''The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present'' is a book compiling the greatest songs from 1977 to 2006, published in 2008 by

Pitchfork Media ''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...

. The book focuses on specific genres including

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

, hip-hop,

electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' (G ...

metal A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typi ...

, and experimental underground. The book is broken down into 9 chronological periods, each period beginning with a description of the music scene before the featured artists, and how those artists changed the music scene. ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, t ...

'' described the book as having "42 critics to cover 30 years of music, from 1977 punk to 2006 crunk, and all the starry-eyed, acoustic acts in between."Claire Suddath
"The Skimmer: ''The Pitchfork 500''"
''

TIME Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, t ...

'', November 26, 2008.

Critical reception

The book received attention and criticism from

mainstream Mainstream may refer to: Film * ''Mainstream'' (film), a 2020 American film Literature * ''Mainstream'' (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine * Mainstream Publishing, a Scottish publisher * ''Mainstream'', a 1943 book by Hamilton Basso ...

and

alternative media Alternative media are media sources that differ from established or dominant types of media (such as mainstream media or mass media) in terms of their content, production, or distribution.Downing, John (2001). ''Radical Media''. Thousand Oaks, CA ...

. ''

'' commented that the book's record reviews "have been pleasantly stripped of their supercilious phrases" and that "its tributes to popular songs are exquisite" but concluded, "the project comes off like a personal message that High Fidelity's Rob Gordon might obsessively attach to a mix-tape." The ''

Washington City Paper The ''Washington City Paper'' is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The ''City Paper'' is distributed on Thursdays; its average circulation in 2006 was 85,588. The paper's editorial mix is focus ...

'' called it ''Pitchforks "boomer-like shot at print-based respectability, a coffee-table book..." '' Under the Radar'' gave the book a 7/10 rating, noting that Pitchfork "has emerged as arguably the preeminent music criticism source of its time while fashioning itself into a multimedia powerhouse". On the other hand, the ''

Houston Press The ''Houston Press'' is an online newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States. It is headquartered in the Midtown area. It was also a weekly print newspaper until November 2017. The publication is supported entirely by advertising ...

'' criticized the book for what it saw as its unwarranted disregard for Latin, country, funk, soul, and classic rock, opining that ''Pitchforks "school of criticism has always relied more on trendy perceptions than actual musical merit and song structure." And ''

Time Out Time-out, Time Out, or timeout may refer to: Time * Time-out (sport), in various sports, a break in play, called by a team * Television timeout, a break in sporting action so that a commercial break may be taken * Timeout (computing), an enginee ...

Chicago'' called the book "a slow, meandering walk through the arbitrary tastes of the site’s editors and authors" and "a wasted opportunity".Jonathan Messinger
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Chicago'', November 17, 2008.

Statistics

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and

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

had the most songs featured on the list with four each.

The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...

the Clash The Clash were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave music, new wave moveme ...

, New Order, OutKast, Pavement,

Pixies A pixie (also pisky, pixy, pixi, pizkie, and piskie in Cornwall and Devon, and pigsie or puggsy in the New Forest) is a mythical creature of British folklore. Pixies are considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas ar ...

, Radiohead, and

the Smiths The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to em ...

received three spots each. 38 bands and artists had two songs listed.

Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...

is featured three times: twice in solo work, and once in Icelandic pop group

the Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes ( Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) were an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their career, the band consisted of Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Bene ...

. The surviving members of

Joy Division Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after att ...

have five total when coupled with their work as New Order.

Brian Eno Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop an ...

features once as a performer, twice as co-writer (

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

's "Heroes" and Talking Heads' "

Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" is the opening track of the Talking Heads 1980 album ''Remain in Light''. Background and composition The track has a prominent bassline and sets the funk tone of the album. A live rendition of the song ...

"), four times as a producer (Talking Heads' " Memories Can't Wait" and " Born Under Punches", U2's "

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" and

Devo Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau ...

's "

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"), and two entries are cover versions of his songs (

Bauhaus The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 2 ...

' "

Third Uncle "Third Uncle" is a 1974 song by the English musician Brian Eno, released on his second solo album '' Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)''.Thompson, Dave.Third Uncle Review. AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2023 The song was recorded at Basing St ...

" and

Uilab Ui (pronounced ''ooo-eee'') was an American post-rock/funk band based in New York City, which started in 1990. The group was started by Sasha Frere-Jones and Clem Waldmann. Wilbo Wright joined the group in 1993. The group's songs are often descri ...

's "

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"). The 1977–1979 period had the most songs on the list with 66, and 1997–1999 had the fewest with 38.

1977–1979

– " "Heroes"" *

Iggy Pop James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor. Called the " Godfather of Punk", he was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band The Stooges, who w ...

– " The Passenger" *

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

– "

Street Hassle ''Street Hassle'' is the eighth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in February 1978 by Arista Records. Richard Robinson and Reed produced the album. It is the first commercially released pop album to employ binaural record ...

" *

Kraftwerk Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize t ...

– " Trans-Europe Express" *

– " 1/1" *

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United ...

– "

Rockaway Beach Rockaway Beach may refer to: * "Rockaway Beach" (song), by the Ramones * Rockaway Beach, California * Rockaway Beach, Missouri * Rockaway Beach, Oregon * Rockaway Beach, Wisconsin * Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City ** Rockaway Beach and Boa ...

" *

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

– "

Psycho Killer "Psycho Killer" is a song by the American band Talking Heads, released on their 1977 debut album '' Talking Heads: 77.'' The group first performed it as the Artistics in 1974. The band also recorded an acoustic version of the song featuring A ...

" *

Television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

– "

Marquee Moon ''Marquee Moon'' is the debut album by American rock band Television. It was released on February 8, 1977, by Elektra Records. In the years leading up to the album, Television had become a prominent act on the New York music scene and generate ...

" *

Patti Smith Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''. Called the "punk poet ...

– "

Rock N Roll Nigger "Rock N Roll Nigger" is a rock song written by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye, and released on the Patti Smith Group's 1978 album ''Easter (Patti Smith Group album), Easter''. While the song has always been controversial for its repeated use of th ...

" *

Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for ...

– "

God Save the Queen "God Save the King" is the national and/or royal anthem of the United Kingdom, most of the Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown Dependencies. The author of the tune is unknown and it may originate in plainchant, b ...

" *

The Clash The Clash were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave music, new wave moveme ...

– "

(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was originally released as a 7-inch single, with the b-side "The Prisoner", on 16 June 1978 through CBS Records. Produced by The Clash and engineered by ...

