53 albums · 1968–2021
Heavy metal, from Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to thrash, death and black metal, doom and today
Heavy metal grew out of the loud blues rock of the late sixties. All 53 albums, 1968–2021, in full.
- Metal 83%
- Rock 11%
- Other 6%
Genres
A way into a genre: some of its records across the decades, chosen from what the catalogues hold, never all of them.
AllBooks 2Genres 10On the radio 56Prizes and contests 5Artists 42Sessions and festivals 11Instruments 28Countries 78Last.fm 3Pages 4
54 albums · 1925–2022
Jazz, from New Orleans and swing to bebop, modal jazz, fusion and today
Jazz grew up in New Orleans at the start of the twentieth century, out of the blues, ragtime and the city's brass bands.
- Jazz 81%
- World 10%
- Soul & R&B 2%
- Other 7%
54 albums · 1980–2024
Hip hop, from the Bronx and the old school to the golden age, the West Coast, the South and today
Hip hop began at block parties in the Bronx in the 1970s, where DJs such as Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash stretched the breaks of funk records with two turntables and MCs rhymed over them.
- Hip hop 90%
- Soul & R&B 5%
- Electronic 3%
- Other 2%
55 albums · 1956–2021
The blues, from the Delta and Chicago to Texas, London and today
The blues grew up in the Deep South of the United States around 1900, out of work songs, field hollers and spirituals.
- Blues 82%
- Rock 10%
- Soul & R&B 1%
- Other 7%
53 albums · 1967–2017
Funk, from James Brown and Sly Stone to New Orleans, P-Funk, Minneapolis and today
Funk grew out of soul and rhythm and blues in the United States in the mid-sixties. All 53 albums, 1967–2017, in full.
- Soul & R&B 79%
- Rock 7%
- Jazz 6%
- Other 8%
54 albums · 1959–2016
Soul, from gospel and Motown to Stax, Philadelphia, neo-soul and today
Soul grew out of gospel and rhythm and blues in the United States in the fifties, when Ray Charles and Sam Cooke took the voices and the call and response of the church into songs about love.
- Soul & R&B 93%
- Jazz 3%
- Hip hop 1%
- Other 3%
52 albums · 1963–2022
Reggae, from ska and rocksteady to roots reggae, dub, lovers rock, dancehall and today
Reggae comes from Jamaica. All 52 albums, 1963–2022, in full.
- Reggae 98%
- Folk & Country 1%
- Other 1%
54 albums · 1969–2021
Punk, from New York and London to hardcore, post-punk, riot grrrl and today
Punk grew out of the garage rock of the late sixties, the loud and plain records of the Stooges and the MC5 in Michigan.
- Punk & New Wave 78%
- Rock 17%
- Reggae 2%
- Other 3%
55 albums · 1940–2023
Folk, from Woody Guthrie and Greenwich Village to British and Irish folk, folk rock and today
Folk music is the old songs and tunes handed down by ear, and the new songs written in their manner. All 55 albums, 1940–2023, in full.
- Folk & Country 61%
- Rock 27%
- Blues 4%
- Other 8%
54 albums · 1968–2021
Electronic music, from krautrock and synth-pop to house, techno, ambient, drum and bass and today
Electronic music is made with synthesizers, drum machines, samplers and computers. All 54 albums, 1968–2021, in full.
- Electronic 69%
- Pop 9%
- Punk & New Wave 7%
- Other 15%