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101 SONGS
FROM 101 GREAT ALBUMS!
In chronological order,
one album per act,
one song per album.
Grunge! Riot Grrrl! HipHop!
NeoSoul! Shoegaze! TripHop!
Alternative! Funk! Surf!
World! Folk! Trashabilly!


From 1990 through 1999!
A crash course in crucial!


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1 9 9 0
01) Pixies, "Bossanova"
Alt Rock.

02) Jane's Addiction, "Ritual de lo Habitial"
Classic Rock meets Alt Goth.

03) Depeche Mode, "Violator"
Alt Synth.

04) Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., "New Funky Nation"
Samoan Funk Rap.

05) Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting"
Alt Rock.

06) Miles Davis/ John Lee Hooker/ Taj Mahal, "THE HOT SPOT"
NeoNoir film soundtrack.

07) Marcia Ball/ Angela Strehli/ Lou Ann Barton, "Dreams Come True"
Soul and Blues.

08) The Posies, "Dear 23"
Beatles meets Big Star.>

09) The La's, " The La's"
Beat Pop.


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1 9 9 1
10) La Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del Quinto Patio, "El Circo"
Rock en Espanol.

11) The A-Bones, "The Life Of Riley"
Garage Rock.>

12) Lenny Kravitz, "Mama Said"
Funk'n'Roll.>

13) Consolidated, "Friendly Fa$cism"
Conscious Rap.

14) U2, "Achtung Baby"
Alt Pop.

15) Public Enemy, "Apocalypse '91... The Empire Strikes Black"
Conscious Rap.

16) Supreme NTM, "Authentik"
French HipHop.

17) Primus, "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese"
Punk Funk.

18) Massive Attack, "Blue Lines"
TripHop.


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1 9 9 2
19) Lush, "Spooky"
Shoegaze Noize.

20) Nirvana, "Live At Reading"
Grunge.

21) Annie Lennox, "Diva"
Coldwave Soul.

22) XTC, "Nonsuch"
Baroque Pop.

23) Bikini Kill, "Pussy Whipped"
Riot Grrrl.

24) Angelo Badalamenti, "TWIN PEAKS- FIRE WALK WITH ME"
Jazz Noir.>

25) Morrissey, "Your Arsenal"
Alt Rockabilly.

26) Etta James, "The Right Time"
Chicago Blues and Soul.

27) Ultra Vivid Scene, "Rev"
Moody Psyche.

28) Deee-Lite, "Infinity Within"
House Funk.

29) Tom Waits, "Bone Machine"
Experimental, Torch Song, and Noize.

30) k.d. lang, "Ingenue"
Modern Sounds in Country and Western.

31) Tom Tom Club, "Dark Sneak Love Action"
Funk.

32) The Red Devils, "King King"
Raw Blues Rock.

33) Luscious Jackson, "In Search Of Manny"
HipHop Funk.


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"Louder than a bomb."


1 9 9 3
34) Dick Dale, "Tribal Thunder"
Surf Rock.

35) Mazzy Star, "So Tonight That I Might See"
Dream Goth.

36) Digable Planets, "Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)"
Alt Rap.

37) Urge Overkill, "Saturation"
Alt Rock.

38) Big Chief, "Mack Avenue Skullgame"
Funk Rock.

39) Hasil Adkins, "Look At That Caveman Go!!"
Trashabilly.


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1 9 9 4
40) Portishead, "Dummy"
Cinematic TripHop.

41) Latin Playboys, "Latin Playboys"
Experimental Chicano.

42) Thee Headcoatees, "Ballad Of The Insolent Pup"
All-female Garage Rock.

43) Beastie Boys, "Ill Communication"
HipHop Funk.

44) Jhelisa, "Galactica Rush"
Cosmic NeoSoul.

45) Mano Negra, "Casa Babylon"
World HipHop.

46) Tuscadero, "The Pink Album"
Garage Rock.

47) The Grays, "Ro Sham Bo"
"Abbey Road"-esque Rock.>

48) El Vez, "Graciasland"
Mexican Elvis.

49) R.E.M., "Monster"
Alt Rock.


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1 9 9 5
50) Bjork, "Post"
Alt TripHop.

51) Axiom Funk, "Funkcronomicon"
Funk Rock.>

52) Blur, "The Great Escape"
BritPop.

