A Rock Timeline, 1965-2005

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As some visitors to the chatroom may know, I've been working on a Winamp playlist that is basically a timeline of rock music from 1965 to 2005. I tried to include about five songs per year, with a "one song per artist per year" policy. Of course it didn't always work out that way and some years are more prominent than others.
I'm going to post the entire generated (and slightly edited) HTML playlist below.

Before I do that, I want to make some things clear, though. This is basically a "road map" guide through the decades, and mostly made for personal reference. I'm only posting it at all because many people have found interest in the project and also helped me out with suggestions and occasionally also a track.

It is not a top list of any sort. I am grateful for any suggestions, but I do not appreciate comments like "you missed ... there" or "how could you include that song??" Every song included was hand-picked and carefully considered, and I often had difficulties choosing them from some great albums. Needless to say, my inclusion of songs (and sometimes even bands) is entirely subjective.
I will keep the public informed on further progress of this via my last.fm blog (user: ThePerun). I hope it is useful to you nevertheless. It certainly was/is fun to create and also provided me with a good share of insight in the history of rock music, and maybe you will benefit from it too.

I only included music I actually have. My collection is limited, and many great bands aren't included at all. I hope to change this in the future, but for now here is the first (painfully incomplete) version.

Before I post this, I would like to thank everybody who contributed to the creation of this list: SinisterMinisterX, Maverick, Maidenfreak, SilentLucidity and all others.
My basic reference was The Great Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, 4th Edition, Zürich, 2000. Also very helpful was the Encyclopaedia Metallum and some further websites.

Here goes:

1965
1. The Rolling Stones - (I Can' t Get No) Satisfaction (3:46)
2. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (6:08)
3. The Beatles - Yesterday (2:04)
4. The Who - I Can't Explain (2:04)
5. Simon And Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (3:04)

1966
6. The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (3:45)
7. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (2:07)
8. The Who - I'm A Boy (2:36)
9. Simon And Garfunkel - Homeward Bound (2:27)

1967
10. The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side) (2:29)
11. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love (2:58)
12. Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine (4:12)
13. The Who - I Can See For Miles (4:21)
14. The Beatles - Hey Jude (7:02)

1968
15. Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (6:25)
16. The Who - Magic Bus (3:16)
17. Simon And Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (3:55)
18. Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower (2:32)
19. Deep Purple - Hush (4:23)
20. The Doors - The Unknown Soldier (3:23)

1969
21. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (3:30)
22. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love (5:32)
23. Jethro Tull - Living In The Past (3:16)
24. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You (7:33)
25. Deep Purple - Emmaretta (2:59)
26. The Beatles - Come Together (4:19)
27. The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It (7:05)

1970
28. Deep Purple - Child In Time (10:15)
29. Black Sabbath - NIB (6:05)
30. Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You (7:21)
31. Uriah Heep - Gypsy (6:42)
32. The Beatles - Let It Be (4:02)
33. John Lennon - Working Class Hero (3:50)

1971
34. Jethro Tull - Aqualung (6:32)
35. John Lennon - Imagine (3:03)
36. Deep Purple - Demon's Eye (5:11)
37. Uriah Heep - Lady In Black (4:44)
38. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes (3:36)
39. Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace (9:42)
40. Led Zeppelin - The Battle Of Evermore (5:49)
41. The Rolling Stones - Wild horses (5:43)

1972
42. Black Sabbath - Wheels Of Confusion (8:12)
43. Deep Purple - Pictures Of Home (5:07)
44. Stevie Wonder - Superstition (4:26)
45. Uriah Heep - Circle Of Hands (6:25)
46. Pink Floyd - When You're In (2:27)

1973
47. Black Sabbath - Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath (5:36)
48. Pink Floyd - Time (7:05)
49. Alice Cooper - No More Mister Nice Guy (3:07)
50. Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo (5:46)
51. Queen - Liar (6:24)
52. The Who - 5.15 (4:48)
53. Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away (4:50)

1974
54. Kiss - Strutter (3:12)
55. Uriah Heep - Stealin' (4:53)
56. Deep Purple - Might Just Take Your Life (3:33)
57. Queen - Now I'm Here (4:13)
58. Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare (5:20)

1975
59. Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery (4:16)
60. Led Zeppelin - Down By The Seaside (5:14)
61. The Who - Slip Kid (4:07)
62. Rainbow - Man On The Silver Mountain (4:38)
63. Kiss - C'mon And Love Me (2:58)
64. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (5:15)
65. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue (5:41)
66. Queen - The Prophet's Song (8:19)

1976
67. Judas Priest - Victim of changes (7:53)
68. Kiss - Shout It Out Loud (2:49)
69. Led Zeppelin - Tea For One (9:26)
70. AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (4:38)
71. Queen - Somebody To Love (4:55)
72. Rainbow - Stargazer (8:25)

1977
73. Motörhead - We Are Motörhead (2:23)
74. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell (4:43)
75. Judas Priest - Diamonds And Rust (3:28)
76. Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones) (11:21)
77. Queen - It's Late (6:25)
78. Kiss - Christeen Sixteen (3:13)
79. Rainbow - Kill The King (4:30)

