The dulcet tones of dialup internet ring in the distance, and Norah Jones is sweeping the Grammys. It's 2002 and we'll look back on iconic tracks from that year including a few from Wilco, Missy Elliott, and Spoon.

In 1987, the Irish band U2's album The Joshua Tree explored the difference between the myth and the reality of America, and it became the soundtrack of the year. Meanwhile, the Sunset Strip in L.A. was where rockers went to dream, and Guns N Roses delivered their studio debut, Appetite for Destruction. George Michael had "Faith"; Michael Jackson was "Bad"; and Whitney just wanted to dance with somebody. And in addition to the music, the Twins brought the World Series to Minnesota, where Prince opened his studio Paisley Park and released "Sign O' The Times," a double album that documented the world as it was.

It's 1966, a banner year for music. Blonde on Blonde came from Bob Dylan, and there was a new Dylan emerging named Donovan. There were big tracks from Nancy Sinatra and from the Rolling Stones, the Beatles released Revolver, and it was the year of the Beach Boys' masterpiece, Pet Sounds.

This time it's 1976, the year of the USA's Bicentennial. Electric Light Orchestra were a hit machine. Tom Petty and the Ramones issued their first albums. Stevie Wonder issued Songs in the Key of Life. And Queen released their follow-up to A Night at the Opera called A Day at the Races.

For this episode, the Time Machine stops in 1985. It was a big year around Minneapolis with the Replacements releasing the Tim album; Camper Van Beethoven took the skinheads bowling, and they didn't throw a gutter ball. Fishbone partied at Ground Zero, and Prince made probably his most psychedelic pop album.

This week, we'll travel back to the year 1997 with a carefully curated list of some of the year's best songs, like Bob Dylan's "Not Dark Yet"; "Miss Misery" from Elliott Smith; and "Karma Police" by Radiohead. You'll also hear deeper cuts from Sleater-Kinney and Buena Vista Social Club as we look at what happened in music, pop culture and the world.

This week, we'll travel back to the year 2000 with a carefully curated list of some of the year's best songs, like Coldplay's "Yellow"; "Idioteque" from Radiohead; and "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" by the Jayhawks. You'll also hear deeper cuts from St Germain and the Avalanches as we look at what happened in music, pop culture and the world.

This week, we'll travel back to 1984 with a carefully curated list of the year's best songs, like Prince, "Let's Go Crazy"; the Replacements, "I Will Dare"; and "Back on the Chain Gang" from the Pretenders. You'll also hear deeper cuts from Los Lobos and Lloyd Cole as we look at what happened in music, pop culture and the world.

This week, we'll travel back to 1991, with a carefully curated list of some of the year's best songs, like R.E.M., "Losing My Religion"; Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"; and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. We'll also hear deeper cuts from ATCQ and Teenage Fanclub as we look at what happened in music, pop culture and the world.

It's 1971 this time; hot pants were all the rage. There were big albums from Carole King and Bill Withers. Former postman John Prine made his debut album, and it was the year of Marvin Gaye's masterpiece, What's Going On?