" *

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto. They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independe ...

– "

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group Buzzcocks. It was a number 12 hit on the UK Singles Chart and was included on the album ''Love Bites''. Background and writi ...

" * Vic Godard and the Subway Sect – "Parallel Lines" *

X-Ray Spex X-Ray Spex were an English punk rock band formed in 1976 in London. During their first incarnation (1976–1979), X-Ray Spex released five singles and one album. Their 1977 single " Oh Bondage Up Yours!" and 1978 debut album '' Germfree Adol ...

– "

Oh Bondage Up Yours! "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" is the debut single by English punk rock band X-Ray Spex. Released in September 1977, it is regarded by critics as a prototypic example of British punk, though it was not a chart hit. Background A version taped on 2 Ap ...

" *

The Adverts The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK; their 1977 single " Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart. ''T ...

– " One Chord Wonders" *

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– " Ex-Lion Tamer" *

Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular m ...

– "

I Feel Love "I Feel Love" is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer. Produced and co-written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, it was recorded for Summer's fifth studio album, '' I Remember Yesterday'' (1977). The album concept was to ha ...

" *

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the " Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance music. His work with synthesizers had ...

– "

Chase Chase or CHASE may refer to: Businesses * Chase Bank, a national bank based in New York City, New York * Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturing company * Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in England * Chase Co ...

" *

Chic Chic (; ), meaning "stylish" or "smart", is an element of fashion. It was originally a French word. Pronounced Chick. Etymology '' Chic'' is a French word, established in English since at least the 1870s. Early references in English dictionar ...

– "

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first Afric ...

" *

Thelma Houston Thelma Houston ( Jackson; born May 7, 1946) Retrieved . is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit record in 1977 with her recording of " Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Gramm ...

– "

Don't Leave Me This Way "Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, an act signed to Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia Internat ...

" *

Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits " I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of " Never Can Say Goodbye" ...

– "

I Will Survive "I Will Survive" is a song by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 as the second single from her sixth album, '' Love Tracks'' (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. A top-selling song, it is a popular ...

" *

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

– "

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is a Single (music), single written and recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 10, 1979, the song is the first track on Jackson's fifth studio album ''Off the Wall'' (19 ...

" *

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– " Flash Light" *

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown (music style), Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player ...

– "

Got to Give It Up "Got to Give It Up" is a song by American music artist Marvin Gaye. Written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart as a response to a request from Gaye's record label that he perform disco music, it was released in March 1977. Upon its rele ...

" *

Public Image Ltd Public Image Ltd (abbreviated and stylized as PiL) are an English post-punk band (and incorporated limited company) formed by singer John Lydon (previously known as the singer of Sex Pistols), guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and ...

– " Public Image" *

Gang of Four The Gang of Four () was a Maoist political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes. The ...

– "

Damaged Goods Damaged goods or Damaged Goods may refer to: * Goods that have been damaged, where goods are items that satisfy human wants and provide utility * A person considered to be less than perfect psychologically, as a result of a traumatic experience ...

" * Magazine – "

Shot by Both Sides "Shot by Both Sides" is a song written by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley, and performed by the English post-punk band Magazine. It was released in January 1978 as the band's first single, reaching No. 41 on the UK Singles Chart and appearing, a f ...

" *

The Cramps The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006. Their lineup rotated frequently during their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of singer Lux Interior and guitarist Poison Ivy the only ever-present members. ...

– " Human Fly" *

Misfits Misfits or The Misfits may refer to: Film and television * ''The Misfits'' (1961 film), a film starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift * ''The Misfits'' (2011 film), a Mexican film * ''The Misfits'' (2021 film), an American ...

– "

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven p ...

" *

– "

Outdoor Miner "Outdoor Miner" is a song written by Colin Newman and Graham Lewis, and performed by the English post-punk band Wire. It was released in January 1979 as the band's fourth single (reaching number 51 in the UK singles chart) and appeared on their s ...

" *

– "

Disorder Disorder may refer to randomness, non-order, or no intelligible pattern. Disorder may also refer to: Healthcare * Disorder (medicine), a functional abnormality or disturbance * Mental disorder or psychological disorder, a psychological pattern ...

" *

Althea & Donna Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single " Uptown Top Ranking", which was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978. Career The Jamai ...

– "

Uptown Top Ranking "Uptown Top Ranking" is a song by Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively. Released in 1977, the song comprises the girls ad-libbing to deejay track "Three Piece Suit" by T ...

" * Lee Perry – " Roast Fish & Cornbread" *

The Congos The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio ...

– "

Fisherman A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recre ...

" *

Willi Williams Willi Williams (also Willie Williams) is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer. He is known as the "Armagideon Man" after his hit, " Armagideon Time", first recorded in 1977 at Studio One in Kingston. The song was covered by The Clas ...

– "

Armagideon Time "Armagideon Time" (spelt as "Armigedeon Time" in some versions) is a song by Jamaican reggae musician Willie Williams. It was produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, who used the "Real Rock" riddim. It was first recorded in 1977 at Jamaica Recordin ...

" *

This Heat This Heat were an English experimental rock band, formed in early 1976 in Camberwell, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen (guitar, clarinet, viola, vocals, tapes), Charles Hayward (drums, keyboards, vocals, tapes) and Gareth Willi ...

– " 24 Track Loop" *

The Slits The Slits were a punk and post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma ...

– " Typical Girls" *

The Pop Group The Pop Group are an English rock band formed in Bristol in 1977 by vocalist Mark Stewart, guitarist John Waddington, bassist Simon Underwood, guitarist/saxophonist Gareth Sager, and drummer Bruce Smith. Their work in the late 1970s cross ...

– "

She Is Beyond Good and Evil "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" is a song by English post-punk band The Pop Group. It was released as a single on March 2, 1979, through Radar Records. This song has been covered by the indie rock musician St. Vincent. Lyrics In discussing the ...

" *

– "

The Guns of Brixton "The Guns of Brixton" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was written and sung by bassist Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, South London. The song has a strong reggae influence, reflecting the culture of the area and the r ...

" *

James Chance and the Contortions James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) was a musical group led by saxophonist and vocalist James Chance, formed in 1977. They were a central act of New York ...

– " Contort Yourself" *

Suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and ...

– "

Dream Baby Dream "Dream Baby Dream" is a song by the electro-punk band Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega. It was released as a single in 1979 by Island Records. It has been covered by Neneh Cherry and The Thing on the 2011-recorded album Th ...

