
1980s Alternative
The birth of modern rock

1980s Jazz
Fusion and neo-bop, with Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis, and more

The '80s @ the Movies
Big hits from the big screen: "Top Gun," "Breakfast Club," "Pretty in Pink," and "Dirty Dancing"

Rock and Alternative: 2013
With Vampire Weekend, the Neighbourhood, Phoenix, and NIN

Critics' Picks: Top Songs of the '80s
Derived from hundreds of critics' lists of the best music of the decade

School Cliques: Goths
Bauhaus, Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy and more for the dark & somber crowd

Trip Hop
Melding electronic, hip hop, and more, with Massive Attack, Portishead, and '90s 'Ninja Tuners'

Radio-X
'80s-based alternative and new wave that goes beyond the pop and fluff and gets to the stuff we r...

The Multiverse
From Alternative to Zydeco and ABC to ZZ Top, it's genre-defying, decades-spanning eclecticism.

Classic Alternative 1985
Before grunge, THIS was Alternative Rock: R.E.M., the Smiths, New Order, and Kate Bush

This Is Music: 1984
Your favorites from the year of 'Born in the U.S.A.,' 'Purple Rain,' 'Like a Virgin,' and 'Footlo...

Classic Alternative 1992
Big releases from R.E.M., Alice in Chains, Beasties, Lemonheads, and the "Singles" soundtrack...

Rock and Alternative: 2005
Seether, Weezer, Shinedown, and Foo Fighters bring the best, the best, the best of 2005

This Is Music: 1981
Pop, rock, a little new wave, a little '9 to 5,' and all hit music of 1981

New Wave & Modern Rock 1981
"Proto" alternative like Soft Cell, Bauhaus, Elvis Costello, Minor Threat, and early U2 and Duran...

Top 40: April 23, 1985
Radio's top hits when you had your first (and maybe last) sip of "New Coke"

This Is Music: 1989
The cream of '89: Madonna, Van Halen, Don Henley, New Kids, and Bobby Brown

This Is Music: 1983
The Police, Bonnie Tyler, and Men at Work rocked a world of Cabbage Patch Kids, "Flashdance," and...

This Is Music: 1980
Top hits by Blondie, Queen, Olivia Newton-John, and "that guy who sings 'Piña Colada'"

Alternative Rock 1999
It was the year of Everlast, Lit, Filter, Len, Hole, Moby, Korn, and Fatboy Slim

Rock and Alternative: 2003
It's all about White Stripes, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, Queens of the Stone Age, Blink-182...

Focus '80s Hits
Familiar hits from the '80s to help you focus and be productive

Class of '86: Music of 1982-86
Simple Minds, a-ha, Tears for Fears and Tina Turner starred in your school days, '86ers

Class of '87: Music of 1983-87
U2's The Joshua Tree, George Michael's Faith, and Whitney's sophomore LP were the sounds for '87 ...

Class of '88: Music of 1984-88
You graduated the year of anthems like "Fast Car," "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," and "Don't Worry, ...
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