Characters listed are: POV, who the song is about in order of importance.
| Year | Significant event(s) | Song | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Lester and Anne meet and start dating | ||
| 1982 | Birth of Zero, Anne quits college | ||
| 1983 | Burning Down The House - Talking Heads | Lester | |
| Good For Your Soul - Oingo Boingo | Lester | ||
| This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads | Lester, Anne | ||
| 1984 | Puppet Boy - Devo | Lester | |
| Gratitude - Oingo Boingo | Anne, Lester | ||
| 1985 | Same Man I Was Before - Oingo Boingo | Lester | |
| Inside Out - Phil Collins | Anne, Lester | ||
| 1986 | Birth of Holly, subsequent amiable breakup between Harvey and Rose | Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News | Lester |
| Manic Monday - The Bangles | Anne | ||
| 1987 | Anne helps Harvey take care of Holly | New Horizons (Musical Interlude) - Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Outrageous - Oingo Boingo | Lester | ||
| 1988 | Harvey and Lester meet, Harvey and Lester's Halloween Party, the crew's Christmas party | In Your Room - The Bangles | Lester, Harvey |
| This Christmas - Alexander O'Neal | Lester, Anne | ||
| Santa's Beard - They Might Be Giants | Lester, Anne, Harvey | ||
| I'll Set You Free - The Bangles | Lester, Harvey | ||
| 1989 | I'll Be Waiting - The Offspring | Lester, the crew | |
| Kinda I Want To - Nine Inch Nails | Lester, Harvey | ||
| Till Death Do Us Part - Madonna | Anne, Lester | ||
| 1990 | Birth of Jamie | Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants | Lester |
| All In A Day's Work - Styx | Anne | ||
| The Emperor's New Clothes - Sinéad O'Connor | Anne, Lester | ||
| 1991 | The One I Want - Green Day | Lester, Harvey | |
| Tell Me the Truth - Bonnie Tyler | Anne, Lester | ||
| Disappearing Boy - Green Day | Zero | ||
| 1992 | Pleasantly Blue - 4 Non Blondes | Lester, Anne | |
| 1993 | Dreams - The Cranberries | Lester, Harvey | |
| 1994 | Unrelated Thing - They Might Be Giants | Lester, Anne | |
| She - Green Day | Anne, Lester | ||
| Ode To My Family - The Cranberries | Zero | ||
| 1995 | Perfect - Alanis Morissette | Zero | |
| Zero - The Smashing Pumpkins | Lester, Anne | ||
| 1996 | Track recordings for the opening, crew working full time on the project | How Can I Sing like a Girl? - They Might Be Giants | Marie |
| Step On Me - The Cardigans | Anne, Lester | ||
| Sullen Girl - Fiona Apple | Anne, Lester | ||
| Pet Name - They Might Be Giants | Lester, Harvey | ||
| Great Divide - The Cardigans | Harvey, Lester | ||
| 1997 | Grand opening, fire, death of Jamie | All the Time - Green Day | Zero |
| The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | Lester, Zero | ||
| No Surprises - Radiohead | Jamie | ||
| Amnesia - David Byrne | Lester and Anne, Jamie | ||
| Push - Smash Mouth | Zero | ||
| 1998 | Re-opening and re-designs of the original location, filming of commercial | The Fool - Neutral Milk Hotel | Zero |
| 1999 | Accidental death of Holly | Hate This and I'll Love You - Muse | Lester, Harvey, Holly |
| Maybe I Know - They Might Be Giants | Lester, Anne, Harvey | ||
| A Mistake - Fiona Apple | Lester | ||
| Fillip - Muse | Lester, Holly | ||
| Reprehensible - They Might Be Giants | Lester | ||
| Limp - Fiona Apple | Harvey, Lester | ||
| Liberate - Slipknot | Zero | ||
| 2000 | Melpomene and Thalia start exhibiting unprogrammed behaviors | Jackass - Green Day | Zero, Lester |
| Terrified Heart - Poe | Melpomene & Thalia (Jamie & Holly) | ||
| Runaway - Linkin Park | Zero | ||
| 2001 | Boss Of Me - They Might Be Giants | Zero | |
| Rhythms - Sum 41 | Zero | ||
| Darkshines - Muse | Lester, Harvey | ||
| Deeply - bôa | Lester, Harvey | ||
| Love Affair - Regina Spektor | The crew | ||
| 2002 | The House That Dripped Blood - The Mountain Goats | Lester, Anne, Zero, Jamie | |
| A Whisper - Coldplay | Zero, Jamie, Holly | ||
| Lacrimosa - Regina Spektor | Lester | ||
| Tomorrow - Avril Lavigne | Anne | ||
| The Worst Day Ever - Simple Plan | Zero | ||
| 2003 | Zero goes missing | Shadow - Britney Spears | Anne, Lester |
| Whisper - Evanescence | Zero, Jamie, Holly, the others | ||
| Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park | Zero | ||
| Eternal Rest - Avenged Sevenfold | Zero, Jamie, Holly, the others | ||
| And All Things Will End - Avenged Sevenfold | Zero, Lester | ||
| Thoughts of a Dying Atheist - Muse | Zero, Jamie, Holly, the others | ||
| 2004 | Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day | Zero | |
| The Flowers - Regina Spektor | Anne, Jamie, Zero, Lester | ||
| Better Luck Next Time - Scissor Sisters | Lester, Harvey | ||
| This Fire - Franz Ferdinand | Lester | ||
| Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine - The Killers | Lester, Anne | ||
| Ode to Divorce - Regina Spektor | Anne, Lester | ||
| The Real Thing - Gwen Stefani | Anne, Lester | ||
| 2005 | Financial difficulties, Melpomene & Thalia are taken off-stage | Blue Light - Bloc Party | Anne, Lester |
| Low - Coldplay | Anne, Lester | ||
| Brighter - Paramore | Anne, Lester | ||
| Red Red Red - Fiona Apple | Anne, Lester | ||
| Parting Gift - Fiona Apple | Anne, Lester | ||
| 2006 | Harvey learns of Lester's murders through Melpomene & Thalia | Soldier's Poem - Muse | Jamie, Holly, the others |
| Your Imaginary Friend - Lemon Demon | Melpomene & Thalia (Jamie & Holly) | ||
| Maybe Sprout Wings - The Mountain Goats | Harvey, Holly, the others | ||
| Map of the Problematique - Muse | Lester, Harvey | ||
| Wild Sage - The Mountain Goats | Lester | ||
| Intermission - Scissor Sisters | Lester, Holly, the others | ||
| Lady - Regina Spektor | Anne | ||
| If You See Light - The Mountain Goats | Lester | ||
| 2007 | Original location closes, Lester goes missing, Zero re-appears | Take out the Trash - They Might Be Giants | Marie, Anne, Lester |
| Runaway - Avril Lavigne | Zero | ||
| For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic - Paramore | Zero, Lester | ||
| When The Crash Happened - Tub Ring | Zero, Lester | ||
| Get Help (NOW!) - Tub Ring | Zero, Lester | ||
| 2008 | Residue - Philip Jeck | ||
| Heretic Pride - The Mountain Goats | Lester, the others |