" * Cabaret Voltaire – "Nag Nag Nag" *

Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle were an English music and visual arts group formed in 1975 in Kingston upon Hull by Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Peter Christopherson, and Chris Carter. They are widely regarded as pioneers of industrial music. Evolv ...

– " Hot on the Heels of Love" *

– "

" *

Candido Candido is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Candido Amantini (1914–1992), Italian Roman Catholic priest * Candido Camero known simply as "Candido" (1921-2020), Cuban percussionist * Candido Ja ...

– " Jingo" *

Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

– "Kiss Me Again" * Machine – "There but for the Grace of God Go I" *

Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female ...

– "

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under her pen name Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent r ...

" *

Goblin A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on t ...

– "

Suspiria ''Suspiria'' () is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay '' Suspiria de Profundis''. The film stars Jessica Harper a ...

" *

Blue Öyster Cult Blue Öyster Cult ( ; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967, and best known for the singles " (Don't Fear) The Reaper", " Burnin' for You", and "Godzilla". The ba ...

– "

(Don't Fear) The Reaper "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" is a song by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult from the band's 1976 album ''Agents of Fortune.'' The song, written and sung by lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, deals with eternal love and the inevitabili ...

" * AC/DC – "

Highway to Hell ''Highway to Hell'' is the sixth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released on 27 July 1979. It was the last album featuring lead singer Bon Scott, who would die early the following year on 19 February 1980. Background By ...

" *

Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...

– "

Runnin' with the Devil "Runnin' with the Devil" is a song by the American hard rock band Van Halen. Released as the second single from the band's 1978 eponymous debut album. The song lyrics were inspired by the funk band Ohio Players 1974 song "Runnin' from the Dev ...

" *

Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the li ...

– "

The Chain "The Chain" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on their 1977 album '' Rumours''. It is the only song from the album with writing credits for all five members (Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John ...

" * Steely Dan – "

Deacon Blues "Deacon Blues" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen in 1976 and recorded by their group Steely Dan on their 1977 album ''Aja''. It peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' charts and number 17 on the U.S. '' Cash Box'' Top 100 i ...

" *

Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical ...

– "

Mr. Blue Sky "Mr. Blue Sky" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), featured on the band's seventh studio album ''Out of the Blue'' (1977). Written and produced by frontman Jeff Lynne, the song forms the fourth and final track of the "Concerto for ...

" *

The Only Ones The Only Ones were an English rock band formed in London in 1976, whose original band members are Peter Perrett, Alan Mair, John Perry and Mike Kellie, they first disbanded in 1982. They were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the mus ...

– "

Another Girl, Another Planet "Another Girl, Another Planet" is a song by English rock band the Only Ones. It is the second track on their debut studio album, ''The Only Ones'', released in 1978. The song is the band's most successful and has since been covered by several ot ...

" *

The Undertones The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O'Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O'Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradley ...

– "

Teenage Kicks "Teenage Kicks" is the debut single by Northern Irish punk rock band the Undertones. Written in the summer of 1977 by the band's principal songwriter, the song was recorded on 15 June 1978 and initially released that September on independent Be ...

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Plastic Bertrand Roger François Jouret (born 24 February 1954), better known as Plastic Bertrand, is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single " Ça plane pour moi". Biography ...

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The Records The Records were an English power pop band formed in 1978. They are best remembered for the hit single and cult favourite "Starry Eyes". Music career The Records formed out of the ashes of the Kursaal Flyers, a pub rock group featuring drummer ...

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Starry Eyes ''Starry Eyes'' is a 2014 American horror film directed and written by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. The film had its world premiere on March 8, 2014 at South by Southwest and features Alexandra Essoe as a hopeful young starlet who finds tha ...

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Cheap Trick Cheap Trick is an American Rock music, rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos. The current lineup of the band consists of Zander, ...

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Surrender Surrender may refer to: * Surrender (law), the early relinquishment of a tenancy * Surrender (military), the relinquishment of territory, combatants, facilities, or armaments to another power Film and television * ''Surrender'' (1927 film), an ...

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The Cars The Cars were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the New wave music, new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), ...

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Just What I Needed "Just What I Needed" is a song by American rock band The Cars from their self-titled debut album (1978). The song, which first achieved radio success as a demo, took inspiration from the Ohio Express and the Velvet Underground. The song is sun ...

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Elvis Costello and the Attractions Declan Patrick MacManus OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in 2020, and has twice been nomi ...

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Radio Radio "Radio Radio" is a song written by Elvis Costello and performed by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The song originated as a Bruce Springsteen-inspired song called "Radio Soul" that Costello had written in 1974. In 1977, Costello reworked ...

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Making Plans for Nigel "Making Plans for Nigel" is a song by the English rock band XTC that was released as the opening track and lead single from their 1979 album ''Drums and Wires'', by Virgin Records. It was written by Colin Moulding, the band's bassist. The lyrics ...

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Blondie Blondie is a term sometimes used to refer to a person with blond hair. Blondie or Blondi may also refer to: People * Blondie (nickname), a list of people * Debbie Harry, the lead singer of the band Blondie who is sometimes erroneously referred t ...

– " Atomic" *

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

– " Memories Can't Wait"

1980–1982

Kurtis Blow Kurtis Walker (born August 9, 1959), professionally known by his stage name Kurtis Blow, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He is the first commercially successful rapper a ...

– " The Breaks" *

Spoonie Gee Gabriel Jackson (born May 27, 1963), better known by his stage name Spoonie Gee, is one of the earliest rap artists, and one of the few to have released rap records in the 1970s. He has been credited with originating the term hip hop and some o ...

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The Sequence The Sequence was an American female hip–hop trio from Columbia, South Carolina, who formed in 1979. The Sequence is noted as the first female hip hop trio signed to the Sugar Hill Records label in the late–1970s and early–1980s. The group ...

– "Monster Jam" *

The Sugarhill Gang The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop trio. Their 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight" was the first rap single to become a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; reaching a peak position of number 36 on January 12, 1980. This was the trio's o ...

– " 8th Wonder" *

The Treacherous Three The Treacherous Three was a pioneering American hip hop group that was formed in 1978 and consisted of DJ Easy Lee, Kool Moe Dee, L.A. Sunshine, Special K and Spoonie Gee (who left in the late 1970s), with occasional contributions from DJ ...

– "The New Rap Language" *

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The Magnificent Seven ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially ...