53) The Muffs, "Blonder and Blonder"
Beat Punk.

54) Black Grape, "It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah"
Madchester Funk.

55) D'Angelo, "Brown Sugar"
NeoSoul.

56) Man Or Astro-Man?, "Live Transmissions From Uranus"
Alt Surf.

57) Cassandra Wilson, "New Moon Daughter"
Jazz vocalist.

58) Supergrass, "I Should Coco"
BritPop, Beat, and Psyche.

59) Tricky, "Maxinquaye"
Downtempo TripHop.


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1 9 9 6
60) Hooverphonic, "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular"
Alt TripHop.

61) Stone Temple Pilots, "Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop"
Classic Rock, Glam, and Grunge.

62) April March, "April In Paris"
YeYe and Beat.

63) DJ Shadow, "Endtroducing"
Turntablism.

64) Komeda, "The Genius Of Komeda"
Mod Pop.

65) Soundgarden, "Down On The Upside"
Classic Grunge.

66) Johnny Cash, "American Recordings II: Unchained"
Raw acoustic Country.

67) Bahamadia, "Kollage"
Conscious Rap.

68) Up, Bustle And Out, "One Colour Just Reflects Another"
World TripHop Dance.

69) Skunk Anansie, "Stoosh"
Alt Metal.

70) The Rutles, "Archeology"
Beatles deconstruction/tribute.>

71) The Cardigans, "First Band On The Moon"
Alt Pop.

72) Fastball, "Make Your Mama Proud"
Alt Pop Rock.


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1 9 9 7
73) Jennifer Trynin, "Gun Shy, Trigger Happy"
Grunge Grrrl.

74) Chemical Brothers, "Dig Your Own Hole"
Electronic DanceHop.

75) L7, "The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum"
Grunge Grrrls.

76) Toini And The Tomcats, "Going Wild"
Norwegian Rockabilly.

77) Radiohead, "OK Computer"
Alt Experimental.

78) T-Model Ford, "Pee Wee Get My Gun"
Juke Joint Rock.

79) Juliana Hatfield, "Do Not Disturb"
Alt Grunge.

80) Dr. Octagon, "Dr. Octagonecologyst"
Alt Rap.


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1 9 9 8
81) Patty Griffin, "Flaming Red"
Alt Americana.

82) Dag, "Apartment #635"
Funk Rock.

83) PJ Harvey, "Is This Desire?"
Alt Rock and Ballads.

84) Jeff Buckley, "Sketches For 'My Sweetheart The Drunk'" (rel. 1998)
Alt singer/songwriter.

85) Lucinda Williams, "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"
Roots Blues.

86) Queens Of The Stone Age, "Queens Of The Stone Age"
Stoner Rock.

87) Fatboy Slim, "You've Come A Long Way Baby"
Big Beat Turntablism.

88) Mr. Airplane Man, "Mr. Airplane Man"
Garage Blues.

89) Chris von Sneidern, "Wood + Wire"
"White Album"-esque Pop.>

90) Garbage, "Version 2.0"
GrungeHop.

91) Gillian Welch, "Hell Among The Yearlings"
Alt Country.

92) Dan The Automator, "Bombay The Hard Way"
Bollywood Turntablism.

93) Ms. Lauryn Hill, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
HipHop NeoSoul.

94) Buffalo Daughter, "New Rock"
Experimental Alt Rock.

95) The Makers, "Psychopathia Sexualis"
Garagedelic.


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1 9 9 9
96) Beck, "Midnite Vultures"
Funkacopia.

97) John Paul Jones, "Zooma"
Zeppadelic Stomp.

98) Los Lobos, "This Time"
Alt Roots.

99) Fiona Apple, "When The Pawn..."
Alt Balladeer.

100) The Olivia Tremor Control, "Black Foliage: Animation Music"
Art Psyche.

101) Paul McCartney, "Run Devil Run"
Rock'n'Roar.>

Kurt Cobain's mixtapes.


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101 SONGS
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Punk! HipHop! New Wave!
Funk! Hardcore! Psychedelic!
World! GoGo! Industrial!
Metal! Blues! Grunge!



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1 9 8 0
01) David Bowie, "Scary Monsters"
Art Rock.

02) Grace Jones, "Warm Leatherette"
New Wave Dub Disco.

