* Ragtime
* Tin Pan Alley
* Vaudeville
* Opera
* Classical music
1910s
* Jazz
* Blues
* Folk music
* Country music
* Tango
* Flamenco
1920s
* Jazz
* Blues
* Big Band
* Tin Pan Alley
* Country music
1930s
* Jazz
* Blues
* Swing
* Pop music
* Country music
1940s
* Swing
* Pop music
* Country music
* Big Band
* Rhythm and blues
1950s
* Rock and roll
* Rhythm and blues
* Pop music
* Country music
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music
1960s
* Rock and roll
* Pop music
* Motown
* British Invasion
* Psychedelic rock
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music
1970s
* Rock and roll
* Pop music
* Soul
* Disco
* Funk
* Country music
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music
1980s
* Rock and roll
* Pop music
* New wave
* Hip-hop
* Heavy metal
* Punk rock
* Alternative rock
* Country music
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music
1990s
* Rock and roll
* Pop music
* Alternative rock
* Hip-hop
* Rap
* R&B
* Country music
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music
2000s
* Rock and roll
* Pop music
* Alternative rock
* Hip-hop
* Rap
* R&B
* Country music
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music
2010s
* Rock and roll
* Pop music
* Alternative rock
* Hip-hop
* Rap
* R&B
* Country music
* Folk music
* Jazz
* Classical music