| 1960 |
'The Twist' is the dance craze of
the year |
| 1961 |
Debut of the Beatles at the Cavern
Club in Liverpool |
| 1963 |
The Beatles first Top 10 hit, Please
Please Me
Ready Steady Go TV programme begins |
| 1964 |
Peak of Beatlemania
Top
of the Pops TV programme begins |
| 1965 |
The Rolling Stones Satisfaction
Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues |
| 1966 |
Time magazine coins the phrase 'Swinging
London' |
| 1967 |
The Beatles Sergeant Peppers'
Lonely Hearts Club Band, cover by Peter Blake
Launch of the BBC's national pop station Radio 1 |
| 1968 |
Simon & Garfunkel Mrs Robinson |
| 1969 |
Rolling Stone musician Brian Jones
drowns in his swimming pool |