03) The Cramps, "Songs The Lord Taught Us"
Psychobilly.

04) Devo, "Freedom Of Choice"
New Wave.

05) The Cosmopolitans, "Wild Moose Party"
Frat Garage.

06) The Specials, "More Specials"
Mod Ska.

07) The Soft Boys, "Underwater Moonlight"
Punkadelic.

08) Peggy Scott, "Great Scott"
Soul and Disco.

09) Split Enz, "True Colours"
New Zealand New Wave.

10) The Undertones, "Hyptonized"
Punk Pop.

11) The Delmontes, "Carousel" (rec. early '80s)
Mod Pop.

12) Professor Longhair, "Crawfish Fiesta"
New Orleans gumbo.

13) X, "Los Angeles"
L.A. Punk.

14) Rockpile, "Seconds Of Pleasure"
Mod Power Pop.

15) The B-52s, "Wild Planet"
Punk Mod.

16) Capt. Beefheart And His Magic Band, "Doc At The Radar Station"
Post Blues.

17) Squeeze, "Argybargy"
Mod Pop.

18) Utopia, "Deface The Music"
Beatlesque tribute.


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1 9 8 1
19) The Rolling Stones, "Tattoo You"
Rawk.

20) The Knack, "Round Trip"
"Revolver"-esque Pop.>

21) The Go-Go's, "Beauty And The Beat"
Mod Pop.>

22) Gang Of Four, "Solid Gold"
Punk Funk.

23) Pretenders, "Pretenders II"
Beat Pop.

24) Black Flag, "Damaged"
Hardcore Punk.

25) The Police, "Ghost In The Machine"
Art Reggae.

26) Buzz And The Flyers, "Buzz And The Flyers"
Rockabilly.

27) Girlschool, "Hit And Run"
All-female British Metal.


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1 9 8 2
28) Zapp, "Zapp II"
Electro Funk.

29) The Fabulous Thunderbirds, "T-Bird Rhythm"
Blues Soul.

30) The Spongetones, "Beat Music"
Beatlesque Pop.>

31) The BusBoys, "American Worker"
New Wave Soul.

32) Kas Product, "Try It"
Coldwave.

33) Barrence Whitfield And The Savages, "Barrence Whitfield And The Savages"
Rockabilly and Garage Rock.

34) The Atlantics, "Atlantics" (rec. early '80's)
Punk Wave.

35) Bruce Springsteen, "Nebraska"
Eerie singer/songwriter.

36) War, "Outlaw"
L.A. Funk.

"DJ's spinning/ I said my, my..."


37) The Clash, "Combat Rock"
Punk Dub Protest.

38) Marvin Gaye, "Midnight Love"
Erotic Soul.

39) The Prisoners, "Come To The Mushroom"
Art Punk.

40) Pigbag, "Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jive"
Alternative Dance.

41) Roxy Music, "Avalon"
Art Wave.

42) Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five, "The Message"
New York HipHop.

43) Paul McCartney, "Tug Of War"
Beatles coda.>


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1 9 8 3
44) Malaria!, "Compiled: 1981-1983"
Coldwave and Industrial.

45) Liquid Liquid, "Optimo" (early '80s)
Punk Funk.

46) Bad Brains, "Rock For Light"
Hardcore Punk (+ Reggae).

47) Sly And The Family Stone, "Ain't But The One Way"
Funk redux.>

48) The Creatures, "Feast"
Polyrhythmic PostPunk.

49) Was (Not Was), "Born To Laugh At Tornados"
Art Soul.

50) Tears For Fears, "The Hurting"
Soulful New Wave.

51) King Sunny Ade, "Synchro System"
Nigerian Jùjú.

52) Talking Heads, "Speaking In Tongues"
Art Funk.

53) Dicks, "Kill From The Heart"
Political Hardcore.


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1 9 8 4
54) Katrina And The Waves, "Katrina And The Waves I"
Beat and Motown.

55) The Art Of Noise, "Who's Afraid Of...?"
Synth Pop Dub.

56) The Fuzztones, "Leave Your Mind At Home"
Garage Rock.>

57) Cocteau Twins, "Treasure"
Ethereal Wave.


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1 9 8 5
58) The Untouchables, "Wild Child"
Ska and '60s Soul.

