Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom

Peter Guralnick

Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age

Steve Knopper

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

Susan Rogers

You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song: How Streaming Changes Music

Glenn McDonald

The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop

Jonathan Abrams

Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

Marc Myers

Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock

Steven Hyden

London, Reign Over Me: How England's Capital Built Classic Rock

Stephen Tow

Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present

J.R. Moores

From the Basement: A History of Emo Music and How It Changed Society

Taylor Markarian

Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres

Kelefa Sanneh

Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar

Brad Tolinski

Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop

Bob Stanley

Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop

Danyel Smith

Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Jeff Chang

Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011

Lizzy Goodman

Love for Sale: Pop Music in America

David Hajdu

Hip-Hop Is History

Questlove Questlove

Hit Girls: Britney, Taylor, Beyoncé, and the Women Who Built Pop's Shiniest Decade

Nora Princiotti

Don't Stop: Why We (Still) Love Fleetwood Mac's Rumours

Alan Light

Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture (American Music Series)

Hannah Ewens

The Story of ABBA: Melancholy Undercover

Jan Gradvall

Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge

Mark Yarm

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

Michael Azerrad

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

Legs McNeil

Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)

Dan Ozzi

Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life

Steven Hyden

Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion

Chris DeVille

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist

Liz Pelly

Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008

Chris Payne