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1990
To start this musically pronounced decade we saw many culturally significant songs, Bell Biv DeVoe released "Poison", Billy Joel published the hit "We Didn't Start the Fire", and Vanilla Ice delivered "Ice Ice Baby" to the world. -
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Music Evolution (1990s-2023)
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1992
1992 was blessed with some great releases like "(Everything I Do) I Do it for you, by Bryan Adams, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and Michael Jackson's "Black or White" -
1993
1993 had Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" which won a Grammy for record of the year. Dr Dre had released "Let Me Ride" and partnered with Snoop Dog to create "Nuthin' But a \G\ Thang" -
1994
Some of the top songs in 1994 were "Zombie" by The Cranberries, "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden, and "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails. -
1997
Some top songs were "Everlong" by Foo Fighters, "Around the World" by Daft Punk, and "Barbie Girl" by Aqua. -
1998
"Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls, "Let's Ride" Montell Jordan, and "Can I Get A..." by Jay-Z. -
2000
The year 2000 started a decade that began the uprising of rap and hip-hop music. Some of the songs that helped that uprising were "Ms. Jackson" (Outkast), "Ride Wit Me" (Nelly), and "The Real Slim Shady" (Eminem). Eminem released his third album, "The Marshall Mathers LP", that really took off. -
2002
2002 brought a nice variety of music styles from coldplay's album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" all the way to "The Eminem Show" and "Lose Yourself" by Eminem. Some top songs were "Sk8er Boi" (Avril Lavigne), "Work It" (Missy Elliot), and "Like I Love You" (Justin Timberlake). -
2004
To start off 2004, Kanye dropped his debut album "The College Dropout" This changed the rap industry due to his expression of emotion and vulnerability in his music that was typically not talked about. Songs like "Family Business" and "All Falls Down" forge a sense of sympathy and relatability for the listener as he sings about family hardship. -
2005
Kanye's second album, "Late Registration", was released carrying songs like "Heard 'Em Say", "Hey Mama", and "Touch the Sky". These songs made their mark on the public as they bring a new perspective on rap like his debut album did. Coldplay released "X&Y" which peaked them at No.1 on the charts. -
2007
Kanye released his third album of his trilogy "Graduation" which is still considered among many to be his best album ever. Akon had a great year with 6 of his songs being on billboard top 100, 4 of which making top 20. Jay-Z released his tenth number 1 album "American Gangster" tying him in second place with Elvis Presley for most number 1 albums in a career. -
2008
In 2008 Coldplay dropped "Viva la Vida" which ended up being one of their most popular songs. Kanye on a streak of releases with another album "808s and Heartbreaks". The number one song on Billboard top 100 this year was "Low" by Flo Rida and T-Pain. -
2009
2009 was a very catchy year for music listeners some top songs being, "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas, "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga, and "Gives You Hell" by All-American Rejects. -
2010
Some top songs to start the new decade were "California Gurls" by Katy Perry, "OMG" by Usher, and "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga. This was a good year for the rap genre as Kanye released his album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" and Drake released his album "Thank Me Later" both artists had some of their most iconic songs on these albums. -
2011
This year held a few good albums like Drake's "Take Care", and Adele's "21". LMFAO creates "Party Rock Anthem" and Gym Class Heroes makes "Stereo Hearts" -
2012
Rap did not end up being as popular this year as some top songs were "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye, "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen, and "Payphone" by Maroon 5. Kendrick Lamar saved rap this year with his album release, "good kid, m A. A. d city", Tame Impala made a name for himself with his album "Lonerism", and Frank Ocean put out "Channel Orange". -
2013
Top Songs were "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" by Fall Out Boy, and Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker. Some top albums were Kanye's "Yeezus", Drakes "Nothing Was the Same", and Earl Sweatshirt's "Doris" -
2014
This year had "Maps" by Maroon 5, "Am I Wrong" by Nico & Vinz, and "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift. To end this year, J Cole releases his prime Album, "2014 Forest Hills Drive" -
2015
Popular songs were, "The Hills" by The Weekend, "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa, and "Hello" by Adele. Kendrick Lamar released "To Pimp a Butterfly" and Tame Impala released "Currents". -
2016
Frank Ocean released his best album "Blonde", Kanye released "The Life of Pablo", while Drake dropped "Views". Some top songs were "One Dance" by Drake, "Sorry" by Justin Bieber. -
2017
Great albums this year with the releases of "Purgatory" by Tyler Childers, "DAMN." by Kendrick Lamar, "American Teen" by Khalid, and "More Life" by Drake. -
2018
Travis Scott released Astroworld with songs like Sicko Mode and Skeletons. Drake released "In My Feelings" and Bastille released "Happier". -
2019
Some albums that stand out this year are Tyler the Creator's "Igor" and Post Malone's "Hollywood's Bleeding". Top songs were "Middle Child" by J Cole and "Suge" by Dababy. -
2020
This year had many great albums like Weekend's "After Hours", Phoebe Bridgers' "Punisher", Lil Uzi Vert's "Eternal Atake", Tame Impala's "The Slow Rush", Mac Miller's "Circles", and Juice WRLD's "Legends Never Die". -
2021
Olivia Rodrigo released her album "Sour", Tyler the Creator released "Call Me If You Get Lost", and Kanye West released "Donda" following his mom's passing. -
2022
SZA released her best album "SOS", Kendrick Lamar released "Mr. Moral & The Big Steppers", Steve Lacy released "Gemini Rights", The Weekend released "Dawn FM" and Earl Sweatshirt released "Sick!". Top Songs were "As It Was" by Harry Styles and "About Damn Time" by Lizzo. -
2023
Travis Scott released "Utopia", Zach Bryan released "Zach Bryan", and Olivia Rodrigo released "Guts". Top songs were "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus, and "Dawns" by Zach Bryan.