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Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

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Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...

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Walking on Thin Ice "Walking on Thin Ice" is a song by Yoko Ono, released in 1981. She and John Lennon concluded the recording of the song on December 8, 1980. It was upon their return from the recording studio to The Dakota (their home in New York City) that Lenno ...

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Klein + M.B.O. Klein may refer to: People *Klein (surname) Klein is the Dutch, German and Afrikaans word for "small", which came to be used as a surname, and thence passed into the names of places, concepts and discoveries associated with bearers of this surn ...

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Dirty Talk Erotic talk, also known as dirty talk, gross talk, love talk, naughty talk, sexting, sexy talk, talking dirty, or talking gross is the practice of using explicit word imagery to heighten sexual excitement before and during (or instead of) physica ...

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Moody Moody may refer to: Places * Moody, Alabama, U.S. * Moody, Indiana, U.S. * Moody, Missouri, U.S. * Moody, Texas, U.S. * Moody County, South Dakota, U.S. * Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada * Hundred of Moody, a cadastral division in South Aus ...

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Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. The group's members were Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole (not to be confused with Kid Creole), Keef Cowboy, ...

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The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel" is a single released by Grandmaster Flash in 1981. It is a live DJ mix recording of Flash scratching and mixing records from various groups using three turntables. This single was highly ...

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Funky 4 + 1 Funky 4 + 1 was an American hip hop group from The Bronx, New York, composed of Jazzy Jeff, Sharon Green, D.J. Breakout, Guy Williams, Keith Keith, The Voice of K.K. and Rodney Stone. The latter two members also performed together as the duo Do ...

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That's the Joint "That's The Joint" is a song by rap group Funky 4 + 1 released as their second single. The single became Funky 4 + 1's signature song and is frequently cited as influential early hip hop record borrowing from disco, funk and jazz. It was arran ...

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– " Numbers/Computer World 2" *

Afrika Bambaataa Lance Taylor (born on April 17, 1957), also known as Afrika Bambaataa (), is an American DJ, rapper, and producer from the South Bronx, New York. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influence ...

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Soulsonic Force Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force) is an American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as "Planet Rock." They were also i ...

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Planet Rock Planet Rock may refer to: * "Planet Rock" (song), a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force ** '' Planet Rock: The Album'', a 1986 album containing the song * Planet Rock (radio station) Planet Rock may refer to: * "Planet Rock" ...

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– " The Message" *

Glenn Branca Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement ...

– " Lesson No. 1 for Electric Guitar" *

Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...

– " O Superman (For Massenet)" *

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Atmosphere An atmosphere () is a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet, and is held in place by the gravity of the planetary body. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. ...

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Totally Wired "Totally Wired" is a song by the Fall. Released in September 1980, the single became one of their signature tracks. The track subsequently appeared on CD reissues of their album ''Grotesque (After the Gramme)''. The track reached no. 2 in the U ...

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– " Beyond Belief" *

The Pretenders Pretenders are an English–American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Fa ...

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Back on the Chain Gang "Back on the Chain Gang" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde and originally recorded by her band the Pretenders, and released as a single by Sire Records in September 1982. The song also was released on '' The King of Comedy'' soundtrack album in ...

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The B-52's The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, ...

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Private Idaho "Private Idaho" is a single released by The B-52's from their 1980 album ''Wild Planet''. Composition The B-52's are from Athens, Georgia, and never played a concert in Idaho until September 13, 2011, when they played at Eagle River Pavilion in ...

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Dexys Midnight Runners Dexys Midnight Runners (currently officially Dexys, their former nickname, styled without an apostrophe) are an English pop rock band from Birmingham, with soul influences, who achieved major commercial success in the early to mid-1980s. They a ...

– " There, There, My Dear" *

Young Marble Giants Young Marble Giants were a Welsh post-punk band formed in Cardiff, Wales, in 1978. Their music was based around the vocals of Alison Statton along with the minimalist instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham. Their early sound was ...

– " Final Day" *

Altered Images Altered Images are a Scottish new wave/post-punk band who found success in the early 1980s. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, the group branched into mainstream pop music, having six UK top-40 hit singles and three top-30 albums from 1981 to 19 ...

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Happy Birthday Happy Birthday may refer to: * "Happy Birthday", an expression of good will offered on a person's birthday Film, theatre and television * ''Happy Birthday'' (1998 film), a Russian drama by Larisa Sadilova * ''Happy Birthday'', a 2001 film featu ...

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The Specials The Specials, also known as The Special AKA, are an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, Lyn ...

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Ghost Town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...

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Robert Wyatt Robert Wyatt (born Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945) is a retired English musician. A founding member of the influential Canterbury scene bands Soft Machine and Matching Mole, he was initially a kit drummer and singer before becoming p ...

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Shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roo ...

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Adam and the Ants Adam and the Ants were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. The group existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant, over the period 1977 to 1982. The first, founded in May 1977 and known simply as The Ants until November of ...

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Kings of the Wild Frontier ''Kings of the Wild Frontier'' is the second album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released on 7 November 1980 by CBS Records in the UK and Epic records internationally. The album was the UK number 1 selling album in 1981 ...

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Scritti Politti Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, England, by Welsh singer-songwriter Green Gartside. He is the only member of the band to have remained throughout the group's history. Beginning as a punk-inspired collect ...

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The "Sweetest Girl" "The 'Sweetest Girl'" is a song written by Welsh singer Green Gartside. It was originally performed by Gartside's band Scritti Politti, and released in October 1981 as a single. The single peaked at No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart. The keyboard ...

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The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album '' Dare ...

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Don't You Want Me "Don't You Want Me" is a song by British synthpop group the Human League (credited on the cover as The Human League 100). It was released on 27 November 1981 as the fourth single from their third studio album, '' Dare'' (1981). The band's best ...

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Soft Cell Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. The duo consists of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The band are primarily known for their 1981 hit version of " Tainted Love" and their pla ...

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Tainted Love "Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. It attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synthpop duo Soft Cell in 1 ...

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Party Fears Two "Party Fears Two" is a song by Scottish new wave band the Associates, written by Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine. It was included on their second studio album '' Sulk'' (1982) and released as both a 7-inch and 12-inch single with the preceding ...

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ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

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All of My Heart "All of My Heart" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, from their debut studio album, ''The Lexicon of Love'' (1982). It was released as a single in the UK on 27 August 1982 and peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The B-si ...

