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Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced.
alternative rock [256] punk rock [257] SST: Regarded as one of the first and most influential purely alternative rock albums. [258] Aftermath and influence: February 11, 1985 () Meat Is Murder: The Smiths Alternative rock; indie rock [259] post-punk [260] Rough Trade: NME's the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: #254 [166]
These are the UK Official Indie Chart number-one hits of the 1980s, as compiled by MRIB. [1] 1980. Date first reached number one Song Artist Label Duration [2]
26 April 1980: 3 The Fall: Totale's Turns: Rough Trade: 17 May 1980: 5 Toyah: The Blue Meaning: Safari: 21 June 1980: 2 Black Sabbath: Live at Last: NEMS 5 July 1980: 3 Joy Division: Closer: Factory: 26 July 1980: 8 UB40: Signing Off: Graduate 20 September 1980: 11* Bauhaus: In the Flat Field: 4AD: 22 November 1980: 2 The Fall: Grotesque (After ...
This is a list of notable indie rock artists. Individual musicians are listed alphabetically by their last name. Individual musicians are listed alphabetically by their last name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
As someone who purchased “Tim,” the Replacements’ 1985 major label debut, on the day it arrived in my local record store, I can say the following with absolute certainty: If the remixed ...
Throughout the 1980s, alternative rock was mainly an underground phenomena. While on occasion a song would become a commercial hit or albums would receive critical praise in mainstream publications like Rolling Stone, alternative rock in the 1980s was primarily relegated to independent record labels, fanzines, and college radio stations ...
"Peek-a-Boo" by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees was the first song to top the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Alternative Airplay is a record chart that ranks the most-played songs on American modern rock radio stations. Published by the music industry magazine Billboard, it was created in the midst of the growing popularity of alternative music on rock radio in the late 1980s. As less ...