* Heavy metal: Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden
* Punk rock: The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash
* New wave: Blondie, The Cars, Talking Heads
* Glam rock: David Bowie, T. Rex, Roxy Music
* Progressive rock: Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes
* Psychedelic rock: The Beatles, The Byrds, Jimi Hendrix
* Southern rock: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top
* Disco: Donna Summer, Bee Gees, ABBA