This time, we go back in time 30 years to 1988. Keith Richards made a solo album. The Church and The Proclaimers had hits. Public Enemy released a legendary album, and Leonard Cohen released a masterpiece.

This time, we go back 40 years to 1978, the year of the "Some Girls" album from the Rolling Stones; John Prine had a song that mentioned the Twin Cities. Blondie's "Parallel Lines" was issued. The Cars released their first album, as did the Police.

With 2018 upon us, we'll go back 25 years to 1993. Radiohead unleashed their debut; Uncle Tupelo made their final album; Nirvana recorded their "In Utero" in Cannon Falls, Minn.; Liz Phair found some inspiration in the Rolling Stones' album "Exile on Main Street"; and the Flaming Lips had an unlikely hit.

The Beatles were conquering the world. The Motown sounds were everywhere. Roger Miller was "King of the Road," and Bob Dylan plugged in and made not one, but two classic albums.

This week, it's 2001, a year we won't forget. There were new bands emerging, like the Strokes, the Shins, and Spoon. And the White Stripes released their breakthrough.

Squeeze made a gem of an album. U2 released their second. Depeche Mode were just getting started. And Prince gave us "Controversy."

The Flaming Lips made one of the finest albums of their career so far. Moby released the bestselling album of his career. The Magnetic Fields had a masterpiece. And Tom Waits was big in Japan.

Elvis Presley and Fats Domino were all over the jukebox. There were big hits from Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Buddy Holly, and Patsy Cline recorded a classic.

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