1978
80. AC/DC - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation (3:36)
81. Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death (6:51)
82. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (3:28)
83. The Rolling Stones - Miss you (4:48)
84. The Who - Who Are You (4:57)

1979
85. AC/DC - Highway to Hell (3:30)
86. Rainbow - Since You Been Gone (3:17)
87. Kiss - I Was Made For Loving You (4:29)
88. Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2:42)
89. Led Zeppelin - In The Evening (6:50)
90. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (6:24)

1980
91. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (6:54)
92. Iron Maiden - Prowler (3:54)
93. Judas Priest - Breaking The Law (2:34)
94. Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (2:49)
95. Whitesnake - Fool For Your Loving (4:11)
96. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (3:29)
97. Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley (4:56)
98. Queen - Save Me (3:47)

1981
99. Saxon - Princess Of The Night (4:00)
100. Judas Priest - Heading Out To The Highway (3:47)
101. Iron Maiden - Killers (5:00)
102. Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules (3:15)
103. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (3:34)
104. Rainbow - I Surrender (4:02)
105. The Who - You Better You'd Bet (5:36)
106. AC/DC - For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (5:43)
107. Queen - Under Pressure (4:04)

1982
108. Rainbow - Stone Cold (5:18)
109. Jethro Tull - Broadsword (4:50)
110. Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (4:48)
111. Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin' (5:08)
112. Kiss - I Love It Loud (4:16)
113. Michael Jackson - Beat It (4:17)
114. Motorhead - Iron Fist (2:55)
115. The Who - Eminence Front (5:24)

1983
116. Dio - Holy Diver (5:52)
117. Kiss - Lick It Up (3:57)
118. Metallica - Seek And Destroy (6:52)
119. Black Sabbath - Born Again (6:41)
120. Iron Maiden - Revelations (6:46)
121. Rainbow - Street Of Dreams (4:24)
122. Mötley Crüe - Too Young to Fall in Love (3:35)
123. Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon (4:16)

1984
124. Van Halen - Jump (4:01)
125. Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes To Midnight (5:58)
126. Judas Priest - Love Bites (4:46)
127. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It (3:37)
128. Queen - Hammer To Fall (4:27)
129. Various - Demon - Don't Break the Circle (6:16)
130. Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers (5:21)
131. Dio - The Last In Line (5:45)
132. Metallica - Fade To Black (6:52)
133. Scorpions - Still Loving You (6:30)

1985
134. W.A.S.P. - Blind In Texas (4:22)
135. Dio - Rock 'N' Roll Children (4:31)
136. Megadeth - Mechanix (4:25)
137. Helloween - Ride The Sky (6:45)
138. Queen - One Vision (5:09)

1986
139. The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle (3:25)
140. Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive (5:08)
141. Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever (5:15)
142. Europe - The Final Countdown (5:09)
143. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover (5:34)
144. Iron Maiden - Wasted Years (5:06)
145. Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark (4:27)
146. W.A.S.P. - Wild child (5:12)
147. Motorhead - Deaf Forever (4:14)
148. Metallica - Master of Puppets (8:35)
149. Megadeth - Peace Sells (4:02)

1987
150. Guns n' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (4:33)
151. Dio - Dream Evil (4:27)
152. Jethro Tull - Budapest (10:05)
153. Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen (4:13)
154. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana (4:39)

1988
155. Megadeth - Mary Jane (4:24)
156. Metallica - One (7:24)
157. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys (13:37)
158. Die Toten Hosen - Hier Kommt Alex (4:31)
159. Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do (4:32)
160. Blind Guardian - Valhalla (4:55)

1989
161. Queen - Was It All Worth It (5:44)
162. Black Sabbath - When Death Calls (6:55)
163. Guns & Roses - Patience (5:55)
164. Alice Cooper - Poison (4:28)

1990
165. Iron Maiden - Tail Gunner (4:13)
166. Judas Priest - Night Crawler (5:45)
167. Queensryche - Silent Lucidity (5:47)
168. Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (6:36)
169. Bruce Dickinson - Tattooed Millionaire (4:26)
170. Dio - Lock Up The Wolves (8:31)

1991
171. Metallica - Enter Sandman.mp3 (5:29)
172. Iced Earth - When The Night Falls (9:01)
173. Extreme - More Than Words (5:33)
174. Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry (Original) (4:44)
175. Alice Cooper - Hey Stoopid (4:31)
176. Queen - The Show Must Go On (4:34)
177. Blind Guardian - Lord Of The Rings (3:18)
178. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (4:59)

1992
179. Pearl Jam - Alive (5:41)
180. Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven (4:36)
181. Brian May - Driven By You (4:10)
182. Motorhead - Hellraiser (4:37)
183. Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (5:36)
184. Black Sabbath - I (5:11)
185. Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (7:14)

1993
186. Coverdale Page - Take Me For A Little While (6:14)
187. Die Toten Hosen - Alles Aus Liebe (4:33)
188. Guns & Roses - Ain't It Fun (5:09)
189. Meat Loaf - Rock And Roll Dreams Come True (5:49)
190. Aerosmith - Crying (5:09)