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Temptation Temptation is a desire to engage in short-term urges for enjoyment that threatens long-term goals.Webb, J.R. (Sep 2014). Incorporating Spirituality into Psychology of temptation: Conceptualization, measurement, and clinical implications. Sp ...

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The Jam The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December ...

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Town Called Malice "Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by British band the Jam from the album '' The Gift''. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in February 1982. Overview The title is a play on words of the 1950 Nevil Shute novel '' A Town Lik ...

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Duran Duran Duran Duran () are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer and bassist Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor. With the addition of drummer Roger Taylor the following year the band wen ...

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The Chauffeur ''Rio'' is the second studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 10May 1982 through EMI Records. The band wrote and demoed most of the material before recording the album at AIR Studios in London from January to March 198 ...

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Save It for Later "Save It for Later" is a 1982 song written and recorded by British ska band the Beat (known in the United States and Canada as the English Beat). The song was released as a single from the band's third and final studio album, ''Special Beat Servi ...

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The Go-Go's The Go-Go's are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Except for short periods when other musicians joined briefly, the band has had a relatively stable lineup consisting of Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Beli ...

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Our Lips Are Sealed "Our Lips Are Sealed" is a song co-written by Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of the Go-Go's, and Terry Hall, singer of the Specials and Fun Boy Three. It was first recorded by the Go-Go's as the opening track on their album '' Beauty and the Beat'' (1 ...

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Tom Tom Club Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth and as a side project from Talking Heads. Their best known songs include " Wordy Rappinghood", " Genius of Love", and a cover o ...

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Genius of Love "Genius of Love" is a 1981 hit song by Tom Tom Club from their 1981 eponymous debut album. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Disco Top 80 chart. Background "Genius of Love" is Tom Tom Club's second single. Although the album had not ...

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Dirty Mind ''Dirty Mind'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records and produced entirely by Prince at his home studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota ...

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Daryl Hall & John Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two w ...

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I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" is a song by the American duo Daryl Hall and John Oates. Written by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen, the song was released as the second single from their tenth studio album, '' Private Eyes'' (1981) ...

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Billie Jean "Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983, as the second single from his sixth studio album, ''Thriller'' (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and ...

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ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The grou ...

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The Day Before You Came "The Day Before You Came" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in October 1982 as the lead single from the compilation album '' The Singles: The First Ten Years''. History Development Following the November 1981 release of ABB ...

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Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone and ...

– " More Than This" *

Queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

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Under Pressure "Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie. Originally released as a single in October 1981, it was later included on Queen's 1982 album '' Hot Space''. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart ...

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Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...

– "Atlantic City (song), Atlantic City" * Journey (band), Journey – "Don't Stop Believin'" * Bad Brains – "Pay to Cum" * Minor Threat – "Minor Threat (album), Minor Threat" * Dead Kennedys – "Holiday in Cambodia" * Black Flag (band), Black Flag – "Rise Above (song), Rise Above" * Wipers (band), Wipers – "Youth of America" * Flipper (band), Flipper – "Album – Generic Flipper, Sex Bomb" * Motörhead – "Ace of Spades (song), Ace of Spades" * Iron Maiden – "Run to the Hills" * Orange Juice (band), Orange Juice – "Blue Boy" * Television Personalities – "...And Don't the Kids Just Love It, This Angry Silence" * The Fall – "Hex Enduction Hour, The Classical" * The Clean – "Compilation (The Clean album), Tally Ho!" * The Feelies – "Crazy Rhythms, The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness" * R.E.M. – "Radio Free Europe (song), Radio Free Europe" * Violent Femmes – "Blister in the Sun" * Mission of Burma – "That's When I Reach for My Revolver"

1983–1986

* The Smiths – "This Charming Man" * Sonic Youth – "Death Valley '69" * Hüsker Dü – "Pink Turns to Blue" * Meat Puppets – "Plateau (song), Plateau" * The Replacements (band), The Replacements – "I Will Dare" * Minutemen (band), Minutemen – "History Lesson – Part II" * R.E.M. – "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)" * Echo & the Bunnymen – "The Killing Moon" *

– "Close to Me (The Cure song), Close to Me" * Siouxsie and the Banshees – "Cities in Dust" * Run-DMC – "It's Like That (Run–D.M.C. song), It's Like That" * Crash Crew – "The Crash Crew, On the Radio" * Rammellzee vs. K-Rob – "Beat Bop" * Boogie Down Productions – "South Bronx (song), South Bronx" * New Order – "Blue Monday (New Order song), Blue Monday" *

and The Revolution (band), The Revolution – "When Doves Cry" *

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

– "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" *

– "Running Up That Hill, Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" * U2 – "New Year's Day (U2 song), New Year's Day" * Simple Minds – "Don't You (Forget About Me)" * The Replacements (band), The Replacements – "Tim (The Replacements album), Bastards of Young" * The Mekons – "Fear and Whiskey, Last Dance" * Big Black – "Atomizer (album), Kerosene" * Scratch Acid – "Scratch Acid (EP), The Greatest Gift" * The Jesus and Mary Chain – "Just Like Honey" * The Smiths – "How Soon Is Now?" * Cocteau Twins – "Treasure (Cocteau Twins album), Lorelei" * New Order – "Bizarre Love Triangle" * Billy Bragg – "A New England" * Metallica – "Battery" * Slayer – "Angel of Death (Slayer song), Angel of Death" * Saint Vitus (band), Saint Vitus – "Born Too Late, Clear Windowpane" * Einstürzende Neubauten – "Halber Mensch" * Art of Noise – "Beat Box (Art of Noise song), Beat Box (Diversion One)" * Frankie Goes to Hollywood – "Relax (song), Relax" * Liquid Liquid – "Optimo (EP), Optimo" * Alexander Robotnick – "Problèmes d'Amour" * Shannon (American singer), Shannon – "Let the Music Play (song), Let the Music Play" * Section 25 (band), Section 25 – "From the Hip (Section 25 album), Looking from a Hilltop (Restructure)" * Madonna (entertainer), Madonna – "Holiday (Madonna song), Holiday" * Cyndi Lauper – "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" *

and The Revolution (band), The Revolution – "Kiss (Prince song), Kiss" * Run-DMC – "Rock Box" * LL Cool J – "I Can't Live Without My Radio" * Beastie Boys – "No Sleep till Brooklyn" * Mantronix – "Mantronix: The Album, Needle to the Groove" * The Go-Betweens – "Cattle and Cane" * The Chills – "Pink Frost" * Felt (band), Felt – "Ignite the Seven Cannons, Primitive Painters" * The Smiths – "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" * Tom Waits – "Jockey Full of Bourbon" *

