1960- Elvis joins the army, end of Rock 'n' Roll. 'Safe pop' begins; Ricky Nelson, Bobby Vee, Adam Faith
1963/4- Start of the 'beat boom'; The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kings, Gerry and the Pacemakers
1967- Psychedelia; Pink Floyd, Traffic, Jefferson Airplane
1967-1969- Led Zepplin, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath
1971-1972- Glam Rock; T-Rex, The Sweet, Gary Glitter
1976/77- Punk + Disco; Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Clash
1979/80- Post Punk; Gary Numan, Joy Division, The Cure
1982- New Romantics; Visage, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Human League, Wham!
1983/84/85- British invasion; Duran Duran, Culture Club, Flock of Seagulls, Human League
1988/89- Acid House, Techno, House (UK + USA)
1991/92- Grunge; Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Nivana
1994-1997- Brit Pop; Oasis, Blur, Pulp
1994-1997- Pop; Spice Girls, Take That, Boyzone, Westlife
Timeless artists- The timeline above has missed out some of the most popular artists ever because they do not fit to one certain time as their music is played, remastered, re-released over and over again.
Abba: Became popular in the 70's but their music continues to be played and sold worldwide, the release and broadway show of Mamma Mia! is one of the main things that keeps this music going.
David Bowie: Became popular in the 70's and continued to be a huge star in the 80's. His music is still played now and some of his songs have been re-released as covers by Craig David and the X factor finalists.
Prince: Became popular in the 80's and is known as 'one of the sexiest men ever' because of the way he performs and sounds. His music is still played and performed by other artists now.
Madonna: Became popular in the 80's and is still continuing to make and sell records in the noughties. She's the most successful female artist of all time with around 30 top 40 hits and 6 number ones in the UK alone. She is still making and performing at the age of 52!
Michael Jackson: Became popular in the 60's when he was in Jackson 5 but his solo career is what he's famous for, he continued making music 'til the day he died in 2009. But even after his death his music continues to be released re-mastered or samples are found and released. His album 'Thriller' still to this day remains the biggest selling album of all time, and his dance moves i.e. the moonwalk are still imitated all over the world.
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