MAP

Created by Sha FrasierBrooklyn, NY · 2026

GENRES

Musical styles and how they descend from one another — a timeline of where each sound began, what it grew out of, and what grew out of it.

Folk1600–

16001600162016201640164016601660168016801700170017201720174017401760176017801780180018001820182018401840186018601880188019001900192019201940194019601960198019802000200020202020Folk1600–Country blues1920–1949Skiffle1954–1960Folk rock1965–1972

Gospel1870–

1880188019001900192019201940194019601960198019802000200020202020Gospel1870–

Pop1885–

19001900192019201940194019601960198019802000200020202020Pop1885–Tin Pan Alley1885–1958Brill Building1958–1965Girl group1958–1966Motown sound1959–1972Beat1960–1966Pop soul1962–1970

Blues1890–

19001900192019201940194019601960198019802000200020202020Blues1890–Acoustic blues1900–Boogie woogie1900–1955Piano blues1900–Vaudeville blues1902–1929Jug band1902–1934Acoustic Texas blues1905–1982Bentonia school1918–Country blues1920–1949Delta blues1920–1949Hill country blues1920–Piedmont blues1926–1945Acoustic Chicago blues1928–1950Jump blues1937–1955Electric blues1938–Fife and drum blues1942–Electric Texas blues1942–Chicago blues1947–Swamp blues1954–1970Soul blues1958–British blues1962–1970

Jazz1900–

19001900192019201940194019601960198019802000200020202020Jazz1900–

Country1922–

1940194019601960198019802000200020202020Country1922–Rockabilly1954–1960

R&B1947–

19601960198019802000200020202020R&B1949–Doo-wop1947–1962Rhythm & blues1949–1965Soul1957–Motown sound1959–1972Pop soul1962–1970

Rock1954–

19601960198019802000200020202020Rock1954–Rockabilly1954–1960Rock & roll1955–1962Beat1960–1966British blues1962–1970Folk rock1965–1972

Psychedelia1965–

198019802000200020202020Psychedelia1965–

Dance1970–

198019802000200020202020Dance1970–

Metal1970–

198019802000200020202020Metal1970–

Hip hop1973–

198019802000200020202020Hip hop1973–