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Journey through decades of musical innovation and cultural revolution

2020s

Pandemic creativity, TikTok hits, and Global fusion

2025

15 artists

8 alb27 mil

2024

24 artists

24 alb43 mil

2023

33 artists

25 alb61 mil

2022

20 artists

19 alb37 mil

2021

25 artists

20 alb47 mil

2020

29 artists

33 alb37 mil

2010s

Streaming era, EDM explosion, and Genre-blending

2019

27 artists

25 alb59 mil

2018

28 artists

23 alb48 mil

2017

23 artists

31 alb41 mil

2016

32 artists

25 alb43 mil

2015

23 artists

25 alb40 mil

2014

22 artists

25 alb38 mil

2013

27 artists

31 alb42 mil

2012

26 artists

13 alb41 mil

2011

24 artists

34 alb38 mil

2010

21 artists

22 alb36 mil

2000s

Digital revolution, Pop dominance, and Indie rock

2009

24 artists

14 alb34 mil

2008

18 artists

21 alb25 mil

2007

19 artists

27 alb31 mil

2006

26 artists

17 alb34 mil

2005

22 artists

21 alb39 mil

2004

22 artists

23 alb33 mil

2003

18 artists

23 alb22 mil

2002

17 artists

19 alb26 mil

2001

17 artists

25 alb26 mil

2000

15 artists

17 alb24 mil

1990s

Grunge, Alternative Rock, and R&B renaissance

1999

20 artists

18 alb33 mil

1998

16 artists

23 alb20 mil

1997

17 artists

26 alb21 mil

1996

20 artists

27 alb29 mil

1995

14 artists

16 alb14 mil

1994

21 artists

24 alb28 mil

1993

18 artists

13 alb24 mil

1992

19 artists

11 alb25 mil

1991

20 artists

23 alb23 mil

1990

17 artists

12 alb22 mil

1980s

MTV generation, Synth-pop, and Hip-hop emerges

1989

19 artists

17 alb21 mil

1988

15 artists

5 alb21 mil

1987

16 artists

20 alb17 mil

1986

20 artists

10 alb23 mil

1985

15 artists

18 alb16 mil

1984

15 artists

18 alb18 mil

1983

16 artists

15 alb20 mil

1982

15 artists

16 alb19 mil

1981

19 artists

16 alb28 mil

1980

17 artists

19 alb14 mil

1970s

Disco fever, Punk rebellion, and Funk grooves

1979

9 artists

4 alb8 mil

1978

11 artists

12 alb13 mil

1977

15 artists

19 alb12 mil

1976

9 artists

7 alb11 mil

1975

14 artists

13 alb16 mil

1974

10 artists

13 alb13 mil

1973

14 artists

20 alb10 mil

1972

17 artists

17 alb24 mil

1971

19 artists

22 alb23 mil

1970

17 artists

21 alb29 mil

1960s

British Invasion, Motown, and Psychedelia

1969

15 artists

11 alb20 mil

1968

18 artists

19 alb16 mil

1967

18 artists

25 alb24 mil

1966

12 artists

9 alb12 mil

1965

18 artists

17 alb19 mil

1964

18 artists

13 alb19 mil

1963

17 artists

6 alb23 mil

1962

11 artists

3 alb14 mil

1961

6 artists

5 alb8 mil

1960

12 artists

6 alb15 mil

1950s

Rock & Roll is born, Elvis reigns supreme

1959

8 artists

5 alb12 mil

1958

9 artists

5 alb10 mil

1957

5 artists

4 alb2 mil

1956

10 artists

8 alb13 mil

1955

4 artists

4 alb4 mil

1954

5 artists

1 alb7 mil

1953

3 artists

3 mil

1952

4 artists

7 mil

1951

3 artists

3 mil

1950

4 artists

1 alb6 mil

1940s

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1949

4 artists

4 mil

1948

4 artists

2 alb4 mil

1947

3 artists

1 alb4 mil

1946

2 artists

3 mil

1945

3 artists

3 mil

1944

2 artists

3 mil

1943

1 artist

1 mil

1942

3 artists

3 mil

1941

2 artists

2 mil

1940

3 artists

4 mil

1930s

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1939

2 artists

3 mil

1938

4 artists

7 mil

1935

2 artists

3 mil

1933

2 artists

3 mil

1932

3 artists

4 mil

1931

1 artist

2 mil

1930

1 artist

1 mil

1920s

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1929

1 artist

1 alb

1928

2 artists

1 alb2 mil

1926

2 artists

2 mil

1925

1 artist

1 mil

1923

1 artist

1 mil

1910s

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1915

1 artist

1 mil

1911

1 artist

2 mil

100

Years Documented

1,332

Artists

1,232

Albums

1,867

Milestones