About this season
A year-by-year look at our musical landscape, including the biggest artists, songs and albums as well as the new acts we'd be hearing for years to come.
Episodes (12)
1. 1982
Aired 9 May 2021
It's the golden age of MTV and music videos and the masses get a British invasion, Michael Jackson's “Thriller” is released, and the name “Jenny” becomes synonymous with a specific phone number.
2. 2012
Aired 16 May 2021
“Gangnam Style” takes over, One Direction is the newest boy band phenom, Rihanna becomes “Unapologetic,” and the world says “I Will Always Love You” to Whitney Houston as her death shocks the industry.
3. 1967
Aired 23 May 2021
A musician is arrested on stage for the first time, a Beatle becomes a Walrus, and we witness the Summer of Love as the nation marches against the Vietnam War.
4. 2000
Aired 6 June 2021
Go back in time to the end of the second millennium as a new era begins with Y2K and trading print for digital. Also, the impact of JLo's infamous green dress and what about STAN.
5. 1995
Aired 13 June 2021
Goes back to 1995 as "Exhales," Horrorcore, and an Oklahoma Native take on the year, and music makes history as the nation watches the trial of the year.
6. 2017
Aired 20 June 2021
7. 1987
Aired 27 June 2021
8. 1992
Aired 11 July 2021
9. 2006
Aired 18 July 2021
10. 1970
Aired 25 July 2021
11. 2015
Aired 8 August 2021 • 30 min
Lzzy Hale talks Taylor Swift in the pop world, The Weeknd and an 1800's politician being a rap star.
12. 1990
Aired 9 August 2021
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale explores the dawn of the 1990s, from shiny red stilettos and big hair to Doc Martens, West Philadelphia to Bel Air, and a bunch of Young Guns.