Oldies
Musical genres from the second half of the 20th century / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music, broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock, from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music.
"Oldie" redirects here. For the magazine, see The Oldie. For the Ukrainian writers, see H. L. Oldie. For the Odd Future song, see The OF Tape Vol. 2.
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Since 2000, 1970s music has been increasingly included in this genre.[1] "Classic hits" have been seen as a successor to the oldies format on the radio, with music from the 1980s serving as the core example.