Timeline

Six decades of scenes

Every issue on one line, by the years its scene was at its height. Where bars overlap, the scenes were happening at the same time.

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Bossa Nova1956–1964
The Minneapolis Sound1958–1991
Motown1959–1972
Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound1960–2000
Northern Soul1963–1981
Brazilian Tropicália1967–1972
Iranian Psychedelic Rock (Pre-1979)1967–1979
Philadelphia Soul1967–1980
German Krautrock1968–1975
70s Dub Reggae1968–1980
Afrobeat1968–1997
New York Disco1970–1983
Italian Progressive Rock1971–1978
CBGB's 70s Punk1973–1982
Early New York Hip-Hop1973–1986
Japanese City Pop1973–1989
Industrial1976–1999
UK Post-Punk1977–1984
NYC No Wave1977–1984
Chicago House1977–1989
LA Punk (Early 80s)1978–1984
UK Goth1978–1985
2 Tone1979–1984
DC Hardcore1979–1986
Darkwave and Synth Goth1979–1995
Jamaican Dancehall1979–1995
Detroit Techno1981–1995
Shoegaze and Dreampop1982–1997
The Haçienda Sound1982–1997
Death Metal (Tampa Bay)1983–1995
C86 and Indie Pop1983–1995
Bristol Trip Hop1983–1998
Seattle Grunge1984–1997
Reggaeton1985–2017
Post-Rock1986–2005
French Touch House1987–2005
Southern Hip-Hop1987–2007
Riot Grrrl1988–1996
Berlin Techno1988–2005
90s Midwest Emo1989–2000
90s UK Jungle and Drum & Bass1990–1998
Underground UK Garage1991–2002
Britpop1992–1997
UK Grime2000–2010
Dubstep2001–2010
London Indie, 2002-072002–2007
Bloghouse and Indie Sleaze2003–2012
Vaporwave2009–2016