Weird Al emerged, post-punk exploded, and DJing matured in 1981
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Off The Charts
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1998 somehow brought us boy bands, nü-metal, and Neutral Milk Hotel
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Beyond The Beatles: The protopunks, French classics, and ska pioneers of 1964
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The Modern Lovers, Pere Ubu, and Blondie were ready to rip up 1976
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Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants, and Ice-T livened up a numb 1986
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Gram Parsons, Betty Davis, and Neu! punctured the bloat of 1973
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Pulp, Team Dresch, and Autechre were the true alternative in 1995
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David Bowie, The Monks, and Steve Reich were buried under one of rock’s biggest years
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St. Vincent, No Age, and Yeasayer were the next wave of 2007
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Muddy Waters, Loretta Lynn, and The Phantom were the jukebox gems of 1960
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The KLF, Dead Moon, and some band called Nirvana were the bleeding edge of ’89
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The Stooges, Nico, and Swamp Dogg were the underground heroes of 1970
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The Rapture, Ladytron, and The Streets had the true hits of 2002
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Aphex Twin, Curve, and Jawbreaker had the best-kept secret hits of 1992
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Bauhaus, Run-DMC, Cocteau Twins, and other should’ve-been hits from 1983
On August 4, 1958, Billboard put Ricky Nelson’s “Poor Little Fool” atop a brand-new chart it dubbed the Hot 100. Prior…