59) John Fogerty, "Centerfield"
Swamp Rock.

60) Koko Taylor, "Queen Of The Blues"
Chicago Blues.

61) Jesus And Mary Chain, "Psychocandy"
Fuzz Alternative.

62) Mark Stewart, "As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade"
Industrial Conscious Rap.

63) Various Artists, "The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto"
South African Mbaqanga collection.

64) Eurythmics, "Be Yourself Tonight"
Soul Wave.

65) The Smiths, "Meat Is Murder"
Alternative croon.

66) LL Cool J, "Radio"
Def Jam HipHop.

67) Thee Mighty Caesars, "Beware The Ides Of March"
Garage Rock.


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1 9 8 6
68) The Delmonas, "5!"
All-female Garage Rock.

69) African Head Charge, "Off The Beaten Path"
World Dub.

70) Let's Active, "Big Plans For Everybody"
Pop Psyche.

71) Marcia Ball, "Hot Tamale Baby"
Soulful Blues.

72) Film soundtrack, "GOOD TO GO"
Go-Go Funk collection of Washington D.C. bands.

73) Peter Zaremba's Love Delagation, "Spread The Word"
Psyche Pop.

74) Run-DMC, "Raising Hell"
Hard Rap.

75) XTC, "Skylarking"
Alt Psyche.


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1 9 8 7
76) Tom Waits, "Frank's Wild Years"
Art Cabaret.

77) Wire, "The Ideal Copy"
Alt Industrial.

78) Guadalcanal Diary, "2x4"
Jangle Pop.

79) Love And Rockets, "Earth Sun And Moon"
Alt Goth.

80) Public Enemy, "Yo! Bum Rush The Show"
Conscious Rap.

81) Omar And The Howlers, "Hard Times In The Land Of Plenty"
Texas Blues.

82) R.E.M., "Document"
Alt Americana.


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1 9 8 8
83) The Primatives, "Lovely"
Alt Pop.

84) The Smithereens, "Green Thoughts"
Beat Rock.

85) Bootsy Collins, "What's Bootsy Doing?"
P-Funk.

86) L7, "L7"
All-female Grunge.

87) Living Colour, "Vivid"
Afro Punk.

88) Cowboy Junkies, "The Trinity Session"
Moody Roots.

89) Last Exit, "Iron Path"
Harmolodic Thrash.


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1 9 8 9
90) Bonnie Raitt, "Nick Of Time"
Soul and Blues.

91) Pixies, "Doolittle"
Alternative Rock.

92) 3rd Bass, "The Cactus Album"
Alt HipHop.

93) Bob Dylan, "Oh Mercy"
Political singer/songwriter.

94) Barry Adamson, "Moss Side Story"
Cinematic seeds of TripHop.

95) Lou Ann Barton, "Read My Lips"
Soul and Blues.

96) Lobos Negros, "Lobos Negros"
Spanish Rockabilly.>

97) Nine Inch Nails, "Pretty Hate Machine"
Industrial Rock.

98) Queen Latifah, "All Hail The Queen"
Conscious Rap.

99) Julee Cruise, "Floating Into The Night"
Cinematic Dream Pop.>

100) Chris Isaak, "Heart Shaped World"
Rockabilly croon.

101) Nirvana, "Bleach"
Grunge.

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101 SONGS
FROM 101 GREAT ALBUMS!
In chronological order,
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one song per album.
Rock! Soul! Folk!
Funk! Prog! Fusion!
Glam! Disco! Soundtracks!
Reggae! Punk! Electronic!



From 1970 through 1979!
A crash course in crucial!


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1 9 7 0
01) John Lennon, "Plastic Ono Band"
Confessional ballads and grunge.

02) Doris Troy, "Doris Troy"
Rock'n'Soul.

03) Ananda Shankar, "Ananda Shankar"
Sitar Rock.

04) Vashti Bunyan, "Just Another Diamond Day"
Ethereal Folk.

05) The Stooges, "Funhouse"
Hard Rock Jazz Punk.

06) Kris Kristofferson, "Kristofferson"
Outlaw Country.

07) The Doors, "Morrison Hotel"
Blues Rock.

08) The Delfonics, "The Delfonics"
Philly Soul.

09) Rodriguez, "Cold Fact"
Protest Folk Rock.

