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2002: Flaming Lips, Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne and more

By Julie Miller • Sep 7, 2015

The Flaming Lips breakthrough with Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

1996: Alt-rock hits and pop best-sellers

By Julie Miller • Sep 6, 2015

1996 top bands include Belle & Sebastian, Beck, Modest Mouse and more.

1959: Doo wop, crooners, blues and jazz

By Julie Miller • Sep 5, 2015

Releases from Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck Quartet, John Fahey, Dinah Washington and more.

Crowdsourced: Listeners weigh in on the #XPNGreatestYear in Music

By Julie Miller • Sep 4, 2015

We’ve gotten some great input from our XPN listeners on what they think was the greatest year in music.

2012: The Lumineers lead the year

By Julie Miller • Sep 4, 2015

The Denver band exceeds expectations with its debut album and first performance at the XPoNential Music Festival.

1982: Thriller

By Julie Miller • Sep 2, 2015

If you’re going by record sales, 1982 has to be the Greatest Year in Music.

1970: Miles Davis changes jazz forever (again), The Beatles say farewell

By Julie Miller • Sep 2, 2015

Plus landmark releases from Santana, Grateful Dead, Simon & Garfunkel and more.

1967: The Summer of Love

By Julie Miller • Sep 1, 2015

Scott McKenzie captured the aura of 1967 in his song “San Francisco (Flowers in Your Hair).”

2013: Lorde, Katie, Courtney, Neko and more

By Julie Miller • Sep 1, 2015

A New Zealand teenager stuns the world, while a Philadelphia-via-Alabama songwriter stuns the blogs.

1955: Bill Haley starts a rock ‘n’ roll revolution

By Julie Miller • Aug 31, 2015

“Rock Around the Clock” puts rock ‘n’ roll on the map for good.

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  • The Number One Greatest Year In Music is 1969! November 6, 2015
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