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For a list of indie songs that rival the hits, see:

Music of the Internet 2009

Also see Alex Cosper's Proposal To Save the Music Industry

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC

Here is a deep discography that lists much of the well-known alternative rock from its roots in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s through the 1990s and early 2000s. The discography includes rock music that was played on freeform stations and continues to shape the sound of "AAA" or "Adult Album Alternative" radio formats known as "Triple A." Also, read about these stories tracking the development of alternative music:

History of Freeform Radio
Rick Carroll/KROQ
Rise of Alternative Radio
1990s Alternative Top 100
Music of the Internet 2009
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