10) Ike And Tina Turner, "Workin' Together"
Rock'n'Soul.

11) Os Mutantes, "A Divina Comedia Ou Ando Meio Desligado"
Tropicália Psychedelia.

12) Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Cosmo's Factory"
Swamp Rock.


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1 9 7 1
13) The Staple Singers, "The Staple Singers"
Gospel Soul.

14) Tonto's Expanding Head Band, "Zero Time"
Electronic experimental.

15) Cradle, "The History" (rec. early-'70s)
All-female Hard Rock.

16) The Last Poets, "This Is Madness"
Protest Rap.

17) Serge Gainesbourg, "Histoire de Melody Nelson"
Cinematic Rock.

18) Isaac Hayes, "SHAFT"
Stax Soul film score.

19) Paul and Linda McCartney, "Ram""
Pop Rock.

20) Ann Peebles, "Straight From The Heart"
Memphis Soul.

21) Hound Dog Taylor, "Hound Dog Taylor And The HouseRockers"
Chicago Blues.

22) Black Sabbath, "Master Of Reality"
Metal Rock.

23) Fela, "With Ginger Baker -Live!"
AfroBeat.

24) Booker T And The MGs, "Melting Pot"
Stax Soul instrumentals.

25) Dennis Coffey, "Evolution"
Funk Rock.

26) Redbone, "Message From A Drum"
Native American Rock'n'Soul.

27) Piero Umiliani, "Synthi Time"
Electronic.


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1 9 7 2
28) War, "The World Is A Ghetto"
Funk.>

29) Fanny, "Fanny Hill"
All-female Rock band.

30) The O'Jays, "Back Stabbers"
Philly Soul.

31) T.Rex, "The Slider"
Glam Rock.

32) Aretha Franklin, "Young, Gifted, And Black"
Atlantic label Soul.

33) Miles Davis, "On The Corner"
Funky Fusion.

34) Deep Purple, "Machine Head"
Hard Rock.

35) Yoko Ono, "Approximately Infinite Universe"
Avant-Garde singer/songwriter.>

36) Bill Withers, "Still Bill"
Soul.

37) Brainticket, "Psychonaut"
Prog Rock.

38) Al Green, "I'm Still In Love With You"
Memphis Soul.


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1 9 7 3
39) George Harrison, "Living In The Material World"
Pop Rock.

40) Led Zeppelin, "Houses Of The Holy"
Eclectic Hard Rock.

41) Sly And The Family Stone, "Fresh"
Funk.>

42) Dr. John, "In The Right Place"
New Oreans Funk.

43) Bob Marley And The Wailers, "Catch A Fire"
Reggae.

44) The Who, "Quadrophenia"
Rock concept album.

45) Herbie Hancock, "Head Hunters"
Funk Jazz.

46) New York Dolls, "New York Dolls"
Trash Glam.

47) The Isley Brothers, "3 + 3"
Rock'n'Soul.

48) Kim Jung Mi, "Now"
Korean singer/songwriter.

49) Curtis Mayfield, "Back To The World"
Social Funk.

50) Hawkwind, "Space Ritual"
Space Prog.

51) Black Nasty, "Talkin' To The People"
Rock Blues.

52) Ellen McIlwaine, "We The People"
Guitar virtuoso.

53) Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Gospel Rock soundtrack.

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1 9 7 4
54) The Ohio Players, "Fire"
Ohio Funk.

55) 10cc, "Sheet Music"
Zappa-esque Pop.

56) Funkadelic, "Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On"
Funk Rock.>

57) Badfinger, "Wish You Were Here"
Beatlesque Pop.>

58) Gene Clark, "No Other"
Soulful singer/songwriter.

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1 9 7 5
59) The Pointer Sisters, "Steppin'"
Funk.

60) Los Dug Dug's, "Cambia, Cambia"
Mexican Beatlesque.

61) Bernard Fevre, "Suspense"
Electronic Dance.

62) Babe Ruth, "Babe Ruth"
Funky Rock.

63) Betty Davis, "Nasty Gal"
F-U-N-K.


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1 9 7 6
64) Marvin Gaye, "I Want You"
Erotic Soul.

65) Frank Zappa, "Zoot Allures"
Rock Jazz.

66) Jorge Ben, "Africa Brasil"
Tropicália Funk.

