Emo - 2006
Glam Rap - 2004
Boy Bands - 1999
Numetal - 2001
Pop-punk - 2000

Emo - 2006
Glam Rap - 2004
Boy Bands - 1999
Numetal - 2001
Pop-punk - 2000



I agree. The 2006 peak also includes "indie emo" favored by hipsters.

Gangsta Rap-1996.
Grunge-1993.
Techno-1998.
CC Dance Factory Type Music-1991.
"Vocal" Music-1995 or 1996.
Hair Metal-1987.
Pre-Grunge Alt-1988.
Golden Age Rap-1990.
Post-Grunge Altpop-1997 and early 1998.
Lilith Fair-1996 and 1997.
'90s Indie-1994.

Some others:

'Britpop' (not really a 'true' or strict genre) - 1995
So-called 90s Alternative - 1997 or 1998
House - 1994
Trance - 1999/2000

Some pre 90s ones:

Glam Rock: 1973
Heavy Metal: 1971 and again in 1983-84
80s New Romantic/synthpop: 1985
'True' Punk: 1979
Disco: 1979-1980
Psychadelic: 1967-1972

Some others:

'Britpop' (not really a 'true' or strict genre) - 1995
So-called 90s Alternative - 1997 or 1998
House - 1994
Trance - 1999/2000

Some pre 90s ones:

Glam Rock: 1973
Heavy Metal: 1971 and again in 1983-84
80s New Romantic/synthpop: 1985
'True' Punk: 1979
Disco: 1979-1980
Psychadelic: 1967-1972




I think of psychedelic as having peaked in 1968 and disco in the first half of 1979. Heavy metal had another, second peak, not even counting nu metal, in the second half of the '90s. '80s new romantic and synthpop to me more peaked in 1983 and 1984 than 1985, though they were big then too. I think of prog rock as having peaked in say 1974.

Emo - 2006
Glam Rap - 2004
Boy Bands - 1999
Numetal - 2001
Pop-punk - 2000



I agree.

I think of psychedelic as having peaked in 1968 and disco in the first half of 1979. Heavy metal had another, second peak, not even counting nu metal, in the second half of the '90s. '80s new romantic and synthpop to me more peaked in 1983 and 1984 than 1985, though they were big then too. I think of prog rock as having peaked in say 1974.


Psychadelic sort of music is usually associated with the period 1967-68, but in actuality the charts were still dominated by really teenie bopper stuff like Leslie Gore's 'Sunshine, Lollipops.etc' and even 'Downtown' by Petula Clark (which came out barely 18 months before the Summer of Love), so I think Psychadelic music's peak was not actually the Summer of Love but closer to 1969.

Psychadelic sort of music is usually associated with the period 1967-68, but in actuality the charts were still dominated by really teenie bopper stuff like Leslie Gore's 'Sunshine, Lollipops.etc' and even 'Downtown' by Petula Clark (which came out barely 18 months before the Summer of Love), so I think Psychadelic music's peak was not actually the Summer of Love but closer to 1969.


Si, in terms of chart power, with stuff like the "Age of Aquarius" and "In the Year 2525" which was big around 1969.

Glam Rap is out, but do you notice the dirty Sex Rap taking over?

Glam Rap is out, but do you notice the dirty Sex Rap taking over?


I think what I see taking over is more glam-rap influenced R&B like Rihanna and T.I...which is very "dirty."