List of musical events

This page indexes the individual year in music pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point.

See also: Timeline of trends in music (1900-1950), Timeline of trends in music (1951-1979), Timeline of trends in music (1980-present)

2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - 1910s - 1900s - 1890s - 1880s - 1870s - 1860s - 1850s - 1840s - 1830s - 1820s - 1810s - 1800s - 1790s - 1780s - 1770s - 1760s - 1750s - 1740s - 1640s - 1600s - 1590s

2000s

• 2003 in music - Phil Spector arrested
• 2002 in music - Baha Men release the movie hits collection Greatest Movie Hits
• 2001 in music - Napster's popularity peaks
• 2000 in music - The Beatles release the greatest hits collection 1

• 1999 in music - Red Hot Chili Peppers release Californication
• 1998 in music - Offspring release Americana
• 1997 in music - Radiohead release Ok Computer
• 1996 in music - Death of Tupac Shakur
• 1995 in music - Alanis Morissette releases Jagged Little Pill
• 1994 in music - Weezer release The Blue Album
• 1993 in music - Tool release Undertow
• 1992 in music - Dr. Dre releases The Chronic
• 1991 in music - Nirvana release Nevermind
• 1990 in music - Public Enemy releases Fear Of A Black Planet

• 1989 in music - N.W.A release Straight Outta Compton
• 1988 in music - Jane's Addiction release Nothing's Shocking
• 1987 in music - U2 release The Joshua Tree
• 1986 in music - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens
• 1985 in music - Live Aid concert raises money for African famine relief
• 1984 in music - Tina Turner releases Private Dancer
• 1983 in music - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney record "Say, Say, Say"
• 1982 in music - Michael Jackson releases Thriller
• 1981 in music - MTV first airs
• 1980 in music - John Lennon is murdered

• 1979 in music - The Clash releases London Calling
• 1978 in music - Sony introduce the Walkman
• 1977 in music - Elvis Presley dies
• 1976 in music - The Eagles release Hotel California
• 1975 in music - Bruce Springsteen releases Born to Run
• 1974 in music - Jackson Browne releases Late for the Sky
• 1973 in music - Pink Floyd releases Dark Side of the Moon
• 1972 in music - Deep Purple releases Machine Head
• 1971 in music - Marvin Gaye releases What's Going On
• 1970 in music - Simon & Garfunkel release Bridge Over Troubled Water

• 1969 in music - Woodstock music festival held in Bethel, New York
• 1968 in music - Jimi Hendrix releases Electric Ladyland
• 1967 in music - The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• 1966 in music - The Beach Boys release Pet Sounds
• 1965 in music - The Beatles play Shea Stadium
• 1964 in music - Roy Orbison releases "Oh, Pretty Woman'", the fastest selling single in history
• 1963 in music - Surfin' U.S.A. released by The Beach Boys
• 1962 in music - Dee Dee Sharp releases Mashed Potato Time
• 1961 in music - Hello Mary Lou released by Ricky Nelson
• 1960 in music - "Cathy's Clown" is a hit for the The Everly Brothers

• 1959 in music - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper die in plane crash
• 1958 in music - Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great balls of fire"
• 1957 in music - John Coltrane releases Blue Train
• 1956 in music - Elvis Presley has a hit with "Hound dog"
• 1955 in music - Chuck Berry releases "Maybellene"
• 1954 in music - Bill Haley and his Comets release "Rock Around the Clock"
• 1953 in music - Fats Domino has a hit with "Please Don't Leave Me"
• 1952 in music - The Weavers have a hit with "Wimoweh"
• 1951 in music - Patti Page tops the charts with Mockingbird Hill
• 1950 in music - Sun Records opens in Memphis, Tennessee

• 1949 in music - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats releases "Rocket 88"
• 1948 in music - 33 RPM LPs introduced 1947 in music -
• 1946 in music - Frank Sinatra releases Voice of Frank Sinatra
• 1945 in music - Glenn Miller's album Glenn Miller is released.
• 1944 in music - Glenn Miller dies
• 1943 in music -
• 1942 in music - Bing Crosby releases "White Christmas"
• 1941 in music - Les Paul builds the first solid-body electric guitar
• 1940 in music -