67) Bob Dylan, "Desire"
Poetic singer/songwriter.

68) The Upsetters, "Super Ape"
Reggae Dub.

69) The Modern Lovers, "The Modern Lovers"
Indie Rock.

70) Parliament, "The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein"
Space Funk.

71) The Runaways, "The Runaways"
All-female Hard Rock.>

72) Stevie Wonder, "Songs In The Keys Of Life"
Funky singer/songwriter.


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1 9 7 7
73) The Clash, "The Clash"
Punk Rock.

74) Kraftwerk, "Trans Europe Express"
Electro.

75) The Jam, "In The City"
Mod Punk.

76) Suicide, "Suicide"
Synth Punk.

77) Fleetwood Mac, "Rumours"
Classic Rock.

78) Iggy Pop, "The Idiot"
Proto-Industrial.

79) Ultravox, "Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Punk Pop.

80) Brian Eno, "Before And After Science"
Indie and Ambient.


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Queen of noise.

1 9 7 8
81) John Williams, "SUPERMAN"
Symphonic soundtrack.

82) Brides Of Funkenstein, "Funk Or Walk"
Funkadelic.

83) Eddie Hinton, "Very Extremely Dangerous"
Muscle Shoals Soul.

84) Patti Smith Group, "Easter"
New York Punk.

85) The Rolling Stones, "Some Girls"
Punky Rock and Disco.

86) Nick Lowe, "Jesus Of Cool"
Power Pop.

87) Buzzcocks, "Another Music In A Different Kitchen"
Punk Pop.


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1 9 7 9
88) Elvis Costello And The Attractions, "Armed Forces"
Punk Pop.

89) Wire, "154"
PostPunk.

90) Joni Mitchell, "Mingus"
Jazzy singer/songwriter.

91) Roxy Music, "Manifesto"
New Wave Disco.

92) Casino Music, "Amour Savage"
French New Wave Disco.

93) David Bowie, "Lodger"
Art Rock.

94) Essential Logic, "Beat Rhythm News"
PostPunk.

95) Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
Cinematic concept album.

96) Talking Heads, "Fear Of Music"
New York Indie.

97) Lijadu Sisters, "Horizon Unlimited"
AfroBeat Pop.

98) The Knack, "Get The Knack"
Power Pop.

99) The Cars, "Candy O"
Art Rock/New Wave.

100) The Pop Broup, "Y"
PostPunk Dub.

101) Nikki And The Corvettes, "Nikki And The Corvettes"
Power Pop.

Rastaman vibrations.

© Tym Stevens

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The Music Primer Series:*
1) 350 GREAT ALBUMS That Will Change Your Life!: 1956-2020

2) MUSIC 101: The 1950s

3) MUSIC 101: The 1960s

5) MUSIC 101: The 1980s

6) MUSIC 101: The 1990s

7) MUSIC 101: The 2000s


* The albums heard on the Decades series are different than the 350 Albums overview.


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• 1950s Rock, B: The '70s Disciples, with Music Player!

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• BEYOND COOL: Pedro Bell, Funkadelic's visionary!
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MUSIC 101: The 1960s

With
M U S I C
P L A Y E R !

The MUSIC PRIMER Series!

A fun INTRO into the great musics
of each decade
in one Music Player!

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MUSIC 101: The 1960s
by Tym Stevens
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101 SONGS
FROM 101 GREAT ALBUMS!
In chronological order,
one album per act,
one song per album.
Rock'n'Roll! Jazz! Blues!
Soul! Country! Folk!
Surf! Beat! Soundtracks!
Garage! Psychedelic! Electronic!



From 1960 through 1969!
A crash course in crucial!

Music Primer series:
300 Albums: 1956-2015
The 1950s

The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s

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The Music Player contains one song each
from these 101 classic albums!

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01) John Barry, "BEAT GIRL"
Rock soundtrack.>

02) Miles Davis, "Sketches Of Spain"
Orchestral Jazz.

03) Los Locos Del Ritmo, "Rock Con Los Locos Del Ritmo"
Mexican Rock'n'Roll.

04) Miriam Makeba, "Miriam Makeba"
South African balladeer.

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05) Ray Charles, "The Genius Sings The Blues"
Soul'n'Blues.>

06) Freddie King, "Let's Dance Away And Hide Away"
Blues.

07) Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, "WEST SIDE STORY"
Film soundtrack.

08) Ben E. King, "Spanish Harlem" (1961)
Atlantic label Soul.

09) The Shirelles, "Tonight's The Night"
Girl Group and Soul.>

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10) Patsy Cline, "Sentimentally Yours"
Country.

11) Dick Dale And His Del-Tones, "Surfers' Choice"
Surf Rock.>

12) Ketty Lester, "Love Letters"
Soul.

13) The Wailers, "The Fabulous Wailers At The Castle"
Proto-Garage Rock.

14) The Crystals, "Twist Uptown"
Girl Group.

15) Sam Cooke, "Night Beat"
Soul'n'Pop.

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16) Roy Orbison, "In Dreams"
Cinematic Rock'n'Roll.

17) Rufus Thomas, "Walking The Dog"
Memphis Soul.

18) Lonnie Mack, "The Wham Of The Memphis Man!"
Memphis Rock'n'Roll.

19) Jack Nitzsche, "The Lonely Surfer"
Symphonic Surf.

20) LaVern Baker, "See See Rider"
Rockin' Soul.

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21) Eric Dolphy, "Out To Lunch!"
Free Jazz.

22) Joau Gilberto And Stan Getz, "Gilberto/Gil"
Brazilian Bossa Nova.

23) Chuck Berry, "St. Louis To Liverpool"
Rock'n'Roll.>

24) Buffy Sainte-Marie, "It's My Way!"
Protest Folk.

25) Johnny Cash, "Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian"
Pro-Native American Country.

26) Nina Simone, "In Concert"
Activist Jazz.

27) The Ventures, "Ventures In Space"
Instrumental Rock'n'Roll.

28) The Drifters, "Under The Boardwalk"
Vocal group Soul.

29) Solomon Burke, "Rock N Soul"
Atlantic label Rock'n'Soul.

30) Irma Thomas, "Wish Someone Would Care"
New Orleans Soul.

31) Judy Henske, "High Flying Bird"
Acoustic Folk.

32) Jesse Colin Young, "The Soul Of A City Boy"
Acoustic Singer/Songwriter.

33) Marvin Gaye, "When I'm Alone I Cry"
Soulful torch songs.

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34) The Byrds, "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
Folk Rock.

35) Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, "Dance Party"
Motown Soul.

36) Otis Redding, "Otis Blue/ Otis Redding Sings Soul"
Stax Soul.

37) Booker T And The MG's, "Soul Dressing"
Stax Soul instrumentals.

38) The Yardbirds, "For Your Love"
British Invasion Rock'n'Roll.>

39) The Staple Singers, "Freedom Highway"
Protest Gospel.

40) Willie Bobo, "Spanish Grease/ Uno Dos Tres 1 2 3"
Latin Soul.

41) Odetta, "Odetta Sings Dylan"
Protest Folk.

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42) Big Maybelle, "America's Queen Mother Of Soul Got A Brand New Bag!"
Rock'n'Soul.>

43) The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds"
Baroque Pop.>

44) Ike And Tina Turner, "River Deep-Mountain High"
Rock'n'Soul.

45) The Monks, "Black Monk Time"
Garage Rock.

46) The Sonics, "Boom"
Garage Rock.>

47) The 13th Floor Elevators, "The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators"
Garage Psyche.

48) Takeshi Terauchi And The Bunnys, "Let's Go, Terry!"
Japanese Surf Rock.

49) Ennio Morricone, "LA RESA DEI CONTI/ The Big Gundown"
Spaghetti Western soundtrack.>

50) Love, "Da Capo"
Baroque Pop.

51) The Supremes, "Supremes A' Go-Go"
Motown Soul.

52) Music Machine, "(Turn On) The Music Machine"
Garage Rock.

53) Los Brincos, "Los Brincos"
Spanish Beat Rock.

54) Small Faces, "Small Faces"
Maximum Rock'n'Soul.

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55) The Paragons, "On The Beach"
Reggae vocal group.

56) The Daisy Chain, "Straight Or Lame"
All-female Rock'n'Roll group.>

57) Jerry Moore, "Life Is A Constant Journey Home"
Protest Folk.

58) Les Lutins, "Les Lutins"
Canadian Rock.

