About Rock Music Timeline

Our Purpose

Rock Music Timeline traces the evolution of rock music as it happened, month by month and year by year. By bringing together hit singles, landmark albums, influential artists, and important events, it places familiar music in the context of its time.

The timeline follows the connections between rock, pop, soul, R&B, country, and hip hop, showing how musical styles developed, overlapped, and influenced one another. Period photography and written stories help readers explore the music that shaped each era, discover connections between artists, and see what listeners were hearing at the same moment in history.

About the Author

Joel Mellor is the researcher and author behind RockMusicTimeline.com. First published in 2010, the website has been redesigned and expanded multiple times.

A lifelong rock music fan, Mellor is a former record store employee, amateur DJ, vinyl album collector and a concertgoer who has attended more than 250 concerts since 1970. His professional background includes journalism, media production, and sales.