Time for Popular Music Overtime

This is a timeline that will show how the type and way we listen to music has changed over the years. This is an initial task for my a2 media studies course.

1948-06-21 21:01:20

First LP Released

This is the date/year that the first LP was released.

1950-01-01 01:29:51

1950's Artists

Here are some of the most well-known and popular music artists of the 1950s: Elvis Presley Blues Chuck Berry

1960-01-01 03:46:26

1960's Artists

These are some of the most popular artists of the 1960s: The Beatles The Rolling Stones Jimi Hendrix The Beach Boys

1962-01-01 00:00:00

Cassette Player Invented

The standard audio cassette was invented in 1962 by the Philips company. This was the next step to the development of music after the vinyls.

1968-05-01 00:00:00

The Internet Was Invented

Meeting held to discuss the internet and how they are going to get two hosts to communicate.

1969-07-03 00:00:00

Internet Announced

This is the date when the internet was announced the the public.

1970-01-01 15:03:07

1970's Artists

Here are some the most popular artists of the 1970s: The Jacksons Stevie Wonder Elton John ABBA Led Zeppelin Rod Stewart David Bowie AC/DC

1980-01-01 15:03:07

1980's Artists

Here is a list of some of the most popular artists in the 1980s: Bob Marley Madonna Michael Jackson

1982-01-01 07:08:46

First Compact Disc Produced

This is the year when the first compact disc, or CD as we know it today, was produced.

1990-01-01 15:03:07

1990's Artists

Here is a list of some of the most popular artists from the 1990s: Backstreet boys Britney Spears Whitney Houston Shakira

1997-08-01 21:01:20

First MP3 Player Released

This is the year that the first MP3 Player was released and it changed the way that people listen to music.

2000-01-01 15:03:07

2000's Artists

Here are some of the most popular artists from the 2000s: Eminem Avril Lavigne Fall Out Boy Christina Aguilera Alicia Keys Beyonce Rihanna

2003-08-28 21:01:20

iTunes Launch

On this date iTunes was launched and this is a huge part of the music industry as millions of people use it every day to listen to music.

2005-02-14 21:01:20

Youtube Launched

This is when YouTube was officially launched to the public and nowadays 45% of all of the videos on youtube are music videos.

2006-01-01 21:01:20

Spotify Launched

Sometime in the year of 2006 Spotify was launched and to this day billions of playlists have been made therefore making it a huge impact on how people listen to their music.

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