59) The Ferris Wheel, "Can't Break The Habit"
Baroque Soul.

60) Pink Floyd, "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn"
Psychedelic Rock.>

61) The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Axis: Bold As Love"
Psychedelic Rock.>

62) Cream, "Disraeli Gears"
Heavy Mod.

63) The Doors, "Strange Days"
Cinematic Psyche.

64) The Red Krayola, "The Parable Of Arable Land"
Experimental Psyche.

65) Bee Gees, "1st"
Baroque Pop.>

66) Fifty Foot Hose, "Cauldron"
Experimental Rock.

67) The Buckinghams, "Portrait"
Baroque Pop.>

68) Percy Sledge, "The Percy Sledge Way"
Muscle Shoals Soul.
69) Gene Clark, "Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers"
Baroque Folk.

70) Harry Nilsson, "Pandemonium Shadow Show"
Baroque Pop.

71) Lalo Schifrin, "Music From MISSION IMPOSSIBLE"
Spy soundtrack.

72) Blossom Toes, "We Are Ever So Clean"
Baroque Psyche.>

73) Tages, "Studio"
Baroque Psyche.>


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74) Aretha Franklin, "Lady Soul"
Muscle Shoals Soul.

75) The Beatles, "The Beatles (White Album"
Singer/songwriter cornucopia.

76) Ramsey Lewis, "Mother Nature's Son"
Beatles Jazz.

77) Hljomar, "Hljomar II"
Icelandic Baroque Pop.

78) Dr. John, "Gris-Gris"
New Orleans Hoodoo.

79) Simon And Garfunkel, "Bookends"
Folk Rock.

80) MC5, "Kick Out The Jams"
Hard Rock.

81) Silver Apples, "Silver Apples"
Electronic Rock.

82) Etta James, "Tell Mama"
Chicago Soul.

83) Velvet Underground, "White Light/ White Heat"
New York heroin Rock.

84) The Equals, "Sensational"
London Rock'n'Soul.

85) The Mohawks, "The Champ"
Instrumental Funk.

86) Honey Ltd., "Honey Ltd."
Baroque Girl Group.

87) Sam And Dave, "I Thank You"
Memphis Soul.

88) The Band, "Music From Big Pink"
Americana songwriter.

89) Spirit, "Spirit"
Baroque Rock'n'Soul.


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90) Rotary Connection, "Songs"
Symphonic Rock'n'Soul.

91) Sly And The Family Stone, "Stand"
San Francisco Funk Rock.>

92) Gal Costa, "Gal Costa"
Tropicália songwriter.

93) Steve Cropper/ Pop Staples/ Albert King, "Jammed Together"
Memphis Blues.

94) Bob Dylan, "Nashville Skyline"
Country singer/songwriter.

95) The Feminine Complex, "Livin' Love"
All-female Rock'n'Soul band.

96) James Brown, "It's A Mother"
Funky Soul.>

97) Rolling Stones, "Let It Bleed"
Blues Rock.

98) Janis Joplin, "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again, Mama!"
Blues Rock.

99) Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Willy And The Poor Boys"
Swamp Rock.

100) Shocking Blue, "At Home"
Dutch Rock.

101) Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin II"
Hard Rock.

© Tym Stevens

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The Music Primer Series:*
1) 350 GREAT ALBUMS That Will Change Your Life!: 1956-2020

2) MUSIC 101: The 1950s

4) MUSIC 101: The 1970s

5) MUSIC 101: The 1980s

6) MUSIC 101: The 1990s

7) MUSIC 101: The 2000s


* The albums heard on the Decades series are different than the 350 Albums overview.


_______________

Further Study, dept.:

• Revolution 1950s: The Big Damn Bang of Rock'n'Roll!

• 1950s Rock, A: The '60s Disciples, with Music Player!

• The Legacy of LOUIE LOUIE, with Music Player!
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• WOMEN OF ROCK: The 1960s, with 2 Music Players!
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• HERE IN PURPLE VELVET NOW: The Psychedelic Revolution, with 2 Music Players!

• MY SOUL HAS BEEN PSYCHEDELICIZED: The Afro-delic Dimension of Psychedelia, with 2 Music Players!
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• FUNK, The True History: The 1960s, with 3 Music Players!


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• 2000 Great Albums on Pinterest!

• The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist

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