Retroverse Year

1992

Guitar bands return to the center of the culture — hip-hop keeps evolving, and pop learns to borrow from every corner of the map. Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' redraws the West Coast while R.E.M. and U2 prove that college rock can still fill stadiums. The charts look like a mix of rebellion, rhythm, and reinvention. College rock, G-funk, and arena confession collide until rebellion starts sounding like the new normal.