Album rock is a genre of music that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is characterized by its focus on the creation of cohesive, thematically-linked albums that are meant to be listened to as a whole. This genre often features complex instrumentation, extended song structures, and lyrics that explore deep themes and emotions. Some of the most iconic album rock bands include those that have been mentioned.
Explore album rock history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of album rock artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the album rock genre. You can find out what album rock genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | 1664931 | |
| 2 | 60 | 1560301 | |
| 3 | 65 | 2457308 | |
| 4 | 63 | 1642064 | |
| 5 | 63 | 1730494 | |
| 6 | 64 | 1175469 | |
| 7 | 65 | 2253179 | |
| 8 | 67 | 2398693 | |
| 9 | 58 | 1429733 | |
| 10 | 66 | 2650049 | |
| 11 | 65 | 2922600 | |
| 12 | 68 | 3012543 | |
| 13 | 60 | 1544917 | |
| 14 | 62 | 2456965 | |
| 15 | 65 | 2410863 | |
| 16 | 63 | 1477401 | |
| 17 | 71 | 5295210 | |
| 18 | 62 | 2231769 | |
| 19 | 62 | 1033681 | |
| 20 | 59 | 1888024 | |
| 21 | 61 | 781200 | |
| 22 | 57 | 1158946 | |
| 23 | 65 | 3198656 | |
| 24 | 63 | 1638571 | |
| 25 | 63 | 2626011 | |
| 26 | 72 | 2278162 | |
| 27 | 70 | 2784907 | |
| 28 | 74 | 5593481 | |
| 29 | 57 | 808489 | |
| 30 | 57 | 1528592 | |
| 31 | 67 | 1826872 | |
| 32 | 56 | 1868506 | |
| 33 | 74 | 10186483 | |
| 34 | 59 | 1537570 | |
| 35 | 64 | 2574564 | |
| 36 | 68 | 5638666 | |
| 37 | 62 | 1459543 | |
| 38 | 57 | 1816890 | |
| 39 | 68 | 3291209 | |
| 40 | 65 | 2127396 | |
| 41 | 68 | 3939922 | |
| 42 | 57 | 1839085 | |
| 43 | 61 | 2274932 | |
| 44 | 66 | 3899248 | |
| 45 | 59 | 1146473 | |
| 46 | 58 | 1303378 | |
| 47 | 64 | 1033007 | |
| 48 | 69 | 5161392 | |
| 49 | 57 | 725654 | |
| 50 | 59 | 2402082 | |
| 51 | 61 | 3610919 | |
| 52 | 59 | 1219388 | |
| 53 | 60 | 395931 | |
| 54 | 56 | 1018342 | |
| 55 | 60 | 1543114 | |
| 56 | 61 | 2860808 | |
| 57 | 60 | 1500045 | |
| 58 | 57 | 1455835 | |
| 59 | 70 | 7425923 | |
| 60 | 66 | 4712945 | |
| 61 | 79 | 10770028 | |
| 62 | 63 | 2507763 | |
| 63 | 70 | 7590365 | |
| 64 | 67 | 6486346 | |
| 65 | 66 | 1693337 | |
| 66 | 62 | 2326207 | |
| 67 | 56 | 1400215 | |
| 68 | 66 | 4190554 | |
| 69 | 63 | 2215016 | |
| 70 | 63 | 5305884 | |
| 71 | 74 | 13965590 | |
| 72 | 69 | 4950517 | |
| 73 | 73 | 14019817 | |
| 74 | 60 | 3237905 | |
| 75 | 70 | 5745904 | |
| 76 | 65 | 5254938 | |
| 77 | 57 | 683553 | |
| 78 | 73 | 7148453 | |
| 79 | 63 | 1004860 | |
| 80 | 77 | 19920324 | |
| 81 | 61 | 1403660 | |
| 82 | 61 | 1149123 | |
| 83 | 57 | 1029662 | |
| 84 | 66 | 2818811 | |
| 85 | 64 | 1908777 | |
| 86 | 68 | 4943926 | |
| 87 | 64 | 3908746 | |
| 88 | 77 | 13581471 | |
| 89 | 74 | 5784651 | |
| 90 | 59 | 2505275 | |
| 91 | 59 | 2757974 | |
| 92 | 59 | 2550632 | |
| 93 | 61 | 1459326 | |
| 94 | 60 | 3162432 | |
| 95 | 70 | 6835152 | |
| 96 | 65 | 1058394 | |
| 97 | 60 | 1362653 | |
| 98 | 61 | 410230 | |
| 99 | 63 | 600961 | |
| 100 | 59 | 1096403 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular album rock music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
