Timeline of music By Mitch.reynolds_ 1877 The record player invented 1890 Jukebox was invented 1930 Portable tape recorders invented 1960 CD player invented Late 1960 1960 Table radio invented Period: 1960 to 1980 8 Track tape 1969 Boom box invented 1970 AM/FM radio headset invented 1979 Walkman invented 1996 MP3 player invented