1994
191. Pink Floyd - High Hopes (6:59)
192. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (5:06)
193. Pearl Jam - Spin The Black Circle (2:47)
194. Soundgarden - My Wave (5:11)
195. Bruce Dickinson - Tears Of The Dragon (6:18)

1995
196. Guns N' Roses - Sympathy For The Devil (7:36)
197. AC DC - Ballbreaker (4:30)
198. Black Sabbath - Illusion Of Power (4:53)
199. Collective Soul - Simple (3:45)
200. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (9:29)
201. Iron Maiden - Lord Of The Flies (5:03)
202. Queen - Heaven For Everyone (5:34)
203. Blind Guardian - Bright Eyes (5:15)

1996
204. Bruce Dickinson - Back From The Edge (4:15)
205. Die Toten Hosen - Bonny & Clyde (3:33)
206. Iron Maiden - Virus (6:14)
207. Metallica - Until It Sleeps (4:29)
208. Rush - Virtuality (5:43)
209. Psycho Motel - Psycho Motel (4:53)
210. Iced Earth - Dark Saga (3:42)

1997
211. Radiohead - Paranoid Android (6:21)
212. Rolling Stones - Anybody Seen My Baby (4:31)
213. Queen - No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young) (4:12)
214. Judas Priest - Jugulator (5:51)
215. Metallica - The Memory Remains (4:37)
216. Bruce Dickinson - Road To Hell (3:57)

1998
217. Blind Guardian - Nightfall (5:34)
218. Page Plant - When The World Was Young (6:11)
219. Brian May - The Guv'nor (4:11)
220. Meat Loaf - A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To (5:20)
221. Die Toten Hosen - Pushed Again (3:51)
222. Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding (4:04)
223. Roger Taylor - Tonight (3:43)
224. Iced Earth - Consequences (5:35)
225. Grave Digger - The Curse Of Jacques (4:52)
226. Iron Maiden - The Educated Fool (6:44)

1999
227. Die Toten Hosen - Unsterblich (3:44)
228. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (5:21)
229. Jethro Tull - Dot Com (4:28)
230. Dream Theater - One Last Time (3:46)

2000
231. Metallica - I Disappear (4:26)
232. Halford - The One You Love To Hate (3:11)
233. Demons&ampWizards - Fiddler On The Green (5:54)
234. Iron Maiden - Brave New World (6:18)
235. Blaze - Stare At The Sun (7:46)

2001
236. Bruce Dickinson - Silver Wings (4:15)
237. Judas Priest - Metal Messiah (5:17)
238. Halford - Heart Of A Lion (3:50)
239. Iced Earth - The Phantom Opera Ghost (8:41)

2002
240. Blaze - Leap Of Faith (3:37)
241. Cruachan - Ride On (4:39)
242. Running Wild - The Brotherhood (6:51)
243. Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence (14:07)
244. Die Toten Hosen - Steh auf, wenn du am Boden bis (3:52)

2003
245. Metallica - St Anger (7:19)
246. Helloween - Liar (4:56)
247. Deep Purple - Walk On (7:03)
248. Crystal Ball - Bird On A Wire (4:22)
249. Iron Maiden - No More Lies (7:19)

2004
250. Blaze - Life and Death (5:11)
251. Saxon - Witchfinder General (4:46)

2005
252. Judas Priest - Worth Fighting For (4:17)
253. Bruce Dickinson - River Of No Return (5:13)
254. Circle II Circle - In This Life (5:41)
255. Nevermore - Sell My Heart For Stones (5:16)
256. The Rolling Stones - It Won't Take Long (3:57)
 
'Beat It', isn't that an Eddie van Halen song? [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":p\" border=\"0\" alt=\"tongue.gif\" /]
 
Feel free to comment on my new thread. Hopefully these threads will work as a good reference to each other [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/sleep.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"-_-\" border=\"0\" alt=\"sleep.gif\" /]
 
If this is supposed to be a timeline of all rock, then I think it skews too heavily towards metal.

But since it's really just Perun's playlist, I suppose that's all right.

And of course...

Ogre Battle!

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
 
WHAT!? No INXS? R.E.M? WHAT ABOUT BILLY JOEL!!!! J/K Perun... Good list, but I'll come back in five years when you've completed v. 2.5
 
[!--quoteo(post=134233:date=Apr 6 2006, 10:01 PM:name=Maverick)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Apr 6 2006, 10:01 PM) [snapback]134233[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]'Beat It', isn't that an Eddie van Halen song?[/quote]Jokes aside, that solo is brilliant.

Perun, congratulations. It's a great project, although I resent the absence of Punk Rock and Madonna [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":p\" border=\"0\" alt=\"tongue.gif\" /]
 
It's nice to see some appreciation of Uriah Heep! [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" /]
 
[!--quoteo(post=134290:date=Apr 7 2006, 01:07 PM:name=Albie)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Albie @ Apr 7 2006, 01:07 PM) [snapback]134290[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
It's nice to see some appreciation of Uriah Heep! [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" /]
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Yeh, not quite recognised in many circles [img src=\"style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" /]

(Does that sentence make sense?)
 
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