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Country and Folk crash the charts as Nostalgia digs in, the 1950s’ two top Females score their first big hits, and two versions of a film noir theme get to #1. Learn more on Chartcrush 1950!

Hip-Hop provides fist-pumping escape and Rock a shoulder to cry on as the Iraq War amps up tensions and Apple begins selling legal 99¢ mp3s on its iTunes Store. Learn more on Chartcrush 2003!

TV arrives and the second Petrillo ban bars musicians from cutting records, again! But new tech, leftfield hits, overseas recording and UK imports fill the gap. Learn more on Chartcrush 1948!

Post-Grunge and Smooth R&B hang on as Millennial Teen Pop ramps up, MTV’s Total Request Live debuts, the iMac ships and Drudge breaks the Monica Lewinski story. Learn more on Chartcrush 1998!

Madonna becomes an icon, George Michael goes solo and video fuels a surge of melodrama on the charts as Pop’s top stars raise millions for the poor in Africa. Learn more on Chartcrush 1985!

Philly Soul foreshadows Disco, one-hit wonders and random comebacks abound, and streaking spawns the biggest Novelty hit since the ’50s in a year with 36 #1’s. Learn more on Chartcrush 1974!

Trap and The Weekend chart a darker, more ominous course for Pop as Taylor Swift abandons Nashville and streaming playlists revolutionize music discovery. Learn more on Chartcrush 2015!

In a year of envelope pushing in society, Pop doubles down on its proven formulas with lusher strings, Country/Western covers, Teen Idols and even barking dogs! Learn more on Chartcrush 1953!