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Top 5 Musical Acts for Every Decade

The top 5 musical acts for every decade from the 1950s to the 2010s.
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Last updated: July 15, 2020
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Decade
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Musical Act
1950s
Died in a plane crash in 1959
Buddy Holly
1950s
The king of rock
Elvis Presley
1950s
One of history's most influential jazz artists
Miles Davis
1950s
Blind pianist
Ray Charles
1950s
Pianist known for his soul and rhythm and blues music
Little Richard
1960s
Rock band originating from Liverpool
The Beatles
1960s
One of the best London-based rock and roll bands of all time
The Rolling Stones
1960s
The greatest guitarist to have ever lived
Jimi Hendrix
1960s
Commonly wrote songs with acoustic guitar and harmonica
Bob Dylan
1960s
One of the founders of surf rock
The Beach Boys
1970s
Was murdered by his father
Marvin Gaye
1970s
Released one of the most important psychedelic albums of all time
Pink Floyd
1970s
Very heavy floating aircraft
Led Zeppelin
1970s
Acts in the movie "Labyrinth"
David Bowie
1970s
Pianist who joined Motown at age of 11
Stevie Wonder
1980s
Famously hails from Astbury Park, New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen
1980s
Female artist who sings mainstream pop music
Madonna
1980s
Changed from black to white
Michael Jackson
Decade
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Musical Act
1980s
Recorded odd music videos, one of which including him emerging from a bath
Prince
1980s
Law enforcement officers
The Police
1990s
Lead singer shot himself in his garage
Nirvana
1990s
One of the two artists who fought to be kings of BritPop
Oasis
1990s
Had an intense rivalry with 2Pac
Biggie Smalls
1990s
Famous album cover featuring swimming pool on fire
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1990s
English band that pioneered electronica rock
Radiohead
2000s
Many album covers feature a bear
Kanye West
2000s
Chris Martin is the lead singer
Coldplay
2000s
Used to be a drug dealer in Brooklyn
Jay-Z
2000s
Rap duet from Atlanta, Georgia
OutKast
2000s
Left pop trio "Destiny's Child"
Beyonce
2010s
Rapper with the nickname "K-Dot"
Kendrick Lamar
2010s
Names albums after mathematic functions
Ed Sheeran
2010s
Famous Toronto-based rapper
Drake
2010s
A tornado flew around his room
Frank Ocean
2010s
Performed at halftime of SuperBowl 50
Bruno Mars
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1 Comments
nerdalert
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Level 89
Jul 16, 2020
Biggie Smalls is greatly overrated in memory. He wasn't even the best artist in East Coast rap, a fairly niche genre.
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