Return of Rock

Oasis was a massively popular Britpop band at the forefront of alternative rock. From their release of Definitely Maybe in 1994, through to (What’s

 Mazzy Star had a top 40 hit with “Fade into You” (1993).  Cyndi Lauper released her first mature album Hat Full of Stars (1993),

Metallica’s success was followed by Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction (1992) which hit number 2, Anthrax, Pantera, and Slayer cracked the top 10, and albums by regional

Pearl Jam released its debut album, Ten, a month before Nevermind in 1991, but sales only picked up a year later. In the

Popular music in the 1990s saw the continuation of teen pop and dance-pop trends which had emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Furthermore, hip hop grew and continued

Madonna made music videos a marketing tool and was among the first to make them an art form. Many of

Paula Abdul hit it big in 1988. With her debut album Forever Your Girl, she was the first female to have four

Michael Jackson, along with Prince, was the first African American artist to have his music videos in heavy rotation on MTV, with

 Melissa Morgan brought her cover of “Do Me, Baby” to the top of the R&B charts in 1986. During the mid-1980s

The 1985 concert Live Aid held at Wembley Stadium would see some of the biggest British artists of the era perform, with Queen widely