– "I'm on Fire" * Scott Walker (singer), Scott Walker – "Climate of Hunter, Rawhide" * U2 (band), U2 – "

" * Don Henley – "The Boys of Summer (song), The Boys of Summer" * Paul Simon – "Graceland (song), Graceland" * Wayne Smith (musician), Wayne Smith – "Under Me Sleng Teng" * Anthony Red Rose – "Tempo" * Juan Atkins, Model 500 – "No UFO's"

1987–1990

* Larry Heard, Mr. Fingers – "Can You Feel It (Larry Heard song), Can You Feel It" * Derrick May (musician), Rhythim Is Rhythim – "Strings of Life" * A Guy Called Gerald – "Voodoo Ray" * MARRS – "Pump Up the Volume (song), Pump Up the Volume" * My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine – "You Made Me Realise" * Spacemen 3 – "The Perfect Prescription, Walkin' with Jesus" * Ride (band), Ride – "Nowhere (album), Dreams Burn Down" * Galaxie 500 – "On Fire (Galaxie 500 album), Blue Thunder" * Happy Mondays – "Kinky Afro" * The Stone Roses – "She Bangs the Drums" * Sonic Youth – "Teen Age Riot" * Dinosaur Jr. – "Freak Scene" * Butthole Surfers – "Locust Abortion Technician, Human Cannonball" *

– "Where Is My Mind?" * Fugazi – "Waiting Room (song), Waiting Room" * Audio Two – "Top Billin'" * Eric B. & Rakim – "I Know You Got Soul (Eric B. & Rakim song), I Know You Got Soul" * Public Enemy (band), Public Enemy – "Rebel Without a Pause" * N.W.A – "Straight Outta Compton (song), Straight Outta Compton" * Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – "The Mercy Seat (song), The Mercy Seat" * Ministry (band), Ministry – "Stigmata (song), Stigmata" * The Jesus and Mary Chain – "Head On (song), Head On" * The Sugarcubes – "Birthday (The Sugarcubes song), Birthday" *

– "Just Like Heaven (The Cure song), Just Like Heaven" * Morrissey – "Everyday Is Like Sunday" * The Pogues – "Fairytale of New York" * The Wedding Present – "George Best (album), My Favourite Dress" * The Field Mice – "Emma's House" * Another Sunny Day – "You Should All Be Murdered" * The Dead Milkmen – "Punk Rock Girl" * The Primitives – "Crash (The Primitives song), Crash" * The La's – "There She Goes (The La's song), There She Goes" * They Might Be Giants – "Birdhouse in Your Soul" * Superchunk – "Superchunk (album), Slack Motherfucker" * Fugazi – "Repeater (album), Merchandise" * The Jesus Lizard – "Mouth Breather" * Slick Rick – "Children's Story" * Gang Starr – "Step in the Arena, Just to Get a Rep" * Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock – "It Takes Two (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock song), It Takes Two" * Salt-N-Pepa – "Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song), Push It" * Beastie Boys – "Hey Ladies" * De La Soul – "Me Myself and I (De La Soul song), Me Myself and I" * Biz Markie – "Just a Friend" * Public Enemy (band), Public Enemy – "Fight the Power (Public Enemy song), Fight the Power" * Guns N' Roses – "Welcome to the Jungle" * Swans (band), Swans – "Children of God (Swans album), Beautiful Child" * John Zorn – "Naked City (album), The Sicilian Clan" *

– "If I Was Your Girlfriend" * Madonna (entertainer), Madonna – "Like a Prayer (song), Like a Prayer" * Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart" * Pet Shop Boys – "Being Boring" * Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U" * The Orb – "Little Fluffy Clouds" * The KLF – "Chill Out (KLF album), Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard" * 808 State – "Pacific State (song), Pacific State" * Orbital (band), Orbital – "Chime (song), Chime" * Depeche Mode – "Enjoy the Silence" * My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine – "Glider (EP), Soon" * The Vaselines – "Son of a Gun (EP), Son of a Gun" * Beat Happening – "Jamboree (Beat Happening album), Indian Summer" * Daniel Johnston – "1990 (Daniel Johnston album), Some Things Last a Long Time" * Mudhoney – "Touch Me I'm Sick" *

– "Doolittle (album), Wave of Mutilation"

1991–1993

* Nirvana (band), Nirvana – "Smells Like Teen Spirit" * Pavement – "Summer Babe (Winter Version), Summer Babe" * Archers of Loaf – "Web in Front" * Yo La Tengo – "Painful (album), From a Motel 6" * Sebadoh – "Sebadoh III, The Freed Pig" * A Tribe Called Quest – "Check the Rhime" * De La Soul – "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" * Black Sheep (group), Black Sheep – "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited), The Choice Is Yours" * Massive Attack – "Unfinished Sympathy" * Tricky (musician), Tricky – "Maxinquaye, Aftermath (Version 1)" * Primal Scream – "Screamadelica, Higher Than the Sun" * Spiritualized – "Lazer Guided Melodies, Step into the Breeze" * Slowdive – "Souvlaki (album), Alison" * Aphex Twin – "Selected Ambient Works 85–92, Xtal" * Talk Talk – "Laughing Stock (album), Ascension Day" * Slint – "Spiderland, Good Morning, Captain" * Disco Inferno (band), Disco Inferno – "The Last Dance (EP), The Last Dance" * Stereolab – "Refried Ectoplasm, French Disko" * Acen – "Trip II the Moon, Trip II the Moon (Part 1)" / "Trip II the Moon (Part 2)" * The Future Sound of London – "Papua New Guinea (song), Papua New Guinea" * Human Resource (band), Human Resource – "Dominator (Human Resource song), Dominator (Joey Beltram Mix)" * Metalheadz – "Terminator" * Rob Haigh, Omni Trio – "Renegade Snares" * Red House Painters – "Red House Painters (Rollercoaster), New Jersey" * Teenage Fanclub – "Bandwagonesque, The Concept" * Heavenly (British band), Heavenly – "Le Jardin de Heavenly, C Is the Heavenly Option" * Tindersticks – "Tindersticks (1993 album), City Sickness" * Unrest (band), Unrest – "Perfect Teeth, Make Out Club" * Tenor Saw and Buju Banton – "Ring the Alarm Quick" * Dr. Dre – "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" * Ice Cube – "It Was a Good Day" * 2Pac – "I Get Around (2Pac song), I Get Around" * Souls of Mischief – "93 'til Infinity" * Suede (band), Suede – "The Drowners" * Blur (band), Blur – "For Tomorrow (song), For Tomorrow" * Elastica – "Stutter (Elastica song), Stutter" * Ween – "The Pod, Dr. Rock" * Wu-Tang Clan – "Protect Ya Neck" * Geto Boys – "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" * Pete Rock & CL Smooth – "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" * Bikini Kill – "Rebel Girl (Bikini Kill song), Rebel Girl" * Melvins – "Houdini (album), Hooch" * Dinosaur Jr. – "Start Choppin" *

