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.
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Piano, Flute, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Double Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Popular album rock Songs
ドライブが楽しくなる洋楽ヒッツ!80年代 ROCK
2023
Slowhand 35th Anniversary
1977
The Dark Side of the Moon
1973
Money For Nothing (Remastered 2022)
2022
Pronounced' Leh-'Nerd 'Skin-'Nerd
1973
Hotel California (2013 Remaster)
1976
Dr. Feelgood (40th Anniversary;2021 - Remaster)
1989
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List of album rock artists
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
63
1697871
2
62
1579336
3
67
2495819
4
65
1667572
5
65
1767285
6
67
1222370
7
68
2325854
8
69
2468546
9
67
2690380
10
67
2943492
11
59
1445336
12
63
1567247
13
69
3070953
14
64
2483938
15
66
1513678
16
67
2445898
17
73
5309924
18
62
1166379
19
59
1184597
20
67
3270665
21
64
2267449
22
64
1056571
23
61
1915331
24
63
796853
25
66
2663888
26
75
2339335
27
63
1688915
28
73
2843922
29
77
5791356
30
59
1547342
31
60
818951
32
69
1894917
33
61
1557612
34
75
10350085
35
71
5692909
36
66
2612141
37
58
1834584
38
62
1478434
39
70
3344383
40
68
2170422
41
70
3953834
42
59
1856263
43
63
2306528
44
68
3947535
45
66
1057575
46
60
1312713
47
62
742101
48
71
5288225
49
61
2402102
50
61
1231857
51
62
3616938
52
62
3263439
53
58
1025487
54
63
2890501
55
63
1553263
56
62
1517563
57
59
1468196
58
73
7584159
59
69
4793493
60
65
2530878
61
81
11122522
62
69
6539086
63
72
7651614
64
65
2352236
65
59
1425086
66
67
1707458
67
68
4221917
68
65
2240380
69
65
5362268
70
72
4987046
71
75
13997390
72
59
695089
73
75
13938119
74
67
5265648
75
71
5830287
76
75
7284561
77
66
1036940
78
78
19905586
79
63
1442184
80
59
1069475
81
63
1159012
82
80
6357078
83
68
2901789
84
70
5005836
85
66
1942918
86
68
3955477
87
79
13656061
88
76
5894915
89
60
2535978
90
58
410090
91
61
2741305
92
61
2576820
93
63
1495898
94
62
3155433
95
71
6896811
96
67
1086041
97
62
1395632
98
62
423438
99
67
623892
100
61
1110866
album rock playlist created by Chosic
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