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2001
2001 in British Music
Garage conquers, The Strokes arrive, and iPod changes everything.
Key Events
- •So Solid Crew's '21 Seconds' takes UK garage to #1 — a watershed moment
- •The Strokes release Is This It — garage rock revival inspires a generation
- •Apple launches iPod — 1,000 songs in your pocket transforms music forever
Dominant Genres
UK GarageRockHip HopPop
Notable Trends
- →UK garage becomes the dominant British youth sound
- →The 'The' bands (Strokes, White Stripes, Hives) spark a rock revival
- →Digital music files begin the slow death of physical formats