– "Trompe le Monde, U-Mass" * Liz Phair – "Exile in Guyville, Divorce Song" * PJ Harvey – "Rid of Me" * The Afghan Whigs – "Gentlemen (album), Debonair" * Rage Against the Machine – "Killing in the Name" * The Lemonheads – "It's a Shame About Ray" * Beck – "Loser (Beck song), Loser" * The Breeders – "Cannonball (The Breeders song), Cannonball" * Nirvana (band), Nirvana – "Scentless Apprentice"

1994–1996

* Hole (band), Hole – "Violet (Hole song), Violet" * The Smashing Pumpkins – "1979 (song), 1979" * Green Day – "Longview (song), Longview" * Weezer – "Say It Ain't So" * Blur (band), Blur – "Girls & Boys (Blur song), Girls & Boys" * Oasis (band), Oasis – "Live Forever (Oasis song), Live Forever" * Pulp (band), Pulp – "Common People (song), Common People" * The Notorious B.I.G. – "Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song), Juicy" * Nas – "It Ain't Hard to Tell" * Mobb Deep – "Shook Ones (Part II)" * GZA – "Liquid Swords, 4th Chamber" * Pavement – "Gold Soundz" * Built to Spill – "There's Nothing Wrong with Love, Car" * Modest Mouse – "Broke (Modest Mouse song), Broke" * Frank Black – "Teenager of the Year (album), Headache" * Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – "Orange (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion), Bellbottoms" * Guided by Voices – "I Am a Scientist" * Nine Inch Nails – "Closer (Nine Inch Nails song), Closer" *

– "Hyperballad" * Beck – "Devils Haircut" * Portishead (band), Portishead – "Sour Times" * Saint Etienne (band), Saint Etienne – "Like a Motorway" * Basic Channel – "Octagon" * Carl Craig, Paperclip People – "Throw" * DJ Shadow – "Midnight in a Perfect World" * Dr. Octagon – "Dr. Octagonecologyst, Blue Flowers" * Common (rapper), Common – "I Used to Love H.E.R." * Jeff Buckley – "Grace (Jeff Buckley song), Grace" * Mazzy Star – "Fade into You" * Arthur Russell (musician), Arthur Russell – "This Is How We Walk on the Moon" * Low (band), Low – "I Could Live in Hope, Words" * The Auteurs – "After Murder Park, Unsolved Child Murder" * Jawbox – "Savory (song), Savory" * Drive Like Jehu – "Yank Crime, Luau" * Brainiac (band), Brainiac – "Hissing Prigs in Static Couture, Pussyfootin'" * Napalm Death – "Fear, Emptiness, Despair, Twist the Knife (Slowly)" * Darkthrone – "Transilvanian Hunger, En ås i dype skogen" * Ol' Dirty Bastard – "Brooklyn Zoo (song), Brooklyn Zoo" * Snoop Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dogg – "Gin and Juice" * Luniz – "I Got 5 on It" * Cutty Ranks – "Limb by Limb" * The Prodigy – "No Good (Start the Dance)" * Underworld (band), Underworld – "Born Slippy .NUXX" * The Chemical Brothers – "Setting Sun (The Chemical Brothers song), Setting Sun" * Daft Punk – "Da Funk" * Belle and Sebastian – "Tigermilk, The State I Am In" * Elliott Smith – "Needle in the Hay" * The Magnetic Fields – "Holiday (The Magnetic Fields album), Take Ecstasy with Me" * Will Oldham, Palace Music – "Viva Last Blues, New Partner" * Arab Strap (band), Arab Strap – "The First Big Weekend" * Tortoise (band), Tortoise – "Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Gamera" * The Sea and Cake – "Nassau (album), Parasol" * Pavement – "Rattled by the Rush" * Guided by Voices – "Alien Lanes, Game of Pricks" * Weezer – "El Scorcho"

1997–1999

* Radiohead – "Paranoid Android" *

– "Jóga" * The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony" * Elliott Smith – "Between the Bars" * Cat Power – "Cross Bones Style" * The Clientele – "Suburban Light, Reflections After Jane" * Bonnie "Prince" Billy – "I See a Darkness" * Smog (band), Smog – "Knock Knock (Smog album), Teenage Spaceship" * Silver Jews – "American Water (album), Random Rules" * Autechre – "LP5, Arch Carrier" * Boards of Canada – "Music Has the Right to Children, Happy Cycling" * Matthew Herbert, Herbert – "Around the House, So Now" * Aphex Twin – "Windowlicker" *

– "

" * Air (French band), Air – "Premiers Symptômes, Le soleil est près de moi" * Massive Attack – "Teardrop (Massive Attack song), Teardrop" * Black Star (rap duo), Black Star – "Respiration (song), Respiration" * The Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize (The Notorious B.I.G. song), Hypnotize" * OutKast – "Aquemini, Spottieottiedopaliscious" * The Roots – "The Next Movement" * The Flaming Lips – "Waitin' for a Superman" * The Beta Band – "Champion Versions, Dry the Rain" * The Olivia Tremor Control – "Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One, Hideaway" * Neutral Milk Hotel – "Holland, 1945" * Super Furry Animals – "Ice Hockey Hair" * Stardust (band), Stardust – "Music Sounds Better with You" * Basement Jaxx – "Jump n' Shout" * Wilco – "Summerteeth, Via Chicago" * Pulp (band), Pulp – "This Is Hardcore (song), This Is Hardcore" * Belle and Sebastian – "Lazy Line Painter Jane" * Yo La Tengo – "I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, Autumn Sweater" * Sleater-Kinney – "Dig Me Out, One More Hour" * Refused – "The Shape of Punk to Come, New Noise" * The Dismemberment Plan – "Emergency & I, The City" * Boredoms – "Super æ, Super Shine" * Mogwai – "Like Herod" * Jim O'Rourke (musician), Jim O'Rourke – "Halfway to a Threeway" * Sigur Rós – "Svefn-g-englar"

