It's 1969 this time, a pretty incredible year in music: Bob Dylan went to Nashville, Dusty Springfield went to Memphis to make albums, Led Zeppelin released their first two albums, and B.B. King recorded a classic.

It's 1981 this time, that's the year of Prince's "Controversy" album. Those spud boys from Ohio, Devo, issued "New Traditionalists"; it was the sophomore album from U2, and it was the year of the debut from the Replacements.

It's 1990 this time, the year of Paul Simon's The Rhythm of the Saints, and the Replacements were still around, but barely. Chris Isaak had his biggest hit, and the alt-country movement came alive with Uncle Tupelo leading the charge.

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Head back to 2002 with tracks from Nada Surf, Beth Orton, Neko Case, and more.

We're headed back to 1965 with Bill DeVille on Time Machine Tuesday. The British Invasion still in full swing, and Bob Dylan released not one, but two classics in 1965, 'Bringing It All Back Home' and 'Highway 61 Revisited'.

It's 1989 this time. That was the year of the underrated "Paul's Boutique" album from Beastie Boys. It was also the year of "Full Moon Fever" from Tom Petty. The B-52s had their most successful album. And Neil Young kept on rocking in the free world.

1979 was the year of Led Zeppelin's final studio LP, "In Through the Out Door". Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers had their breakthrough "Damn the Torpedoes", and The Clash released "London Calling".

Hop in the Time Machine, we're headed to 2006. Band of Horses galloped in with their debut album and we were whistling along to Peter Bjorn and John. The Fratellis had a big indie hit, and Amy Winehouse was quickly reaching superstar status.

It's 1964 this time. There was the bossa nova hit, "The Girl from Ipanema." It was the year of the British Invasion; bands like the Beatles, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones and the Zombies. And in Detroit, it was the sound of young America on the Motown label: artists like the Four Tops and The Supremes.