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See also:
List of years in music,
Timeline of trends in music to 1899,
Timeline of trends in music (1900-1950),
Timeline of trends in music (1951-1979)
- 1980 in music
- 1981 in music
- 1982 in music
- 1983 in music
- 1984 in music
- 1985 in music
- International trends
- Music of Jamaica
- Music of the United States
- Releases by Bruce Springsteen (Born in the U.S.A.), John Fogerty (Centerfield[?]), Rick Springfield (Tao[?]) and John Cougar Mellencamp (Scarecrow[?]) reflect a popular emphasis on heartland roots rock and roll
- European New Wave pop musicians European like 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. (Fables of the Reconstruction[?]) and Talking Heads (Little Creatures[?]) help define alternative rock
- Rappers like LL Cool J (Radio) and Kurtis Blow (America[?]) help bring rap closer to the mainstream than ever before; LL Cool J is especially known for organizing rap into traditional song structures
- 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
- The mainstream success of Amy Grant (Straight Ahead[?], Unguarded[?]) begins, marking the peak of popularity for Contemporary Christian Music (CCM).
- Ice-T's "6N' Da Mornin'" is the first nationally successful West Coast rap single, and is often considered the beginning of modern gangsta rap
- 1986 in music
- 1987 in music
- 1988 in music
- 1989 in music
- 1990 in music
- 1991 in music
- Music of the United Kingdom
- Music of the United States
- Releases by Melvins (Bullhead), Nirvana (Nevermind), Pearl Jam (Ten), Soundgarden (Badmotorfinger), Smashing Pumpkins (Gish) and Temple of the Dog (Temple of the Dog) solidify the sound of 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
- A distinctively Scandinavian 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 bands 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
- 1992 in music
- 1993 in music
- 1994 in music
- 1995 in music
- Music of Tanzania
- 1997 in music
- 1998 in music
- 1999 in music
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