United Nations of Rock

ACDC - Australia

• music was a reaction against art/progressive rock

  • never used synthesizers

  • minimalist ethic

“Back in Black” - ACDC

second best-selling album in the world

Rush - Canada

• most successful Canadian rock group

• first “Progressive Metal’ band

• music heavily used synthesizers

• known for complex compositions & lyrics drawing on fantasy, Philosophy, & literature

Europop

• pop & rock music developed in Europe

• dance & synthesizer-orientated

“Hooked on a Feeling” - Blue Swede

• swedish group

• no.1 w/ lyrics

• appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy

ABBB

• only Swedish Rock Hall of Fame Inductees

• first group from a non-english speaking country to have worldwide success

• catchly melodies, simple lyrics, and wall of sound

• music created Mama Mia

• nine no.1 hit songs

“Dancing Queen” - ABBA

• no. 1 hit

• eurpop version of disco

• kicked off their peak and disco boom in US

Roxette

• four no. 1 hit songs

• second-best selling Swedish band worldwide

• “It Must’ve Been Love”

  • theme song for Pretty Woman

Ace of Base

• reggae meets europop

• Allegedly responsible for the worldwide boom of reggae  

“Der Kommissar” - Falco

• only Austrial artist to receive no. 1

• best-selling Austrian singer w/ 20 millions albums sold

• first song w/ “rapping” white artist

“Take on Me” - A-ha

• group from Norway

• employed rock-orientated elements

Milli Vanilli

• German group

• debut album earned three no.1 hits and Grammy for best New Artists

• brought downfall to europop

  • not actually the real singers

Kyu Sakamoto - Japan

• “Sukiyaki”

  • hit no. 1

  • sang in Japanese

BTS - South Korea

• “Dynamite”

  • first no.1 song by Korean artist