2000–2002

* Daft Punk – "One More Time (Daft Punk song), One More Time" * Radiohead – "Idioteque" * Godspeed You! Black Emperor – "Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven, Storm" * The Avalanches – "Since I Left You (song), Since I Left You" * Broadcast (band), Broadcast – "The Noise Made by People, Come On Let's Go" * Aaliyah – "Try Again (Aaliyah song), Try Again" * Justin Timberlake – "Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song), Cry Me a River" * Luomo – "The Present Lover, Tessio" * Vitalic – "OK Cowboy, La Rock 01" * Kylie Minogue – "Love at First Sight (Kylie Minogue song), Love at First Sight" * Jay-Z – "Big Pimpin'" * Outkast – "B.O.B (song), B.O.B" * Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady" * Ghostface Killah – "Supreme Clientele, Nutmeg" * Missy Elliott – "Get Ur Freak On" * The White Stripes – "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" * The Strokes – "The Modern Age" * ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – "Source Tags & Codes, Another Morning Stoner" * Interpol (band), Interpol – "Obstacle 1" * Electric Six – "Danger! High Voltage" * Golden Boy (artist), Golden Boy with Miss Kittin – "Rippin Kittin" * Jürgen Paape – "So Weit Wie Noch Nie" * Osymyso – "Intro-Inspection" * The Knife – "Heartbeats (song), Heartbeats" * LCD Soundsystem – "Losing My Edge" * The Rapture (band), The Rapture – "House of Jealous Lovers" * The Streets – "Weak Become Heroes" * Aesop Rock – "Daylight (EP), Daylight" * RJD2 – "Deadringer (album), Good Times Roll Pt. 2" * Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes – "Fevers and Mirrors, The Calendar Hung Itself..." * Wilco – "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Poor Places" * Queens of the Stone Age – "No One Knows" * My Morning Jacket – "At Dawn, The Way That He Sings" * Modest Mouse – "The Moon & Antarctica, 3rd Planet" * Clinic (band), Clinic – "Internal Wrangler, Distortions" * Shellac (band), Shellac – "1000 Hurts, Prayer to God" * Mclusky – "Mclusky Do Dallas, To Hell with Good Intentions" * Lightning Bolt (band), Lightning Bolt – "Ride the Skies, Ride the Sky" * The Microphones – "The Glow Pt. 2, The Moon" * The New Pornographers – "Mass Romantic, Letter from an Occupant" * The Shins – "New Slang" * The Decemberists – "Castaways and Cutouts, Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" * Radiohead – "Amnesiac (album), Life in a Glasshouse" * Broken Social Scene – "You Forgot It in People, Cause = Time" * Deerhoof – "Reveille (album), This Magnificent Bird Will Rise" * Spoon (band), Spoon – "Kill the Moonlight (album), The Way We Get By" * Dizzee Rascal – "I Luv U (Dizzee Rascal song), I Luv U" * M.O.P. – "Ante Up (song), Ante Up" * Clipse – "Grindin'" * Talib Kweli – "Get By" * Jay-Z – "Takeover (song), Takeover"

2003–2006

* Outkast – "Hey Ya!" * Kanye West – "Through the Wire" * R. Kelly – "Ignition (Remix)" * Beyoncé – "Crazy in Love" * Gnarls Barkley – "Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song), Crazy" * !!! – "Louden Up Now, Me and Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)" * TV on the Radio – "Staring at the Sun (TV on the Radio song), Staring at the Sun" * Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song), Maps" * The Walkmen – "The Rat (song), The Rat" * Devendra Banhart – "Rejoicing in the Hands, A Sight to Behold" * Joanna Newsom – "The Milk-Eyed Mender, Peach, Plum, Pear" * Sufjan Stevens – "Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album), Casimir Pulaski Day" * Antony and the Johnsons – "Hope There's Someone" * Animal Collective – "Sung Tongs, Leaf House" * The Books – "The Lemon of Pink, Take Time" * M83 (band), M83 – "Before the Dawn Heals Us, Don't Save Us from the Flames" * The Postal Service – "Such Great Heights" * Annie (Norwegian singer), Annie – "Heartbeat (Annie song), Heartbeat" * M.I.A. (artist), M.I.A. – "Galang (song), Galang" * The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army" * Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand – "Take Me Out (song), Take Me Out" * The Fiery Furnaces – "EP (The Fiery Furnaces album), Here Comes the Summer" * The Mountain Goats – "No Children" * The Wrens (band), The Wrens – "The Meadowlands (album), She Sends Kisses" * Les Savy Fav – "Inches (album), The Sweat Descends" * Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" * The Exploding Hearts – "Guitar Romantic, Modern Kicks" * Art Brut – "Formed a Band" * Boris (band), Boris – "Pink (Boris album), Farewell" * Mastodon (band), Mastodon – "Blood Mountain (album), Sleeping Giant" * Madvillain – "Madvillainy, America's Most Blunted" * T.I. – "What You Know (T.I. song), What You Know" * Kelly Clarkson – "Since U Been Gone" * Amerie – "1 Thing" * Ciara – "Oh (Ciara song), Oh" * The Go! Team – "The Power Is On" * Feist (singer), Feist – "Mushaboom (song), Mushaboom" * Arcade Fire – "Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels), Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" * Wolf Parade – "Apologies to the Queen Mary, I'll Believe in Anything" * Band of Horses – "The Funeral (Band of Horses song), The Funeral" * The Hold Steady – "Boys and Girls in America, Stuck Between Stations" * Beirut (band), Beirut – "Gulag Orkestar, Postcards from Italy" * Johnny Boy – "Johnny Boy (album), You Are the Generation That Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve" * Love Is All (band), Love Is All – "Nine Times That Same Song, Busy Doing Nothing" * Jens Lekman – "Maple Leaves (EP), Black Cab" * Christian Falk – "Dream On (Christian Falk song), Dream On" * Peter Bjorn and John – "Young Folks" * Justice (French band), Justice vs. Simian (band), Simian – "We Are Your Friends (song), We Are Your Friends" * Hot Chip – "Boy from School" * Animal Collective – "Grass (Animal Collective song), Grass" * Black Dice – "Cone Toaster" * Liars (band), Liars – "The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack" * Panda Bear (musician), Panda Bear – "Bro's (song), Bros"

References

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