Timeline of musical events

This page indexes the individual year in music pages.

Popular music
Timeline of musical events
List of popular music genres

Contents:
Ancient music – Early history – 1500s – 1510s – 1520s – 1530s – 1540s – 1550s – 1560s – 1570s – 1580s – 1590s – 1600s – 1610s – 1620s – 1630s – 1640s – 1650s – 1660s – 1670s – 1680s – 1690s – 1700s – 1710s – 1720s – 1730s – 1740s – 1750s – 1760s – 1770s – 1780s – 1790s – 1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s

2020s

2010s
Main article: 2010s in music

2000s
Main article: 2000s in music
Live 8 concerts took place in 9 countries worldwide during 2005.

List of 10 best-selling albums of the 2000s
  1. The Beatles – 1 – 31 million[5] – 2000
  2. Norah Jones – Come Away with Me – 26 million[6] – 2002
  3. Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue – 24 million[7][8] – 2000
  4. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory – 24 million[9] – 2000
  5. Britney Spears – Oops!... I Did It Again – 20 million[10] – 2000
  6. Usher – Confessions – 20 million[11] – 2004
  7. Eminem – The Eminem Show – 19 million[12] – 2002
  8. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP – 19 million[12][13] – 2000
  9. Avril Lavigne – Let Go – 17 million[14] – 2002
  10. Evanescence – Fallen – 17 million[15] – 2003

1990s
Main article: 1990s in music

List of 10 best-selling albums of the 1990s
  1. Whitney Houston / Various artists – The Bodyguard – 45 million[20][21] – 1992
  2. Shania Twain – Come on Over – 40 million[22] – 1997
  3. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill – 33 million[23] – 1995
  4. Mariah Carey – Music Box – 32 million[24] – 1993
  5. Celine Dion – Falling into You – 32 million[25] – 1996
  6. Michael Jackson – Dangerous – 32 million[26][27] – 1991
  7. Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love – 31 million[28] – 1997
  8. Madonna – The Immaculate Collection – 30 million[29][30] – 1990
  9. Britney Spears – ...Baby One More Time – 30 million[31][32] – 1999
  10. Backstreet Boys – Millennium – 30 million[33][34] – 1999

1980s
Main article: 1980s in music

1970s
Main article: 1970s in music

1960s
Main article: 1960s in music

1950s

1959 in music, 1959 in British music, 1959 in Norwegian music


1958 in music, 1958 in British music, 1958 in Norwegian music

1957 in music, 1957 in British music, 1957 in Norwegian music


1956 in music, 1956 in British music, 1956 in Norwegian music


1955 in music, 1955 in British music, 1955 in Norwegian music


1954 in music, 1954 in British music, 1954 in Norwegian music –


1953 in music, 1953 in British music, 1953 in Norwegian music


1952 in music, 1952 in British music, 1952 in Norwegian music


1951 in music, 1951 in British music, 1951 in Norwegian music

1950 in music, 1950 in British music, 1950 in Norwegian music

1940s

1930s

1920s

1910s

1900s

1890s

1880s

1870s

1860s

1850s

1840s

1830s

1820s

1810s

1800s

1790s

1780s

1770s

1760s

1750s

1740s

1730s

1720s

1710s

1700s
  • 1709 in music –
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  • 1706 in music – Johann Pachelbel dies
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1690s
  • 1699 in music –
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  • 1695 in music – Henry Purcell dies
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  • 1691 in music – King Arthur by Henry Purcell
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1680s

1670s
  • 1679 in music –
  • 1678 in music – Birth of Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Italian composer and violinist
  • 1677 in music –
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  • 1675 in music – Psyche by Matthew Locke
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1660s
  • 1669 in music –
  • 1668 in music – Birth of François Couperin, French composer and harpsichordist
  • 1667 in music –
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  • 1664 in music – Heinrich Schutz completes Weihnachtshistorie
  • 1663 in music –
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  • 1660 in music – Birth of Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist

1650s

1640s

1630s
  • 1639 in music –
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  • 1637 in music – The first commercial opera house open to the public, Teatro San Cassiano, opens in Venice
  • 1636 in music –
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  • 1632 in music – Birth of Jean-Baptiste Lully, French composer
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1620s
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1610s

1600s

1590s
  • 1599 in music –
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  • 1597 in music – John Dowland's First Book of Lute Songs; Dafne, the first known opera
  • 1596 in music –
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  • 1594 in music – Orlande de Lassus completes Lagrime di San Pietro (posthumously published); Orlande de Lassus dies
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  • 1590 in music – Claudio Monteverdi, Il secondo libro de madrigali a 5

1580s
  • 1589 in music –
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  • 1581 in music – The court entertainment Ballet comique de la reine by Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx was presented on Oct 15
  • 1580 in music – Appearance of three Fantasias for viol consort by William Byrd. Founding of Concerto delle donne under the direction of Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Consisting of women voices, this group becomes a significant part of Alfonso II d'Este's court entertainment.

1570s
  • 1579 in music –
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1560s
  • 1569 in music –
  • 1568 in music –
  • 1567 in music – Birth of Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and singer
  • 1566 in music –
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  • 1560 in music – First works for Viol Consort attributed to William Byrd

1550s
  • 1559 in music –
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1540s
  • 1549 in music –
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  • 1546 in music – Death of John Taverner, English composer.
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  • 1540 in music – Birth of William Byrd, English composer; Thomas Tallis begins writing his first works for the Latin church service.

1530s
  • 1539 in music – Jacques Arcadelt's First book of madrigals for four voices is published, the most reprinted madrigal book of the century
  • 1538 in music – printing of the first Protestant hymn-book, Ein Hubsch new Gesangbuch; publication of the first book of madrigals by Maddalena Casulana, the first printed book of music by a woman in European history.
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  • 1530 in music – Madrigali de diversi musici: libro primo de la Serena is published, the first book of madrigals to use the word 'madrigal' to describe them. The majority of the pieces in it are by Philippe Verdelot.

1520s
  • 1529 in music –
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  • 1527 in music –
  • 1526 in music –
  • 1525 in music – birth of Palestrina
  • 1524 in music –
  • 1523 in music –
  • 1522 in music – death of Jean Mouton (c. 1459 – October 30, 1522)
  • 1521 in music – death of Josquin
  • 1520 in music – Musica di messer Bernardo Pisano sopra le canzone del Petrarcha is published, the first printed book of secular music dedicated to a single composer. It contains the first madrigals, though they are not called by that name.

1510s
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  • 1510 in music – Josquin des Prez composes the Missa de Beata Virgine

1490s and 1500s
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  • 1501 in music – publication of Harmonice Musices Odhecaton by Ottaviano Petrucci, the first printed collection of polyphonic music
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Early history

15th century

14th century
  • 1390s in music –
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  • 1370s in music – Death of Guillaume de Machaut
  • 1360s in music – Guillaume de Machaut composes Messe de Nostre Dame, the first complete polyphonic ordinary of the mass
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  • 1300s in music – Edward I of England holds the Feast of the Swans at Westminster Abbey, with music involving over 150 minstrels from a number of European countries.

13th century
  • The Worcester Fragments are compiled.

12th century

Ancient music
  • 1st millennium in music
  • 1st millennium BC in music
  • 2nd millennium BC in music

See also
  • List of years in country music
  • List of years in jazz
  • List of years in rock music
  • Table of years in music

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