50's - birth of rock 'n' roll, black crossover - Bill Haley & the Comets, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Elvis, Little Richard
60's - British Rock, psychedelic music - Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane
70's - more 60's stuff, disco, raggae - Eagles, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Bee Gees, Bob Marley
80's - boy groups, MTV - New Kids on the Block, Huey Lewis, Madonna, Michael Jackson
90's - rap, grunge - Ice Cube, Tupac, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre, Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Most significant: Chuck Berry, Elvis, Beatles, Nirvana
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