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles—of the top thirteen biggest-selling albums of the decade, ten were by The Beatles, the other three being motion picture soundtracks.

Who was a popular female singer in the 1960's?

15 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Female Singers Of The 1960s

Aretha Franklin.
Janis Joplin.
Tina Turner.
Diana Ross.
Patsy Cline.
Nina Simone.
Cass Elliot.
Etta James.

What significant events happened in 1960s?

First Televised Presidential Debate Airs. ...
Kennedy Elected. ...
Bay of Pigs: Failed Invasion of Cuba. ...
U.S. Denies Soviet Control of Space. ...
Kennedy Warns of Possible Nuclear Attack. ...
USSR Tests Hydrogen Bomb. ...
First SDS Convention. ...
Cuban Missile Crisis

What was the #1 song of the 60s?

The biggest hit from the decade? Chubby Checker's rock-indebted dance track “The Twist,” the only song ever to hit No. 1 in two separate runs (in 1960 and again in 1962, due to its revival in its pop culture). Sounds were changing.

The Biggest and Best Bands from the 1960s

Pink Floyd. It's safe to say that Pink Floyd isn't just one of the biggest and best bands from the 1960s, but one of the most influential bands of all time. ...
The Beatles. ...
Led Zeppelin. ...
The Rolling Stones. ...
The Beach Boys. ...
Bee Gees.

1970 Music History

The 1970s saw the emergence of hard rock as one of the most prominent subgenres of rock music. During the first half of the decade, British acts such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep and Black Sabbath were at the height of their international fame, particularly in the United States.
The Beatles break up and release their last album "Let It Be", all four members begin successful solo careers. The Isle of Wight festival is held in the UK and beats Woodstock for attendance with an audience of over 600,000. Drugs claim the lives of rock stars Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

What was special about the 1970s music?

The 1970's saw the emergence of new genres and artists which changed the music scene permanently. The days of rock 'n' roll, blues and R&B dominating were over, replaced with a wide and interesting spectrum of genres, with disco, funk, and soul becoming arguably the most popular genres of the decade.

What was the biggest thing in 1970?

1970

The popular band "The Beatles" announces they have disbanded.
NASA's Apollo 13 Moon Mission returns to Earth successfully after abandoning its mission to the Moon after experiencing oxygen tank problems and an explosion.
The first jumbo-jet, the Boeing 747, makes its debut commercial flight from New York to London.

What was the best selling single in 1970?

Official Charts 70th Anniversary: The Official Top 10 best-selling singles from the 1970s

Bohemian Rhapsody. Artist: Queen.
Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School. Artist: Wings. ...
You're The One That I Want. ...
Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring. ...
Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord. ...
Imagine. ...
Summer Nights. ...
YMCA. .

What was the culture in the 1970s?

The hippie culture, which started in the latter half of the 1960s, waned by the early 1970s and faded towards the middle part of the decade, which involved opposition to the Vietnam War, opposition to nuclear weapons, the advocacy of world peace, and hostility to the authority of government and big business.

What band sold the most records in 1970?

The top 10 selling artists of the 70s

1 Pink Floyd.
2 Eagles. ...
3 Led Zeppelin. ...
4 Queen. ...
5 Elton John. ...
6 ABBA. ...
7 Rod Stewart & Faces. ...
8 Bob Marley. ...

What was big in the 70s?

The 1970s are remembered as an era when the women's rights, gay rights and environmental movements competed with the Watergate scandal, the energy crisis and the ongoing Vietnam War for the world's attention.

What was the heaviest song of the 70s?

Below is the entire top 20 Heaviest Songs of the 70's list as voted by UG readers:

Black Sabbath – Into the Void.
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song.
Deep Purple – Highway Star.
Motörhead – Overkill.
Rush – Working Man.
Queen – Stone Cold Crazy.
Rainbow – A Light in the Black.
The Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein.

1980 Music History

What kind of music was popular in the 80's?

Soft rock, glam metal, thrash metal, shred guitar characterized by heavy distortion, pinch harmonics and whammy bar abuse became very popular. Adult contemporary, quiet storm, and smooth jazz gained popularity.

What was unique about 1980s music?

The 80s saw the rise of Punk, New Wave, Electronic, Soft Rock, and the more middle of the road out and out Pop music. Each of these, plus other musical styles that emerged from the late 70s into the 80s made an essential contribution to making the decade truly memorable.

Why was music important in the 1980s?

It was a time when dance-able Pop music and Techno sounds were fashionable as were hair bands and the beginnings of Rap. The technology of the 1980s also created a global effect on music, allowing it to reach into parts of the world that were impenetrable before.

How did the 80s music impact society?

Music in the 1980s reflected the beginning of a period with great income disparity, and a focus on affluence was shown in the music. There were also many new genres that popped up including: hip hop, new wave and hair metal, all of which have influenced music today.

What made the 80's iconic?

How would you describe 80's music?

Hair metal bands would pull influences from heavy metal, punk rock, and traditional rock music to develop their sound. Lyrically, songs had catchy hooks and a pop sensibility. Songs were often party anthems or power ballads and would focus on themes of being an outlaw, drugs and women.

What was the 80's known for?

How would you describe 80's music?

What were some 80's trends?

80s fashion was big on accessories. The trendiest items included scrunchies, leg warmers, fingerless gloves, plastic bangles, large funky earrings in neon shades, mesh accents, fanny packs and pearl necklaces.

Why do 80s songs sound so good?

The '80s sound is tied to the electric piano preset of the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. Not only was this preset (E. PIANO 1) astonishingly prevalent—heard in up to 61% of #1 hits on the pop, country, and R&B Billboard charts in 1986—but the timbre of E.

What is considered the best song of the 80s?

Best '80s songs, ranked

'Purple Rain' by Prince. .
'Blue Monday' by New Order.
Beat It' by Michael Jackson.
I Wanna Dance with Somebody' by Whitney Houston.
Straight Outta Compton' by NWA.
'Fight the Power' by Public Enemy.
Express Yourself' by Madonna. 'Cloudbusting' by Kate Bush.

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