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, 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
1227661
7
68
2328282
8
69
2468546
9
60
1446560
10
67
2690380
11
67
2943492
12
63
1568087
13
69
3070953
14
64
2483938
15
58
987236
16
67
2445898
17
66
1513678
18
73
5309924
19
62
1166379
20
59
1184597
21
64
2267449
22
61
1915331
23
64
1058167
24
67
3270665
25
63
797479
26
66
2663888
27
75
2343023
28
63
1689929
29
73
2843922
30
77
5791356
31
60
818951
32
59
1548215
33
69
1906448
34
61
1559036
35
75
10350085
36
71
5692909
37
66
2616390
38
62
1478434
39
68
2170422
40
70
3344383
41
70
3953834
42
59
1856263
43
63
2307724
44
68
3947535
45
60
1313140
46
66
1057575
47
62
742101
48
71
5288225
49
61
2402102
50
62
3616938
51
61
1231857
52
58
1025487
53
62
3277907
54
63
1553916
55
63
2890501
56
62
1517563
57
73
7584159
58
59
1468196
59
69
4793493
60
81
11122522
61
65
2530878
62
72
7690113
63
69
6567018
64
67
1707458
65
59
1425086
66
65
2354190
67
68
4221917
68
65
2251736
69
65
5362268
70
72
4987046
71
75
13938119
72
75
13997390
73
59
695089
74
68
5274277
75
71
5830287
76
66
1037381
77
75
7284561
78
63
1442184
79
78
19905586
80
59
1069475
81
63
1159012
82
80
6357078
83
68
2901789
84
66
1942918
85
70
5005836
86
68
3955477
87
79
13656061
88
76
5894915
89
58
410217
90
60
2535978
91
61
2741305
92
61
2583823
93
63
1495898
94
62
3155433
95
71
6896811
96
68
1087419
97
62
1396641
98
62
423925
99
67
623892
100
61
1110866
album rock playlist created by Chosic
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